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 affirmed SJOG's decision.
Date: 04-12-2023
Case Number: OIC-141209-M5Z3Z0
Public Body: St. John of God Services
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 30-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-137223-P2S9D4
Public Body: Department of Education
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the HSE's decision
Date: 30-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-118190-D4K2G8
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 29-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-140732-B9R8J1
Public Body: Sligo County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Council's decision. She found that it had not justified its effective reliance on section 15(1)(a). She directed the Council to carry out further searches and to make a fresh decision on the matter.
Date: 28-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-140832-N8C0D1
Public Body: Louth County Council (the Council)
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator found that the Medical Council was not justified in its decision to extend the period for consideration of the applicant's request.
Date: 27-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-142988-M9B6Z7
Public Body: The Medical Council
Section of the Act.: s.14
Summary: The Investigator annulled the CRU's decision. She found that it had not complied with the requirements of section 15(4) of the FOI Act and that it had not justified its refusal of the applicant's request under section 15(1)(b). She directed it to undertake a fresh decision making process on the applicant's request.
Date: 27-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-138117-D9K0Z6
Public Body: Commission for Regulation of Utilities
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(b), s.15(4),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 24-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-137480-B5F5P2
Public Body: Donegal County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.15(1)(d),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Council's decision and remitted the matter back to the Council for consideration afresh.
Date: 24-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-140647-Z4F9R0
Public Body: Wexford County Council
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator varied the Council's decision. He found that the Council was justified in refusing access to parts 1 and 3 of the request under section 15(1)(a) of the Act. He found that it was not justified in refusing access to further records sought at parts 4 and 5 of the applicantÂ’s request and directed it to consider those parts of the applicant's request afresh. He affirmed the Council's decision to refuse access to six records under section 15(1)(i) of the Act.
Date: 22-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-138732-S5H2J2
Public Body: Cork County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.15(1)(i),