Ms Y and Trinity College Dublin (Trinity College Dublin) [2022] IEIC OIC-117203 (7 April 2022)

Ms Y and Trinity College Dublin (Trinity College Dublin) [2022] IEIC OIC-117203 (7 April 2022)

TCD was justified in refusing access under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act because no record containing the requested information exists and section 17(4) does not require TCD to create a new record by extracting or compiling data not already held in the required form.

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Citation
[2022] IEIC OIC-117203
Parties
Applicant: Ms Y; Respondent: Trinity College Dublin
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
07 April 2022
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Review / Decision of the Information Commissioner Under Section 22(2) of the FOI Act
Outcome
Refusal affirmed
Legal Topics
Access to Information, Refusal of Records, Section 15(1)(a) FOI Act, Section 17(4) FOI Act, Creation of Records, Electronic Records Extraction
Administrative Law Freedom of Information Access to Information Refusal of Records Section 15(1)(a) FOI Act Section 17(4) FOI Act Creation of Records Electronic Records Extraction

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Parties

Ms Y

Applicant

Trinity College Dublin

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Review / Decision of the Information Commissioner Under Section 22(2) of the FOI Act

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether TCD was justified in refusing access to details of the number of applicants for the Senior Academic Promotion Call 2019 competition by nationalities under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act
  2. 2 Whether section 17(4) of the FOI Act required TCD to extract or compile the requested information from electronic records

Ratio Decidendi

TCD was justified in refusing access under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act because no record containing the requested information exists and section 17(4) does not require TCD to create a new record by extracting or compiling data not already held in the required form.

Court Disposition

Refusal affirmed

Orders

  • TCD's refusal of access under section 15(1)(a) of the FOI Act is affirmed.