Mr X c/o Y Solicitors and Irish Prison Service [2020] IEIC 67065 (30 October 2020)

Mr X c/o Y Solicitors and Irish Prison Service [2020] IEIC 67065 (30 October 2020)

The IPS was justified in refusing the FOI request under section 15(1)(a) because the requested records do not exist, as confirmed by the IPS's submission and after reasonable steps to ascertain their whereabouts.

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Citation
[2020] IEIC 67065
Parties
Applicant: Mr X; Respondent: Irish Prison Service
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
30 October 2020
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Review / Final Decision
Outcome
request refused
Legal Topics
Freedom of Information, Record Existence, Prison Management
Administrative Law Information Law Freedom of Information Record Existence Prison Management

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Parties

Mr X

Applicant

Irish Prison Service

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Review / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the IPS was justified in refusing access to records under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act

Ratio Decidendi

The IPS was justified in refusing the FOI request under section 15(1)(a) because the requested records do not exist, as confirmed by the IPS's submission and after reasonable steps to ascertain their whereabouts.

Court Disposition

request refused

Orders

  • IPS's refusal under section 15(1)(a) affirmed