Corporate governance

Reuse of Public Sector Information

Public Section Information

Policy statement

Cavan County Council is not obliged to release any information for re-use. However any information released will be subject to the terms and conditions of Cavan County Council or the latest public sector information licence which is available at the following website:

The Council will only supply data covered by the regulations in pre-existing format or language. As well as data protected by intellectual property rights, the regulations do not provide for the release of personal data or information protected under the Freedom of Information Acts.

The regulations do not permit the release of information in a manner that is otherwise prohibited by law. Cavan County Council is not liable for any loss or liability associated with the re-use of information and does not certify that the information is up-to-date or error free. The Council does not authorise any user to have exclusive rights to re-use the information.

For more information regarding our policy statement for the re-use of public sector information, please get in touch using the following details.

Copyright

Public sector information posted on this website may be downloaded and re-used free of charge without application, subject to the terms and conditions of the latest public sector information licence which is available at the following website:

However, the following exceptions apply:

  • Photographs and artwork of any kind.
  • Brochures, leaflets or other documents whose author is not Cavan County Council. These items should include a logo or information about the author - for example, the Planning leaflet series from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is included in this website for public information purposes - these leaflets were created by the Department which retains copyright for the material.
  • Documents, plans, maps, drawings, sketches, photographs etc. which are posted on the website for the purposes of enabling the material to be inspected at another time or place or to otherwise facilitate public inspection, (for example plans, maps, drawings submitted in connection with planning applications or as part of an application for a service, grant, licence etc.).
  • Other maps of any kind.
  • Any other documents or information in respect of which third parties hold intellectual property rights, including copyright Intellectual property rights are likely to be held for material provided by a third party, including links to other websites from this site.

If you have any further questions or queries regarding the copyright of public sector information, please get in touch using the following details.

Publication charges

Charges for any documents not available on the website will reflect the cost incurred by Cavan County Council in the production, collection, reproduction and dissemination of the information.

Where charges are made in respect of search and retrieval and copying of documents the following charges will apply:

  • €20.95 per hour in respect of the time spent in producing, collecting and reproducing the information for re-use.
  • €0.04 per photocopy.
  • €10.16 for a CD-ROM.
  • The minimum charge for any one document whether issued in hard copy, electronic or other format will be €5.00.
  • Details of the charges or cost of documents will be given to the applicant before the information is released.
  • All charges must be paid in full before any documents or information will be released.

If you have any further questions or queries regarding publication charges, please get in touch using the following information.

Useful contacts

Freedom of Information Officer
Courthouse,
Farnham Street,
Cavan Town,
County Cavan.

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