Access to Information on the Environment (AIE)

The Access to Information on the Environment (AIE) Regulations give citizens the right to access environmental information held by, or for a public authority.

The AIE Regulationsprovide a definition of environmental information and outline the manner in which requests for information should be made to the EPA. Environmental information can be held in any material form including electronic, written, visual or aural.

The AIE regulations do not apply to environmental information that is required to be made available under any other statutory provision.

Information that does not come within the scope of the definition of environmental information, and which is not already publicly available, as outlined above, may be requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2014.

You can request information under the AIE Regulations by emailing Corporate@paroleboard.gov.ie or writing to the AIE Officer, Parole Board, Suite 401, The Capel Building, Mary's Abbey, Dublin 7, D07 N4C6.

In your application you should:

• state that your request is being made under the AIE Regulations
• give your name, address and any other relevant contact details
• being as specific as possible, tell us what environmental information you require and in what preferred format

There is no initial fee for making an application under the AIE Regulations. However, the Parole Board may charge a reasonable fee for supplying the information requested. This may include the costs of compiling, copying, printing or posting of information. There is no charge for applying for an internal review.

A decision on your request may be to grant, part grant or refuse the information requested and will issue as soon as possible but no later than one month from the date of receipt of your request.

The regulations set out mandatory and discretionary grounds for refusal of information. In either case we must specify in writing the reasons for refusal.

Where the information is held by a public authority other than the Parole Board we will either refer your request directly to the appropriate public authority or advise you of the appropriate public authority to whom your request should be directed.

You can request an internal review of the decision if your request for environmental information has been either wholly or partially refused, or if you believe it has not been dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the AIE Regulations. You should make this request for an internal review within one month of receiving the final decision.

Requests for internal reviews should be submitted to by emailing Corporate@paroleboard.gov.ie or writing to the AIE Officer, Parole Board, Suite 401, The Capel Building, Mary's Abbey, Dublin 7, D07 N4C6.

If you are unhappy with the outcome of the internal review, you may ask the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information (OCEI) to review the matter. You should request an appeal to the OCEI within one month of receiving the decision of the internal review.