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You can search for decisions here. The FOI Act 2014 replaced the FOI Acts 1997 and 2003. The filters on the left allow you to find decisions based on whether they are pre 2014 or post 2014. Please note that the sections of the 2014 Act do not necessarily correspond to the sections of the old Acts.

Mr A and Tusla

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of Tusla.

Date

30th May 2022

Case Number

OIC-118383-G2R2L0

Public Body

Tusla

Section of the Act

s.37,s.37(1)

Mr X and Fingal County Council

The Senior Investigator annulled the Council's decision to grant access to the records and directed the Council to conduct a fresh decision making process on the FOI request in accordance with the provisions of the FOI Act

Date

30th May 2022

Case Number

OIC-111484-Q0B4D8

Public Body

Fingal County Council

Section of the Act

s.35,s.36,s.37

Mr Y and National Treatment Purchase Fund

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the NTPF

Date

26th May 2022

Case Number

OIC-119700-V8P6H2

Public Body

National Treatment Purchase Fund

Section of the Act

s.15,s.15(1)(a),s.37

Mr Y and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Senior Investigator annulled the Department's decision.

Date

26th May 2022

Case Number

OIC-121098-F6B8L1

Public Body

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Section of the Act

s.14,s.9

Ms X and Housing Agency

The Senior Investigator varied the Agency's decision. She annulled its effective refusal of the list of AHBs and directed the Agency to make a new decision on this part of the request. She found that section 36(1)(b) applies to the returns and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.

Date

25th May 2022

Case Number

OIC-102999-R1G9B2

Public Body

Housing Agency

Section of the Act

s.36,s.36(1)(b)

Mr Ken Foxe, Right to Know CLG and Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. He found that the records sought were not exempt from release apart from a small amount of information in a number of the records.

Date

25th May 2022

Case Number

OIC-92085-V5S2W7

Public Body

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Section of the Act

s.30,s.30(1)(c),s.35,s.35(1)(a),s.36,s.36(1)(b),s.36(1)(c),s.37,s.37(1),s.40,s.40(1)(d)

Mr X and Monaghan County Council

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council.

Date

23rd May 2022

Case Number

OIC-115243-C4R9S7

Public Body

Monaghan County Council

Section of the Act

s.15,s.15(1)(a)

Mr. Ken Foxe, Right to Know CLG and Transport Infrastructure Ireland

The Senior Investigator affirmed TII's decision to refuse to release the records at issue under section 36(1)(b) of the FOI Act.

Date

23rd May 2022

Case Number

OIC-117870-X3M3K3

Public Body

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Section of the Act

s.36,s.36(1)(b)

Mr Y and the Defence Forces

The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Defence Forces and remitted the matter back for consideration afresh.

Date

20th May 2022

Case Number

OIC-121212-S0V0J6

Public Body

The Defence Forces

Section of the Act

s.15,s.15(1)(a)

Ms Y and Tulsa

The Senior Investigator annulled Tusla's decision.

Date

19th May 2022

Case Number

OIC-117903-D5X5D7

Public Body

Tusla

Section of the Act

s.37,s.37(1),s.37(7),s.42,s.42(m)(i)

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