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 HSE's decision. She found that the withheld information was exempt under section 37(1) of the FOI Act and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of its release.
Date: 16-11-2021
Case Number: OIC-111140-Z8T8P9
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of DFA. She affirmed DFA's decision to refuse the release of some records under section 33(1)(d) of the FOI Act. She annulled its decision to refuse to grant access to some of the records on the basis of sections 29 and 33(3)(c)(ii) of the FOI Act. She directed the release of a number of the records sought in full or in part to the applicant.
Date: 16-11-2021
Case Number: OIC-94067-V3K5V9
Public Body: Department of Foreign Affairs
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1)(a), s.33, s.33(1)(d),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Board's decision. She found that most of the records are exempt under section 32(1)(a)(ix) (security of a building) and 36(1)(b) (commercial sensitivity) of the FOI Act and that, where relevant, the public interest did not weigh in favour of release. She found that two records are not exempt and directed the Board to grant access to them.
Date: 15-11-2021
Case Number: OIC-110470-S1F6M9
Public Body: Legal Aid Board
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.30, s.30(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision. She found that the records were exempt under section 33(1)(d) of the FOI Act (international relations of the State)
Date: 12-11-2021
Case Number: OIC-109885-T0S9P8
Public Body: Department of Foreign Affairs
Section of the Act.: s.33, s.33(1)(d),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Department was not entitled to refuse the entirety of the request under section 15(1)(f) in circumstances where it had decided to withhold some records, in whole or in part. He varied the decision and remitted the matter to the Department for consideration afresh.
Date: 11-11-2021
Case Number: OIC-112901-S7T6X1
Public Body: Department of Foreign Affairs
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(f),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 10-11-2021
Case Number: OIC-101140-H4W6B2
Public Body: Cork City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the SWAO's decision
Date: 10-11-2021
Case Number: OIC-102590-S8M6G3, OIC-103828-N3R3Z3, OIC-105880-V1Q5R1
Public Body: Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO)
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.15(1)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Hospital's refusal of the application for amendment
Date: 10-11-2021
Case Number: OIC-99182-L0J6Q8
Public Body: St. James's Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.9
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Department's decision on the ground that it had not taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the whereabouts of relevant records.
Date: 08-11-2021
Case Number: OIC-111164-H2Y4C6
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Defence Forces decision
Date: 03-11-2021
Case Number: OIC-101295-Y9R5Z9
Public Body: The Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.10