Ms X and Dublin City Council (FOI Act 2014) [2016] IEIC 150273 (30 March 2016)

Ms X and Dublin City Council (FOI Act 2014) [2016] IEIC 150273 (30 March 2016)

The Council took all reasonable steps to locate records within the scope of the applicant's request and no further relevant records exist; therefore, refusal under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act was justified.

Citation
[2016] IEIC 150273
Parties
Applicant: Ms X; Respondent: Dublin City Council
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
30 March 2016
Procedural Posture
FOI Review / Final Determination
Outcome
request refused; decision affirmed
Legal Topics
Refusal of Access, Existence of Records, Reasonable Search, Community Gain Fund
Administrative Law Freedom of Information Refusal of Access Existence of Records Reasonable Search Community Gain Fund

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Parties

Ms X

Applicant

Dublin City Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

FOI Review / Final Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Dublin City Council was justified in refusing access to further records relating to the Community Gain Fund on the basis that they do not exist or cannot be found after all reasonable steps have been taken

Ratio Decidendi

The Council took all reasonable steps to locate records within the scope of the applicant's request and no further relevant records exist; therefore, refusal under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act was justified.

Court Disposition

request refused; decision affirmed