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The Information Commissioner's Office carries out independent reviews of decisions taken by public bodies on Freedom of Information requests.

Guidance Notes How we interpret and apply the Freedom of Information Act.

Recent Decisions

Mr H and South Dublin County Council The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Council to refuse the request under section 42(m) of the Act. Read more

Mr Y and University of Limerick The Senior Investigator affirmed the University's decision. Read more

Mr F and Fáilte Ireland The Senior Investigator varied the decision of Fáilte Ireland. He found that it was not justified in refusing access to the majority of the records, insofar as they referred to the applicant. He found that it was justified in refusing access to one record, relating to its evaluation methodology and scoring, on the basis of section 30(1)(a). Read more