Ms Y and Dublin City Council [2024] IEIC 150277 (21 November 2024)

The Council was justified in refusing access under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act because no further records exist or can be found after all reasonable steps were taken.

Citation: [2024] IEIC 150277
Parties: Applicant: Ms Y; Respondent: Dublin City Council
Jurisdiction: Ireland
Judgment Date: 21 November 2024
Procedural Posture: FOI Review / Final Decision
Outcome: request refused
Legal Topics: Refusal of Access, Existence of Records, Record Management, Section 15(1)(a) FOI Act

Administrative Law Freedom of Information Refusal of Access Existence of Records Record Management Section 15(1)(a) FOI Act

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Parties

Ms Y

Applicant

Dublin City Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

FOI Review / Final Decision

Legal Issues

1 Whether the Council was justified in refusing access to records under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act on the basis that no such records exist or can be found

Ratio Decidendi

The Council was justified in refusing access under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act because no further records exist or can be found after all reasonable steps were taken.

Court Disposition

request refused

Orders

Council's refusal affirmed under section 15(1)(a) FOI Act