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 Department's decision. She upheld parts of its decision and found that some records and parts of records were exempt under section 32(1)(a)(i). She found that the remainder of the records did not meet the terms of the section 32 exemption and directed their release.
Date: 30-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-60340-C4B0H9
Public Body: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(a)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. He found that it was not justified in refusing access to the records sought apart from a small amount of third party personal information in some of the records, to which he found section 37(1) to apply.
Date: 24-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-53375-L0G7K6 (190120)
Public Body: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.30(1)(b), s.32, s.32(1), s.33, s.33(1)(d), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision. She found that it was justified in refusing access to further records under section 15(1)(a) (records do not exist or cannot be found). She annulled its decision under section 29 (deliberative process) and directed the release of the records.
Date: 24-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-58689-C1V1X9
Public Body: Department of Education and Skills
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.29, s.29(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Hospital's decision. She found that the applicant was not entitled to access the records under the exceptions to section 37(1) of the Act. She also found that the applicant was not entitled to access the records under the Regulations made under section 37(8) of the FOI Act having concluded that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest, including that in the confidentiality of personal information, would on balance be better served by refusing the request.
Date: 23-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-57943-G2M4W0
Public Body: St Vincent’s University Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision to part grant access to the record at issue.
Date: 21-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-58358-X1N6N1
Public Body: The Arts Council
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.38
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLA's decision on the request. She found that section 37(1) applies to the withheld records and parts of records, which include personal information relating to individuals other than the applicant. She found that the public interest in upholding the right to privacy outweighed the public interest in granting the request.
Date: 20-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-55862-B3V6J8
Public Body: TUSLA - Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7), s.37(8),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision. She affirmed its decision under section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She annulled its decision under section 15(1)(i) of the FOI Act and directed the Department to make a fresh decision on the information concerned. She also annulled its decision on certain records it had considered to fall outside the scope of the request and directed a fresh decision on those also.
Date: 20-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-56828-D6G7Y0
Public Body: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(i), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of Teagasc to refuse access under section 30(1)(c) of the FOI Act.
Date: 20-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-59501-W8V8R6
Public Body: Teagasc
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the OPW's decision. She affirmed its decision to refuse access to certain information under sections 30(1)(c) and 37(1) of the FOI Act. She annulled its decision to refuse access to the remaining information and directed its release.
Date: 17-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-56397-Z3Z2K2
Public Body: Office of Public Works
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.30, s.30(1)(c), s.36, s.36(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Council and directed the release of the withheld records.
Date: 17-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-57198-F3R3B5
Public Body: Fingal County Council
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.30