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 Council's decision to refuse access to the records, under section 42(m)(i) of the FOI Act
Date: 31-01-2017
Case Number: Leitrim County Council
Public Body: 160422
Section of the Act.: s.42
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the HSE?s decision to refuse access to the records requested and directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process, having due regard to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (Section 28(6)) Regulations, 2009 S.I. No. 387 of 2009
Date: 30-01-2017
Case Number: 160350
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(8),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed Irish Water's refusal of the withheld details, on the basis that the records contained personal information about individuals other than the applicants and were exempt under section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She found that the public interest in granting the request did not outweigh the public interest that the right to privacy of the individuals to whom the information relates should be upheld
Date: 25-01-2017
Case Number: 160442
Public Body: Irish Water
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of TUSLA.
Date: 24-01-2017
Case Number: 160316
Public Body: TUSLA
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the section 38 requirements were not applied correctly in this case and annulled the decision of the Department
Date: 20-01-2017
Case Number: 160568
Public Body: Department of Finance
Section of the Act.: s.38
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the IGB.
Date: 27-01-2017
Case Number: 160356
Public Body: Irish Greyhound Board
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision to refuse access to the information sought
Date: 17-01-2017
Case Number: 160452
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of UCD
Date: 17-01-2017
Case Number: 160377
Public Body: University College Dublin
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council.
Date: 16-01-2016
Case Number: 160389
Public Body: Wicklow County Council
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision. While he affirmed the decision of AGS to refuse access to four reports in their entirety and to one in part, he directed the partial release of one report and additional parts of one report to which access had been granted in part.
Date: 13-01-2017
Case Number: 160257
Public Body: An Garda Siochana
Section of the Act.: s.6, s.32, s.35, s.37