Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE to refuse the applicant's request under section 37 of the FOI Act.
Date: 05-08-2016
Case Number: 160173
Public Body: HSE South
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the HSE. While he affirmed the decision to refuse access to the three records it considered for release, he directed it to make a decision on the additional relevant records identified during the course of the review.
Date: 05-08-2016
Case Number: 160149
Public Body: HSE West
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the Department. She affirmed that part of its decision relating to sections 15(1)(a), 32(1)(a)(iii), 32(1)(a)(v), 35(1)(b) and 37(1) of the Act. She annulled its decision relating to certain records for which it relied on section 35(1)(a) and directed the release of further records with appropriate redactions of exempt material.
Date: 03-08-2016
Case Number: 150383
Public Body: Department of Justice and Equality
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.32, s.35, s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department.
Date: 02-08-2016
Case Number: 160267
Public Body: Department of Social Protection
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(g),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of UCD.
Date: 02-08-2016
Case Number: 160099
Public Body: University College Dublin
Section of the Act.: s.9
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision to refuse access to the information sought.
Date: 29-07-2016
Case Number: 160192
Public Body: The Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator found that the Council was not justified in its decision to refuse the request under section 15(1)(c) of the Act. He annulled the decision of the Council and directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process on the request.
Date: 28-07-2016
Case Number: 160268
Public Body: Wicklow County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c),
Summary: The Senior Investigator upheld the Services' decision. She found section 37 (7) of the FOI Act to apply to the records at issue, which contain third party personal information that is inextricably linked to the personal information of the applicants and/or their son (joint personal information). She found that the public interest that the rights to privacy of the third parties to whom the information relates should be upheld outweighs the public interest that the request be granted.
Date: 27-07-2016
Case Number: 160156
Public Body: Brothers of Charity Services
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Department to refuse access to the records requested. She found that the records were exempt under section 37(1) of the FOI Act and that the public interest in granting the request did not outweigh the right to privacy of the individuals to whom the information relates.
Date: 27-07-2016
Case Number: 160226
Public Body: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Section of the Act.: s.37
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 27-07-2016
Case Number: 160217
Public Body: Department of Justice and Law Reform
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a),