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Mr X and Defence Forces

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Defence Forces' decision. She found that section 15(1)(a) (reasonable searches) applies. She found that section 37(1) of the FOI Act (personal information) applied to the withheld records and parts of records and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.

Date

15th July 2022

Case Number

OIC-105005-C4Z6M2

Public Body

Defence Forces

Section of the Act

s.37,s.37(1),s.5

Mr L and Department of Defence

The Senior Investigator found that the Department had provided an adequate statement of reasons as to why the Minister had accepted the ODF's report and she affirmed its decision.

Date

14th July 2022

Case Number

OIC-117125-Z3L2N1

Public Body

Department of Defence

Section of the Act

s.10

Mr X and Quality and Qualifications Ireland

The Senior Investigator varied QQI's decision. She annulled its effective position that it had carried out reasonable searches for the requested records and/or that the records do not exist (section 15(1)(a)), and directed QQI to make a fresh decision on this matter. She found that section 37(1) (personal information) applied to a fully withheld record and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of its release.

Date

8th July 2022

Case Number

OIC-115450-C0R6P2

Public Body

Quality and Qualifications Ireland

Section of the Act

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

Ms X and South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Hospital's decision

Date

8th July 2022

Case Number

OIC-115760-H6N8H6

Public Body

South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital

Section of the Act

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

Mr Q and Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.

Date

6th July 2022

Case Number

OIC-116895-G2Y4S5

Public Body

Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

Section of the Act

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

Mr Y and Chief State Solicitor's Office

The Senior Investigator affirmed the CSSO's decision.

Date

5th July 2022

Case Number

OIC-123294-F0M6S7, OIC-123295-D6K7C2, OIC-123302-P6J9D4

Public Body

Chief State Solicitor's Office

Section of the Act

s.42,s.42(f)

Ms Z c/o X Solicitors and Health Service Executive

Date

5th July 2022

Case Number

OIC-117213-N5H3M8

Public Body

Section of the Act

Ms Z c/o X Solicitors and Health Service Executive

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.

Date

5th July 2022

Case Number

OIC-117213-N5H3M8

Public Body

Health Service Executive

Section of the Act

s.17,s.17(4),s.37,s.37(1)

Mr G and Probation Service

The Senior Investigator found that section 38 was not applied correctly in this case. He annulled the decision of the Department and directed it to consider the request afresh.

Date

5th July 2022

Case Number

OIC-119320-Z5K7F3

Public Body

Probation Service

Section of the Act

s.38

Ms K and Tusla

The Senior Investigator varied the decision of Tusla. While he affirmed Tusla's decision to refuse access to the majority of the remaining information in the records on the basis of section 37 of the Act, he directed the release of some of the redacted information on the ground that section 37(1) did not apply.

Date

29th June 2022

Case Number

OIC-119271-R4Y1M1

Public Body

Tusla

Section of the Act

s.37,s.37(1)