Summary: The Investigator varied the IPS's decision. She affirmed its decision to refuse to release additional records under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act. She annulled its decision to refuse access to records under 15(1)(i) and directed it to undertake a fresh decision-making process.
Date: 22-08-2023
Case Number: OIC-136241-V8P9F0
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.15(1)(i),
Summary: The Investigator varied the Council's decision. She found that sections 36(1)(c) (negotiation positions) and 41(1)(a) (disclosure prohibited by an enactment) applied to certain records and, where relevant, that the public interest did not weigh in favour of release. She found that the Council had not justified its refusal of other records under section 15(1)(a) (reasonable searches). She annulled the Council's reliance on section 15(1)(a) and directed it to make a new decision on that particular matter.
Date: 21-08-2023
Case Number: OIC-133524-H0S6P3
Public Body: Dublin City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.36, s.36(1)(c), s.41, s.41(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of TII.
Date: 18-08-2023
Case Number: OIC-137531-M7L0L0
Public Body: Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Department's decision.
Date: 18-08-2023
Case Number: OIC-129491-D5B9V4
Public Body: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision. He found that it was justified in refusing access, under sections 31(1)(a), 37(1) and 42(f), to the majority of the records at issue. However, he found that it had not justified its decision to refuse access to the remaining records and directed their release.
Date: 16-08-2023
Case Number: OIC-127176-G3K0X1
Public Body: Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Section of the Act.: s.29, s.29(1), s.30,
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the Department's decision. He directed the release of some of the information to which access had been withheld
Date: 15-08-2023
Case Number: OIC-123569-J5J5P2
Public Body: Department of Defence
Section of the Act.: s.31, s.31(1)(a), s.35, s.35(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1), s.42, s.42(j),
Summary: The Investigator found that UCC was not justified in its decision to extend the period for consideration of the applicant's FOI request.
Date: 11-08-2023
Case Number: OIC-139955-H2P6W7
Public Body: University College Cork
Section of the Act.: s.14
Summary: The Investigator affirmed Tusla's decision.
Date: 11-08-2023
Case Number: OIC-134609-Q6F2G3
Public Body: Tusla
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.
Date: 10-08-2023
Case Number: OIC-135368-S4C7G4
Public Body: Meath County Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator varied the Council's decision. She found that it was justified in its decision to refuse access to relevant records on the basis that they fall outside the scope of the FOI Act by virtue of section 42(ja). She found that it was not justified in refusing to confirm or deny the existence of any further records on the basis of section 37(6) and directed it to issue a fresh decision in this respect.
Date: 10-08-2023
Case Number: OIC-137528-W9W8C2
Public Body: Cavan County Council
Section of the Act.: s.37, s.37(6), s.42, s.42(j),