Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision. She found that section 15(1)(a) applied to some records on the basis that they do not exist or cannot be found after reasonable searches have been carried out. She found that section 37(1) applied to the rest of the records on the basis that they contain the personal information of individuals other than the applicant and/or personal information of third parties inextricably linked to information about the applicant's herd number. She found that the public interest in granting access to such records was outweighed by the public interest in upholding the right of privacy.
Date: 31-05-2019
Case Number: 190011
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the NTA's decision to grant the request. She found that the records were not exempt under section 36(1)(b) of the FOI Act and directed their release.
Date: 29-05-2019
Case Number: 190063
Public Body: The National Transport Authority
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the NAS. She refused access to the records on the basis of section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She found that to grant access to the records would involve the disclosure of personal information of individuals other than the applicant and that the public interest that the request should be granted does not outweigh the public interest that the right of privacy of those individuals should be upheld
Date: 29-05-2019
Case Number: 190143
Public Body: National Ambulance Service
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. She found that section 29(1)(a) applied to one record in full and another in part and that it would be contrary to the public interest to grant access to that information. She also found that section 32(1)(b) applied to parts of certain records and that the public interest did not favour the release of those records. She further found that sections 29(1)(a) and 32(1)(b) did not apply to certain parts of a record and directed the release of those parts.
Date: 29-05-2019
Case Number: 180447
Public Body: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1)(a), s.32, s.32(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Council?s decision and directed the release of the records to the applicant. She found that the Council was not justified in refusing access to the records under section 32 of the FOI Act.
Date: 28-05-2019
Case Number: 190069
Public Body: Kildare County Council
Section of the Act.: s.32
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision. She found that the record comes within section 42(e)(i) of the FOI Act, which provides that the Act does not apply to records relating to a Tribunal.
Date: 28-05-2019
Case Number: 190047
Public Body: Department of Justice and Equality
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(e)(i),
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. 190218 Ms P and the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) The Senior Investigator found that the section 38 requirements were not applied correctly in this case and annulled the decision of the Health Information and Quality Authority
Date: 24-05-2019
Case Number: 190218
Public Body: Health Information and Quality Authority
Section of the Act.: s.38
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision and found that it was justified in refusing access to the records under sections 42(k) and 15(1)(d) of the FOI Act.
Date: 22-05-2019
Case Number: 190083
Public Body: Department of the Taoiseach
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(d), s.42, s.42(k),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed TUSLA's decision under section 37(1) of the FOI Act.
Date: 22-05-2019
Case Number: 190114
Public Body: TUSLA: Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7), s.37(8),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE to refuse to release any additional records, either in whole or in part, under section 15(1)(a) on the ground that no further relevant records exist
Date: 22-05-2019
Case Number: 180470
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15,