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 Departments decision. She found that section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act applies to the applicant's request insofar as it relates to additional records.
Date: 27-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-91759-C2P0Y9
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the HSE. She upheld refusal of access to certain information on the basis of section 37 but annulled reliance on section 15(1)(a) and remitted that part of the case back to the HSE for a fresh decision making process on records located during the course of the review.
Date: 20-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-60763-M0H7W1
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that HIQA does not hold the records for the purposes of the FOI Act.
Date: 20-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-91800-G0W3K5
Public Body: Health Information and Quality Authority
Section of the Act.: s.11, s.11(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the CPSA.
Date: 20-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-94998-V1N4B9
Public Body: Commission for Public Service Appointments
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1), s.37(5)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Defence Force's decision.
Date: 20-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-96871-C6F4S6
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Courts Service.
Date: 20-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-97290-V2G8H5
Public Body: Courts Service
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(a)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 19-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-94805-N3Q5D4
Public Body: An Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán
Section of the Act.: s.27, s.27(12)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council.
Date: 19-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-97652-V3V6B7
Public Body: Clare County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1), s.15(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the HSE. He directed it to extract and release the information sought from data held on a spreadsheet maintained by the Hospital, in accordance with the provisions of section 17(4) of the FOI Act.
Date: 18-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-58091-C2W3N0
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.17, s.17(4),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. He found that section 28(2) of the FOI Act applied to certain parts of two sets of minutes. He found that the Department's decision to refuse access to the remaining records at issue was not justified and therefore directed the release of the requested records subject to specified redactions.
Date: 17-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-95391-B3F2Y2
Public Body: Department of An Taoiseach
Section of the Act.: s.28, s.28(1)(c), s.28(2)(a),