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 Council's decision.
Date: 27-02-2023
Case Number: OIC-131987-J8T0H5
Public Body: Limerick City and County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed Tusla's decision.
Date: 24-02-2023
Case Number: OIC-132345-G5Z0H3
Public Body: Tusla
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed RTÉ's decision to refuse access, under section 36(1) of the FOI Act, to the records at issue.
Date: 23-02-2023
Case Number: OIC-123276-G7C4W4
Public Body: Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g), s.36, s.36(1)(b),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of UCD.
Date: 23-02-2023
Case Number: OIC-130561-L8S0T1
Public Body: University College Dublin
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Department's decision.
Date: 23-02-2023
Case Number: OIC-132468-K5H6P8
Public Body: Department of Justice
Section of the Act.: s.14
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Council's decision
Date: 22-02-2023
Case Number: OIC-130888-G6Z6C5
Public Body: Donegal County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator varied the HSE's decision. While she affirmed the HSE's decision, under sections 30(1), 31(1)(a) and 37(1), to refuse access to most of the records at issue, she directed the release of some of the redacted information on the basis that section 37(1) did not apply. She also found that it was justified in refusing access, under section 15(1)(a), to any further records relevant to the request.
Date: 22-02-2023
Case Number: OIC-126672-Y6B6V4
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.30, s.30(1)(b), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Council's decision and instructed the Council to conduct a fresh decision-making process in respect of the applicant's request.
Date: 22-02-2023
Case Number: OIC-129478-W6T8B5
Public Body: Galway County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of the OPR.
Date: 22-02-2023
Case Number: OIC-129348-Z9Y3G9
Public Body: Office of the Planning Regulator
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1), s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the decision of the Council.
Date: 21-02-2023
Case Number: OIC-131742-N1C7Q2
Public Body: Galway City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),