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 Department's decision.
Date: 19-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-119386-P1D6V3
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision. He found that it was not justified in refusing access, under section 30(1)(a) of the Act, to the records sought and he directed their release, subject to the redaction of a small amount of information he found to be exempt under section 37(1).
Date: 17-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-122564-N5C0K7
Public Body: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Department's decision as he was not satisfied that the Department had taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the whereabouts of relevant records. He directed it to undertake a fresh decision making process on the request.
Date: 17-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-122368-Q1L3L8
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.11, s.11(9), s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE
Date: 16-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-121855-X7T2K2
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.17, s.17(1), s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council.
Date: 16-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-124364-G0L2J5
Public Body: Cork County Council
Section of the Act.: s.27
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 15-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-107797-K0V6M3
Public Body: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Council's decision. He annulled its decision to refuse access to relevant records in part on the basis of section 36(1)(c) and directed their release. He annulled its effective decision to refuse to release additional records identified during the review and remitted the matter to the Council for consideration afresh.
Date: 12-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-119786-S8G1X7
Public Body: Westmeath County Council
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 11-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-123863-Z5F8Y6
Public Body: Galway City Council
Section of the Act.: s.10
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLA's decision.
Date: 11-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-120744-H3P7V4
Public Body: Tusla
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision. She found that it was justified in refusing to release the records at issue on the basis of section 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
Date: 11-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-116942-F6R5W6
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.13, s.13(4), s.31, s.31(1),