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 decision of the Department. She affirmed its decision that parts of the withheld records are exempt under sections 28(1), 30(1)(c) and 37(1). She annulled the Department's decision that parts of two records containing factual information are exempt and directed it to release those parts identified in the decision on the basis of section 28(3)(a) of the FOI Act
Date: 21-09-2016
Case Number: 160034
Public Body: Department of Finance
Section of the Act.: s.28, s.30, s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. She affirmed its decision to refuse access to some records on the basis of section 15(1)(i)(i), section 28(1) and section 30(1)(c) of the FOI Act. She annulled the decision to refuse access to records 8, 13 (part) and 17 (part) and directed their release.
Date: 21-09-2016
Case Number: 160043
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.28, s.30
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the HSE's decision. She found that the withholding of certain records was justified in relation to records already in the public domain, under section 15(1)(d) of the FOI Act. She affirmed its decision to withhold the majority of the records, under section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She annulled its decision to withhold the remaining records and directed their release
Date: 21-09-2016
Case Number: 160024
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(d), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled TUSLA's decision in this case and directed that a fresh decision-making process be undertaken in respect of the original request.
Date: 21-09-2016
Case Number: 160233
Public Body: TUSLA Child & Family Agency
Section of the Act.: s.15
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of UCD to refuse access to the withheld records on the basis of section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act. She also found that further records which may exist are held by a separate entity and are not held or under the control of UCD as required by section 2(5) of the FOI Act
Date: 21-09-2016
Case Number: 160071
Public Body: University College Dublin
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of Revenue. She affirmed Revenue's decision to refuse access to a record of internal communications involving the Revenue Solicitors Office (RSO) and the Revenue Legislation Services (RLO) under section 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act. She found that section 31(1)(a) also applied to a Report to the Appeals Committee. She annulled Revenue's decision in relation to the remaining records at issue and directed their release subject to the redaction of a private mobile telephone number from one of the records concerned.
Date: 20-09-2016
Case Number: 160002
Public Body: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.31(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator upheld the decision of the Department.
Date: 19-09-2016
Case Number: 160064
Public Body: Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the hospital was justified in its decision to refuse access to the records sought by the applicant under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act. She affirmed the decision of the hospital.
Date: 19-09-2016
Case Number: 160244
Public Body: St Vincent's University Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.15
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE to withhold certain information contained in the report on the ground that the information is personal information for the purposes of section 37 of the FOI Act
Date: 16-09-2016
Case Number: 160223
Public Body: Health Service Executive West
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(2), s.37(5), s.37(7),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces.
Date: 25-09-2016
Case Number: 160271
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),