Access to Information on the Environment (AIE)

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Access to Information on the Environment (AIE)

Access to Information on the Environment (AIE)

You are entitled to request access to information on the environment that is held by us. This right comes from Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament, and the Access to Information on the Environment Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 133 of 2007).

Request environmental information

To submit a request, write us a letter that outlines the type of information you want and send it to the address shown below.

Note: When writing your letter you must state that you are seeking access to information under 'Access to Information on the Environment Regulations 2007'.

We will reply to within 1 month of receiving your application.

Categories of information you can access

The Directive covers information held in written, visual, aural, electronic or any other material form. There are 6 categories of information within this Directive:

*The actual state of the elements of the environment, e.g. air, water, soil, land, landscape, biological diversity

*Factors affecting, or likely to affect, the elements of the environment, e.g. energy, noise, radiation, waste, other releases into the environment

*Measures designed to protect the elements of the environment, e.g. policies, legislation, plans, or environmental agreements

*Reports on the implementation of environmental legislation

*Analyses and assumptions used within the framework of measures designed to protect the environment

*Human health and safety, the food chain, cultural sites and built structures in as much as they may be affected by the elements of the environment

Charges

Fingal County Council may apply charges for search and retrieval of records and photocopying of documents. Charges will be on the same basis as those currently applied under the Freedom of Information Acts i.e.

*Search and retrieval: €20.95 per hour

*Photocopy : €0.04 per A4 page

*CD: €10.16

Right of appeal

If you are not satisfied with the response to your letter, you can request an internal review by a higher officer within Fingal County Council.

To request an internal review, write to us at the address below.

If you are not satisfied with the response from the Higher Officer, you can then contact the Office of the Information Commissioner to submit an appeal.

For more information

Fingal County Council
Access to Information on the Environment
Citizen Services
County Hall
Swords, Co Dublin