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 decision of the HSE. He found that the HSE was justified in refusing access on the grounds that the records sought either do not exist or cannot be located, or contain joint personal information.
Date: 05-07-2018
Case Number: 170496
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council. He found that it was justified in refusing access to the relevant records on the basis of sections 15 and 37 of the FOI Act.
Date: 05-07-2018
Case Number: 170571
Public Body: Wicklow County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLA's refusal to grant access to further records under sections 15(1)(a) (reasonable searches), 31(1)(b) (contempt of court) and 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 relevant records does not outweigh the public interest in upholding the right to privacy of the third parties.
Date: 05-07-2018
Case Number: 180087
Public Body: The Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.31, s.31(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department. He found it was justified in refusing access to the information sought under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
Date: 05-07-2018
Case Number: 180100
Public Body: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the HSE was justified in its decision to refuse access to the letter sought by the applicant under section 37 of the FOI Act on the ground that release of the letter would also involve the disclosure of personal information relating to third parties. He affirmed the decision of the HSE.
Date: 03-07-2018
Case Number: 180035
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.35
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department to refuse access to records sought under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act, on the ground that no further records exist or can be found.
Date: 02-07-2018
Case Number: 180081
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces to refuse access to records sought under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act, on the ground that no further records exist.
Date: 02-07-2018
Case Number: 180084
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department to withhold the information at issue under sections 36(1)(b) and 37.
Date: 28-06-2018
Case Number: 180088
Public Body: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed CORU's decision to refuse access to the records sought under section 15(1)(a) on the ground that they do not exist.
Date: 28-06-2018
Case Number: 180178
Public Body: CORU
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the section 38 requirements were not applied correctly in this case and annulled the decision of the BAI.
Date: 27-06-2018
Case Number: 180232
Public Body: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.38