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Recent Decisions

Right to Know CLG and Fingal County Council The Senior Investigator varied the Councils decision. She affirmed its decision on certain information in some of the records under sections 30(1)(a) and 37(1) of the FOI Act. She annulled its decision on the remaining information in the records and directed its release. Read more

Mr E and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine The Senior Investigator annulled the Departments decision. He directed the release of the report. Read more

Ms X and Radio Teilifís Éireann The Senior Investigator varied the decision of RTÉ. While he found that it was justified in refusing access to two of three records it identified as coming within the scope of the applicants request, he found that it was not justified in refusing access to the third record and he directed its release to the applicant. Read more