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The Senior Investigator annulled TCDs decision on the ground that it had failed to treat the application as an application for a statement of reasons under section 10. He directed TCD to carry out a fresh decision making process on the application in accordance with the provision of the FOI Act.
8th December 2020
OIC-99005-R7Q7F6
Trinity College Dublin
s.10
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.
OIC-99399-D1S3C8
Health Service Executive
s.9
The Snior Investigator annulled the Defence Forces decision and he directed it to conduct a fresh decision-making process on the request.
7th December 2020
OIC-98411-J8N9H0 OIC-98243-Q5J8Q3
Defence Forces
s.10,s.15,s.15(1)(a)
The Senior Investigator varied the Departments decision. Insofar as hard-copy records were concerned, she found that two records were not covered by the request. She found that records created by the Attorney General (AG) and/or the Attorney Generals Office (AGO) and/or the Chief State Solicitor and/or the Chief State Solicitors Office (CSSO) and records given to a Minister for Oireachtas proceedings were not subject to FOI further to the provisions of section 42(f) and 42(j). She found that sections 31(1)(a) (legal professional privilege) and 31(1)(c)(ii)(II) (consultations considered by a committee) applied to some records. She found that section 31(2)(b) (business of an inquiry) applied to certain records but not to a small number of records concerning the inquirys administration (section 31(3)). She found that section 37(1) (personal information) applied to certain records and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release. She found that sections 29(1) (deliberative process), 30(1)(a) (investigations by an FOI body) and 31(1)(c)(ii)(I) (opinions considered for proceedings in either House of the Oireachtas) did not apply. She directed the release of the remaining hard-copy records. She annulled the Departments effective decision to withhold certain electronic records covered by the request and its presumed general reliance on section 15(1)(a) (reasonable searches) in relation to both hard copy and electronic records. She directed the Department to make fresh decisions on these matters.
4th December 2020
OIC-60891-Q9V5V8
Department of Justice and Equality
s.29,s.29(1),s.30,s.30(1)(a),s.31,s.31(1)(a),s.31(1)(c)(ii)(I),s.31(1)(c)(ii)(II),s.31(2)(b),s.37,s.37(1),s.42,s.42(f),s.42(j)
The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLAs decision
OIC-94098-J7N5N1
TUSLA: Child and Family Agency
s.15,s.15(1)(a)
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council.
3rd December 2020
OIC-96408-F6X4C8
Cork County Council
s.15,s.15(1),s.15(1)(a)
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces that it is not required, by virtue of section 10(2)(a), to provide a more detailed statement of reasons as to why the applicant was unsuccessful in his application for recruitment to the Defence Forces.
OIC-95629-L4Z1J0
s.10,s.10(2)(a),s.33,s.33(3)(a)
The Senior Investigator annulled the Boards decision to refuse access to the records sought and directed their release in full.
OIC-57675-L5M1X8
An Bord Pleanála
s.29,s.29(1)(a),s.29(2)
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces.
2nd December 2020
OIC-98764-X1W6C5
The Senior Investigator annulled the Councils decision on the request and directed it to release the record.
1st December 2020
OIC-96184-L9S4H5
Kerry County Council
s.32,s.32(1)(a)(iv)