Niamh Carney
Mel McWeeney
Issue of internal review
Dear Mr. McWeeney,
I Niamh Carney Niamh Carney niamh.carney@ombudsman.gov.ie Peter Tyndall Peter Tyndall Peter Tyndall Office of the Ombudsman Irish Office of the Ombudsman The Irish Ombudsman Office of the Information Commissioner Standards in Public Office Commission http://ombudsman.gov.ie/ https://twitter.com/officeombudsman https://www.linkedin.com/company/office-of-the-ombudsman-ireland Investigates complaints about public officials. 18 Lower Leeson Street Dublin D02 HE97 Ireland (1890)253238 (01)6395689 (01)6395674 (01)6395676 Dáil Éireann The Government of Ireland Kildare Street Dublin Ireland am writing to you regarding your recent Freedom of Information Application received in this Office on 16 June 2017. I must advise you before this Office Peter Tyndall Peter Tyndall Office of the Ombudsman Irish Office of the Ombudsman The Irish Ombudsman Office of the Information Commissioner Standards in Public Office Commission http://ombudsman.gov.ie/ https://twitter.com/officeombudsman https://www.linkedin.com/company/office-of-the-ombudsman-ireland Investigates complaints about public officials. 18 Lower Leeson Street Dublin D02 HE97 Ireland (1890)253238 (01)6395689 (01)6395674 (01)6395676 Dáil Éireann The Government of Ireland Kildare Street Dublin Ireland can consider any application all relevant steps set out in the FOI Act must be undertaken.
It would appear from your application that you have not requested an internal review from the public body Paddy Mahon Paddy Great Water Street Longford Co. Longford N39 NH56 Ireland https://ie.linkedin.com/in/paddy-mahon-7880829 http://www.longfordcoco.ie/images_upload/LongfordCoCo/Your-Council/Management-Team/Paddy-Mahon.jpg https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2878/33314151604_539b43d311_b.jpg Longford County Council Longford County Council http://longfordcoco.ie/ Longford County Council Great Water Street Longford Co. Longford N39 NH56 Ireland 043 3343000 Longford Sports and Leisure http://longfordsportsandleisure.ie/ County Longford Sports and Leisure Centre Public Sports Facility The Mall Longford Co. Longford Ireland 043 3346536 043 3346431 longfordsportscentre@eircom.net http://longfordsportsandleisure.ie/other/images/building_sm.jpg 1 Longford County Library Longford County Library Longford County Library Town Centre Longford Co. Longford Ireland 043 3340727 library@longfordcoco.ie http://www.longfordlibrary.ie/ https://www.facebook.com/longfordlibraries/ https://twitter.com/Longfordlibrary https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVa8Z_ohzcuhS530lvJRtng https://vimeo.com/longfordlibrary concerned. If this request has been made please confirm this in writing to this Office or contact us on (01) 639 5689.
I have enclosed the procedure which must be followed for your reference.
Kind regards,Niamh Carney
Office of the Information Commissioner
How to make a Freedom of Information request
1-Original Request
Your request should be made in writing. Please be as specific as possible about the records you are seeking from the public body and state that you are making your request under the FOI Act. Under the Act, the public body has up to four weeks to make a decision in relation to your request.
Should you receive a decision from the public body that, in your opinion, is unsatisfactory or if after the four weeks you have not received a decision (non-reply by a public body is deemed to be a refusal of your FOI request), your next step, apart from in a few exceptional circumstances, is to apply for an "internal review".
2-Internal Review Request
An "internal review" is an appeals mechanism within the public body. The original decision will be reviewed by a more senior member of staff than the original decision maker. To request an internal review you must write again to the public body referring to the decision received (or non-reply if no decision was made) and state that you wish to avail of your right to seek an internal review. The application to the public body for an internal review should be made within four weeks of the original decision. (The making of a late appeal may be permitted by the public body in certain circumstances.) The public body has then three weeks to make a decision in relation to your request for an internal review.
Should you receive a decision that, in your opinion, is unsatisfactory or if after the three weeks you have not received a decision (this is also deemed to be a refusal), your next step is to apply to the Office of the Information Commissioner for a review of the decision by the public body.
3-Application for review
Applications for a review of the internal review decision should be made to:
Office of the Information Commissioner, 18 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2