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The Senior Investigator annulled the Department's decision. She found that it was not justified in refusing access to the records at issue under sections 29, 30, 35 or 36 of the FOI Act and she directed the release of the records to the applicant.
8th April 2022
OIC-102338-Y8D7Q1
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
s.15,s.15(1)(a),s.15(1)(d),s.30,s.30(1)(b),s.30(1)(c),s.35,s.35(1)(a),s.36,s.36(1)(a),s.36(1)(b),s.36(1)(c)
The Investigator affirmed TCD's decision.
7th April 2022
OIC-117203-J4M0N5
Trinity College Dublin
s.15,s.15(1)(a)
The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
OIC-112466-X7R1D3
Mayo County Council
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the DPC.
5th April 2022
OIC-118029-N1X3P8
Data Protection Commission
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces.
4th April 2022
OIC-119543-T1S5R7
Defence Forces
s.10,s.15,s.15(1)(a)
The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
OIC-117316-X1R6G6
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
s.9
The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Council
1st April 2022
OIC-109746-R5F4M4
Cork County Council
The Senior Investigator varied TCD's decision. She found that TCD was justified in refusing access to certain records under section 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act on the basis of legal professional privilege. She found, however, that TCD was not justified in refusing access to the remaining records under sections 36(1)(b) or (c) of the FOI Act on the basis that they contain commercially sensitive information.
25th March 2022
OIC-104341-G0S9X9
s.31,s.31(1)(a),s.36,s.36(1)(b),s.36(1)(c)
The Senior Investigator annulled the Institute's decision. She found that it was not justified in refusing access to the information at issue under section 35(1)(a) of the FOI Act and she directed the release of this information to the applicant.
24th March 2022
OIC-110146-L5P8C2
Waterford Institute of Technology
s.35,s.35(1)(a)
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of TG4 to refuse the request, on the ground that the information sought is excluded from the scope of the Act, pursuant to SI 115/2000.
23rd March 2022
OIC-108526-D5M9F3
TG4 (Seirbhísí Theilifís Na Gaeilge Teoranta)