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The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department?s decision. She found that the Department was justified in refusing to grant access to the record under section 30(1)(a) of the Act on the basis that release of the record could reasonably be expected to prejudice the effectiveness of tests carried out by the Department and the public interest would not, on balance, be better served by the granting of the request.
18th June 2020
OIC-58746-X6Q2W1
Department of Education and Skills
s.17,s.17(2),s.30,s.30(1)(a)
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces. He found that the applicant had not shown, on the balance of probabilities, that the information at issue was incomplete, incorrect, or misleading.
OIC-61125-M1K4R4
Defence Forces
s.9
The Senior Investigator affirmed the Departments decision. She found that the Department was justified in refusing to grant access to the record under section 30(1)(a) of the Act on the basis that release of the record could reasonably be expected to prejudice the effectiveness of tests carried out by the Department and the public interest would not, on balance, be better served by the granting of the request.
The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision and found that the withheld parts of the records were exempt under section 37 of the FOI Act.
OIC-67229-K8V2D2
Health Service Executive
s.37,s.37(1)
The Commissioner affirmed the decision of the Department to refuse access to the records at issue under sections 29(1) and 37(1) of the FOI Act
OIC-53314-F9G9L8 (190086)
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
s.11,s.11(1),s.29,s.29(1)
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council
OIC-67088-D5W9N3
Louth County Council
s.15,s.15(1)(d)
The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Council and directed release of the report, subject to the redaction of third party information that falls outside the scope of this review
OIC-67913-Y8G2C6
Waterford City and County Council
s.32,s.32(1)(a)(x)
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of GSOC to refuse the applicant?s request under section 15(1)(a) on the ground that no further records containing the information sought exist.
17th June 2020
OIC-57689-H1R6W3
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
s.15,s.15(1)(a)
The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of GSOC to refuse the applicants request under section 15(1)(a) on the ground that no further records containing the information sought exist
The Senior Investigator varied the HSE's decision. She annulled the HSE?s decision to refuse access to a small amount of withheld information in the records and directed its release to the applicant. She found that it was justified in refusing to grant access to other withheld information under section 37(1) and 37(3) of the FOI Act. She found that the public interest in granting the request did not outweigh the public interest in protecting the privacy of other individuals. She found that section 37(4) is engaged in relation to the offer of access to an appropriate health professional.
11th June 2020
OIC-67920-W2J9Z0
s.37,s.37(1),s.37(3)