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The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.
5th March 2020
OIC-58600-R5Z0M6
s.37,s.37(1),s.37(8)
The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Council. He found that a number of the records were not exempt under section 29, and he directed their release, subject to the redaction of a small amount of personal information.
OIC-53491-G5H1M6
Medical Council
s.29
The Senior Investigator annulled the TU Dublins decision on the ground that it had had taken an unduly narrow interpretation of the request. He directed TU Dublin to conduct a fresh decision-making process on the request.
3rd March 2020
OIC-53503-L7H4R2
Technological University Dublin
s.15,s.15(1)(a)
The Senior Investigator affirmed the Departments decision.
28th February 2020
OIC-60822-P7F9N3
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
s.37,s.37(1),s.37(2),s.37(5)
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of NMBI to refuse access to the record sought under section 37 of the FOI Act.
27th February 2020
OIC-59016-L8Z9Q3
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
s.37,s.37(1)
The Senior Investigator affirmed the Departments decision. She found that section 37(1) applied to the report on the basis that it contains personal information of identifiable individuals. She also found that the public interest in protecting privacy rights outweighed the public interest in granting the request in full.
OIC-57190-Y5Y8N2
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The Senior Investigator affirmed the Departments decision. She found that the report contained personal information about identifiable individuals and was exempt under section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She found that the public interest in upholding the right to privacy outweighed the public interest in granting the request.
OIC-59426-Q8D7T8
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
26th February 2020
OIC-53318-Z7T4L9
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision. She found that the applicant was not entitled to access withheld information in the records under section 37(1) of the Act. She found that the public interest in granting the request does not outweigh the public interest in upholding the right to privacy of the various third parties.
25th February 2020
OIC-56477-H9Q1R9
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision. She found that the applicant was not entitled to access the records under section 37 of the FOI Act. She found that the public interest in granting the request does not outweigh the public interest in upholding the right to privacy of third parties.
OIC-56128-R6C4P3
Health Service Executive