Received 8 June 2026
Decided
Request Reference AIE202673
Requester Type Journalist
Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

I request access to all environmental records held by your Department relating to the development, preparation, consideration, review, approval or implementation of the: "Renewable Electricity Spatial Policy Framework White Paper" (RESPF) This request includes, but is not limited to: 1. Draft and final versions of the White Paper; 2. Internal reports, memoranda, briefing notes and recommendations; 3. Correspondence (including emails, letters and attachments); 4. any mapping exercises, GIS data and technical studies For the avoidance of doubt, the document sought has been referenced by the Southern Regional Assembly in documentation relating to the development of Regional Renewable Electricity Strategies (RRES), and I am seeking all records held by your Department concerning that White Paper, whether in draft, consultation, working or final form. https://southernassembly.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024.11.28- RSES2YearMonitoringReport2022-2024_FINAL-WEB-LowRes_.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com Where no final version of the RESPF has been published, I request all records explaining its status.