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
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council.
Date: 16-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-124364-G0L2J5
Public Body: Cork County Council
Section of the Act.: s.27
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 15-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-107797-K0V6M3
Public Body: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Council's decision. He annulled its decision to refuse access to relevant records in part on the basis of section 36(1)(c) and directed their release. He annulled its effective decision to refuse to release additional records identified during the review and remitted the matter to the Council for consideration afresh.
Date: 12-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-119786-S8G1X7
Public Body: Westmeath County Council
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 11-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-123863-Z5F8Y6
Public Body: Galway City Council
Section of the Act.: s.10
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLA's decision.
Date: 11-08-2022
Case Number: OIC-120744-H3P7V4
Public Body: Tusla
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7),