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 varied the decision of the Council. He found that it had not justified its decision to refuse to release certain pricing/invoicing information under section 36(1)(b) of the FOI Act. He found however that the name of one of the contractors involved was exempt under section 32(1)(b). He directed the release of the records at issue, apart from that name.
Date: 26-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-115565-H2B4G6
Public Body: Cork City Council
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(b), s.36, s.36(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision. He found that it was justified in refusing access, under section 37(1) of the Act, to the vast majority of the information redacted from the records at issue, apart from certain information in one record.
Date: 26-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-124093-R5G3X5
Public Body: Department of Health
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of UCD to refuse the request under section 35(1)(b) of the Act.
Date: 26-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-117936-T8B8K9
Public Body: University College Dublin
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.35(1)(b), s.35(2), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 22-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-124080-Q4N4T7
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the section 38 requirements were not applied correctly in this case and annulled the decision of Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Date: 21-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-127976-G4S9D3
Public Body: Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.38, s.38(2), s.38(5),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the section 38 requirements were not applied correctly in this case and annulled the decision of Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Date: 21-09-2022
Case Number: OIC-127980-H8V1Z1
Public Body: Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.38, s.38(5),
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),