Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Service.
Date: 18-06-2019
Case Number: 180297
Public Body: Houses of the Oireachtas Service
Section of the Act.: s.2, s.2(5), s.6
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Council?s decision in this case. While he found that it was justified in refusing access to further records under section 15(1)(a) and in refusing access to certain information contained in his housing records under section 37(1), he directed the release of a small amount of information held within the applicant?s Tenancy File.
Date: 17-06-2019
Case Number: 190044
Public Body: Louth County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's refusal to grant the request. She found that the records attract legal professional privilege and are exempt under section 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
Date: 17-06-2019
Case Number: 190093
Public Body: Department of Finance
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of TCD. He found that TCD had fulfilled the requirements of section 10 of the FOI Act in this case.
Date: 14-06-2019
Case Number: 190033
Public Body: Trinity College Dublin
Section of the Act.: s.10
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the HSE and directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process on the request.
Date: 14-06-2019
Case Number: 190235
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Department's decision in this case. He directed the release of the records subject to the redaction of a small amount of personal information from two of the records under section 37(1).
Date: 14-06-2019
Case Number: 180309
Public Body: Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(2), s.35, s.36
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied UCC's decision. She found that it was justified in refusing access to the majority of the records under sections 30 and 37 of the FOI Act. She found that it was not justified in refusing the request insofar as it relates to the remaining records and directed their release.
Date: 13-06-2019
Case Number: 190032
Public Body: University College Cork
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.30, s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department to refuse the request under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
Date: 13-06-2019
Case Number: 190084
Public Body: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Defence Forces had not justified its decision. She annulled the decision to refuse access to the record under section 36 and directed the Defence Forces to release the record.
Date: 12-06-2019
Case Number: 190066
Public Body: Defence Forces Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of TUSLA.
Date: 11-06-2019
Case Number: 190117
Public Body: TUSLA: Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.: s.37