Mr S and Meath County Council [2021] IEIC OIC-105571 (14 June 2021)

Mr S and Meath County Council [2021] IEIC OIC-105571 (14 June 2021)

The Council was justified in refusing the request under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act because it carried out all reasonable steps to locate the records and none could be found or were shown to exist.

Citation
[2021] IEIC OIC-105571
Parties
Applicant: Mr S; Respondent: Meath County Council
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
14 June 2021
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Review / Decision on Review by Information Commissioner
Outcome
request refused; Council's decision affirmed
Legal Topics
Refusal of Access to Records, Section 15(1)(a) FOI Act, Existence of Records, Search Obligations of Public Bodies
Administrative Law Freedom of Information Refusal of Access to Records Section 15(1)(a) FOI Act Existence of Records Search Obligations of Public Bodies

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Parties

Mr S

Applicant

Meath County Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Review / Decision on Review by Information Commissioner

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Council was justified in refusing access to records under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act on the ground that the records do not exist or cannot be found

Ratio Decidendi

The Council was justified in refusing the request under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act because it carried out all reasonable steps to locate the records and none could be found or were shown to exist.

Court Disposition

request refused; Council's decision affirmed