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 annulled the decision of the Council. He directed the Council to conduct a fresh decision-making process in respect of the applicant's request.
Date: 14-06-2021
Case Number: OIC-101424-Q4R6P4
Public Body: Offaly County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision. She found that section 37(1) of the FOI Act (personal information) applied to the records and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.
Date: 14-06-2021
Case Number: OIC-103783-P6J6H2
Public Body: A County Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 14-06-2021
Case Number: OIC-105571-Z0B3J3
Public Body: Meath County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the RTB to refuse access to the information sought under section 37 of the FOI Act.
Date: 11-06-2021
Case Number: OIC-104189-Q4Z6K2
Public Body: Residential Tenancies Board
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Hospice's decision and directed it to conduct a fresh decision-making process in accordance with the FOI Act.
Date: 11-06-2021
Case Number: OIC-108491-W7B7R4
Public Body: Marymount University Hospital & Hospice
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(8),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Defence Forces. He directed the Defence Forces to conduct a fresh decision-making process in respect of the applicant's request.
Date: 10-06-2021
Case Number: OIC-106789-Z0D0C5
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed Camphill's decision.
Date: 09-06-2021
Case Number: OIC-101355-P9D3V4
Public Body: Camphill Communities of Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Council's decision on the ground that it had not conducted all reasonable searches in an effort to locate all relevant records. He directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of the applicant's request.
Date: 09-06-2021
Case Number: OIC-99142-M5M5K0
Public Body: Dublin City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision, under sections 36(1)(c) and 37(1) of the FOI Act.
Date: 04-06-2021
Case Number: OIC-100058-N5V8N3
Public Body: Kilkenny County Council
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(c), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Council. He affirmed its decision to refuse access to certain records under section 37(1) of the FOI Act. He directed the release of the remaining records and withheld information.
Date: 28-05-2021
Case Number: OIC-53888-W8X4Y9
Public Body: Medical Council
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1), s.37, s.37(1),