Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the RSA.
Date: 23-05-2023
Case Number: OIC-137134-Q3P3V2
Public Body: Road Safety Authority
Section of the Act.: s.30, s.30(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.
Date: 23-05-2023
Case Number: OIC-134534-Y8F0V8
Public Body: Health Service Executive
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the IPS's decision.
Date: 23-05-2023
Case Number: OIC-135262-H7W6M5
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.11, s.11(4)(a), s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the IPS's decision.
Date: 23-05-2023
Case Number: OIC-135263-K8Q0N9
Public Body: Irish Prison Service
Section of the Act.: s.11, s.11(4), s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the Commission's decision, under section 10(12) of the FOI Act, to refuse to provide the applicant with a statement of reasons.
Date: 23-05-2023
Case Number: OIC-135126-B0Q5M0
Public Body: Standards in Public Office Commission
Section of the Act.: s.10, s.10(12)(a), s.10(12)(b),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the PAS.
Date: 18-05-2023
Case Number: OIC-129293-K4V6X2
Public Body: Public Appointments Service
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Investigator affirmed the decision of AGS.
Date: 16-05-2023
Case Number: OIC-135614-B4L1R2
Public Body: An Garda Síochána
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a),
Summary: The Senior Investigator affirmed the HPRA's decision. He found that it was justified in its decision to grant access to specific information in the report which the applicant argued to be exempt from release under sections 35 and 36 of the FOI Act.
Date: 16-05-2023
Case Number: OIC-133040-G6H1G9
Public Body: Health Products Regulatory Authority
Section of the Act.: s.35, s.35(1), s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(1)(c),
Summary: The Investigator varied the decision of the Council. She found that the Council was justified in refusing access to record 4 in part on the basis of section 37(1) of the FOI Act and that the public interest, on balance, did not favour the release of the remaining information. She also found that the Council was justified in refusing access to record 5 in full on the basis of section 42(m)(i) of the FOI Act. She annulled the Council's effective refusal to release additional records on the basis of section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act and directed it to carry out a new decision-making process on the applicant's request.
Date: 15-05-2023
Case Number: OIC-132682-H4C8H4
Public Body: Cork City Council
Section of the Act.: s.15, s.15(1)(a), s.37, s.37(1), s.42, s.42(m)(i),
Summary: The Senior Investigator varied the decision of CORU. He found that it was not justified in its decision to grant access, under section 36(3) of the Act, to a letter it had issued to the applicant with observations on a submission made and that it was not justified in its decision to grant access to certain parts of a second related record. He found those parts of the second record to be exempt under sections 36(1)(b) and 37(1) of the Act.
Date: 12-05-2023
Case Number: OIC-132011-M3Z9H3, OIC-132029-L5W3Y9
Public Body: CORU
Section of the Act.: s.36, s.36(1)(b), s.36(3), s.37, s.37(1),