Ms R and Enable Ireland [2019] IEIC OIC-53551-K9W2Y8 (27 September 2019)

Ms R and Enable Ireland [2019] IEIC OIC-53551-K9W2Y8 (27 September 2019)

Enable Ireland was justified in refusing access to the requested records as they had been destroyed in accordance with its records retention policy and all reasonable steps to locate them had been taken.

Citation
[2019] IEIC OIC-53551-K9W2Y8
Parties
Applicant: Ms R; Respondent: Enable Ireland
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
27 September 2019
Procedural Posture
FOI Review / Final Decision
Outcome
refusal affirmed
Legal Topics
Access to Records, Records Retention, Data Protection, Employment Termination
Freedom of Information Employment Law Access to Records Records Retention Data Protection Employment Termination

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Parties

Ms R

Applicant

Enable Ireland

Respondent

Procedural Posture

FOI Review / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Enable Ireland was justified in refusing access to records relating to the termination of the applicant’s employment under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act

Ratio Decidendi

Enable Ireland was justified in refusing access to the requested records as they had been destroyed in accordance with its records retention policy and all reasonable steps to locate them had been taken.

Court Disposition

refusal affirmed

Orders

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