Ms P & Meath County Council (the Council : FOI Act 2014) (Meath County Council (the Council)) [2019] IEIC 180473 (2 April 2019)

Ms P & Meath County Council (the Council : FOI Act 2014) (Meath County Council (the Council)) [2019] IEIC 180473 (2 April 2019)

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
[2019] IEIC 180473
Parties
Applicant: Ms P; Respondent: Meath County Council
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
02 April 2019
Procedural Posture
FOI Review / Final Decision
Outcome
decision affirmed
Legal Topics
Freedom of Information, Access to Records, Adequacy of Searches
Administrative Law Information Law Freedom of Information Access to Records Adequacy of Searches

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Parties

Ms P

Applicant

Meath County Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

FOI Review / Final Decision

Legal Issues

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

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

decision affirmed

Orders

  • Council's refusal of access to further records under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act is affirmed