Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department’s decision. She found that it was justified in refusing access to the records concerned on the basis of section 42(ja) of the FOI Act.
Date: 05-11-2024
Case Number: OIC-147454-Z3S5N9
Public Body: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(ja),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department’s decision. She found that the withheld details were exempt under section 37(1) and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release. She also found that section 15(1)(a) applied (reasonable searches/records do not exist).
Date: 04-11-2024
Case Number: OIC-146638-V3W8F5
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department’s decision. She found that the withheld details were exempt under section 37(1) and that the public interest did not weigh in favour of their release. She also found that section 15(1)(a) applied (reasonable searches/records do not exist).
Date: 04-11-2024
Case Number: OIC-147875-B5N6X6
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the HSE’s decision.
Date: 01-11-2024
Case Number: OIC-148143-H0B0J4
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of the Courts Service.
Date: 01-11-2024
Case Number: OIC-149991-W3R3N2
Public Body: Courts Service
Section of the Act.: s.42, s.42(a)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Courts Service. He found that the Courts Service was not required to provide a statement of reasons for the act identified as the applicant had not shown that he was affected by the act or that he has a material interest in a matter affected by that act or to which it relates.
Date: 31-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-146719-N0K7D2
Public Body: The Courts Service
Section of the Act.: s.10, s.10(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Council had taken an unduly narrow interpretation of the request. He annulled the Council’s decision and directed it to consider the request afresh.
Date: 30-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-149823-T3D9L0
Public Body: Cork City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the decision of the OPW on the ground that it failed to first comply with the requirements of section 15(4) of the Act before refusing the request under section 15(1)(c). He directed the OPW to consider the request afresh.
Date: 30-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-151704-N7R8T3
Public Body: Office of Public Works
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c), s.15(4),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Hospital’s decision on the basis that section 37(1) applies to the requested records.
Date: 30-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-147990-F7X3T6
Public Body: Tallaght University Hospital
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(8), s.38
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Council’s decision
Date: 25-10-2024
Case Number: OIC-146801-R1T9Q3
Public Body: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),