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You can search for decisions here. The FOI Act 2014 replaced the FOI Acts 1997 and 2003. The filters on the left allow you to find decisions based on whether they are pre 2014 or post 2014. Please note that the sections of the 2014 Act do not necessarily correspond to the sections of the old Acts.

Mr X and Sligo County Council

The Investigator affirmed the Council's decision.

Date

24th January 2023

Case Number

OIC-128254-V7D0D7

Public Body

Sligo County Council

Section of the Act

s.36,s.36(1)(b)

A representative organisation on behalf of an employee on a named fishing vessel and Sea Fisheries Protection Authority

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the SFPA.

Date

23rd January 2023

Case Number

OIC-117817-M5N2C9

Public Body

Sea Fisheries Protection Authority

Section of the Act

s.35,s.35(1)(b)

Ms M and Health Products Regulatory Authority

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the HPRA. He found that sections 35 and 36(1) did not apply to certain of the information at issue. He found that while sections 36(1)(b) and 36 (1)(c) applied to some of the information, the public interest would, on balance, be better served by granting access to that information.

Date

18th January 2023

Case Number

OIC-127873-T4V8J5

Public Body

Health Products Regulatory Authority

Section of the Act

s.35,s.35(1),s.36,s.36(1)(a),s.36(1)(b),s.36(1)(c),s.38

Ms X and Cork County Council

The Investigator annulled the decision of the Council and directed it to consider the request afresh.

Date

12th January 2023

Case Number

OIC-131942-B8N8T2

Public Body

Cork County Council

Section of the Act

s.15,s.15(1)(a)

Mr A and The Department of Justice

The Senior Investigator found that the Department was justified in refusing access to the record concerned in part, on the basis of section 37(1) of the FOI Act. She found that the public interest, on balance, did not favour its release. She also found that the Department was justified in refusing to release additional records on the basis that they did not exist or could not be located once all reasonable steps had been taken to ascertain their whereabouts under section 15(1)(a).

Date

9th January 2023

Case Number

OIC-122335-H4K5C4

Public Body

The Department of Justice

Section of the Act

s.15,s.15(1)(a),s.37,s.37(1)

Mr X and Dublin City Council

The Investigator annulled the Council's decision and directed the release of the record.

Date

9th January 2023

Case Number

OIC-126941-Y8J1B0

Public Body

Dublin City Council

Section of the Act

s.29,s.29(1),s.29(2)

Mr X and Department of Justice

The Investigator affirmed the Department's refusal of the request.

Date

9th January 2023

Case Number

OIC-128424-Z3S3D5

Public Body

Department of Justice

Section of the Act

s.15,s.15(1)(a),s.37,s.37(1),s.42,s.42(d)

Ms X and Tusla

The Investigator annulled Tusla's decisions and directed it to consider the applicant's requests afresh.

Date

4th January 2023

Case Number

OIC-125408-M1S0N9, OIC-125427-T5N1T7

Public Body

Tusla

Section of the Act

s.32,s.32(1)(a)(i)

Mr N and Health Service Executive

The Senior Investigator varied the decision of the HSE. He found that the HSE was not justified in refusing access to the records at issue under sections 35(1)(b) and 41(1)(a) of the FOI Act. He found that section 37(1) of the FOI Act applied to a small amount of information in the records. He directed the release of the records subject to the redaction of that information.

Date

4th January 2023

Case Number

OIC-124624-M7Z3K8

Public Body

Health Service Executive

Section of the Act

s.35,s.35(1)(b),s.37,s.37(1),s.41,s.41(1)

Mr X and Atlantic Technological University

The Investigator varied the University's decision.

Date

3rd January 2023

Case Number

OIC-126018-F3T2K9

Public Body

Atlantic Technological University

Section of the Act

s.15,s.15(1)(a)

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