An individual or a legal entity may make a request to a public sector body to release documents for re-use.
Policy statement
Monaghan 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 Monaghan County Council or the latest public sector information licence which is available at the following website:
Take a look at the Public Sector Information 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. Monaghan 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:
Corporate Services Section,
Monaghan County Council,
The Glen,
Monaghan.
H18 YT50
E-mail: foi@monaghancoco.ie
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:
Take a look at the Public Sector Information website.
However, the following exceptions apply:
- Photographs and artwork of any kind.
- Brochures, leaflets or other documents whose author is not Monaghan 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.
Corporate Services Section,
Monaghan County Council,
The Glen,
Monaghan.
H18 YT50
E-mail: foi@monaghancoco.ie
Publication charges
Charges for any documents not available on the website will reflect the cost incurred by Monaghan 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.
- 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.
Corporate Services Section,
Monaghan County Council,
The Glen,
Monaghan.
H18 YT50
E-mail: foi@monaghancoco.ie