Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the HSE's decision. She found that the HSE was justified in refusing to grant access to certain records on the basis of section 31(1)(a). She also found that the HSE was justified in refusing access to other records on the basis of sections 30(1)(c), 36(1)(b) and 36(1)(c). She found that the public interest, on balance, did not favour their release. She found that the HSE had not justified the refusal of the remaining records in full or in part and directed their release.
Date: 06-06-2023
Case Number: OIC-112138-T6G7X5
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(c), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c),
Summary: The Investigator varied the Department's decision
Date: 14-06-2023
Case Number: OIC-132226-X2M6C7
Public Body: Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.30(1)(b), s.30(1)(c), s.30(2), s.36, s.36(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Commission's decision. While he found that it was justified in redacting, under section 31(1)(a) of the Act, certain information from one of the records, he found that it was not justified in redacting information from the second record and directed its release.
Date: 13-06-2023
Case Number: OIC-134194-B4G0G2
Public Body: Standards in Public Office Commission
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Hospital's decision
Date: 13-06-2023
Case Number: OIC-135391-V5V5R5
Public Body: Rotunda Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1), s.36, s.36(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Council's decision and directed the release of the records.
Date: 13-06-2023
Case Number: OIC-132514-T2N7X4
Public Body: Cork City Council
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(c), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.29
Summary: The Investigator varied the Department's decision. While she affirmed its decision in respect of eight of the nine actions in respect of which the applicant sought a statement of reasons, she annulled its decision in respect of the other action and directed the Department to process that part of the application afresh
Date: 13-06-2023
Case Number: OIC-132144-C0L6Q2
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.10
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of NUIM
Date: 13-06-2023
Case Number: OIC-134021-M3G2Z5
Public Body: National University of Ireland Maynooth
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1), s.36, s.36(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces.
Date: 12-06-2023
Case Number: OIC-136918-L2Q8Z8
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.10, s.10(7),
Summary: The Investigator varied the Council's decision. She affirmed its decision to refuse access to certain records on the basis of sections 15(1)(d) and 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act. She annulled its decision to refuse access to one record on the basis of sections 35(1)(a) and 42(m)(i) and directed its release, subject to the redaction of some third party personal information. She also annulled its decision to refuse access to additional records on the basis of section 15(1)(a) and directed it to make a new decision on the applicant's request.
Date: 09-06-2023
Case Number: OIC-135110-R4B1Q7, OIC-135115-W0S7L4
Public Body: Cork County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.15(1)(d), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1), s.42, s.42(m),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department's decision. She found that the records sought fall within the scope of section 42(j) of the FOI Act, such that the FOI Act does not apply to them.
Date: 08-06-2023
Case Number: OIC-136666-N6Y4L8
Public Body: Department of the Taoiseach
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(j),