Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision of the Department to refuse access to the records at issue under sections 29(1) and 37(1) of the FOI Act.
Date: 18-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-53314-F9G9L8 (190086)
Public Body: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.11, s.11(1), s.29, s.29(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision. She found that the Department was justified in refusing to grant access to the record under section 30(1)(a) of the Act on the basis that release of the record could reasonably be expected to prejudice the effectiveness of tests carried out by the Department and the public interest would not, on balance, be better served by the granting of the request.
Date: 18-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-58746-X6Q2W1
Public Body: Department of Education and Skills
Section of the Act.: s.17, s.17(2), s.30, s.30(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces. He found that the applicant had not shown, on the balance of probabilities, that the information at issue was incomplete, incorrect, or misleading.
Date: 18-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-61125-M1K4R4
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.9
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council
Date: 18-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-67088-D5W9N3
Public Body: Louth County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(d),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Council and directed release of the report, subject to the redaction of third party information that falls outside the scope of this review.
Date: 18-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-67913-Y8G2C6
Public Body: Waterford City and County Council
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(a)(x),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of GSOC to refuse the applicant's request under section 15(1)(a) on the ground that no further records containing the information sought exist.
Date: 17-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-57689-H1R6W3
Public Body: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 17-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-61515-G8N6B5
Public Body: Cork County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision and found that the withheld parts of the records were exempt under section 37 of the FOI Act.
Date: 12-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-67229-K8V2D2
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision, under sections 36(1)(b) and 36(1)(c) of the FOI Act
Date: 11-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-57326-G9L1Y0
Public Body: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the IPS's decision. She found that records containing the withheld information are not held and do not exist (section 15(1)(a)) and that the FOI Act does not oblige the IPS to create them. She also found that parts of records disclosing the identities of IPS staff attending sentence management meetings were exempt under section 32(1)(b) of the FOI Act (endanger life or safety of any person).
Date: 11-06-2020
Case Number: OIC-61128-H8P7L0
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.32, s.32(1)(b),