Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the PAS refusal, under section 30(1)(a) of the FOI Act, to fully grant access to the Guide. She found the PAS to have justified its contention that release of the withheld information could reasonably be expected to prejudice the effectiveness of interviews conducted by or on behalf of an FOI body and the procedures or methods employed for the conduct of those interviews. She also found that the public interest in favour of release did not outweigh the public interest in refusing to grant access to the withheld information.
Date: 02-11-2017
Case Number: 170352
Public Body: Public Appointments Service
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department?s refusal of the request under section 15(1)(a). She found the Department to have justified its contention that the records do not exist.
Date: 02-11-2017
Case Number: 170355
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 02-11-2017
Case Number: 170358
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Council's decision to grant access to the record at issue.
Date: 31-10-2017
Case Number: 170165
Public Body: Galway County Council
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.37, s.38
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. While he found that the Department was justified in its decision to withhold certain information under section 37 on the ground that it comprised personal information relating to third parties, he found that it was not justified in refusing access to a briefing note prepared for Government Ministers under section 28(2)(a).
Date: 27-10-2017
Case Number: 170304
Public Body: Department of Justice and Equality
Section of the Act.: s.28, s.28(2)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of TUSLA.
Date: 27-10-2017
Case Number: 170302
Public Body: TUSLA: Child and Family Agency
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Council. He found that it was not justified in refusing to disclose whether or not relevant records exist. He directed the Council to conduct a new decision-making process on the FOI request.
Date: 26-10-2017
Case Number: 170247
Public Body: Cavan County Council
Section of the Act.: s.35
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 26-10-2017
Case Number: 170385
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's refusal to grant access to records relevant to certain elements of the applicant's request, on the basis that discrete records containing the requested information do not exist and that section 15(1)(a) applies. She annulled its decision on the other matters the subject of the review and remitted them for fresh consideration by the Department.
Date: 25-10-2017
Case Number: 170072
Public Body: Department of Justice and Equality
Section of the Act.: s.15
Summary: The Senior Investigator annulled the decision of the Council. He directed it to release the information sought.
Date: 25-10-2017
Case Number: 170086
Public Body: Waterford City and County Council
Section of the Act.: s.37