Ms Y and National Shared Services Office [2024] IEIC 147412 (28 June 2024)

Ms Y and National Shared Services Office [2024] IEIC 147412 (28 June 2024)

The NSSO failed to provide sufficient evidence that the number of records (approximately 30) made compliance with the four-week period not reasonably possible; therefore, the extension under section 14(1)(a) was not justified.

Citation
[2024] IEIC 147412
Parties
Applicant: Ms Y; Respondent: National Shared Services Office
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
28 June 2024
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Review / Decision on Extension of Time for FOI Request
Outcome
extension annulled
Legal Topics
Extension of Time for FOI Requests, Section 14 FOI Act, Data Processing and Access to Records
Administrative Law Freedom of Information Extension of Time for FOI Requests Section 14 FOI Act Data Processing and Access to Records

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Parties

Ms Y

Applicant

National Shared Services Office

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Review / Decision on Extension of Time for FOI Request

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the NSSO was justified in extending the period for consideration of the applicant's FOI request under section 14(1)(a) of the FOI Act

Ratio Decidendi

The NSSO failed to provide sufficient evidence that the number of records (approximately 30) made compliance with the four-week period not reasonably possible; therefore, the extension under section 14(1)(a) was not justified.

Court Disposition

extension annulled

Orders

  • The NSSO's decision to extend the period for consideration of the applicant's request under section 14(1)(a) is annulled.