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 the Department and found that section 37(1) applied to the information at issue
Date: 10-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-62803-N1L0K9
Public Body: Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department and found that section 37(1) applied to the information at issue
Date: 10-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-62803-N1L0K9
Public Body: Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of DDLETB and directed the release of the information at issue.
Date: 08-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-58348-D9B5C3
Public Body: Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(5)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision. She found that the Agency was justified in refusing access to some records under section 31(1)(a) of the Act on the basis of legal professional privilege. She found that section 37(1) applied to some records and parts of records on the basis that they contain the personal information of individuals other than the applicant. She found that the public interest in granting the request did not outweigh the public interest in upholding the privacy rights of other individuals. She affirmed the Agency's decision to refuse access to certain records on the basis that section 42(m)(i) the FOI Act applies.
Date: 08-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-61212-L8F7N2
Public Body: TUSLA: Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.42, s.42(m)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 04-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-59485-C0K7S1
Public Body: Galway County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision.
Date: 03-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-57675-L5M1X8
Public Body: An Bord Pleanála
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied UCC's decision. He directed the release of the information sought at three of the four parts to which access was refused
Date: 03-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-57841-N6G9W6
Public Body: University College Cork
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.17, s.17(4), s.30, s.30(1)(b), s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Council's decision. She affirmed its decision on certain information in some of the records under sections 30(1)(a) and 37(1) of the FOI Act. She annulled its decision on the remaining information in the records and directed its release.
Date: 27-05-2020
Case Number: OIC-61587-Z9G2N8
Public Body: Fingal County Council
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.30, s.30(1), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Department's decision. He directed the release of the report.
Date: 22-05-2020
Case Number: OIC-56322-J6J5G2
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.30, s.30(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of RTÉ. While he found that it was justified in refusing access to two of three records it identified as coming within the scope of the applicant's request, he found that it was not justified in refusing access to the third record and he directed its release to the applicant.
Date: 22-05-2020
Case Number: OIC-61324-K9D9X4
Public Body: Radio Teilifís Éireann
Section of the Act.: