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 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),
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),