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 decision of the Department.
Date: 15-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-132956-S8K7G4
Public Body: Department of Transport
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c), s.38
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision. She found that section 37(1) (personal information) of the FOI Act applied, and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of the release of the details concerned.
Date: 14-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-131491-Q2H3V9
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision. She found that section 37(1) (personal information) of the FOI Act applied to the records and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.
Date: 14-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-133546-X5Y1Z1
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 14-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-132698-W7D3X7
Public Body: Department of Transport
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c), s.38
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 14-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-132620-R8F6B2
Public Body: Department of Transport
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c), s.38
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the FOI body's decision. She found that the records fall under the scope of section 42(ja) of the FOI Act, such that the FOI Act does not apply to them.
Date: 10-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-128505-Q7T5D5
Public Body: An FOI body
Section of the Act.: s.42
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department to refuse access to the records at issue under section 37(1) of the Act.
Date: 10-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-127677-T1F0X5
Public Body: Department of Foreign Affairs
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 09-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-132433-Q1C6S4
Public Body: Department of Transport
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.38
Summary: The Senior Investigator HSE's decision. He found that the HSE was not justified in refusing access to the records sought and directed their release, with the redaction of the personal information relating to other parties to which he found section 37(1) to apply.
Date: 08-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-127260-F6C9D8
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.35(2), s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the decision of the OPW. She remitted the matter back to the OPW for fresh consideration.
Date: 08-03-2023
Case Number: OIC-132957-X3Q5B9
Public Body: Office of Public Works
Section of the Act.: s.27