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
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),