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 SEAI's decision. She found that the record contained joint personal information and was exempt under section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She found that the public interest in upholding the right to privacy outweighed the public interest in granting the request.
Date: 14-05-2020
Case Number: OIC-62284-S9K2T2
Public Body: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision. She affirmed the decision of the LGMA under section 15(1)(a). She annulled its decision to refuse access to records under sections 30(1)(b) and 32(1)(a)(iv) of the FOI Act. She directed the release of parts of the records. She found that section 37 (Personal Information) applied to exempt other parts of the records. She found that the public interest in granting access to the withheld information does not outweigh the public interest in upholding the right to privacy of third parties.
Date: 13-05-2020
Case Number: OIC-55860-Z9K1P3
Public Body: Local Government Management Agency
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.30, s.30(1)(b), s.32,
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces.
Date: 08-05-2020
Case Number: OIC-56630-X7C7C0
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.9, s.9(10),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Institute.
Date: 08-05-2020
Case Number: OIC-61240-F5J8Q2
Public Body: Institute of Technology Carlow
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Department's decision to refuse access to the record under section 15(1)(c) and directed the Department to undertake a fresh consideration of the applicant's FOI request in accordance with the provisions of the FOI Act.
Date: 08-05-2020
Case Number: OIC-62564-N0B9F2
Public Body: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c), s.15(4),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 05-05-2020
Case Number: OIC-59124-F4M4H9
Public Body: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(k), s.11
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),