Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Scope and period Please provide records from 1 January 2023 to the date of your decision on this request, including draft and final records, in all forms and media, including emails and attachments, letters, meeting invitations, minutes, notes, aide-memoires, submissions, briefing notes, memoranda, reports, appendices, presentations, spreadsheets, scoring sheets, working papers, GIS files, model inputs/outputs, maps, procurement records, contracts, and correspondence with third parties. A. AIE REQUEST — Environmental Information Please provide all environmental information held by or for the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment concerning the identification, screening, assessment, comparison, recommendation, and selection of the SGER terminal site in County Clare/Cahiracon and alternatives elsewhere, including the following categories: 1) Site options universe and screening trail - Longlist and shortlist of candidate sites. - Inclusion/exclusion decisions for each site and reasons. - Records of any “gateway” criteria used to eliminate sites. 2) Methodology and criteria - Terms of reference and methodological documents. - Criteria definitions, thresholds, scoring rules, and weighting methodology.