Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department’s decision. He annulled the Department’s decision that certain records fell outside the scope of the applicant’s request and he remitted the matter back for a fresh decision. He varied the Department’s decision in respect one record and directed that the record be released in part. He found that it was not justified in refusing access to the attachment to one record on the basis of section 37(1) and he directed the release of same.
Date: 12-11-2025
Case Number: OIC-153195-G9R8G1
Public Body: Department of Justice
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Investigator varied the HSE’s decision. He affirmed the HSE’s decision to redact third-party personal information contained in the records under section 37(1) of the FOI Act. He directed the HSE to release information relating to the applicant’s father that had been redacted in certain records. He annulled the HSE’s decision to confine the applicant’s request to records from 2022 and directed it to consider the request again for any further records held dating from before or after 2022.
Date: 11-11-2025
Case Number: OIC-157318-V4S0H2
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. He found that it was justified in withholding some, but not all, of the information at issue and directed the release of the information to which he found section 33(1)(d) not to apply.
Date: 10-11-2025
Case Number: OIC-148997-B6G0N0
Public Body: Department of Justice
Section of the Act.: s.33, s.33(1)(d),
Summary: The Investigator varied the Department’s decision. She found that some details were outside the scope of the request. She found that section 32(1)(a)(iv) of the FOI Act (security of a penal institution) did not apply to the remaining details and directed their release. She also found that the Department had taken reasonable steps to look for records covered by the request and that section 15(1)(a) applied.
Date: 10-11-2025
Case Number: OIC-153783-Y2K1M0
Public Body: Department of Justice
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.32, s.32(1)(a)(iv),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the DPC’s decision.
Date: 10-11-2025
Case Number: OIC-160764-K7G0H9
Public Body: Data Protection Commissioner
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE’s decision. He found that it was justified in refusing the applicant’s request under section 15(1)(g) of the FOI Act.
Date: 07-11-2025
Case Number: OIC-155530-M9M0X2
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g),
Summary: The Investigator varied the decision of the HPRA
Date: 07-11-2025
Case Number: OIC-155087-N4T1N0 / OIC-160547-F9N1H4
Public Body: Health Products Regulatory Authority
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the HSE’s decision.
Date: 07-11-2025
Case Number: OIC-159340-P3Y1X1
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Commission to refuse access, under sections 37(1) and 41(1)(a) of the Act, to the information at issue.
Date: 06-11-2025
Case Number: OIC-156552-J8M2S8
Public Body: Standards in Public Office Commission
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. He found that certain information in the record is exempt from release under section 33(1)(d) of the FOI Act. However, he found that the remaining information in the record is not exempt from release under any of the exemptions relied upon by the Department
Date: 05-11-2025
Case Number: OIC-150501-J2F0P7
Public Body: The Department of Foreign Affairs
Section of the Act.: