Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department?s decision. She affirmed its decision to refuse access to the majority of the records, under sections 15(1)(d), 42(g) and 42(h) of the FOI Act. She annulled its decision to withhold the remaining records and directed their release.
Date: 31-10-2019
Case Number: OIC-53494-C8C0N3
Public Body: Department of the Taoiseach
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.42, s.42(g), s.42(h),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLA's decision on the basis that the refused parts of the records contain personal information about identifiable individuals and/or the joint personal information of the applicant and identifiable individuals and are exempt under section 37(1) of the FOI Act. In her consideration of the public interest at section 37(5) she found that the public interest in granting access to the record does not outweigh the public interest in upholding the right to privacy of the third parties
Date: 31-10-2019
Case Number: OIC-55208-D8L9C5
Public Body: TUSLA
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Council?s decision. She found that section 15(1)(a) applied on the basis that she was satisfied that the Council had located the only two agreements covered by the request. She affirmed the Council?s refusal of access to specific unit numbers under section 37(1) (personal information) and found that, on balance, the public interest in protecting the right of privacy of individuals outweighed the public interest in granting this part of the request. She found section 36(1)(b) and (c) to apply to some of the information for which those exemptions had been claimed but that the information covered by the exemption should be released in the public interest. She directed that the remaining parts of the withheld records be released.
Date: 31-10-2019
Case Number: OIC-55467-Q3F3F5
Public Body: Mayo County Council
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the ETB's decision and directed the release of the records.
Date: 30-10-2019
Case Number: OIC-53550-P8Y9G5 (190267)
Public Body: Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(b), s.30(2),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the ETB?s decision and directed the release of the records.
Date: 30-10-2019
Case Number: CASE NUMBER: OIC-53553-Z1V5D8 (190270)
Public Body: Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(b), s.30(2),
Summary: You can search for decisions here. The FOI Act 2014 replaced the FOI Acts 1997 and 2003. The filters on the left allow you to find decisions based on whether they are pre 2014 or post 2014. Please note that the sections of the 2014 Act do not necessarily correspond to the sections of the old Acts. 53554 Mr X and Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board The Senior Investigator annulled the ETB?s decision and directed the release of the records.
Date: 30-10-2019
Case Number: OIC-53554-T6J1X8 (190272)
Public Body: Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(b), s.30(2),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE?s decision. She found that section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act applies to the applicant?s request insofar as it relates to additional records. She found that the HSE was justified in refusing access to certain records under section 31(1)(a) of the Act as they would be exempt from production in a court on the basis of legal professional privilege.
Date: 25-10-2019
Case Number: OIC-53388-T8C3K5
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15,
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.
Date: 25-10-2019
Case Number: OIC-54617-J4J4R5
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of EirGrid to refuse access to relevant records under section 32(1)(c) of the FOI Act.
Date: 25-10-2019
Case Number: OIC-55325-H1J6D8
Public Body: EirGrid
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department?s decision to withhold the record on the basis that it contained commercially sensitive information about the member organisation and was exempt under section 36(1)(b) of the FOI Act. She found that on balance the public interest would not be better served by granting the request. She was also satisfied that parts of the record are exempt under section 37 of the FOI Act (personal information).
Date: 21-10-2019
Case Number: OIC-53481-W6M0K7 (190207)
Public Body: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(a)(iv), s.32(1)(b),