Summary: The Senior Investigator Stephen Rafferty affirmed the decision of RTÉ on the ground that the disclosure of the information at issue would involve the disclosure of personal information of identifiable individuals.
Date: 17-12-2015
Case Number: 150034
Public Body: RTÉ
Section of the Act.: s.28
Summary: The Commissioner varied the decision of the Department. He directed release of the draft licence in full and the final licence with minor redactions. He further directed the release of the redacted RFA response with minor redactions and the release of certain parts of the full RFA response
Date: 16-12-2015
Case Number: 150082
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.36
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the HSE was not justified in its decision to refuse the request under section 15(1)(a) of the Act. He annulled the decision of the HSE and directed it to undertake a fresh decision making process on the request.
Date: 16-12-2015
Case Number: 150259
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of IW. She affirmed the decision to refuse access to record 11 (page 5). She annulled the decision to refuse access to the remaining withheld parts of records and directed their release.
Date: 15-12-2015
Case Number: 150057
Public Body: Irish Water
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of Irish Water and found that the applicant was not entitled to the statement of reasons sought
Date: 15-12-2015
Case Number: 150133
Public Body: Irish Water
Section of the Act.: s.21,
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department
Date: 11-12-2015
Case Number: 150282
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator found some parts of the records to be exempt under sections 22(1)(a), 27(1)(b) and 28(1) of the FOI Act but directed the release, in the public interest, of some of the material she had found to be exempt under sections 27 and 28. She found the Council had not justified its refusal of access to the remainder of the withheld records under sections 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28 and 31; she annulled those parts of the decision and directed the release of the details concerned
Date: 10-12-2015
Case Number: 140181
Public Body: Cork City Council
Section of the Act.: s.21, s.22, s.23, s.26, s.27, s.28, s.31
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Hospital and found that the Hospital was justified in its refusal of certain records under sections 30(1)(c), 31(1)(a), 36(1)(c) and 37. She affirmed the Hospital's decision in relation to those records. She found that no exemption applied to other records identified as withheld. She annulled the Hospital's decision in relation to these records and directed their release.
Date: 10-12-2015
Case Number: 150120
Public Body: A hospital
Section of the Act.: s.31,
Summary: The Senior Investigator upheld TUSLA'S decision. She found sections 37(1) and 37(7) of the FOI Act to apply in that the records contained either the personal information of third parties including the applicant's nephews, or the joint personal information of the applicant and such third parties. She found that two records were also exempt under section 31(1)(b). While she found that TUSLA had not justified its effective refusal of access to certain records that it had not located and considered, those records were exempt under section 37(7) having regard to their nature. She found that the public interest that the rights of privacy of the individuals to whom the information relates should be upheld outweighs the public interest that the request be granted
Date: 10-12-2015
Case Number: 150204
Public Body: TUSLA Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Hospital. He found that the Hospital was not required, under the provisions of section 10 of the FOI Act, to provide a statement of reasons for certain matters relating to the care and treatment of the applicant's daughter.
Date: 10-12-2015
Case Number: 150271
Public Body: St Vincent's University Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.10