Reuse of Public Sector Information

Waterford County Council

is subject to the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005 (SI 279 of 2005).  These regulations are available at www.psi.gov.ie.

Copyright

All rights to design, text, graphics and other material that appear on the Waterford County Council website are the copyright property of Waterford County Council.

Material provided by any third party, including material that appears on websites that can be accessed by means of links on this website, is likely to be the copyright property of the author. Permission must be obtained from the author before copying or using any such material.

Policy Statement

We will consider any application for the release of Public Sector Information on its own merits. Where Public Sector Information is released by the Council the release will be subject to the terms and conditions of the most recent Public Sector Information Licence that has been issued and any other terms and conditions that Waterford County Council may deem appropriate.

Public Sector Information that appears on Waterford County Council’s website may be downloaded subject to the terms and conditions attached to the most recent Public Sector Information Licence that has been issued.

Applying for permission to use Public Sector Information

You may apply in writing for permission to copy or use Public Sector Information that is the property of Waterford County Council and/or that appears on the Council’s website. Please write to the Council’s Freedom of Information Officer or Director of Services for Housing Corporate & Emergency Services:

Freedom of Information Officer

Civic Offices
Davitt’s Quay
Dungarvan
Co. Waterford
Email: foi@waterfordcoco.ie or secretar@waterfordcoco.ie

Any application that is submitted must state clearly that the request is for permission to copy or use Public Sector Information.

Charges

The following charges will apply:

• €20.95 per hour for the time spent producing, collecting and reproducing the information for re-use
• €0.04 per photocop
• €10.16 for a CD-ROM

Details of the charges will be given to the applicant before the information is released.
 
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 Act.  The Regulations do not permit the release of information in a manner that is otherwise prohibited by law.
 
For further information on the re-use of information held by Waterford City Council, please contact the Freedom of Information Officer, or Frank Curran, Director of Services, Housing Corporate & Emergency Services, on 058 22025.