Decisions of the Information Commissioner

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Institute.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department?s decision to grant access to the report.

The Senior Investigator varied the Department?s decision. She upheld parts of its decision and found that some records and parts of records were exempt under section 32(1)(a)(i). She found that the remainder of the records did not meet the terms of the section 32 exemption and directed their release.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department?s decision under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act

The Senior Investigator varied the Department?s decision. She found that it was justified in refusing access to further records under section 15(1)(a) (records do not exist or cannot be found). She annulled its decision under section 29 (deliberative process) and directed the release of the records.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Hospital?s decision. She found that the applicant was not entitled to access the records under the exceptions to section 37(1) of the Act. She also found that the applicant was not entitled to access the records under the Regulations made under section 37(8) of the FOI Act having concluded that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest, including that in the confidentiality of personal information, would on balance be better served by refusing the request.

The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLA?s decision on the request. She found that section 37(1) applies to the withheld records and parts of records, which include personal information relating to individuals other than the applicant. She found that the public interest in upholding the right to privacy outweighed the public interest in granting the request.

The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. He found that it was not justified in refusing access to the records sought apart from a small amount of third party personal information in some of the records, to which he found section 37(1) to apply.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision to part grant access to the record at issue.