Ms X and Offaly County Council [2012] IEIC 120156 (17 December 2012)

Ms X and Offaly County Council [2012] IEIC 120156 (17 December 2012)

The applicant's request did not comply with section 7(1)(b) as it lacked sufficient particulars, making identification of records unreasonable; refusal under section 10(1)(b) was justified.

Citation
[2012] IEIC 120156
Parties
Applicant: Ms X; Respondent: Offaly County Council
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
17 December 2012
Procedural Posture
FOI Review Application / Final Decision
Outcome
request refused
Legal Topics
Freedom of Information, Request Sufficiency, Record Identification
Administrative Law Information Law Freedom of Information Request Sufficiency Record Identification

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Parties

Ms X

Applicant

Offaly County Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

FOI Review Application / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant's FOI request contained sufficient particulars to enable identification of records by reasonable steps
  2. 2 Whether refusal under section 10(1)(b) of the FOI Act was justified

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant's request did not comply with section 7(1)(b) as it lacked sufficient particulars, making identification of records unreasonable; refusal under section 10(1)(b) was justified.

Court Disposition

request refused

Orders

  • Decision of Offaly County Council affirmed; refusal under section 10(1)(b) of FOI Act justified.