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),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision under section 15(1)(a) on the basis that the record that was covered by the applicant's request no longer exists. She went on to indicate how she would deal with the personal information in the record under section 37 of the Act should that be required.
Date: 07-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-57878-J5Y8G8
Public Body: Mayo County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 07-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-61514-G0N4W4
Public Body: Department of Education and Skills
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the IPS and directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of the applicant's request for access to additional personnel file records created before 28 January 2016.
Date: 06-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-53573-J8T0X5
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Hospital.
Date: 06-04-2020
Case Number: OIC-58021-Z3W9J5
Public Body: Beaumont Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),