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 HSE's decision. She found that the information withheld comprised the personal information of identifiable individuals and that the public interest did not favour its release.
Date: 22-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-135072-D7X0T2
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator varied the Council's decision. She found that the Council was justified in refusing access to certain information on the basis of section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She found that the Council was not justified in refusing access to certain other information on the basis of sections 31(1) and 37(1) and directed its release. She affirmed its decision to refuse access to any additional records on the basis of section 15(1)(a).
Date: 22-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-116323-J6X4J9
Public Body: Mayo County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department's decision
Date: 22-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-126239-J7V8L3
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the HSE. He found that it was justified in refusing access to certain records under section 30(1)(a), but that it was not justified in refusing access to the records under section 35(1) or 37(1) of the FAOI Act. He direct the HSE to conduct a fresh decision making process on the entire request.
Date: 22-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-121987-N3P9G4
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.35, s.35(1), s.37, s.37(1), s.37(2), s.37(3)(a), s.37(4),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department's decision on the basis that it did not hold the records sought.
Date: 21-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-132779-K8N0H5
Public Body: Department of Finance
Section of the Act.: s.12, s.12(3), s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the EPA. He affirmed its decision to refuse access to much of the information in the relevant records on the basis of sections 29, 31(1)(a), 36(1)(b) and 37(1) of the Act, with the exception of a small amount of information to which he found section 36(1)(b) did not apply. He also affirmed its decision to refuse access to any further records relevant to the applicants request on the basis that they did not exist or could not be found.
Date: 21-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-112689-R5B1Z1
Public Body: Environmental Protection Agency
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 21-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-128230-G2Z0L2
Public Body: Medical Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 20-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-107804-N6C5H3
Public Body: A Government Department
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the LGMA and directed release of the records.
Date: 16-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-131499-K7M3V5
Public Body: Local Government Management Agency
Section of the Act.: s.11, s.11(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision to refuse access to the records under section 37(1) of the FOI Act.
Date: 16-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-133296-K9F6V3
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),