Mr X and Health Service Executive [2024] IEIC 145965 (15 May 2024)

Mr X and Health Service Executive [2024] IEIC 145965 (15 May 2024)

The HSE did not provide sufficient evidence that the number of records made compliance with the four-week period not reasonably possible; administrative challenges are not grounds for extension under section 14(1)(a).

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Citation
[2024] IEIC 145965
Parties
Applicant: Mr X; Respondent: Health Service Executive
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
15 May 2024
Procedural Posture
FOI Review / Decision on Extension of Time for FOI Request
Outcome
HSE's decision to extend the period annulled
Legal Topics
Extension of Time for FOI Requests, Section 14 FOI Act, Processing of FOI Requests
Administrative Law Freedom of Information Extension of Time for FOI Requests Section 14 FOI Act Processing of FOI Requests

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Parties

Mr X

Applicant

Health Service Executive

Respondent

Procedural Posture

FOI Review / Decision on Extension of Time for FOI Request

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the HSE was justified in extending the period for consideration of the applicant's FOI request under section 14(1)(a) of the FOI Act

Ratio Decidendi

The HSE did not provide sufficient evidence that the number of records made compliance with the four-week period not reasonably possible; administrative challenges are not grounds for extension under section 14(1)(a).

Court Disposition

HSE's decision to extend the period annulled

Orders

  • The HSE's decision to extend the period for consideration of the applicant's request under section 14(1)(a) of the FOI Act is annulled.