Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision. She found that section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act applies to the applicant's request insofar as it relates to additional records. She found that section 37(1) and section 37(7) of the FOI Act apply to the records to which access was refused in full or in part by the HSE, as release of these records would involve the disclosure of personal information of individuals other than the applicant, and the public interest that the request should be granted does not outweigh the public interest that the right of privacy of those individuals should be upheld.
Date: 13-03-2017
Case Number: 160349
Public Body: HSE
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's refusal of the withheld information, on the basis that it comprised personal information about individuals other than the applicant, and/or the joint personal information of the applicant and other individuals, and was exempt under sections 37(1) and/or 37(7) of the FOI Act. She found that the public interest in granting the applicant's request for the information concerned did not outweigh the public interest that the right to privacy of the individuals to whom the information relates should be upheld.
Date: 10-03-2017
Case Number: 160545
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the PRA
Date: 09-03-2017
Case Number: 170021
Public Body: Property Registration Authority
Section of the Act.: s.41, s.41(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Hospital. She found that it was not justified in refusing the applicant's request on the basis of section 15(1)(g) of the Act. She also found that there was no obligation to provide a statement of reasons under section 10 of the Act. Finally, she directed the Hospital to reconsider the applicant's request for access to records and to make a new decision on this part of his request.
Date: 08-03-2017
Case Number: 160450
Public Body: St James's Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g), s.32, s.32(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Hospital
Date: 07-03-2017
Case Number: 160417
Public Body: St James's Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Hospital's decision. She found that it was not justified in refusing the applicant's request under section 15(1)(g) of the Act. However, she also found that the Hospital had provided an adequate statement of reasons to the applicant, so that there was no requirement to direct it to take any further actions in this case
Date: 07-03-2017
Case Number: 160451
Public Body: St James's Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g), s.10
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Council was not justified in refusing the applicant's request under section 15(1)(g). He annulled the Council's decision and directed that it undertake a fresh decision-making process on the applicant's request.
Date: 06-03-2017
Case Number: 160530
Public Body: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the HSE's decision. She affirmed the refusal of access to certain information under section 37 of the FOI Act on the basis that the records contained personal information of individuals other than the applicant. She annulled the other parts of the decision and directed the release of the remaining information.
Date: 06-03-2017
Case Number: 160327
Public Body: The HSE
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.35, s.35(1), s.35(2), s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the section 38 requirements were not applied correctly in this case and annulled the decision of EirGrid. He directed it to conduct a new decision making process in compliance with the FOI Act.
Date: 03-03-2017
Case Number: 170087
Public Body: EirGrid
Section of the Act.: s.38
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed Revenue?s decision. She found that section 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act applies to the records refused in full or in part by Revenue, as release of these records would disclose legally privileged information.
Date: 03-03-2017
Case Number: 160309
Public Body: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Section of the Act.: s.31