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 found that section 37(1) (personal information) applied to the expert report and its addendums and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.
Date: 24-02-2021
Case Number: OIC-98796-N3C9Z2
Public Body: Medical Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE to refuse access, under section 15(1)(a) of the Act, to any further records other than those already released on the ground that no further relevant records exist or can be found.
Date: 24-02-2021
Case Number: OIC-99169-B3C1Y7
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the HRCDC's decision. She affirmed its decision on certain information under sections 36(1)(b) and 37(1) of the FOI Act. She annulled its decision on the remaining information and directed its release.
Date: 23-02-2021
Case Number: OIC-91384-B0B4P5
Public Body: Health Research Consent Declaration Committee
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(3), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLA's decision.
Date: 23-02-2021
Case Number: OIC-94421-Q2M2T3
Public Body: TUSLA: Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.31, s.31(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. He directed the release of additional parts of the records at issue.
Date: 22-02-2021
Case Number: OIC-55439-W8Q7C2
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Section of the Act.: s.28, s.28(1)(a), s.28(1)(c), s.36, s.36(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of Revenue.
Date: 19-02-2021
Case Number: OIC-94401-M9C1N9
Public Body: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Service's decision, under section 37(1) of the FOI Act
Date: 19-02-2021
Case Number: OIC-99688-T7V5P4
Public Body: Houses of the Oireachtas Service
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(5), s.37(7),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decisions of the HSE on the ground that it did not comply with the provisions of section 15(4) of the Act before refusing the requests under section 15(1)(c). He directed the HSE to consider the requests afresh.
Date: 18-02-2021
Case Number: OIC-101975-R8N5L9, OIC-102625-P9F7H9, OIC-102630-P0T9N2
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 17-02-2021
Case Number: OIC-100320-Z6K7L8
Public Body: Mayo County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Medical Council's decision to refuse access to the records at issue under section 37 of the FOI Act.
Date: 17-02-2021
Case Number: OIC-102280-Z3W2H8
Public Body: Medical Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7),