Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department's decision
Date: 19-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-140798-G8F2V1
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the decision of the IPS on the basis that it did not comply with the provisions of section 15(4) of the Act before refusing the request. He directed the IPS to consider the request afresh.
Date: 18-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-145404-P4L1W0
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c), s.15(4),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Hospital's decision. He found that it was justified in in refusing access, under section 15(1)(a) of the Act, to any further relevant records apart from the records already identified on the ground that no further records exist or can be found. He found that it was justified in refusing access, under section 30(1)(a), to four incident reports. He found that it was justified in refusing access to some, but not all, of the information redacted from the records under section 37(1). He directed the release of certain information relating to the medical professionals who cared for the applicant's mother.
Date: 17-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-123578-B1X4L9
Public Body: Marymount University Hospital & Hospice
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed Tusla's decision
Date: 17-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-143086-K8F9G3
Public Body: Tusla
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.31(1)(b), s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7), s.37(8)(a),
Summary: The Investigator annulled the decision of the IPS on the basis that it did not comply with the provisions of section 15(4) of the Act before refusing the request. He directed the IPS to consider the request afresh.
Date: 16-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-143979-V1R5F8
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c), s.15(4),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed Tusla's decision
Date: 16-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-143641-D5K0X9
Public Body: Tusla
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(1), s.37(7), s.37(8),
Summary: Whether the Defence Forces was justified in refusing access to certain correspondence between the applicant and a particular officer
Date: 12-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-142771-T8S4P0
Public Body: Defence Forces
Section of the Act.: s.32, s.32(1)(c),
Summary: Whether the Department was justified, under section 15(1)(c) of the FOI Act, in refusing the applicant's request for all Divisional Report Cards for each month of the past 5 years on the ground that processing the request would cause a substantial and unreasonable interference with, or disruption of, its work
Date: 11-04-2024
Case Number: IC-143388-W6N2G3
Public Body: Department of Health
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(c),
Summary: The Investigator varied IFI's decision. She found that section 37 applied to certain information contained in the record and that the public interest did not, on balance, favour its release. She annulled IFI's decision to refuse access to the remaining information which it had withheld on the basis of sections 30 and 32 of the FOI Act. She directed its release to the applicant.
Date: 09-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-132460-B7L8V6
Public Body: Inland Fisheries Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(b), s.32, s.32(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision to refuse access, under section 15(1)(a), to further records relating to the applicant other than those already released and also affirmed the decision to refuse access to certain information in the released records on the basis that it contained personal information.
Date: 09-04-2024
Case Number: OIC-138538-X5N3B1
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1), s.37, s.37(1),