Mr T and Fingal County Council (FOI Act 2014) (Fingal County Council) [2019] IEIC 180273 (20 February 2019)

Mr T and Fingal County Council (FOI Act 2014) (Fingal County Council) [2019] IEIC 180273 (20 February 2019)

The applicant's request was found to be part of a pattern of vexatious conduct, directed at an objective unrelated to access to records, constituting an abuse of the FOI process; the Council was justified in refusing the request under section 15(1)(g).

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Citation
[2019] IEIC 180273
Parties
Applicant: Mr T; Respondent: Fingal County Council
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
20 February 2019
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Review / Final Decision by Information Commissioner
Outcome
request refused
Legal Topics
Vexatious Requests, Public Authority Obligations, Enforcement of Parking Notices
Administrative Law Freedom of Information Vexatious Requests Public Authority Obligations Enforcement of Parking Notices

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Parties

Mr T

Applicant

Fingal County Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Review / Final Decision by Information Commissioner

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Council was justified in refusing the applicant's FOI request under section 15(1)(g) as frivolous or vexatious

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant's request was found to be part of a pattern of vexatious conduct, directed at an objective unrelated to access to records, constituting an abuse of the FOI process; the Council was justified in refusing the request under section 15(1)(g).

Court Disposition

request refused

Orders

  • Council's refusal affirmed under section 15(1)(g) of the FOI Act