If you are not satisfied with the decision of the FOI
Officer or if you do not receive a reply within 4 weeks
of the receipt of your request, (or an extended period
agreed by you) you may ask for the decision to be
reviewed at a higher level in the Department. A fee of
€30 (€10 for medical card holders) will apply if you
make an application for a review of a decision on a
request for non-personal records.
If you are still not satisfied with the decision of the
Reviewing Officer or you do not receive a reply within
3 weeks of the date of receipt of the review request,
you have the right to appeal to the Information
Commissioner, whose decision is final and conclusive.
A fee of €50 (€15 for medical card holders) will apply
if you make an application to the Information
Commissioner for a review of a decision on a request
for non-personal records.
The Commissioner’s decision can only be appealed to
the High Court on a point of law.