Routinely Available Information

The following classes of records are held in the Social Welfare Appeals Office.

Internal administration:

Records in this category involve the day to day management of the Office such as the publication of annual report and so on.

Appeals administration:

Records in this category include statistical material on appeals, which is available in the Annual Report.

Appeals legislation:

The records include Acts and Regulations and relevant Court judgements.

FOI Disclosure Log:

Non-Personal Requests 2015 to date:

Summary of Non-Personal FOI Requests to the Social Welfare Appeals Office from January 2015 to date:

*FOI Disclosure Log (Non-Personal Requests)

Updated 5 February 2019

Date of Request	Requester Category	Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) FOI Requests (Categories of Records Sought) - Summary	Decision Made	Date of Reply
30/01/2018-9931	Journalist	The number of appeals made to the Social Welfare Appeals Office against sanctions placed on jobseekers payments, and the outcome of the appeals from 2011 to 2017	Granted	27/02/2018
14/11/2018-11910	Organisation	Please provide copies of all decisions of the SWAO concerning the status of individuals as employed or self employed made to date in 2018. The names of the individual concerned and the employer may be redacted. Please provide the information electronically by email in its original format.”	Refused	11/12/2018
13/12/2018-12093	Organisation	Please provide a copy of the SWAO procedures manual or similar records to provide instructions and guidance to SWAO adjudicators when they handle appeals.	Please provide the information electronically by email in its original format	Granted	15/01/2019

Personal records:

Records in this category include a computerised tracking system containing limited personal information for monitoring appeals, correspondence relating to appeals and reviews of appeals, copies of decisions and so on. Most of the personal information relating to the appeal will be on the file held by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

The FOI Act is designed to allow public access to information held by public bodies which is NOT routinely available through other sources.

Last modified: 5 February 2019.