Decisions of the Information Commissioner

The Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision.

The Investigator affirmed TII's decision.

The Investigator annulled the decision of the Defence Forces.

The Investigator affirmed the decision of Tusla

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of AGS.

The Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the SFPA.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HPRA. He found that sections 35 and 36(1) did not apply to certain of the information at issue. He found that while sections 36(1)(b) and 36 (1)(c) applied to some of the information, the public interest would, on balance, be better served by granting access to that information.

The Investigator annulled the decision of the Council and directed it to consider the request afresh.

The Senior Investigator found that the Department was justified in refusing access to the record concerned in part, on the basis of section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She found that the public interest, on balance, did not favour its release. She also found that the Department was justified in refusing to release additional records on the basis that they did not exist or could not be located once all reasonable steps had been taken to ascertain their whereabouts under section 15(1)(a).