Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997

An information guide to the exercise of functions by the Commission for Communications Regulation Prepared in accordance with Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997
Links to European and national legislation, statutory instruments and guidelines which are published by the office are included

Legislation framework

Act Establishing ComReg
Communications Regulation Act, 2002 (No. 20 of 2002)
S.I. No. 510 of 2002 Communications Regulation Act 2002 (Establishment Day) Order 2002

Other legislation relevant to ComReg:-

S.I. No. 616 of 2002 European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002
Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1996 (No. 34 of 1996)
Regulations issued under the new EU Regulatory Framework

Regulations

Statutory Instruments made by Commission for Communications Regulation are available here.

Other legislation 

Further information on EU publications
Other general legislation applicable to ComReg, in particular the Data Protection Act, Official Languages Act, Copyright Acts, Freedom of Information Act and relevant employment and tax laws may be accessed at the Oireachtas and Attorney General's web sites.

ComReg publications

Corporate Governance

The documents below relate to ComReg corporate governance:-

ComReg Code of Business Conduct for Commissioners of ComReg
ComReg Code of Business Conduct for Staff of ComReg
ComReg Code of Financial Management

Other ComReg publications

Guidelines on the treatment of confidential information Reference Number : Response to Consultation - : 05/24
ComReg Privacy Statement
ComReg’s Consumer Policy
ComReg's Customer Charter
Conditions of General Authorisation
Dispute resolution procedures
Experimenter Radio Licences (Club) Conditions

The Publications section provides access to all publicly available ComReg documents including consultations, reports on consultations, speeches, decision notices, determinations on dispute resolutions and other major documents

Consultations

In order to promote further openness and transparency ComReg publishes, on its website all respondents' submissions to consultations at the time of issue of the Response to Consultation or soon thereafter, subject to the provisions of ComReg's guidelines on the treatment of confidential information - ComReg 05/24.

Contacts

Freedom of Information

Applications under the FOI Act should be addressed to:-

Mary Orford, Information Access Executive,
Commission for Communications Regulation,
Abbey Court,
Irish Life Centre,
Lower Abbey Street,
Dublin 1
Tel: (+353 1) 8049692
Fax: (+353 1) 8049717
email: foi@comreg.ie

Applications should be in writing (click here for online application form), should indicate that the information is sought under Freedom of Information legislation and should be accompanied by the appropriate upfront payment. Should you require assistance in identifying the records required, the Information Access Executive will be happy to assist you.

In dealing with requests made under Freedom of Information legislation, ComReg staff may consult advice on the provisions of the Act on the website of the Central Policy Unit, Department of Finance . This website contains information on making a request under FOI, access to the full text of the legislation, manual for FOI decision makers, publications including CPU Notices, etc.

Futher information on additional ComReg contacts