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 decision of the Defence Forces.
Date: 04-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-114048-D5M8P9
Public Body: The Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.9
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision to refuse access to the records at issue under section 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
Date: 03-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-116480-K8X6R8
Public Body: Department of Health
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed UCC's decision. She found that the records attract legal professional privilege and are exempt under section 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
Date: 03-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-112609-F0R5Q5
Public Body: University College Cork
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision to grant access to the records concerned. She found that the Company had not demonstrated that the harms set out in sections 35 or 36 of the FOI Act applied to the majority of the records. She found that section 36(1)(b) applied to some information contained in one record and that the public interest, on balance, did not favour its release. She directed the release of the remaining information in the records to the original requester.
Date: 02-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-105883-L7D8Y9
Public Body: Department of Transport
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.35(2), s.36, s.36(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed UCC's decision.
Date: 01-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-111359-Q1W0P1
Public Body: University College Cork; s.15,s.15(1)(a))
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the IDA to refuse access to the information at issue under section 30(1)(b) of the FOI Act.
Date: 31-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-113998-L8R6W6
Public Body: IDA Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision. She found that section 15(1)(a) applied (reasonable searches/records do not exist). She found that section 37(1) (personal information) applied to details redacted from one record and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.
Date: 31-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-107608-M5G7B6
Public Body: Department of Education
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed TUH's decision.
Date: 25-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-116655-Y4T7W3
Public Body: Tallaght University Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council to refuse access to certain records under sections 15(1)(a), 31(1)(a), and 37(1) of the Act.
Date: 20-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-107529-B1Q9M8 & OIC-107530-T1R9F4
Public Body: Dublin City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1), s.31, s.31(1), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the HSE. He directed it to release details of the POs for the period in question that were processed electronically by three of the hospitals.
Date: 20-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-107082-C6V3T3
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c),