Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the IPS to refuse the request under section 15(1)(h) of the FOI Act.
Date: 29-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-141606-R0H1B7
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(h),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 29-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-141895-H4H7Z0
Public Body: Carlow County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 29-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-145486-X1G6W9
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.10
Summary: The Investigator varied the Department's decision.
Date: 26-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-139939-L9Z8B8
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.30(1)(b), s.35, s.35(1), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator varied the decision of the Defence Forces
Date: 26-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-142660-M6W5S7
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(a)(i), s.32(1)(a)(ii), s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the HPRA. He found that it was justified in refusing access to the majority of the withheld information on the basis of sections 36(1)(b) and 37(1) of the FOI Act. He found that it was not justified in refusing access to a limited amount of withheld information and he directed its release.
Date: 25-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-132892-R1F1S7, OIC-136425-V3W2D2
Public Body: Health Products Regulatory Authority
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of IPAT. He found that it was justified in refusing access to certain records on the basis of sections 31(1)(a) and 42(f) of the FOI Act. He found that it was not justified in refusing access to the remaining records under sections 29(1), 31(1)(a), 31(1)(b), 31(2)(b) or 42(f) and he directed their release, subject to the redaction of certain information and excluding records which the applicant agreed to exclude from the scope of the review.
Date: 23-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-137416-G7Z4M3
Public Body: The International Protection Appeals Tribunal
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.31, s.31(1), s.31(2), s.42, s.42(f),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department's decision to refuse to release the records under sections 32(1)(a)(i), 32(1)(a)(ii) and 37(1) of the FOI Act.
Date: 23-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-143426-Y9Z6B8
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(a)(i), s.32(1)(a)(ii), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. While he found that a spreadsheet attachment to the record at issue was exempt under section 36(1)(c), he found that a specific email forming part of the record was not exempt under sections 35(1)(a) or section 36(1)(c) and he directed its release.
Date: 22-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-139108-M1X1T1
Public Body: Department of Transport
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(c), s.38, s.38(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department's decision
Date: 19-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-140798-G8F2V1
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),