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 Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces
Date: 30-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-108091-V5P3H0
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the OPW. He directed the OPW to release the identities of current and former staff members that had been redacted from the released records. He affirmed the OPW's decision to refuse access, under section 37(1), to the remaining redacted information
Date: 30-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-108628-V0L3Z7
Public Body: Office of Public Works
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Council's decision. He found that the Council had taken an unduly narrow interpretation of the applicant's request and he directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of the request
Date: 30-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-112247-Q7P9V9
Public Body: Louth County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Defence Forces decision and directed it to undertake a fresh decision making process
Date: 30-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-112315-S0P8C5
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(i), s.10
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the OPW's decision on the ground that it failed to comply with the provisions of section 15(4) of the FOI Act before refusing the request under section 15(1)(c). He directed the OPW to consider the request afresh
Date: 29-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-109689-C1H6K2
Public Body: Office of Public Works
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c), s.15(4),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision under section 30(1)(c) of the FOI Act
Date: 28-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-93834-R9D6C6
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 21-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-104221-X1S6G3
Public Body: Medical Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the HSE's decision on the ground that it had not taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the whereabouts of relevant records.
Date: 21-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-106320-W7W6F5
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of GRI. While he found that it was justified in redacting, under section 37(1) of the Act, the majority of the information at issue, he directed the release of a small amount of information on the ground that section 37(1) did not apply.
Date: 20-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-108629-X1K9Y7
Public Body: Greyhound Racing Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.
Date: 20-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-108955-Z6Z7G2
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),