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 Council had taken an unduly narrow interpretation of the request. He annulled the Council’s decision and directed it to consider the request afresh.
Date: 30-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-149823-T3D9L0
Public Body: Cork City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the decision of the OPW on the ground that it failed to first comply with the requirements of section 15(4) of the Act before refusing the request under section 15(1)(c). He directed the OPW to consider the request afresh.
Date: 30-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-151704-N7R8T3
Public Body: Office of Public Works
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c), s.15(4),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Hospital’s decision on the basis that section 37(1) applies to the requested records.
Date: 30-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-147990-F7X3T6
Public Body: Tallaght University Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8), s.38
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Council’s decision
Date: 25-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-146801-R1T9Q3
Public Body: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator varied the decision of the IPS. She found that it was not justified in refusing access to certain information on the basis of sections 30(1)(a), 32, 35, 37 and Schedule 1, Parts 1(n) and (f) and directed its release.
Date: 23-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-125314-S3B6C2
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.32, s.32(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1), s.35
Summary: The Investigator annulled the decision of the HSE, and directed it to conduct a fresh decision making process on the matter.
Date: 22-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-151147-H4M9G1
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of the IPS.
Date: 22-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-149877-Z0K2F2
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator varied the Department’s decision. While she found that it was justified, under sections 28, 31(1)(a), 42(f) and 42(j) of the FOI Act, in refusing to release the majority of the records at issue, she found that it had not justified its refusal of parts of two specified records and directed their release.
Date: 22-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-143663-R9L7M6
Public Body: Department of Justice
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.42, s.42(f), s.42(j), s.28
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department’s decision. She found that it was justified, under sections 31(1)(a) and 37(1), in refusing to release the records at issue.
Date: 22-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-146111-B7C0D5
Public Body: Department of Justice
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1), s.42, s.42(f),
Summary: The Investigator varied the HSE’s decision
Date: 22-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-147533-W8M4R4
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),