Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Defence Forces' decision. She found that section 15(1)(a) (reasonable searches) applies. She found that section 37(1) of the FOI Act (personal information) applied to the withheld records and parts of records and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release.
Date: 15-07-2022
Case Number: OIC-105005-C4Z6M2
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.5
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Department had provided an adequate statement of reasons as to why the Minister had accepted the ODF's report and she affirmed its decision.
Date: 14-07-2022
Case Number: OIC-117125-Z3L2N1
Public Body: Department of Defence
Section of the Act.: s.10
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied QQI's decision. She annulled its effective position that it had carried out reasonable searches for the requested records and/or that the records do not exist (section 15(1)(a)), and directed QQI to make a fresh decision on this matter. She found that section 37(1) (personal information) applied to a fully withheld record and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of its release.
Date: 08-07-2022
Case Number: OIC-115450-C0R6P2
Public Body: Quality and Qualifications Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Hospital's decision
Date: 08-07-2022
Case Number: OIC-115760-H6N8H6
Public Body: South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 06-07-2022
Case Number: OIC-116895-G2Y4S5
Public Body: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the CSSO's decision.
Date: 05-07-2022
Case Number: OIC-123294-F0M6S7, OIC-123295-D6K7C2, OIC-123302-P6J9D4
Public Body: Chief State Solicitor's Office
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(f),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.
Date: 05-07-2022
Case Number: OIC-117213-N5H3M8
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.17, s.17(4), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.
Date: 05-07-2022
Case Number: OIC-117213-N5H3M8
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.17, s.17(4), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that section 38 was not applied correctly in this case. He annulled the decision of the Department and directed it to consider the request afresh.
Date: 05-07-2022
Case Number: OIC-119320-Z5K7F3
Public Body: Probation Service
Section of the Act.: s.38
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of Tusla. While he affirmed Tusla's decision to refuse access to the majority of the remaining information in the records on the basis of section 37 of the Act, he directed the release of some of the redacted information on the ground that section 37(1) did not apply.
Date: 29-06-2022
Case Number: OIC-119271-R4Y1M1
Public Body: Tusla
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),