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 UCD
Date: 30-07-2020
Case Number: OIC-92955-C5Y6Z6
Public Body: University College Dublin
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: None
Date: 30-07-2020
Case Number: OIC-92968-H3R7L9
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the DPP.
Date: 27-07-2020
Case Number: OIC-93027-R0N4V6
Public Body: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(f),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied Revenue's decision. He found that it was justified in refusing access to certain records that had previously been released to the applicant but that it was not justified in refusing all relevant records for the entire period under that section. He directed Revenue to consider afresh the applicant's request for records for the period other than those already released on foot of her earlier request.
Date: 14-07-2020
Case Number: OIC-67680-W7P0N8
Public Body: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department to refuse access to the report under section 31(1)(a).
Date: 13-07-2020
Case Number: OIC-57897-X5B2N0
Public Body: Department of Defence
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the DWEC to refuse the request on the ground that it does not hold the records for the purposes of the FOI Act.
Date: 10-07-2020
Case Number: OIC-57745-Q4K7Y3
Public Body: Dublin West Education Centre
Section of the Act.: s.2, s.2(5), s.11, s.11(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the IDA's decision and directed it to conduct a new decision-making process in respect of the applicant's FOI request
Date: 10-07-2020
Case Number: OIC-67084-V5X2M2
Public Body: IDA Ireland
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the decision to refuse access to the records concerned was justified under section 35(1)(b) of the FOI Act. She affirmed GNI's decision accordingly.
Date: 07-07-2020
Case Number: OIC-60606-G9H7W4
Public Body: Gas Networks Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed CORU's decision under sections 15(1)(a), 15(1)(i) and 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act
Date: 07-07-2020
Case Number: OIC-61233-V8M7B1
Public Body: CORU
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.15(1)(i), s.31, s.31(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision, under sections 31(1)(a), 36(1)(b) and 37(1) of the FOI Act
Date: 06-07-2020
Case Number: OIC-62712-J9B1Y2
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1),