Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of UCC.
Date: 29-09-2015
Case Number: 150129
Public Body: University College Cork
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Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision. She found it was justified in its decision to refuse access to the records sought by the applicant under section 10(1)(a) of the Act, on the basis that they do not exist or cannot be found after reasonable searches for the records have been performed.
Date: 28-09-2015
Case Number: 150166
Public Body: The Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Institution. She affirmed that part of its decision relating to section 10(1)(a) of the Act. She annulled the Institution's decision to refuse records on the basis of sections 20(1) and/or 21(1)(b) of the Act and she directed release of the records in question.
Date: 24-09-2015
Case Number: 140267
Public Body: Third Level Institution
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Council was not justified in deciding to refuse access to the record in accordance with sections 35(1)(a) and 42(m)(i) of the FOI Act. She varied the Council's decision, directing it to release the record subject to the redaction of personal information relating to the complainant.
Date: 24-09-2015
Case Number: 150153
Public Body: Cork County Council
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Department's decision was justified in respect of some of the records, including memoranda for Government and records invoking the deliberative process, but that it was not justified in refusing to release others. She varied the Department's decision and directed the release of certain records to the applicant.
Date: 22-09-2015
Case Number: 140319
Public Body: Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Section of the Act.: s.19, s.20, s.27, s.28
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Revenue in respect of question 1.4f of the request to reflect her finding that the applicant had not demonstrated a material interest as required under the provisions of section 18 of the FOI Act and that he was not, therefore, entitled to a statement of reasons for the act identified. She affirmed the decision of the Revenue to refuse the applicant's request access to records in respect of question 3.2 of the request.
Date: 21-09-2015
Case Number: 150084
Public Body: Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Section of the Act.: s.18, s.21, s.27
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Agency was justified in deciding to refuse access to the records, in accordance with section 28 of the FOI Act. She affirmed the decision of the Agency.
Date: 15-09-2015
Case Number: 150030
Public Body: Tusla, Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision by (i) annulling the decision to refuse access to record 1 (part) and record 4 (part) and directing the release of parts of those records and (ii) affirming the decision to refuse access to the remaining withheld records
Date: 14-09-2015
Case Number: 150007
Public Body: Department of Justice and Equality
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council by finding that the refusal of access to further records by the Council was justified under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act.
Date: 14-09-2015
Case Number: 150125
Public Body: Limerick City & County Council
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Ombudsman's Office was justified in its decision to refuse access to the records sought by the applicant under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act. He affirmed the decision of the Ombudsman's Office.
Date: 14-09-2015
Case Number: 150188
Public Body: Office of the Pensions Ombudsman
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