Mr Y and Road Safety Authority (Road Safety Authority) [2021] IEIC 103671 (4 May 2021)

RSA was justified in refusing access to further records because all reasonable steps were taken to locate them and no such records exist.

Citation: [2021] IEIC 103671
Parties: Applicant: Mr Y; Respondent: Road Safety Authority
Jurisdiction: Ireland
Judgment Date: 04 May 2021
Procedural Posture: Freedom of Information Review / Final Decision by Information Commissioner
Outcome: request refused
Legal Topics: Refusal of Access, Existence of Records, Public Consultation, Record Searches

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Mr Y

Applicant

Road Safety Authority

Respondent

Freedom of Information Review / Final Decision by Information Commissioner

1 Whether the RSA was justified in refusing access to records under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act on the ground that the records sought do not exist

RSA was justified in refusing access to further records because all reasonable steps were taken to locate them and no such records exist.

request refused

Decision of RSA affirmed; refusal of access to further records under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act.