Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department to refuse to release the record at issue. He found that it was exempt under section 37(1) of the FOI Act.
Date: 11-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-113327-P4H6W8
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.35(4), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed DPER's decision to refuse access to the record at issue under section 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
Date: 10-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-114084-C4L7R6
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council.
Date: 08-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-112667-D7L3H3
Public Body: Carlow County Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(2)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of RTÉ.
Date: 08-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-116062-N5Q3P9
Public Body: RTÉ
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Council and directed it to carry out a fresh decision making process.
Date: 07-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-110728-G4B1W7
Public Body: Cork City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed RTÉ's decision.
Date: 07-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-115177-N5L1P3
Public Body: RTÉ
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces.
Date: 04-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-114048-D5M8P9
Public Body: The Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.9
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision to refuse access to the records at issue under section 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
Date: 03-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-116480-K8X6R8
Public Body: Department of Health
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed UCC's decision. She found that the records attract legal professional privilege and are exempt under section 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
Date: 03-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-112609-F0R5Q5
Public Body: University College Cork
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision to grant access to the records concerned. She found that the Company had not demonstrated that the harms set out in sections 35 or 36 of the FOI Act applied to the majority of the records. She found that section 36(1)(b) applied to some information contained in one record and that the public interest, on balance, did not favour its release. She directed the release of the remaining information in the records to the original requester.
Date: 02-02-2022
Case Number: OIC-105883-L7D8Y9
Public Body: Department of Transport
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.35(2), s.36, s.36(1)(b),