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 Investigator annulled the decision of Tailte Éireann and directed it to conduct a fresh decision on the request.
Date: 07-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-144748-J2H1R5
Public Body: Tailte Éireann
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator varied the Department’s decision. She found that most of the details were exempt under section 37(1) (personal information) and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release. She found that the remaining details were not exempt and directed their disclosure.
Date: 07-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-143530-X7V1S1
Public Body: Department of Education
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed TCD’s decision.
Date: 04-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-139424-G5Q2J1
Public Body: Trinity College Dublin
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(3),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the HSE’s decision and directed the release of the information.
Date: 04-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-143126-G9P7K4
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Commissioner varied the Department’s decision. He affirmed the Department’s decision to refuse access to certain information contained in the agreement. He found that section 36(1)(b) of the FOI Act applied to this information, and that, on balance, the public interest did not favour its release. He annulled the Department’s decision to withhold the remainder of the agreement as he found that it had not justified its refusal on the basis of sections 36(1)(b) or 37(1). He directed the release of the remaining information to the applicant.
Date: 04-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-102295-W9J7R4
Public Body: The Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1), s.37(2)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Council’s decision. He found that it was not justified in refusing access to the information withheld from the record on the basis of section 37(1) and he directed its release.
Date: 03-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-104231-T5J4Y3
Public Body: Dublin City Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HPRA’s decision. He found that it was justified in its decision to grant access to specific information in the records which the applicant argued to be exempt under sections 35 and 36 of the FOI Act.
Date: 03-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-145145-T0D0F2
Public Body: Health Products Regulatory Authority
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c), s.35
Summary: The Investigator annulled the decision and directed release of the record.
Date: 03-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-144143-Z1V3R9
Public Body: Office of Public Works
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(f),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the OPW’s decision on the ground that it failed to comply with the requirements of section 15(4) of the Act before refusing the request under section 15(1)(c).
Date: 30-09-2024
Case Number: OIC-148814-X5Y2J5
Public Body: Office of Public Works
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed IHREC’s decision. She found that, in the particular circumstances of the case, the records are exempt under section 30(1)(a) of the FOI Act (investigations and investigation procedures) and that the public interest does not weigh in favour of their disclosure.
Date: 24-09-2024
Case Number: OIC-142734-M5D6B4
Public Body: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
Section of the Act.: s.32,