Mr Ken Foxe, Right to Know CLG and Irish Prison Service [2025] IEIC 157224 (28 August 2025)
The Irish Prison Service was justified in refusing the request under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act because no records of the requested correspondence exist.
- Citation
- [2025] IEIC 157224
- Parties
- Applicant: Mr Ken Foxe; Applicant: Right to Know CLG; Respondent: Irish Prison Service
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 28 August 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Freedom of Information Appeal / Final Decision
- Outcome
- request refused
- Legal Topics
- Freedom of Information, Public Records, Government Transparency
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Parties
Mr Ken Foxe
Applicant
Right to Know CLG
Applicant
Irish Prison Service
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Appeal / Final Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Irish Prison Service was justified in refusing access to correspondence with the Minister/Department of Justice about overcrowding and temporary release under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act on the ground that no such records exist
Ratio Decidendi
The Irish Prison Service was justified in refusing the request under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act because no records of the requested correspondence exist.
Court Disposition
request refused
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