SOME OF THE REASONS GIVEN FOR KEEPING THEM SECRET
RECORD:
29/7/11 – Notes for meeting with Intel
REASONS:
FOI Act S.36 1 A& C (a) Trade secrets of a person other than the requester concerned. (c) Information whose disclosure could prejudice the conduct or outcome of contractual or other negotiations of the person to whom the information relates.
RECORDS:
31/10/11 Memo to Cabinet re D/Jobs expenditure 12/1/14 Govt memo re rural development 23/2/15 Govt memo re extending the franchise to citizens resident outside the State
REASONS:
FOI Acts S.28 1 a and 2a 1 (a) has been, or is proposed to be, submitted to the Government for its consideration by a Minister of the Government or the Attorney General and was created for that purpose. 2 (a) contains the whole or part of a statement made at a meeting of the Government or information that reveals or from which may be inferred, the substance of the whole or part of such a statement.
RECORDS:
20/10/12 Ambassador Berlin briefing note 11/5/13 Consul General Boston briefing note 23/6/13 Note from Sec Gen, Foreign Affairs 23/10/13 Ambassador Berlin briefing note 28/7/14 Note re Coreper [the Committee of Permanent Representatives in the European Union, and European Council] 27/8/14 Note re European Council 24/11/14 Consul General Chicago briefing note 20/3/15 Ambassador Washington briefing note 22/7/15 Notification of poss Eurogroup 30/10/15 Note re call with speaker Ryan 23/11/15 Notice re convening of special European Council with Turkey 19/12/15 Notes re visit to Lebanon
REASONS:
FOI Act S 33 2 (B): Contains a communication between a minister of the Government or his or her department or office and a diplomatic mission or consular post in the State or of the State or a communication between the Government or an officer of a minister of the Government or another person acting on behalf of such a minister and another government or a person acting on behalf of another government.
RECORDS:
24/5/13 Commonage case 24/5/13 Note re corporation tax 30/8/16 Note re corporation tax
REASONS:
FOI Act S 30 1 A: Prejudice the effectiveness of tests, examinations, investigations, inquiries or audits conducted by or on behalf of an FOI body or the procedures or methods employed for the conduct thereof.
RECORD:
27/5/13 Letter from family re personal tragedy 12/8/16 – Dept of Foreign Affairs consular case 20/10/16 Consul General Sao Paolo re report consular assistance
REASON:
FOI Act S 37. (1) Subject to this section, a head shall refuse to grant an FOI request if, in the opinion of the head, access to the record concerned would involve the disclosure of personal information (including personal information relating to a deceased individual).