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 Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the ISI
Date: 20-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-117737-G6B7Z8
Public Body: Insolvency Service of Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.6, s.6(2), s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the section 38 requirements were not applied correctly in this case and annulled the decision of TII.
Date: 20-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-127923-X3R3P8
Public Body: Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.38, s.38(5),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed Tusla's decision. He found that the records were exempt under section 31(1)(b) of the FOI Act.
Date: 16-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-124204-N8Y8Y1
Public Body: Tusla
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 16-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-125627-M5F5R5
Public Body: Meath County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the SWAO's refusal of the applicant's request under section 15(1)(g).
Date: 15-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-121827-P5N6L1
Public Body: Social Welfare Appeals Office
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's effective decision to refuse access to any additional records on the basis that any such records are not held by the Council for the purposes of the FOI Act.
Date: 15-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-123405-S7V8F5
Public Body: Tipperary County Council
Section of the Act.: s.11, s.11(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Arts Council's decision. He found that the records were exempt from release under section 35(1)(b) on the grounds that an equitable duty of confidence was owed to the Abbey Theatre.
Date: 14-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-119922-V5G3G9
Public Body: The Arts Council
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the hospital to refuse the applicantÂ’s request under section 37(1) of the Act.
Date: 13-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-126314-K9V8J6
Public Body: Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(8),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed Tusla's decision.
Date: 13-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-120376-R7P1Q7
Public Body: Tusla
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed DCU's decision.
Date: 09-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-110588-Y0F6S4
Public Body: Dublin City University
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1), s.36(3),