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 AGS's refusal of the request under section 15(1)(c) of the FOI Act.
Date: 08-07-2019
Case Number: OIC-53384 Y7J6X4 (PREVIOUSLY 190134)
Public Body: An Garda Síochána
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the HSE in this case. He found that it was justified in refusing access to certain information contained in the records at issue under section 37(1). However, he found that it was not justified in refusing access to the remainder of the information redacted from the records under section 30(1)(c) apart from one small piece of text.
Date: 05-07-2019
Case Number: OIC-53421-N2H4N4 (190167)
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(c), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the HSE. With the exception of some information relating to the applicant's minor children, he found that it was justified in refusing access to the relevant records on the basis of sections 30 and 37 of the FOI Act.
Date: 04-07-2019
Case Number: OIC-53259-J7D5H6 (180496)
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed Cheshire Ireland?s refusal to grant access to the information concerned. She found that section 15(1)(a) applies on the basis that records containing that information do not exist.
Date: 04-07-2019
Case Number: OIC-53315-X0W2D0 (190089)
Public Body: Cheshire Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled Irish Water?s decision to grant the request. She found that the records were exempt under section 36(1)(b) of the FOI Act (commercial sensitivity) and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of granting access to them.
Date: 04-07-2019
Case Number: OIC-53319-F9F1B1 (190105)
Public Body: Irish Water
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of AGS.
Date: 03-07-2019
Case Number: OIC-53370-S0V0D8 (190113)
Public Body: An Garda Síochána
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's refusal to fully grant the request under 37(1) (personal information) of the FOI Act. In her consideration of the public interest at section 37(5) she found that the public interest in granting the request does not outweigh the public interest in upholding the right to privacy of a third party.
Date: 02-07-2019
Case Number: OIC-53374-Y3X6L8 (PREVIOUSLY 190119)
Public Body: Louth County Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of AGS. He found that AGS was not justified in redacting the relevant records apart from details relating to candidates for promotion other than the applicant as contained in a number of the records.
Date: 01-07-2019
Case Number: OIC-53245-M3H1K9
Public Body: An Garda Síochána
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the third level institution's refusal to grant access to the appeal document under section 37(1) (personal information of third parties) of the FOI Act. In her consideration of the public interest at section 37(5) she found that the public interest in granting access to the record does not outweigh the public interest in upholding the right to privacy of the third parties.
Date: 01-07-2019
Case Number: OIC-53444-V9T8M4 (PREVIOUSLY 190198)
Public Body: A third level institution
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 28-06-2019
Case Number: OIC-53373-Q3F1Y0
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),