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 the Department's decision.
Date: 18-04-2023
Case Number: OIC-133698-J8Y1M3
Public Body: Department of Defence
Section of the Act.: s.11, s.11(4),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the NMH and directed it to process the request afresh.
Date: 18-04-2023
Case Number: OIC-126327-M2L0V7
Public Body: National Maternity Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Central Bank's decision.
Date: 06-04-2023
Case Number: OIC-129580-R7H3X8
Public Body: Central Bank of Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.1
Summary: The Investigator affirmed TCD's decisions in both cases.
Date: 05-04-2023
Case Number: OIC-129167-J7R3F7, OIC-130456-P7V3Y1
Public Body: Trinity College Dublin
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Council's decision. He found that the Council was justified in refusing access to certain records and information on the basis of sections 31(1)(a), 36(1)(b) and 37(1) of the FOI Act. He found that it was not justified in refusing accessing to certain other information on the basis of sections 35(1)(a), 36(1)(a) and 36(1)(b) and he directed the release of same, subject to the removal of annotations from one of the records and the redaction of personal information within.
Date: 05-04-2023
Case Number: OIC-131480-T8C8H5
Public Body: Fingal County Council
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(a), s.36(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator annulled CHI's decision on the basis that it failed to comply with the requirements of section 15(4) of the FOI Act. She directed CHI to carry out a new decision making process on the applicantÂ’s request.
Date: 04-04-2023
Case Number: OIC-132665-J9G7M0
Public Body: Children's Health Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HPRA.
Date: 03-04-2023
Case Number: OIC-127630-X5D7M8
Public Body: Health Products Regulatory Authority
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(a), s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c), s.36(2), s.36(3), s.38
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision. He found that the Department was justified in refusing access to relevant records on the basis of sections 29(1)(a), 30(1)(a), 30(1)(c), 31(1)(a) and 37(1) of the FOI Act. He found that the Department was not justified in refusing access to three records on the basis that they fall outside the scope of the original request and he remitted this matter back to the Department for fresh consideration.
Date: 03-04-2023
Case Number: OIC-129805-F7B6Z3
Public Body: Department of Justice
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.30(1)(c), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled TCD's decision and directed it to grant the request.
Date: 29-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-125045-J3F9W9
Public Body: Trinity College Dublin
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(d), s.30, s.30(1)(b), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Service.
Date: 28-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-132707-C6T6J6
Public Body: Houses of the Oireachtas Service
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),