Cork Education Support Centre

AIE Policy and Procedures

You have the right to obtain certain environmental information from Cork Education Support Centre under the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007 (as amended). The AIE legislation sets out the procedures for public access to information relating to the environment held by public bodies.

To make a request to Cork Education Support Centre under AIE legislation, we ask that you submit your request electronically to:

In your request, we ask that you:

• Specify that you are making the request under AIE legislation and clearly state the environmental information that you are requesting.
• Try to provide as much detail as possible to enable us to process your request efficiently.
• Include your return address.

You will receive a response within one month from the date on which the request is received by Cork Education Support Centre.

Charges

There is no initial fee for making an AIE request. However, a public authority may charge a reasonable fee for supplying the information required, including photocopying fees, printing fees and postage fees.

Please note that photocopying is charged at €0.04 per sheet and postage is charged at the applicable standard rate.

Appeals

If you would like to appeal a decision made by Cork Education Support Centre, you can do so by sending a request in writing asking for an internal review of the decision.

Please address your review request to:

If, after the internal review, you are unsatisfied with the decision and would like to make a complaint or appeal the decision again, you can do so by contacting the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information (CEI).

You must appeal or make a complaint to the CEI within one month of receiving the reviewed decision from Cork Education Support Centre.

Requests to Cork Education Support Centre for access to information on the environment