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 annulled the decision of CORU and directed it to undertake a fresh decision making process on the request.
Date: 17-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-58788-B1M8F4
Public Body: CORU
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Regulator?s decision. She found that the records are exempt under section 36(1)(b) of the FOI Act (commercial sensitivity) and that the public interest in withholding them outweighs the public interest in releasing them in the circumstances of this case.
Date: 15-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-56102-L1C6C0
Public Body: Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.32, s.32(1)(a)(ii),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed Revenue's decision. She found that sections 35(1)(b) (confidential information), 37(1) (personal information) or section 30(1)(a) (prejudice to investigations or audits) of the FOI Act apply to the records to which access was refused. She further found that the public interest in granting the request did not outweigh the public interest in refusing it and in protecting the privacy of individuals other than the applicant.
Date: 15-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-57929-H4C7L6
Public Body: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.35, s.35(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 15-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-61711-W9W2B3
Public Body: Donegal County Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 14-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-56404-R7G8Y1
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 14-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-56628-K5V9D7
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council on the ground that it does not hold the records for the purposes of the FOI Act.
Date: 08-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-56530-D1N4W8
Public Body: Dublin City Council
Section of the Act.: s.11, s.11(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Hospital's decision to refuse the request under section 37(1).
Date: 08-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-58285-P3L2N2
Public Body: A Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HPRA's decision in relation to parts 3 and 4 of the request. She found that it was justified in refusing access to the parts of the records at issue under 37(1) of the Act as their release would involve the disclosure of third party personal information and the public interest that the request should be granted does not outweigh the public interest that the right to privacy of those individuals should be upheld.
Date: 07-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-53564-R8W8B1
Public Body: Health Products Regulatory Authority
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HPRA's decision in relation to parts 2 and 5 of the request. She found that sections 36(1)(b) (could prejudice competitive position) or 37(1) (personal information) of the FOI Act apply to the records to which access was refused in full or in part. She further found that the public interest in granting the request did not outweigh the public interest in refusing it and in protecting the privacy of individuals other than the applicant.
Date: 07-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-56375-F1B4N2
Public Body: Health Products Regulatory Authority
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1), s.37, s.37(1),