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 Council's decision.
Date: 04-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-94080-M5V9H5
Public Body: Wicklow County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 03-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-92252-V6Y7B9 OIC-93269-X7C4S0 OIC-93273-L2Q8Q6
Public Body: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSA to withhold certain parts of the report under section 37 of the FOI Act.
Date: 02-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-86860-P0V9J0
Public Body: Health and Safety Authority
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Council. He directed the release of one record in part. He affirmed the decision to refuse access to the remaining records at issue under sections 15(1)(i), 31(1)(a), and 37(1) of the FOI Act.
Date: 02-11-2020
Case Number: OIC-94811-Z0J0F9
Public Body: Wexford County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(i)(ii), s.30,
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the IPS's refusal of the request.
Date: 30-10-2020
Case Number: OIC-67065-S7J0W8
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Central Bank.
Date: 22-10-2020
Case Number: OIC-93298-S3Q5T9
Public Body: Central Bank of Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.11, s.11(5)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision to refuse the records sought by the applicant under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
Date: 19-10-2020
Case Number: OIC-96537-J0R5T9
Public Body: Department of Finance
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the section 38 requirements were not applied correctly in this case and annulled the decision of the Council.
Date: 19-10-2020
Case Number: OIC-97442-Z9K1K4
Public Body: Limerick City and County Council
Section of the Act.: s.38
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Department was not justified in its decision to extend the period for consideration of the applicant's request under section 14 of the Act.
Date: 15-10-2020
Case Number: OIC-94446-J9K8H4
Public Body: Department of Justice and Equality
Section of the Act.: s.14
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled Revenue's decisions on the requests and directed it to make fresh decisions on them in accordance with the provisions of the FOI Act.
Date: 09-10-2020
Case Number: OIC-68147-Z6R3F5 & OIC-68148-Z0Z9B1
Public Body: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Section of the Act.: s.22, s.22(2), s.31, s.31(1)(a),