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Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 27-09-2018
Case Number: 170552
Public Body: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Hospital's effective refusal of the request on the basis that it had not made any proper decision on it under the FOI Act. She remitted the request to the Hospital for fresh consideration.
Date: 27-09-2018
Case Number: 180274
Public Body: National Maternity Hospital, Holles St
Section of the Act.: s.13,
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department. He found that the records at issue were exempt from release under section 35(1)(b) of the FOI Act, as granting access would constitute a breach of an equitable duty of confidence owed by the Department to a named individual.
Date: 26-09-2018
Case Number: 180165
Public Body: Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of GNI. He found that no right of access exists to any such records created before the effective date applicable to GNI, i.e. 21 April 2008.
Date: 26-09-2018
Case Number: 180212
Public Body: Gas Networks Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.11
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces to refuse to amend the records at issue.
Date: 26-09-2018
Case Number: 180266
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.9
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSA's decision to refuse access to the record under section 30(1)(a) of the FOI Act (prejudice to procedures employed in the performance of investigative functions). She was also satisfied that the public interest weighed in favour of the refusal of the request.
Date: 25-09-2018
Case Number: 180158
Public Body: Health and Safety Authority
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Agency. She affirmed the Agency's decision to refuse access to records under section 31(1)(a) of the Act on the basis of legal professional privilege. She affirmed its decision to refuse access to information in other records under section 37(1) on the basis that they contain the personal information of individuals other than the applicant. She found that the public interest in granting the request did not outweigh the public interest in upholding the privacy rights of other individuals.
Date: 25-09-2018
Case Number: 180220
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 affirmed the Department's decision to refuse access to the record. She considered it to contain personal information about other identifiable individuals and joint personal information about the applicant and other identifiable individuals. She found the record to be exempt under section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She found that none of the exceptions to section 37(1) applied and that the public interest in granting access to the record does not outweigh the public interest in upholding the right to privacy of third parties.
Date: 24-09-2018
Case Number: 180149
Public Body: Department of Justice and Equality
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision. She affirmed its decision to refuse access to parts of one record under sections 31(1)(a) and 42(f) (legal professional privilege and records created by the Office of the Attorney General). She affirmed its decision to withhold parts of one record on the basis that the details were not covered by the request. She found that the Department had not justified its refusal of the rest of the records and directed it to grant access to them.
Date: 24-09-2018
Case Number: 180216
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(b), s.30(1)(c), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.42, s.42(f), s.18, s.29
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of TUSLA to refuse access to the records sought under section 37(1) of the FOI Act.
Date: 21-09-2018
Case Number: 180141
Public Body: The Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.: s.37