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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 Y and Health Service Executive

The Investigator affirmed the HSE's decision.

Date

26th January 2023

Case Number

OIC-130573-S8N2G7

Public Body

Health Service Executive

Section of the Act

s.15,s.15(1)(a),s.37,s.37(3)

Mr X and Transport Infrastructure Ireland

The Investigator affirmed TII's decision.

Date

25th January 2023

Case Number

OIC-131786-J7B0C7

Public Body

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Section of the Act

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

Mr Z and Defence Forces

The Investigator annulled the decision of the Defence Forces.

Date

25th January 2023

Case Number

OIC-132359-K1N7B7

Public Body

Defence Forces

Section of the Act

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

Mr and Mrs X and Tusla

The Investigator affirmed the decision of Tusla

Date

25th January 2023

Case Number

OIC-125152-V6D9P5

Public Body

Tusla

Section of the Act

s.15,s.15(1)(a),s.37,s.42,s.42(m)(i)

Mr X and An Garda Síochána

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of AGS.

Date

25th January 2023

Case Number

OIC-129429-L8Z8D7

Public Body

An Garda Síochána

Section of the Act

s.1

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)

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