Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision. She affirmed its decision to refuse certain records under section 30(1)(c) of the FOI Act. She annulled its decision to refuse the remaining records and directed their release.
Date: 09-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53288-G9L5D0 (190039)
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.30, s.30(1)(c), s.30(2),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision. She found that the Council was justified in its decision to refuse access to further records under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act, on the basis that they did not exist or cannot be found after reasonable searches. She found that the Council?s decision to refuse access to some withheld information under section 36(1)(b) was justified but directed the release of some parts of the record. She found that certain information in the record is exempt on the basis of section 37(1) of the FOI Act, since it is the personal information of individuals other than the applicant. She found that the public interest in granting the request did not outweigh the public interest in upholding the privacy rights of those individuals.
Date: 09-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53313-P5C0B0 (190085)
Public Body: Meath County Council
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.
Date: 09-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53429-J4H1Y0 (190178)
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of CETB. He directed it to undertake a fresh decision making process on the request.
Date: 09-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53441-Y1H6F4 (190192)
Public Body: Cork Education and Training Board
Section of the Act.: s.27
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the HSA. He found that it was not justified in refusing access to the three records at issue apart from details of the names, contact details and occupations of third parties within the records that he found to be exempt from release under section 37(1)
Date: 08-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53239-D4Z0H4 (180418)
Public Body: Health and Safety Authority (the HSA)
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1), s.35
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's refusal of further records or parts of records under section 15(1)(a) (reasonable searches carried out and records do not exist) and section 15(1)(i) (records already released) of the FOI Act
Date: 08-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53433-K9J9G6 (PREVIOUSLY 190182)
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.15(1)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that Revenue was not justified in its decision to extend the period for consideration of the applicant's FOI request
Date: 02-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53372-P2R2R8 (190116)
Public Body: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Section of the Act.: s.14
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the SEC.
Date: 02-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53504-B7J5D
Public Body: State Examinations Commission
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the section 38 requirements were not applied correctly in this case and annulled the decision of the HSE.
Date: 01-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-54364-Y8M2Y7
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.38
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the IPS. He found that it was justified, under section 32(1)(b), in refusing access to the identities of IPS and AGS staff members contained in the relevant record. He found that it was not justified in refusing access to the remaining information withheld from the record under section 35(1)(a) but that a small amount of the information was exempt under section 37(1).
Date: 01-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53243-G5W8T5 (180456)
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(b), s.35, s.35(1), s.35(2), s.37, s.37(1),