Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 13-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53292-Q2W4J1 (190046)
Public Body: Department of Justice and Equality
Section of the Act.: s.10
Summary: Whether the Council was justified in refusing to grant access to additional records concerning the applicant's housing under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act
Date: 13-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53316-Y7N0T4 (190090)
Public Body: South Dublin County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: Whether the Council was justified in refusing to grant access to additional records concerning the applicant's housing under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act
Date: 13-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53367-Z6D0B5 (190091)
Public Body: South Dublin County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: Whether the Council was justified in refusing to grant access to additional records concerning the applicant's housing under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act
Date: 13-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53368-F7P8F4 (190092)
Public Body: South Dublin County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: Whether the Council was justified in refusing to grant access to additional records concerning the applicant's housing under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act
Date: 13-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53368-F7P8F4 (190092)
Public Body: South Dublin County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of DCU
Date: 13-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53420-P7R1R5 (190164)
Public Body: Dublin City University (DCU)
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision to refuse access to any further relevant records under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act on the ground that no further records exist or can be found
Date: 12-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53283-Y5D1N8 (190030)
Public Body: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council'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.
Date: 09-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53268-S4L3K6 (180538)
Public Body: Limerick City and County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Council?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 the Council was not justified in refusing access to one record under section 30(1)(a) and she directed its release. Finally, she found that the Council was justified in refusing access to one record under section 31(1)(a) of the Act as that record would be exempt from production in a court on the basis of legal professional privilege.
Date: 09-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53269-Y9G7W5 (180539)
Public Body: Limerick City and County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.30, s.30(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE. She found that it was not required to go beyond reasonable steps, as set out in section 17(4) of the FOI Act, to fulfil the applicant?s request. She also found that section 36 applied to much of the information sought and that, on balance, the public interest did not weigh in favour of the release of this information. She also found that the public interest in openness and accountability was met to some extent by the information already provided to the applicant.
Date: 09-08-2019
Case Number: OIC-53280-Q9F3B4 (190016)
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.17, s.17(4), s.36, s.36(1)(b),