Applications Under the Act

Under the FOI Acts, anyone is entitled to seek access to information not otherwise publicly available. Each person has a right to:

• access to records held by the College
• correction of personal information relating to oneself held by the College where it is inaccurate, incomplete or misleading
• access to reasons for decisions made by the College directly affecting oneself.

The following records come within the scope of the Act:

• all records relating to personal information held by the College irrespective of when created
• all other records created from commencement date - 1 October 2001
• any other records necessary to the understanding of a current record.

You should be aware that the following information is not covered by the Act:

• Information that has already been published and is available from the College
• Non-personal information created before commencement date -1 October 2001
• Personal information relating to anyone other than the person requesting the information (there are some exceptions)
• Sensitive information excluded by the College under the terms of the Act.

The College is obliged to respond within 4 weeks.

Applications for information should be addressed to:

Freedom of Information Officer,
St Patrick's College,
Drumcondra,
Dublin 9.
Tel:- Ireland 01/8842238
Fax:- Ireland 01/8376197
Email:- foi@spd.dcu.ie

Our form entitled 'Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act' is available online or can be supplied by contacting the office above. Alternatively, requests for information can be made by FAX, Email or by writing to the office address above. You may be required to prove your identity, especially when requesting personal information so you may, therefore, be asked to produce your Passport, Driving Licence, Birth Certificate, Student Card etc.

Please be as detailed and as specific as possible when requesting information as this will enable the College to reply speedily to your request. If you require a reply in a particular format please mention this in your application. The FOI officer will be glad to assist you in preparing your request.

 

Last Updated: Thursday September 21 2006