Decisions of the Information Commissioner

The Senior Investigator annulled the Council's decision. He annulled its decision to refuse access to relevant records in part on the basis of section 36(1)(c) and directed their release. He annulled its effective decision to refuse to release additional records identified during the review and remitted the matter to the Council for consideration afresh.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.

The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLA's decision.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision. She found that it was justified in refusing to release the records at issue on the basis of section 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the University's decision.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council to refuse the request under section 42(m) of the Act.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.

The Senior Investigator varied the decision of Fáilte Ireland. He found that it was not justified in refusing access to the majority of the records, insofar as they referred to the applicant. He found that it was justified in refusing access to one record, relating to its evaluation methodology and scoring, on the basis of section 30(1)(a).

The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Council. He affirmed its decision to refuse to release certain records under sections 31(1)(a), 36(1)(b) and 37(1). He annulled its decision on the remaining records and directed their release.

The Senior Investigator varied the HSE's decision. He affirmed its refusal to release the majority of the information at issue under section 37(1) of the FOI Act. He annulled its decision to refuse to release the names of two GPs and directed their release. He annulled its decision to refuse to release information relating to the applicant's deceased mother and remitted the matter to the HSE for consideration afresh in accordance with the Freedom of Information 2014 (Section 37(8)) Regulations 2016.