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 NAS. He found that the NAS was justified in withholding, under section 37(1) of the Act, certain third party personal information from the record, but that it was not justified in refusing access to a redacted version of the record in the format sought, namely a copy of the audio recording. He directed the NAS to provide the applicant with a redacted version of the audio recording.
Date: 23-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-113205-F0P2Y2
Public Body: National Ambulance Service
Section of the Act.: s.17, s.17(1), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Council's initial decision on certain of the issues the subject of the applicant's internal review application. She directed the Council to make a fresh decision on those particular issues in accordance with the provisions of the FOI Act.
Date: 22-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-124697-Y4M3S5
Public Body: Galway City Council
Section of the Act.: s.22, s.22(2)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator Affirmed the HSE's decision.
Date: 22-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-121124-J4Z7Z2
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. He found that only a small amount of the information at issue was exempt from release under section 36(1)(b) and he directed the release of the remainder of the information.
Date: 22-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-115746-L4L2V5
Public Body: Department of Defence
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.33, s.33(1), s.36, s.36(1), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 22-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-124179-R7K4X0
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLA's decision. She found that some of the records were exempt under section 31(1)(b) (contempt of court). She found that the remainder were exempt under section 37(1) (personal information) and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release. She also found that no access to further details arose further to consideration of the Regulations made under section 37(8) of the FOI Act (records of minors/deceased persons).
Date: 19-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-119449-M6J4N4
Public Body: TUSLA
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8),
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