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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 Department of Justice

The Investigator annulled the Department's decision and directed it to release a record.

Date

20th June 2023

Case Number

OIC-132886-V5B5Y4

Public Body

OIC-132886-V5B5Y4

Section of the Act

s.29

Mr and Health Service Executive

The Investigator affirmed the decision of the HSE.

Date

19th June 2023

Case Number

OIC-137252-X5H4D6

Public Body

Health Service Executive

Section of the Act

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

Company A and Health Service Executive

The Senior Investigator varied the HSE's decision. She found that the HSE was justified in refusing to grant access to certain records on the basis of section 31(1)(a). She also found that the HSE was justified in refusing access to other records on the basis of sections 30(1)(c), 36(1)(b) and 36(1)(c). She found that the public interest, on balance, did not favour their release. She found that the HSE had not justified the refusal of the remaining records in full or in part and directed their release.

Date

16th June 2023

Case Number

OIC-112138-T6G7X5

Public Body

Health Service Executive

Section of the Act

s.30,s.30(1)(c),s.31,s.31(1)(a),s.36,s.36(1)(b),s.36(1)(c)

Ms H and Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

The Investigator varied the Department's decision

Date

14th June 2023

Case Number

OIC-132226-X2M6C7

Public Body

Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Section of the Act

s.29,s.29(1),s.30,s.30(1)(a),s.30(1)(b),s.30(1)(c),s.30(2),s.36,s.36(1)(b)

Mr Y and Standards in Public Office Commission

The Senior Investigator varied the Commission's decision. While he found that it was justified in redacting, under section 31(1)(a) of the Act, certain information from one of the records, he found that it was not justified in redacting information from the second record and directed its release.

Date

13th June 2023

Case Number

OIC-134194-B4G0G2

Public Body

Standards in Public Office Commission

Section of the Act

s.31,s.31(1)(a)

Mr Ken Foxe, Right to Know CLG and Rotunda Hospital

The Investigator annulled the Hospital's decision

Date

13th June 2023

Case Number

OIC-135391-V5V5R5

Public Body

Rotunda Hospital

Section of the Act

s.35,s.35(1),s.36,s.36(1)(a)

Company Y and Cork City Council

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

Date

13th June 2023

Case Number

OIC-132514-T2N7X4

Public Body

Cork City Council

Section of the Act

s.29,s.30,s.30(1)(c),s.31,s.31(1)(a)

Mr X and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Investigator varied the Department's decision. While she affirmed its decision in respect of eight of the nine actions in respect of which the applicant sought a statement of reasons, she annulled its decision in respect of the other action and directed the Department to process that part of the application afresh

Date

13th June 2023

Case Number

OIC-132144-C0L6Q2

Public Body

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Section of the Act

s.10

Mr Ken Foxe, of Right to Know CLG and National University of Ireland Maynooth

The Investigator affirmed the decision of NUIM

Date

13th June 2023

Case Number

OIC-134021-M3G2Z5

Public Body

National University of Ireland Maynooth

Section of the Act

s.31,s.31(1),s.36,s.36(1)

Mr Y and Defence Forces

The Senior Investigator affirmed the decision of the Defence Forces.

Date

12th June 2023

Case Number

OIC-136918-L2Q8Z8

Public Body

Defence Forces

Section of the Act

s.10,s.10(7)

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