Mr. X & Donegal County Council [2012] IEIC 110203 (8 June 2012)

The Council is justified in refusing access to the requested records under section 10(1)(a) of the FOI Act because, after all reasonable steps, no further records exist or can be found.

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Citation: [2012] IEIC 110203
Parties: Applicant: Mr. X; Respondent: Donegal County Council
Jurisdiction: Ireland
Judgment Date: 08 June 2012
Procedural Posture: FOI Review / Final Decision by Information Commissioner
Outcome: request refused; Council's decision affirmed
Legal Topics: Access to Information, Public Records, FOI Refusal Grounds

Administrative Law Freedom of Information Access to Information Public Records FOI Refusal Grounds

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Parties

Mr. X

Applicant

Donegal County Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

FOI Review / Final Decision by Information Commissioner

Legal Issues

1 Whether the Council is justified in refusing access to records under section 10(1)(a) of the FOI Act on the basis that the records do not exist or cannot be found

Ratio Decidendi

The Council is justified in refusing access to the requested records under section 10(1)(a) of the FOI Act because, after all reasonable steps, no further records exist or can be found.

Court Disposition

request refused; Council's decision affirmed

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