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 annulled the HSE's decision and remitted the request for fresh consideration.
Date: 18-08-2016
Case Number: 160203
Public Body: The Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE to refuse access to the records under sections 37(3) and 37(4) of the Act.
Date: 18-08-2016
Case Number: 160214
Public Body: HSE Dublin North East
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the HSE's decision. He directed it to make further amendments to the record at issue.
Date: 18-08-2016
Case Number: 160023
Public Body: HSE South
Section of the Act.: s.9
Summary: The Senior Investigator upheld RTÉ's refusal of the records. She found them to be outside the scope of the Act, having regard to the Statutory Instrument that sets out the extent to which RTÉ is subject to FOI
Date: 18-08-2016
Case Number: 160213
Public Body: RTÉ
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision and directed AGS to release the record to the applicant.
Date: 17-08-2016
Case Number: 160196
Public Body: An Garda Síochána
Section of the Act.: s.32
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Council was justified in its decision to refuse access to the records. She affirmed its decision under sections 15(1)(a), 31(1)(a) and 37(1) of the Act.
Date: 17-08-2016
Case Number: 160041
Public Body: Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.31, s.37
Summary: The Information Commissioner varied the HSE's decision and directed the release of the records, subject to the redaction of certain personal information, under section 37 of the FOI Act. He found that the HSE had not justified its decision to apply the section 30(1)(a) exemption
Date: 17-08-2016
Case Number: 160199
Public Body: HSE
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.37
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Council's decision and directed the release of the records.
Date: 15-08-2016
Case Number: 160047
Public Body: Galway City Council
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1), s.36, s.36(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the decision to refuse access to the business plan was justified under section 36(1)(b) of the FOI Act. She affirmed the Department's decision accordingly.
Date: 12-08-2016
Case Number: 160069
Public Body: The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.36
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE
Date: 11-08-2016
Case Number: 160191
Public Body: Health Service Executive West
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),