Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision and found that section 33(3)(c)(i) of the FOI Act (confidential information relating to international relations of the State) applies.
Date: 19-12-2022
Case Number: OIC-124211-Z3B0S3
Public Body: Department of Finance
Section of the Act.: s.33, s.33(3)(c)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE. He found that it was not required to create a record pursuant to section 17(4) of the Act in order to provide the information sought and that it was therefore justified in refusing the request under section 15(1)(a) on the ground that the records sought do not exist.
Date: 19-12-2022
Case Number: OIC-127853-J8T0C3, OIC-127844-H4G6Q5
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.17, s.17(4),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the MMUH's decision and directed it to conduct a fresh decision making process on the request.
Date: 19-12-2022
Case Number: OIC-109021-V8C3T1
Public Body: Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces.
Date: 16-12-2022
Case Number: OIC-127327-S8Q1D6
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator varied the HSE's decision. She affirmed its effective decision to refuse, under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act, the request for records relating to specific communications other than those already released. She annulled its decision to refuse, under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act, the request for records relating to the outsourcing of occupational health services in named areas. She directed it to carry out searches and a fresh decision-making process in respect of this aspect of the request.
Date: 16-12-2022
Case Number: OIC-127468-K3D7C2
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed Tusla's decision.
Date: 14-12-2022
Case Number: OIC-115050-M9Q6R0
Public Body: Tusla
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the Department's decision.
Date: 13-12-2022
Case Number: OIC-127536-D4Q4T4
Public Body: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Section of the Act.: s.14
Summary: The Investigator varied the decision of the Defence Forces
Date: 13-12-2022
Case Number: OIC-122814-W7P5P8
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.33, s.33(1), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of the Hospital to refuse the applicant's request.
Date: 13-12-2022
Case Number: OIC-128177-Q7W3B4
Public Body: Beaumont Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Commission to refuse access, under sections 37(1) and 41(1)(a) of the Act, to the information at issue.
Date: 08-12-2022
Case Number: OIC-120760-G7Y2G2
Public Body: Standards in Public Office Commission
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.41, s.41(1),