Special reports

Investigations and Compliance Reports

View the following reports

• The Freedom of Information Act - Compliance by Public Bodies
• Investigation into the Operation of Section 10(1)(a) of the FOI Acts
• Review of the Operation of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003
• Study of Section 15 and 16 Manuals published by Public Bodies

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Review of the Freedom of Information Act 2014

Submission of the Office of the Information Commissioner to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, August 2022.

View the submission of the Commissioner (PDF document)

List of Technical Issues provided to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, October 2021.

View the List (PDF document)

Preparation and Publication of Commentaries

The FOI Act provides, at Section 46, that the Commissioner may prepare and publish commentaries on the practical operation of the Act, including commentaries based on his own experience as holder of the Office of Information Commissioner.

View the Commentaries of the Commissioner

Review of Non-Disclosure Provisions by the Joint Committee of the Houses of the Oireachtas

View the Information Commissioner's reports to the Joint Committee on Non-Disclosure Provisions here

View the Commissioner's Reports to the Joint Committee

Suggested Amendments to Improve the Operation of the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003

A commentary by the Information Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of section 39 of the Freedom of Information Act 1997.

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10th Anniversary Publication - "Freedom of Information: The First Decade"

This publication marks ten years of the operation of Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation in Ireland and ten years of the operation of the Office of the Information Commissioner.

Download FOI The First Decade