Decisions of the Information Commissioner

The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. He found that only a small amount of the information at issue was exempt from release under section 36(1)(b) and he directed the release of the remainder of the information.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.

The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLA's decision. She found that some of the records were exempt under section 31(1)(b) (contempt of court). She found that the remainder were exempt under section 37(1) (personal information) and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release. She also found that no access to further details arose further to consideration of the Regulations made under section 37(8) of the FOI Act (records of minors/deceased persons).

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.

The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision. He found that it was not justified in refusing access, under section 30(1)(a) of the Act, to the records sought and he directed their release, subject to the redaction of a small amount of information he found to be exempt under section 37(1).

The Senior Investigator annulled the Department's decision as he was not satisfied that the Department had taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the whereabouts of relevant records. He directed it to undertake a fresh decision making process on the request.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.

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.