Ms Z and Data Protection Commission [2024] IEIC 146709 (12 December 2024)
Records of complaints about delays in responding to data protection complaints relate to the DPC's core statutory function and not to general administration; therefore, the FOI Act does not apply and refusal was justified.
- Citation
- [2024] IEIC 146709
- Parties
- Applicant: Ms Z; Respondent: Data Protection Commission
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 12 December 2024
- Procedural Posture
- FOI Appeal / Decision of Information Commissioner Following Review
- Outcome
- refusal affirmed
- Legal Topics
- Scope of FOI Act, General Administration Exclusion, Customer Service Complaints, Statutory Interpretation
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Parties
Ms Z
Applicant
Data Protection Commission
Respondent
Procedural Posture
FOI Appeal / Decision of Information Commissioner Following Review
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the DPC was justified in refusing access to records on the basis that they do not concern the general administration of the Office and are excluded from the FOI Act under Schedule 1, Part 1(f)
Ratio Decidendi
Records of complaints about delays in responding to data protection complaints relate to the DPC's core statutory function and not to general administration; therefore, the FOI Act does not apply and refusal was justified.
Court Disposition
refusal affirmed
Orders
- The DPC's refusal of the FOI request is affirmed pursuant to Schedule 1, Part 1(f) of the FOI Act.
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