Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision. She annulled its decision under section 29(1) and section 30(1)(a) and (c) and directed the release of certain records. In varying its decision under section 37(1), she affirmed the decision to refuse access to parts of certain records containing personal information and annulled it in relation to other parts.
Date: 23-12-2015
Case Number: 150148
Public Body: Department of Education and Skills
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE
Date: 23-12-2015
Case Number: 150020
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the NCSE's decision under section 29(1) and section 30(1)(a) and (c) and directed the release of the records subject only to the redaction of personal information of individuals.
Date: 23-12-2015
Case Number: 150225
Public Body: National Council for Special Education
Section of the Act.: s.29,
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Council's decision. He directed the release of the records sought, subject to the deletion of the contact details of the planning applicants.
Date: 22-12-2015
Case Number: 150094
Public Body: Cork County Council
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Council?s decision. She found that the Council had not justified its decision that records relevant to parts 1-4 are exempt under section 39(1)(a) of the Act and directed release of these records to the applicant. She also found that the Council's effective decision that it did not hold the records relevant to parts 5-9 of the request was not justified under section 15(1)(a) and/or 36(1)(b) and/or 39(1)(a) of the Act. She directed the Council to conduct a fresh decision making process on those parts of the request.
Date: 22-12-2015
Case Number: 150138
Public Body: Cork County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15,
Summary: The Commissioner affirmed the decision of the Service on the ground that, under section 42(l), the FOI Act does not apply to the records sought
Date: 22-12-2015
Case Number: 150073
Public Body: Houses of the Oireachtas Service
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of TUSLA to refuse access to the withheld records on the basis of section 28 and, in the case of records prepared for childcare proceedings in court, section 22(1)(b) of the FOI Act.
Date: 18-12-2015
Case Number: 150229
Public Body: The Child and Family Agency (TUSLA)
Section of the Act.: s.22, s.26, s.28
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Board. He found that the Board had fulfilled the requirements of section 18 of the FOI Act in this case
Date: 17-12-2015
Case Number: 150128
Public Body: An Bórd Pleanála
Section of the Act.: s.18
Summary: The Senior Investigator Stephen Rafferty affirmed the decision of RTÉ on the ground that the disclosure of the information at issue would involve the disclosure of personal information of identifiable individuals.
Date: 17-12-2015
Case Number: 150034
Public Body: RTÉ
Section of the Act.: s.28
Summary: The Commissioner varied the decision of the Department. He directed release of the draft licence in full and the final licence with minor redactions. He further directed the release of the redacted RFA response with minor redactions and the release of certain parts of the full RFA response
Date: 16-12-2015
Case Number: 150082
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.36