OIC Decisions
Decisions issued from January 2022 onwards can be found here. Earlier decisions will be uploaded in the coming months. If you require an earlier decision then please email us at info@oic.ie
Decisions issued from January 2022 onwards can be found here. Earlier decisions will be uploaded in the coming months. If you require an earlier decision then please email us at info@oic.ie
Summary: The Investigator annulled the decision of the Department
Date: 25-03-2025
Case Number: OIC-150245-K4Q6S3
Public Body: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Section of the Act.: s.28, s.28(1)(a),
Summary: Whether RTÉ was justified in refusing access to an anonymised dataset of referendum exit poll results
Date: 24-03-2025
Case Number: OIC-149330-C4B0L4
Public Body: RTÉ
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Investigator annulled the decision of the Council on the ground that it failed to first comply with the requirements of section 15(4) of the Act before refusing the request under section 15(1)(c). He directed the Council to consider the request afresh.
Date: 21-03-2025
Case Number: OIC-155946-W1R5M2
Public Body: Westmeath County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(4),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Council’s decision.
Date: 20-03-2025
Case Number: OIC-152311-Q6W6N6
Public Body: Louth County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Council’s decision and directed it to consider the applicant’s request afresh in regard to records that may be held by its contractors.
Date: 18-03-2025
Case Number: OIC-152326-C7B3M5
Public Body: Waterford City and County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the CRU’s decision. He found that it was not justified in refusing access to the record on the basis of sections 32(1)(a) and 37(1) of the FOI Act and he directed release of the relevant audio recording.
Date: 14-03-2025
Case Number: OIC-149388-F0S9L2
Public Body: Commission for Regulation of Utilities
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator varied HRI’s decision. He affirmed, under sections 31(1)(a), 35(1)(a) and 37(1), HRI’s refusal of certain records. However, he annulled its decision under sections 29(1) and 30(1)(a) to refuse access to the remaining records and he directed their release.
Date: 13-03-2025
Case Number: OIC-149706-L4R1Y0
Public Body: Horse Racing Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Council’s decision. She found that it was not justified in refusing access to the records on the basis of section 31(1)(a) and she directed their release, subject to the redaction of personal information and information which is outside the scope of the review.
Date: 12-03-2025
Case Number: OIC-149701-V4B0Z5
Public Body: Limerick City and County Council
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed Revenue’s decision.
Date: 12-03-2025
Case Number: OIC-154274-Z3P8M1
Public Body: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Department’s decision
Date: 12-03-2025
Case Number: OIC-150725-G1X7Y6
Public Body: Department of Justice
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c), s.15(1)(i), s.37, s.37(1),