Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision, under sections 36(1)(b) and 36(1)(c) of the FOI Act
Date: 05-08-2021
Case Number: OIC-92627-Z2T5R2
Public Body: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. He found that some of the information at issue was not exempt under section 37(1) and directed its release.
Date: 04-08-2021
Case Number: OIC-106097-S2V5V8
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council.
Date: 04-08-2021
Case Number: OIC-109133-D1M2D5
Public Body: Cork County Council
Section of the Act.: s.27, s.27(1), s.27(6), s.27(7),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the HSE's decision on the ground that it had not conducted all reasonable searches in an effort to locate all relevant records. He directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of the applicant's request.
Date: 03-08-2021
Case Number: OIC-101895-X7C2H8
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of TII and directed the release of the records.
Date: 03-08-2021
Case Number: OIC-105904-Z6C6D0
Public Body: Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision. He found that it was justified in refusing access to the records sought under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act on the ground that they do not exist. He found that the Council was not required to go beyond the reasonable steps set out in section 17(4) of the FOI Act to fulfil the applicant's request.
Date: 03-08-2021
Case Number: OIC-107231-X8K6C5
Public Body: Dublin City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.17, s.17(4),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Department's decision and directed it to make a new decision on the request in accordance with the provisions of the FOI Act.
Date: 30-07-2021
Case Number: OIC-106747-P7T2H6
Public Body: Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision under sections 33(1)(d), 33(2)(b)(i) and 33(2)(b)(ii) of the FOI Act.
Date: 28-07-2021
Case Number: OIC-107241-P9X4Q2
Public Body: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Section of the Act.: s.33, s.33(1)(d), s.33(2)(b)(i), s.33(2)(b)(ii),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision. She found that section 37(1) of the FOI Act (personal information) applied to the withheld records and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.
Date: 28-07-2021
Case Number: OIC-107531-H4Y2L0
Public Body: A County Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Central Bank's refusal of the request on the basis that it is not an FOI body in relation to the requested records further to the provisions of Schedule 1, Part 1, paragraph (b)(i) of the FOI Act.
Date: 28-07-2021
Case Number: OIC-97025-R9N7N7
Public Body: Central Bank of Ireland
Section of the Act.: