Freedom of information: Some public bodies ‘over-reliant’ on external legal advice over requests
Growing trend of contracting out FOI request decision-making is concerning, says information comissioner
Information Commissioner
Concerns for years in Department of Justice over immigrant investor programme
Concern about the escalating level of applications from China was a key driver of the decision to close ‘golden visas’ scheme for millionaire immigrants
Audit raised concerns about €1.25bn ‘golden visa’ scheme for millionaire immigrants
Department of Justice has released key details in an audit report that called for stronger controls years before scheme was scrapped
PSNI data breach: Police and politicians react to ‘appalling’ breach affecting thousands of staff
Police Service of Northern Ireland officers operate ‘under the veil of the highest potential threat’ with some not admitting they are in the police in order to protect identities - federation spokesman
IDA goes to court to stop release of Drogheda site purchase details
State investment agency launches action against Information Commissioner over FOI decision
Golden visas: Government knew of due diligence risks two years before scheme was closed
Surge in applications from China last year led officials to press for suspension of the Immigrant Investor Programme
RTÉ directed by Information Commissioner to release workplace audit
Report contains staff comments on ‘people management skills’ of identifiable individuals
Staff in residential disability centres ‘afraid’ to report concerns
Staff felt high turnover in centres ‘jeopardised’ residents’ safety, internal surveys found
Man not entitled to records arising from allegation of child abuse made by his wife
Court of Appeal finds Information Commissioner right not to release records sought
Charities Regulator ordered to explain why it blocked woman on Twitter
Róisín McGarr raised concerns over authority’s decision to remove pro-repeal mural
Freedom of Information: ‘Unacceptably high’ response-time failures
Last year is worst on record for public bodies failing to decide on requests on time – Tyndall
Information Commissioner says council must give inquiry details
Cavan County Council had refused to give ‘Irish Times’ misconduct claim details
FOI requests to public bodies at all-time high of over 30,000
Olympic ticket scandal, MMA death behind rise in requests to Department of Transport
Data watchdog does not have to disclose lobbying by firms
Ruling accepts that records of contacts with Ibec, Yahoo and Microsoft are part of statutory function
Watchdog calls for law change on politicians’ ‘private papers’
Peter Tyndall says FoI provision allows members withhold invoices and expenses
Court to rule later on investor’s bid to view Department of Finance documents
McKillen believes documents will show department engaged in ‘inappropriate’ contacts
Decision not to require disclosure of pool’s records quashed
Westwood challenges decision affirming council refusal of access to Shoreline records
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