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 found that the Department was justified in refusing access to the record concerned in part, on the basis of section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She found that the public interest, on balance, did not favour its release. She also found that the Department was justified in refusing to release additional records on the basis that they did not exist or could not be located once all reasonable steps had been taken to ascertain their whereabouts under section 15(1)(a).
Date: 09-01-2023
Case Number: OIC-122335-H4K5C4
Public Body: The Department of Justice
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Council's decision and directed the release of the record.
Date: 09-01-2023
Case Number: OIC-126941-Y8J1B0
Public Body: Dublin City Council
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.29(2),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department's refusal of the request.
Date: 09-01-2023
Case Number: OIC-128424-Z3S3D5
Public Body: Department of Justice
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1), s.42, s.42(d),
Summary: The Investigator annulled Tusla's decisions and directed it to consider the applicant's requests afresh.
Date: 04-01-2023
Case Number: OIC-125408-M1S0N9, OIC-125427-T5N1T7
Public Body: Tusla
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(a)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the HSE. He found that the HSE was not justified in refusing access to the records at issue under sections 35(1)(b) and 41(1)(a) of the FOI Act. He found that section 37(1) of the FOI Act applied to a small amount of information in the records. He directed the release of the records subject to the redaction of that information.
Date: 04-01-2023
Case Number: OIC-124624-M7Z3K8
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1), s.40,
Summary: The Investigator varied the University's decision.
Date: 03-01-2023
Case Number: OIC-126018-F3T2K9
Public Body: Atlantic Technological University
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Department's decision.
Date: 03-01-2023
Case Number: OIC-130469-K8J7C2
Public Body: Department of Health
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(b),
Summary: The Investigator varied the Department's decision. She found that the Department was justified in refusing access to certain information on the basis of section 37(1) of the FOI Act and found that the public interest, on balance, did not favour its release. She found that the Department was not justified in refusing access to the remaining information withheld on the basis of section 36(1)(b). She directed its release to the applicant.
Date: 03-01-2023
Case Number: OIC-132612-F4M9F9
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.37
Summary: The Investigator affirmed Tusla's decision to extend the period for consideration of the applicant's FOI request under section 14(1)(a) of the Act.
Date: 03-01-2023
Case Number: OIC-131796-B0T3S5
Public Body: Tusla
Section of the Act.: s.14
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of TCD to refuse access to any further relevant records and he directed it to consider the request afresh.
Date: 22-12-2022
Case Number: OIC-128031-C6K5P1
Public Body: Trinity College Dublin
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),