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 Investigator annulled Tusla's decision following the location of additional records during the course of this review and directed Tusla to undertake a fresh decision-making process on the applicants' FOI request.
Date: 21-12-2023
Case Number: OIC-140564-H9P9F8
Public Body: Tusla
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the DPC. While he found that a small amount of information contained in the record was exempt from release under section 36(1)(b), he found that the DPC had not justified its decision to refuse access to the rest of the record, and directed its release subject to the redaction of the names of specific software/IT systems used by the DPC.
Date: 21-12-2023
Case Number: OIC-140927-J1V5R7
Public Body: Data Protection Commission
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.29(1)(a), s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.30(1)(b), s.30(1)(c), s.32, s.32(1)(a)(iii), s.33, s.33(3)(c)(iii), s.36, s.36(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the LGMA's decision. He found that it was justified in redacting, under section 36(1)(b) of the act, certain information from the records at issue.
Date: 21-12-2023
Case Number: OIC-134435-C8H4F4
Public Body: Local Government Management Agency
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the HSE's decision and directed it to conduct a fresh decision on the applicant's FOI request.
Date: 20-12-2023
Case Number: OIC-141028-W4V8P3
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.15(1)(d),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 20-12-2023
Case Number: OIC-143117-B4D7L6
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the CMH's decision. While he found that it was justified in refusing access, under section 37(1) of the Act, to the vast majority of the records at issue, he found that it was not justified in refusing access, under section 35 or section 37, to one record and he directed its release.
Date: 15-12-2023
Case Number: OIC-127576-N4C3F3
Public Body: Central Mental Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1), s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 15-12-2023
Case Number: OIC-141953-B3S5R4
Public Body: Department of Justice
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council
Date: 15-12-2023
Case Number: OIC-133644-G8R5Z0, OIC-133645-P4L8B3, OIC-133646-N1R8L4
Public Body: Clare County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.15(1)(d), s.15(2),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Agency's decision to refuse access to the records sought, under sections 35(1)(b), 36(1)(b) and 37(1) of the Act.
Date: 15-12-2023
Case Number: OIC-139513-T8F6N0
Public Body: Housing Agency
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(b), s.36, s.36(1)(b),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the decision of the NAS and directed it to make a fresh decision on the request.
Date: 14-12-2023
Case Number: OIC-138340-G2W9H8
Public Body: National Ambulance Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),