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 found that the HSE was not justified in refusing access to the records at issue. He annulled the HSE's decision and directed the release of the records subject to the redaction of a small amount of personal information relating to third parties.
Date: 25-06-2015
Case Number: 150053
Public Body: HSE West
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the HSE?s decision. She affirmed its decision that section 28(1) of the Act applied to all of the withheld records with the exception of the record contained at pages 30 to 31 which she directed should be released to the applicant.
Date: 24-06-2015
Case Number: 140312
Public Body: The Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department to refuse access to the withheld records on the basis of section 28 of the FOI Act.
Date: 24-06-2015
Case Number: 140275
Public Body: The Department of Justice and Equality
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Department was justified in refusing access to further records under section 10(1)(a) of the FOI Act. He affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 24-06-2015
Case Number: 140278
Public Body: Department of Justice and Equality
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department under section 15(1)(a) of the Act
Date: 23-06-2015
Case Number: 150060
Public Body: The Department of Education and Skills
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision.
Date: 15-06-2015
Case Number: 140296
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator upheld the decision of the Department that section 10(1)(a) of the Act applied to the records sought by the applicant in that the records sought do not exist or cannot be found after reasonable steps to ascertain their whereabouts have been taken.
Date: 10-06-2015
Case Number: 140332
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE to refuse access to the withheld records on the basis of section 23(1)(a)(i) and section 28 of the FOI Act.
Date: 08-06-2015
Case Number: 140042
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.20, s.20(1), s.21, s.21(1), s.22, s.22(1)(a), s.23, s.23(1), s.28, s.28(1), s.46, s.46(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the PSI was justified in deciding to refuse access to the records sought in accordance with the provisions of section 21(1)(a) of the FOI Act. She affirmed the decision of the PSI.
Date: 08-06-2015
Case Number: 140252
Public Body: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Department was justified in its decision to refuse access to 25 of 28 records under section 28 of the Act. She affirmed its decision in relation to those 25 records. She annulled the Department's decision to refuse access to three records and directed their release.
Date: 04-06-2015
Case Number: 140294
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.28