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 annulled the Institute's decision. She found that it was not justified in refusing access to the information at issue under section 35(1)(a) of the FOI Act and she directed the release of this information to the applicant.
Date: 24-03-2022
Case Number: OIC-110146-L5P8C2
Public Body: Waterford Institute of Technology
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision. She annulled its effective position that it had taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the whereabouts of records covered by the request (section 15(1)(a)) and directed the Department to make a new decision on this matter in accordance with the provisions of the FOI Act. She affirmed its application of sections 15(1)(i) (records available to the applicant), 31(1)(a) (legal professional privilege) and 42(f) (Attorney General records) to some of the records. She found that section 37(1) (personal information) applied to the rest and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.
Date: 23-03-2022
Case Number: OIC-100805-Z6M3F8
Public Body: Department of Defence
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.15(1)(i), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1), s.37(6), s.42, s.42(f),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision. She found that section 37(1) of the FOI Act (personal information) applied to the records and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.
Date: 23-03-2022
Case Number: OIC-100775-Z7M7M6
Public Body: Department of Defence
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(6),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council to refuse the request. While he found that it was not justified in refusing access to the records under section 32(1)(a), he found them to be exempt from release under section 37(1).
Date: 22-03-2022
Case Number: OIC-105864-R3S0Q8
Public Body: Cork City Council
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the AGO.
Date: 22-03-2022
Case Number: OIC-117871-Y8R3Y9
Public Body: Office of the Attorney General
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(f),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the HSE and directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of the request as it had failed to properly comply with the provisions of section 37(4).
Date: 22-03-2022
Case Number: OIC-112327-G2Z0W5
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(4),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Medical Council's decision.
Date: 21-03-2022
Case Number: OIC-115932-B9F3K2
Public Body: Medical Council; s.15,s.15(1)(a)
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision.
Date: 21-03-2022
Case Number: OIC-115787-J4S9Q4
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the HSE's decision.
Date: 21-03-2022
Case Number: OIC-114058-P0V9C8
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(8),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 21-03-2022
Case Number: OIC-118228-K8L0D6
Public Body: Department of Health
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(d),