Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Department and directed the release of the records.
Date: 30-06-2025
Case Number: OIC-150871-V9Y7D5
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure, NDP, Delivery and Reform
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1)(a), s.30, s.30(1), s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the IPS’s decision.
Date: 30-06-2025
Case Number: OIC-151285-L2S2Q7
Public Body: The Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator varied the IPS’s decision. She annulled the IPS’s decision on one part of the request, and also directed the IPS to take certain specific search steps. She directed the IPS to make a decision on these matters in accordance with the provisions of the FOI Act. She affirmed the IPS’s reliance on section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act (reasonable searches) and section 15(1)(i) (records already released) in relation to the remainder of the request.
Date: 27-06-2025
Case Number: OIC-149192-T4Y5J4
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.15(1)(i),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department’s decision.
Date: 27-06-2025
Case Number: OIC-152278-W3T7G5
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed Revenue’s decision.
Date: 26-06-2025
Case Number: OIC-157297-N8F7X7
Public Body: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 26-06-2025
Case Number: OIC-151905-G0R7B6
Public Body: The Department of Justice
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council’s decision.
Date: 26-06-2025
Case Number: OIC-158029-H3Z7J4
Public Body: Limerick City and County Council
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department’s decision. He found that it was justified, under section 28, in refusing to release certain records falling within parts 1, 4, 6 and 7 of the request apart from specified factual information relating to decisions of the Government that have been published to the general public. He also found that it was justified, under section 36(1)(b) in refusing a small amount of specified information contained in the record falling within part 5 of the request. However, he found that it had not justified its refusal of any of the other records and directed their release.
Date: 25-06-2025
Case Number: OIC-150173-Q4Q5S2
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.28, s.30, s.36
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of AGS.
Date: 25-06-2025
Case Number: OIC-159163-Z3S7L8
Public Body: An Garda Síochána
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Investigator varied the Department’s decision. She found that it was justified in refusing access to certain information on the basis of sections 32(1)(b) and 37(1). She found that it was not justified in refusing access to the remaining withheld information on the basis of section 37(1), with the exception of information which the applicant agreed to remove from the scope of the review. She directed the release of certain information from records 1 and 6 subject to the redaction of out-of-scope information
Date: 24-06-2025
Case Number: OIC-152394-B3H4L9
Public Body: Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1),