Received 1 March 2024
Decided 3 April 2024
Granted
Request Reference FOI202436
Requester Type Business/Interest Group
Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

1. Records relating to current BER and other relevant environmental/energy ratings of Uisce Éireann’s premises at Colvill House and whether such current ratings are consistent with Government environmental policies and environmental/energy legal obligations; 2. Records of any meetings and/or discussions between the Linders Group (and any constituent company/related entities or executives/directors within such entities) and any representative of the Department in the previous five years. 3. Records relating to the current BER and other environmental/energy ratings of commercial properties leased to public bodies, including the current lease terms and break options in respect of any leases which are not compliant with Government environmental policies and environmental/energy legal obligations; 4. Records which set out details on how many state bodies have extended, or are in the process of extending, state leases in buildings which do not meet energy/sustainability/BER requirements etc; 5. Records relating to Government policies and strategies to comply with environmental initiatives to secure better BER ratings and details of those properties which currently do not meet targeted/required BER ratings; With regard to the references above to the Linders Group, this means (i) any entities within the Linders Group, including but not limited to Fontbay Limited, Treeport Limited, Linders of Smithfield Limited, Quadrant Engineers Limited, Equiside Limited, Equipoint Limited, Blanchardstown Investments Limited, Helmview Limited, Antler Properties Limited, C&F Quadrant Limited, Linders of Chapelizod Limited, Linders Finglas Turvey Limited, PJN Properties Limited, Lemonbrook Limited, Top Slope Limited, Condorvale Limited and any other companies or partnerships directly or indirectly controlled by the Linders Group or any of the foregoing companies and (ii) any senior executives linked to the Linders Group, including but not limited to Joe (Joseph) Linders, Patrick Linders and Paul Linders. Clarification received 22/03/2024: Not seeking any records relating to the residential sector Clarification received re. Point 5 27/03/2024 In relation to part 5, confine that to records relating to Government policies and strategies developed between June 2020 and December 2023.