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 Council.
Date: 13-03-2020
Case Number: OIC-61272-Z0C5P7
Public Body: Mayo County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision. She found that section 35(1)(b) (duty of confidence) applies to the records. She also found that the Department was justified in relying on section 15(1)(a) (reasonable searches) in relation to further records covered by the request.
Date: 12-03-2020
Case Number: OIC-58396-G1L7N1
Public Body: Department of Finance
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.35, s.35(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the NMBI's decision was justified under section 37(1) of the FOI Act and affirmed the decision accordingly.
Date: 12-03-2020
Case Number: OIC-60716-V6R3F6
Public Body: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed CORU's decision on the ground that it had provided the applicant with an adequate statement of reasons.
Date: 10-03-2020
Case Number: OIC-54679-B9T1D5
Public Body: CORU
Section of the Act.: s.10
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Defence Forces and directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of the applicant's request for access to additional records relating to his father.
Date: 10-03-2020
Case Number: OIC-59423-F1Z8Z7
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Department's decision and directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process on the request.
Date: 06-03-2020
Case Number: OIC-53306-W9D1H9
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision.
Date: 06-03-2020
Case Number: OIC-57637-F3R9L1
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision.
Date: 06-03-2020
Case Number: OIC-57659-R3W7Q2
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Council. He found that a number of the records were not exempt under section 29, and he directed their release, subject to the redaction of a small amount of personal information.
Date: 05-03-2020
Case Number: OIC-53491-G5H1M6
Public Body: Medical Council
Section of the Act.: s.29
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.
Date: 05-03-2020
Case Number: OIC-58600-R5Z0M6
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8),