Ms X and Health Service Executive [2021] IEIC OIC-111862-K7T9Q8 (12 October 2021)

Ms X and Health Service Executive [2021] IEIC OIC-111862-K7T9Q8 (12 October 2021)

The HSE was justified in refusing the request as it carried out all reasonable steps to locate the records and no such records exist or can be found.

Citation
[2021] IEIC OIC-111862-K7T9Q8
Parties
Applicant: Ms X; Respondent: Health Service Executive
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
12 October 2021
Procedural Posture
FOI Review / Final Decision
Outcome
request refused
Legal Topics
Refusal of Access, Existence of Records, Burial Information
Freedom of Information Refusal of Access Existence of Records Burial Information

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Parties

Ms X

Applicant

Health Service Executive

Respondent

Procedural Posture

FOI Review / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the HSE was justified in refusing the applicant’s request for burial location details under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act

Ratio Decidendi

The HSE was justified in refusing the request as it carried out all reasonable steps to locate the records and no such records exist or can be found.

Court Disposition

request refused

Orders

  • Decision of HSE affirmed; request for burial location details refused under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act