Decisions of the Information Commissioner

The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. He directed the release of additional parts of two records.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Hospital's decision.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of KETB to refuse access, under section 37(1) of the Act, to the identities of the individuals who accessed the files.

The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Department to refuse access to certain records under sections 30 and 32. He directed the Department to consider afresh the applicant's request having regard to the provisions of section 37 of the Act.

The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Service. He found it was justified in refusing access to the vast majority of the information and records at issue under sections 31(1)(a) and 37(1). However, he found section 37(1) did not apply to a small amount of information in one of the records and he directed its release.

The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLA's decision.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the CCPC's decision to refuse to release the records at issue under section 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act.

The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Council. She affirmed its decision to refuse access to records relating to the personal information of third parties and/or joint personal information under section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She found that the public interest, on balance, did not favour their release. She also affirmed the Council's decision to refuse access to the majority of the records solely relating to the applicant's husband on the basis of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (Section 37(8)) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 218 of 2016). She found that the public interest did not warrant the release of the majority of these records to the applicant. She annulled the Council's decision to refuse access to a small number of records on the basis of sections 30, 32, 35 and 37, and directed their release.