Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision. She found that section 15(1)(a) applied (reasonable searches/records do not exist). She found that section 37(1) (personal information) applied to details redacted from one record and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.
Date: 31-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-107608-M5G7B6
Public Body: Department of Education
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed TUH's decision.
Date: 25-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-116655-Y4T7W3
Public Body: Tallaght University Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council to refuse access to certain records under sections 15(1)(a), 31(1)(a), and 37(1) of the Act.
Date: 20-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-107529-B1Q9M8 & OIC-107530-T1R9F4
Public Body: Dublin City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1), s.31, s.31(1), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the HSE. He directed it to release details of the POs for the period in question that were processed electronically by three of the hospitals.
Date: 20-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-107082-C6V3T3
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Council's decision and he directed it to consider the request afresh.
Date: 17-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-111170-Q5M9V4
Public Body: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Departments decision.
Date: 13-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-112229-N3C1T1
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (the Department)
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the NAS, and remitted the matter back to the NAS for consideration afresh in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (Section 37(8)) Regulations 2016 and the accompanying guidance published by the Minister.
Date: 10-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-112634-V9W9C2
Public Body: National Ambulance Service (NAS)
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the IPS and directed it to release the information sought in accordance with section 17(4) of the Act.
Date: 06-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-111832-S8Y7C6
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1), s.17, s.17(4),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Department's decision and directed the release of the information at issue.
Date: 05-01-2022
Case Number: OIC-112359-F2B8T7
Public Body: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. He found that it was justified in refusing access to certain records, in whole or in part, under sections 15(1)(a), 37(1) and 42(j) of the Act. He annulled the decision of the Department to refuse access to one record under section 32(1)(a)(iv) and he directed the release of the record.
Date: 23-12-2021
Case Number: OIC-100661-B1S6C8
Public Body: Department of Justice
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.32, s.32(1)(a)(iv), s.37, s.37(1), s.42, s.42(j),