Decisions of the Information Commissioner

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision. She found that section 37(1) of the FOI Act (personal information) applied to the records and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.

The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision. She annulled its effective position that it had taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the whereabouts of records covered by the request (section 15(1)(a)) and directed the Department to make a new decision on this matter in accordance with the provisions of the FOI Act. She affirmed its application of sections 15(1)(i) (records available to the applicant), 31(1)(a) (legal professional privilege) and 42(f) (Attorney General records) to some of the records. She found that section 37(1) (personal information) applied to the rest and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.

The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the HSE and directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of the request as it had failed to properly comply with the provisions of section 37(4).

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the AGO.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council to refuse the request. While he found that it was not justified in refusing access to the records under section 32(1)(a), he found them to be exempt from release under section 37(1).

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.

The Senior Investigator annulled the HSE's decision.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the Medical Council's decision.

The Senior Investigator affirmed the IDA's decision. She found that the details were exempt under section 36(1)(b) of the FOI Act (commercial sensitivity) and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.