Mr Q and St James's Hospital (FOI Act 2014) [2017] IEIC 160417 (7 March 2017)

The Hospital was justified in refusing the request as no relevant records exist or can be found after reasonable searches, satisfying section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act 2014.

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Citation: [2017] IEIC 160417
Parties: Applicant: Mr Q; Respondent: St James's Hospital
Jurisdiction: Ireland
Judgment Date: 07 March 2017
Procedural Posture: Freedom of Information Review / Decision on Review
Outcome: request refused and decision affirmed
Legal Topics: Refusal of Access to Records, Existence of Records, Section 15(1)(a) FOI Act 2014

Administrative Law Freedom of Information Refusal of Access to Records Existence of Records Section 15(1)(a) FOI Act 2014

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Parties

Mr Q

Applicant

St James's Hospital

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Review / Decision on Review

Legal Issues

1 Whether the Hospital was justified in refusing access to records on the basis that they do not exist under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act 2014

Ratio Decidendi

The Hospital was justified in refusing the request as no relevant records exist or can be found after reasonable searches, satisfying section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act 2014.

Court Disposition

request refused and decision affirmed

Orders

The Hospital's refusal of the applicant's request under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act is affirmed.

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