Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Council did not properly apply the requirements of section 38 in this case. She annulled the Council's decision and directed it to make a new decision on the request in accordance with the requirements of the FOI Act.
Date: 26-04-2019
Case Number: 190006
Public Body: Meath County Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.38
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision. She found that the record is exempt under section 37(1) (personal information) and that the public interest that the request be granted does not outweigh the public interest in upholding privacy rights.
Date: 26-04-2019
Case Number: 190015
Public Body: Meath County Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.38
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Board.
Date: 26-04-2019
Case Number: 190103
Public Body: An Bórd Pleanála
Section of the Act.: s.15
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of AGS.
Date: 26-04-2019
Case Number: 190147
Public Body: An Garda Síochána
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied TCD's decision. She found that TCD was justified in refusing access to certain information under section 32 of the FOI Act. She found that TCD was not justified in refusing access to the remaining information under any of the exemptions claimed and directed its release.
Date: 26-04-2019
Case Number: 180391
Public Body: Trinity College Dublin
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(a)(i), s.29, s.30, s.35
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed HRI's decision. She found that section 36(1)(c) (information affecting negotiations) applied to the record at issue and the public interest weighed against granting access to that record.
Date: 26-04-2019
Case Number: 180532
Public Body: Horse Racing Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.36
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department. He found it was justified in refusing access to the information sought under section 37(1) of the FOI Act.
Date: 26-04-2019
Case Number: 180542
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the HSE's decision. She found that it was justified in refusing access to the majority of the information under section 37 of the FOI Act, as it relates to the personal information of identifiable individuals and the public interest in granting the request does not outweigh the public interest in upholding the right to privacy. She found that it was not justified in refusing the remaining information and directed its release.
Date: 24-04-2019
Case Number: 180480
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.35, s.37
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision of the AG's Office.
Date: 17-04-2019
Case Number: 180029
Public Body: Office of the Attorney General
Section of the Act.: s.42
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. She found that it had not demonstrated how section 42(h) applied to the majority of the information in the records sought and she directed their release. She directed that such release be subject to the redaction of certain details, which she found to fall outside of FOI by reason of section 42(h) of the FOI Act. She also directed the Department to carry out a fresh decision making process on additional records identified during the review and falling within the scope of the request.
Date: 17-04-2019
Case Number: 180527
Public Body: Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(h),