Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's refusal to fully grant the request under 37(1) (personal information) of the FOI Act. In her consideration of the public interest at section 37(5) she found that the public interest in granting the request does not outweigh the public interest in upholding the right to privacy of a third party.
Date: 02-07-2019
Case Number: OIC-53374-Y3X6L8 (PREVIOUSLY 190119)
Public Body: Louth County Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of AGS. He found that AGS was not justified in redacting the relevant records apart from details relating to candidates for promotion other than the applicant as contained in a number of the records.
Date: 01-07-2019
Case Number: OIC-53245-M3H1K9
Public Body: An Garda Síochána
Section of the Act.:
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the third level institution's refusal to grant access to the appeal document under section 37(1) (personal information of third parties) of the FOI Act. In her consideration of the public interest at section 37(5) she found that the public interest in granting access to the record does not outweigh the public interest in upholding the right to privacy of the third parties.
Date: 01-07-2019
Case Number: OIC-53444-V9T8M4 (PREVIOUSLY 190198)
Public Body: A third level institution
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 28-06-2019
Case Number: OIC-53373-Q3F1Y0
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the HSE. He found that that it was justified in refusing access to the vast majority of the redacted information under section 37(1) of the FOI Act. He found it was not justified in refusing a small amount of the redacted information and directed its release.
Date: 25-06-2019
Case Number: 190053
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Hospital.
Date: 25-06-2019
Case Number: 190104
Public Body: St Michael's Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.9
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the IPS. She found that the record was exempt under section 30(1)(b) (significant adverse effect on management functions, including industrial relations and management of staff) and that, on balance, the public interest would not be better served by granting the request.
Date: 21-06-2019
Case Number: 180466
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council. She found that the withheld record was exempt under section 37(1) of the FOI Act, as release would disclose personal information of individuals other than the applicant. She found that 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: 21-06-2019
Case Number: 190160
Public Body: Dublin City Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of SOLAS to refuse access to the additional records sought under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act on the ground that no further records exist or can be found.
Date: 20-06-2019
Case Number: 190025
Public Body: SOLAS
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the Council's decision to refuse access to the records and directed it to grant the request.
Date: 20-06-2019
Case Number: 190155
Public Body: Clare County Council
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c), s.40, s.40(1)(d),