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 the decision of Údarás na Gaeltachta and directed it to conduct a fresh decision making process.
Date: 08-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-140166-T8W7W0
Public Body: Údarás na Gaeltachta
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the decision of Údarás na Gaeltachta and directed it to conduct a fresh decision making process.
Date: 08-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-140166-T8W7W0
Public Body: Údarás na Gaeltachta
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Department's decision. She found that the records were not exempt under the FOI Act, and directed the Department to grant access to them.
Date: 07-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-141159-M4M5X9
Public Body: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision.
Date: 07-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-137238-N1X0D8
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 07-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-139640-J9N3Y9
Public Body: Department of Justice
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the IDA's decision. While he found that it was justified in redacting, under section 37(1), a small amount of the information, he found that it was not justified in redacting the remaining information under the exemptions cited and he directed the release of that information.
Date: 03-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-135480-V9X7K7
Public Body: IDA Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.30, s.30(1)(b), s.35, s.35(1), s.37, s.37(1), s.40, s.40(1)(a), s.40(1)(c), s.40(1)(d),
Summary: The Investigator varied the Council's decision. She found that the Council was justified in its decision to refuse parts 1-9 of the request under section 15(1)(c) of the FOI Act, but that it was not justified in refusing part 10 under that provision.
Date: 03-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-137940-C5L8W4
Public Body: Dublin City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council to refuse access to certain information contained in one record on the basis of section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She found that the public interest, on balance, did not favour its release.
Date: 02-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-139863-V7S6Q5
Public Body: Roscommon County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of Revenue. He found that it was justified in refusing access to information in two records on the basis of section 28(1)(a). He found that it was not justified in refusing access to the remaining records and directed their release, subject to the redaction of personal information therein.
Date: 02-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-135865-D2R7K5
Public Body: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Section of the Act.: s.28, s.28(1)(a), s.28(1)(c), s.28(2), s.30, s.30(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Courts Service and directed the release of the records sought.
Date: 01-11-2023
Case Number: OIC-133747-V8Q5Y7
Public Body: Courts Service
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(a)(i),