Ms Z and Cork County Council (Cork County Council) [2024] IEIC 141681 (10 January 2024)

Ms Z and Cork County Council (Cork County Council) [2024] IEIC 141681 (10 January 2024)

The applicant's repeated and excessive FOI requests and related communications constituted a pattern of manifestly unreasonable requests and an abuse of the right of access, justifying refusal under section 15(1)(g) of the FOI Act.

Citation
[2024] IEIC 141681
Parties
Applicant: Ms Z; Respondent: Cork County Council
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
10 January 2024
Procedural Posture
Freedom of Information Review / Final Decision by Information Commissioner
Outcome
request refused
Legal Topics
Vexatious Requests, Pattern of Unreasonable Requests, Public Records Access, Planning and Development
Administrative Law Freedom of Information Vexatious Requests Pattern of Unreasonable Requests Public Records Access Planning and Development

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Parties

Ms Z

Applicant

Cork County Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Freedom of Information Review / Final Decision by Information Commissioner

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Cork County Council was justified in refusing the applicant's FOI request under section 15(1)(g) of the FOI Act on grounds of vexatiousness or manifestly unreasonable pattern

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant's repeated and excessive FOI requests and related communications constituted a pattern of manifestly unreasonable requests and an abuse of the right of access, justifying refusal under section 15(1)(g) of the FOI Act.

Court Disposition

request refused

Orders

  • Council's refusal affirmed under section 15(1)(g) FOI Act
  • Applicant's request for records denied