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 varied the HSE's decision. She affirmed its refusal to grant access to most of the withheld information, on the basis that it comprised personal information about individuals other than the applicant and was exempt under section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She found that the public interest in granting the applicant's request for the information concerned did not outweigh the public interest that the right to privacy of the individuals to whom the information relates should be upheld. However, she directed the release of some parts of records under section 37(2)(a), on the basis that those parts contained personal information relating solely to the applicant.
Date: 09-11-2017
Case Number: 170421
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(2), s.37(5),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of EirGrid. She affirmed its decision to refuse to release additional records under section 15(1)(a). She also affirmed EirGrid's decision to refuse access to Records 1, 2 and 3 in full or in part on the basis of section 36(1)(b). She annulled its decision to refuse to grant access to Records 4, 5 and 16 and directed their release in full or in part. She also annulled its decision to refuse to grant access to the remainder of Record 1 and directed it to make a new decision on this information.
Date: 06-11-2017
Case Number: 170206
Public Body: EirGrid PLC
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.36
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council.
Date: 03-11-2017
Case Number: 170334
Public Body: Westmeath County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council under sections 15 (1)(a) and 42 (m)(i) of the FOI Act.
Date: 03-11-2017
Case Number: 170389
Public Body: Galway County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.42, s.42(m)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department to refuse the request.
Date: 03-11-2017
Case Number: 170455
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(m)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Council by annulling it in relation to the applicant's 2004 housing application and directing that further searches be carried out but affirming the refusal to grant access to the statistical information sought.
Date: 02-11-2017
Case Number: 170287
Public Body: Louth County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.15(1)(c), s.17, s.17(4),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the PAS refusal, under section 30(1)(a) of the FOI Act, to fully grant access to the Guide. She found the PAS to have justified its contention that release of the withheld information could reasonably be expected to prejudice the effectiveness of interviews conducted by or on behalf of an FOI body and the procedures or methods employed for the conduct of those interviews. She also found that the public interest in favour of release did not outweigh the public interest in refusing to grant access to the withheld information.
Date: 02-11-2017
Case Number: 170352
Public Body: Public Appointments Service
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department?s refusal of the request under section 15(1)(a). She found the Department to have justified its contention that the records do not exist.
Date: 02-11-2017
Case Number: 170355
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 Department.
Date: 02-11-2017
Case Number: 170358
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision to grant access to the record at issue.
Date: 31-10-2017
Case Number: 170165
Public Body: Galway County Council
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.37, s.38