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 varied the Council's decision. He directed the Council to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of part 11b of the request. He affirmed its decision to refuse the remaining parts of the request.
Date: 19-08-2020
Case Number: OIC-58475-C2Z8J8
Public Body: Medical Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.15(1)(d),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the HSE's decision. He found that the applicant's 15 members do not have a material interest in the act the subject of the section 10 application and are not entitled to the statement concerned.
Date: 19-08-2020
Case Number: OIC-61438-B5W6R9
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.10, s.10(1), s.10(5),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed EirGrid's decision. He found that EirGrid was justified in refusing access to the records under section 31(1)(a) of the Act on the basis that they would be exempt from production in a court on grounds of legal professional privilege.
Date: 18-08-2020
Case Number: OIC-60589-V6P9J1
Public Body: EirGrid
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE to refuse access to the record sought under section 37(1) of the FOI Act.
Date: 17-08-2020
Case Number: OIC-93515-F5M7P1
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Department on the ground that it did not comply with the provisions of section 15(4) of the Act. He directed the department to consider the request afresh.
Date: 12-08-2020
Case Number: OIC-93134-T8Y5N5
Public Body: Department of Health
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c), s.15(4),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed Tusla's decision. He found that Tusla is not required to disclose the existence or non-existence of the records sought under section 37(6) of the FOI Act.
Date: 11-08-2020
Case Number: OIC-92541-M4K1S6
Public Body: TUSLA: Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(6),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 10-08-2020
Case Number: OIC-93176-R0B4D0
Public Body: Louth County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLA's decision to refuse access to the records at issue under section 37(1) of the FOI Act.
Date: 06-08-2020
Case Number: OIC-91807-T8P8R3
Public Body: TUSLA: Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision to refuse access to the record concerned under section 28(1)(b) of the FOI Act
Date: 06-08-2020
Case Number: OIC-92811-J3H7R8
Public Body: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Section of the Act.: s.28
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council.
Date: 05-08-2020
Case Number: OIC-68120-S3N4Z9
Public Body: Cork City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),