AIE Request COSEC00434

Request

To whom it may concern,

I wish to request the following records under the Access to Information on Environment Regulations;

Correspondence, meeting minutes and details of what observations raised by the submission of the Mid Shannon Wilderness Park Group, were made available to the environmental protection agency as part of the rehabilitation plans for Derryshannoge bog.

Please provide such in digital format via email to midshannonwildernesspark@gmail.com

Should there be any additional records identified as part of such, I would also like to be provided with a digital formats.

Kind regards

MSWP – Awareness Group

5th December 2023

MSWP Awareness Group
By email: midshannonwildernesspark@gmail.com
Re: AIE Request COSEC00434

Acknowledgement

I refer to your request under the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007 to 2018 (S.I. No. 133 of 2007, S.I. No. 662 of 2011, S.I. 615 of 2014 and S.I. No. 309 of 2018) (hereafter referred to as the AIE Regulations), for access to information held by or for Bord na Móna Plc. in relation to:

Correspondence, meeting minutes and details of what observations raised by the submission of the Mid Shannon Wilderness Park Group, were made available to the Environmental Protection Agency as part of the rehabilitation plans for Derryshannoge bog.

Your request was received by Bord na Móna Plc. on 29th November 2023. I will be the officer handling your request. A final decision on your request will issue to you as soon as possible or at the latest, not later than one month from the date of receipt of your request, i.e. by 28th December 2023.
However, where it is not possible, due to the volume or complexity of the environmental information requested, to make a decision on your request within the above timeline, you will be notified of this extension as soon as possible and at the latest before 28th December 2023.

Internal Review

Uimhir Chláraithe/Registered No. 297717 Cáin Bhreisluacha/VAT No. 8297717E

08 January 2024
MSWP Awareness Group
By email: midshannonwildernesspark@gmail.com

Re: AIE Request COSEC00434

I refer to your request dated 3rd January 2024 under Article 11 of the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007 to 2018 (S.I. No. 133 of 2007, S.I. No. 662 of 2011, S.I. 615 of 2014 and S.I. No. 309 of 2018) (hereafter referred to as the AIE Regulations), for an internal review of your request dated 29th November 2023 for the following information held by or for Bord na Móna plc:

Correspondence, meeting minutes and details of what observations raised by the submission of the Mid Shannon Wilderness Park Group, were made available to the Environmental Protection Agency as part of the rehabilitation plans for Derryshannoge bog.

Acknowledgement

Firstly, I wish to apologise for the failure to furnish you with the initial decision within the relevant timeframe, which unfortunately was due to oversight over the Christmas vacation period.
Your request for an internal review was received by Bord na Móna plc. on 3rd January 2024. I am the officer handling your internal review. A decision on the internal review will be notified to you, as soon as possible, and at the latest, within one month of receipt of your request. Therefore, you can expect to receive a decision by 2nd February 2024.

However, given the oversight with regard to the initial decision, I will prioritise this internal review and endeavour to furnish you with same as soon as is reasonably practicable.

As you are aware this is a situation where unfortunately an initial decision was not furnished to you due to oversight over the Christmas holidays.  In those circumstances you requested an internal review on 3/01/2024, as was your right in accordance with the AIE Regulations, a failure to notify an applicant of a decision being a deemed refusal under Article 10(7).

The internal review decision was furnished to you on 17/01/2024 and you are entitled to bring an appeal against that decision to the OCEI in accordance with Article 12(3) of the Regulations, within a period of 1 month after receipt of the decision.  In circumstances where there is a deemed refusal at first instance, there is no provision for a further decision of a public authority beyond the internal review.

I trust this clarifies matters for you.

Regards

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Sonya Mallon

I refer to your request under the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007 to 2018 (S.I. No. 133 of 2007, S.I. No. 662 of 2011, S.I. 615 of 2014 and S.I. No. 309 of 2018) (hereafter referred to as the AIE Regulations), for an internal review access to information held by or for Bord na Móna Plc. in relation to:
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Correspondence, meeting minutes and details of what observations raised by the submission of the Mid Shannon Wilderness Park Group, were made available to the Environmental Protection Agency as part of the rehabilitation plans for Derryshannoge bog.

Decision
One record the subject of your request exists, the Derryshannoge Bog Cutaway Bog Decommissioning and Rehabilitation Plan 2023, the relevant parts being Section 4 Consultation and in particular, paragraphs 4.2.4, 4.2.5 and 4.2.6 and Appendix XI, Consultation Summaries.
This document is publicly available via the following link: Derryshannoge-Rehab-Plan-2023-V8-Final.pdf (bnmpcas.ie).