Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Hospital. He directed the release of further parts of the records at issue that contained information relating to the applicant or to the applicant and her mother.
Date: 17-08-2017
Case Number: 170068
Public Body: Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital of Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Hospital to refuse access to the records under section 37(3) of the Act. She found that section 37(4) is engaged in relation to the offer of access to an appropriate professional if requested by the applicant.
Date: 15-08-2017
Case Number: 170213
Public Body: St. James's Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Hospital's effective refusal of the request on the basis that it had not made any proper decisions under the FOI Act. She remitted the request to the Hospital for fresh consideration.
Date: 14-08-2017
Case Number: 170167
Public Body: Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.13
Summary: The Commissioner annulled the Department?s decision and directed the release of the records to the applicant. He found that the Department had not justified its decision to refuse access to the records under sections 29, 30(1) or 36(1)(b) of the Act.
Date: 10-08-2017
Case Number: 170095
Public Body: Department of Education and Skills
Section of the Act.: s.31
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of AGS.
Date: 10-08-2017
Case Number: 170354
Public Body: An Garda Síochána
Section of the Act.: s.6, s.6(2)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 03-08-2017
Case Number: 170025
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
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. 170118 Mr X and Quality and Qualifications Ireland The Senior Investigator affirmed QQI's decision to refuse to release additional relevant records under section 15(1)(a) on the ground that no further records exist or can be found.
Date: 03-08-2017
Case Number: 170118
Public Body: Quality and Qualifications Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Commission's decision to refuse to confirm whether the requested records exist. She found that the records, if they existed in the context of the applicant's specific request, would constitute personal information within the meaning of the FOI Act and that the disclosure of the existence or non-existence of such records would also disclose personal information. She found the public interest in granting the request (and in turn confirming the existence or otherwise of relevant records) would not, on balance, outweigh the public interest in upholding the former T.D.'s right to privacy.
Date: 02-08-2017
Case Number: 170239
Public Body: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(6),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the HSE's decision. She found that its decision to refuse access to part of a record under section 31(1)(a) of the Act, on the basis of legal professional privilege was justified. She found that the HSE's decision to refuse access to the withheld information in the remaining records was justified under sections 37(1) and 37(7) of the FOI Act, since the withheld information is the personal information of other individuals and the public interest in granting the request did not outweigh the public interest in upholding the privacy rights of those individuals. In addition to affirming those parts of the decision, she annulled the decision to effectively refuse access to additional records which came to light in the course of the review and directed the HSE to undertake a fresh decision making process on those.
Date: 31-07-2017
Case Number: 170223
Public Body: HSE
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the University was justified in its decision to refuse access to the records. She affirmed the University's decision to refuse access to additional records under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act. She affirmed its decision to refuse access to one record under section 31(1)(a) of the Act on the basis of legal professional privilege. She affirmed the University's decision to refuse access to the remaining records, in full or in part, under section 37(1) of the FOI Act, since the withheld information contains the personal information of individuals other than the applicant.
Date: 31-07-2017
Case Number: 170224
Public Body: University of Limerick
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.37