Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Service's decision. She found that it was justified in refusing access to the records under section 31(1)(a) of the Act on the basis that the records concerned would be exempt from production in proceedings in a court on the ground of Legal Professional Privilege.
Date: 06-09-2017
Case Number: 170105
Public Body: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission
Section of the Act.: s.31
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department?s decision. She found that section 37(1) of the FOI Act applies as release of the report would involve the disclosure of third party personal information or joint personal information and the public interest that the request should be granted does not outweigh the public interest that the right of privacy of those third parties should be upheld.
Date: 06-09-2017
Case Number: 170150
Public Body: Department of Justice and Equality
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of AIT and directed that a fresh decision making process be undertaken.
Date: 06-09-2017
Case Number: 160483
Public Body: Athlone Institute of Technology
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g), s.15(1)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of AIT and directed that a fresh decision making process be undertaken.
Date: 06-09-2017
Case Number: 160484
Public Body: Athlone Institute of Technology
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g), s.15(1)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Body's refusal of the applicant's request, because she did not consider it to have justified its position that the request is frivolous or vexatious and one to which section 15(1)(g) applies. She remitted it to the Body for fresh consideration and the making of a new decision.
Date: 05-09-2017
Case Number: 170088
Public Body: The Body
Section of the Act.: s.15
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the IGB's decision on the basis that the IGB had not conducted all reasonable searches in an effort to identify relevant records. He directed the IGB to undertake a fresh decision-making process in respect of the applicant's request.
Date: 05-09-2017
Case Number: 170231, 170232
Public Body: Irish Greyhound Board
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of TUSLA. He directed the release of a record containing foster carer metrics for 2014.
Date: 01-09-2017
Case Number: 170121
Public Body: The Child and Family Agency (TUSLA)
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed Eirgrid's decision to grant access to the records.
Date: 31-08-2017
Case Number: 170178
Public Body: Eirgrid
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1)(b), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.38
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Body's refusal of the applicant's request on the basis that it is frivolous or vexatious and one to which section 15(1)(g) applies.
Date: 31-08-2017
Case Number: 160563
Public Body: The Body
Section of the Act.: s.15
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE and found that the information sought is exempt from release under section 37 of the FOI Act, having considered the provisions of section 37(8) and regulations made under that subsection.
Date: 30-08-2017
Case Number: 170176
Public Body: HSE West
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(8),