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 Council's decision.
Date: 21-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-104221-X1S6G3
Public Body: Medical Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the HSE's decision on the ground that it had not taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the whereabouts of relevant records.
Date: 21-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-106320-W7W6F5
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of GRI. While he found that it was justified in redacting, under section 37(1) of the Act, the majority of the information at issue, he directed the release of a small amount of information on the ground that section 37(1) did not apply.
Date: 20-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-108629-X1K9Y7
Public Body: Greyhound Racing Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.
Date: 20-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-108955-Z6Z7G2
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Hospital.
Date: 20-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-110024-F1F5W8
Public Body: St. James's Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 17-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-109979-G0X1D4
Public Body: Department of Transport
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision under sections 33(2)(b)(ii) and 33(3)(c)(ii) of the FOI Act.
Date: 16-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-101809-F0X2S7
Public Body: Department of Foreign Affairs
Section of the Act.: s.33
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Defence Forces. He directed release of some records and some redacted information withheld under sections 30(1)(b), 31(1)(a) and 37. He affirmed its decision to withhold one record under section 31(1)(a) and some information under section 37.
Date: 16-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-105648-T7K0F1
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(b), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision to refuse access, under section 15(1)(a), to further records relating to the applicant other than those already released. He varied the decision of the HSE to redact certain information from a number of pages and directed the release of the majority of the redacted information.
Date: 16-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-97608-C3Q2T4, OIC-97817-N1V0F3
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Council's decision. She affirmed its decision on the majority of the records under sections 31(1)(a), 35(1)(a) and 36(1)(b). She annulled its decision on the remaining information and directed its release. She directed the Council to complete its searches for a certain record and if it found a relevant record, to make a decision on it in accordance with the provisions of the FOI Act.
Date: 15-09-2021
Case Number: OIC-104247-M8V7C5
Public Body: Dublin City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.31, s.31(1)(a),