No 'merit or substance' in NGO's action over alleged refusal to provide it with information

Right to Know CLG had challenged what it said was the refusal to provide it with documents relating to strategic environmental and appropriate assessments required for the NDP.

There was "no merit or substance" in a non-governmental organisation's challenge over what it alleged was the refusal of An Taoiseach to provide information on environmental assessments of the National Development Plan (NDP), the High Court has ruled.

Right to Know CLG, which advocates increased rights of access to public information, had challenged what it said was the refusal to provide it with documents relating to strategic environmental and appropriate assessments required for the NDP.