Mr X and Cork County Council (Cork County Council) [2021] IEIC 96511 (22 April 2021)

Mr X and Cork County Council (Cork County Council) [2021] IEIC 96511 (22 April 2021)

The Council was justified in refusing access to further records as it had taken all reasonable steps to locate them and no further relevant records exist or can be found.

Citation
[2021] IEIC 96511
Parties
Applicant: Mr X; Respondent: Cork County Council
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
22 April 2021
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Review / Decision of Information Commissioner Following Internal Review and Prior Case
Outcome
Refusal affirmed
Legal Topics
Refusal of Access to Records, Adequacy of Search, Section 15(1)(a) FOI Act, Recovery of Legal Costs
Administrative Law Freedom of Information Refusal of Access to Records Adequacy of Search Section 15(1)(a) FOI Act Recovery of Legal Costs

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Parties

Mr X

Applicant

Cork County Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Review / Decision of Information Commissioner Following Internal Review and Prior Case

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Cork County Council was justified in refusing access to further records relating to recovery of costs under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act on the ground that no further relevant records exist or can be found

Ratio Decidendi

The Council was justified in refusing access to further records as it had taken all reasonable steps to locate them and no further relevant records exist or can be found.

Court Disposition

Refusal affirmed

Orders

  • The decision of Cork County Council to refuse access to further records under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act is affirmed.