Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled DCU's decision and directed it to consider the applicant?s request afresh.
Date: 29-01-2020
Case Number: OIC-57804-L4W5P8
Public Body: Dublin City University
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Agency's decision. She upheld the Agency?s refusal of access to withheld information in records under section 37 of the FOI Act. She found that the public interest in granting the request does not outweigh the public interest in upholding the right to privacy of third parties. She found that one record did not qualify for the exemption under section 31(1)(a); she annulled that part of the decision and directed release of the record.
Date: 28-01-2020
Case Number: OIC-56254-W5B5M3
Public Body: TUSLA - Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of TUSLA. While he found that TUSLA was justified in refusing access to the vast majority of the information at issue under section 37 of the FOI Act, he directed the release of 3 further pages subject to certain redactions.
Date: 27-01-2020
Case Number: OIC-55603-T9N0P1
Public Body: Ms X and TUSLA: Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the IDA was not justified in its decision to extend the period for consideration of the applicant's FOI request under section 14 of the FOI Act.
Date: 27-01-2020
Case Number: OIC-58374-Z0N2X8
Public Body: Investment and Development Agency
Section of the Act.: s.14
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the decision of the Department. He found that the Department holds the records in question for the purposes of the FOI Act. He remitted the request to the Department to be processed afresh.
Date: 24-01-2020
Case Number: OIC-53487-S3Q7X3
Public Body: Department of the Taoiseach
Section of the Act.: s.11, s.11(1), s.2
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the NTMA's decision.
Date: 24-01-2020
Case Number: OIC-58612-G9F7Z0
Public Body: National Treasury Management Agency
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of KWETB. He found that KWETB was justified in refusing access to certain records under sections 15(1)(a) and 37(1) apart from a small amount of information that was redacted from one record.
Date: 20-01-2020
Case Number: OIC-56818-T2L7X9
Public Body: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Council and directed it to engage with the applicant and to offer assistance to help him submit a fresh request that is in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
Date: 20-01-2020
Case Number: OIC-58192-X7S5G4
Public Body: Cork City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision. He found that the Council was not justified in refusing access to the records at issue under sections 30(1)(b), 31(1)(a) or 32(1)(a)(iv) and he directed their release.
Date: 17-01-2020
Case Number: OIC-55759-J3Q1H6
Public Body: Limerick City and County Council
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(b), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.32,
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to refuse access to the records sought under sections 15(1)(a) and 32(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
Date: 17-01-2020
Case Number: OIC-56019-M1S7V1
Public Body: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.32, s.32(1)(a)(i),