Summary: The Investigator affirmed Tusla's decision.
Date: 29-08-2025
Case Number: OIC-155370-K1D8D1
Public Body: Tulsa
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: Whether the IPS was justified, under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act, in refusing correspondence between the IPS and the Minister/Department of Justice about overcrowding and temporary release on the ground that no such records exist
Date: 28-08-2025
Case Number: OIC-157224-Z0F1D4
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council
Date: 28-08-2025
Case Number: OIC-153773-P7R0L7
Public Body: Wicklow County Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the HSE’s decision. She found that the records were exempt from release under section 37(1) of the FOI Act (personal information) and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release. She also found that the applicant was not entitled to the details further to the Regulations issued under section 37(8) of the FOI Act.
Date: 27-08-2025
Case Number: OIC-149562-T6Y9R1, OIC-149556-S8R4S8, OIC-149394-T0F1W6 & OIC-146677-V7C3Y8
Public Body: The Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department’s decision.
Date: 27-08-2025
Case Number: OIC-157932-H4M1X9
Public Body: Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (the Department)
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council.
Date: 25-08-2025
Case Number: OIC-150607-J3Y4B9
Public Body: Limerick City and County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.35, s.35(1), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the HSE’s decision and directed it to consider the applicant’s request afresh.
Date: 22-08-2025
Case Number: OIC-158352-G7C9K2
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Council. While he found that it was justified in its decision to refuse access to the planning files under section 15(1)(d) of the Act on the ground that they are publicly available, he found that it was not justified in refusing access, under sections 32(1)(a)(i) or 32(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, to certain records held on the planning enforcement file and he directed their release.
Date: 22-08-2025
Case Number: OIC-152310-N4D5K0
Public Body: Tipperary County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(d), s.32, s.32(1)(a)(i), s.32(1)(a)(ii),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of CHI. He found that CHI was not justified in its decision to refuse access to the record under section 29(1) of the FOI Act and he directed its release. He found that it was not justified in refusing access, under section 15(1)(a) of the Act, to any further relevant records and he directed it to make a fresh decision on the additional records it identified during the course of the review.
Date: 22-08-2025
Case Number: OIC-151586-D2J8H9
Public Body: Children’s Health Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.29, s.29(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Hospital’s decision. She directed it to make a fresh decision on the request in accordance with the provisions of the FOI Act
Date: 20-08-2025
Case Number: OIC-156353-N1N8K5
Public Body: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(8),