FOI Disclosure Log 2019
| Date received | Requester | Request details | Decision date | Decision |
| 02/01/2019 | Journalist | Amount spent on Bottled water in 2017 & 2018. | N/A | Withdrawn – information given outside FOI |
| 08/02/2019 | Member of the public | Copies of any and all correspondence issued to the CCPC from any Government Department regarding the impact of the implementation of the IORP II and copies of any and all correspondence issued from the CCPC to any Government Department regarding the impact of the implementation of the IORP II. | N/A | Withdrawn – CCPC did not have any records and this was conveyed by phone. |
| 18/02/2019 | Journalist | (i) Copies of all consumer complaints received during 2018, redacted as appropriate with regard to personal information and (ii) Records indicating the outcome of each of these complaints, if not included in (i). | 05/03/2019 | Refused |
| 18/02/2019 | Journalist | A database/spreadsheet/list containing the following data: • The number of employees of the agency sacked in 2016, 2017, 2018. • The reason for the dismissal of each of the above employees. • The number of employees of the agency suspended in 2016, 2017, 2018. • The reason for the suspension of each of the above employees. • The number of complaints of bullying received by the agency in 2016, 2017, 2018. • The number of complaints of sexual harassment received by the agency in 2016, 2017, 2018. |
05/03/2019 | Granted in full |
| 20/02/2019 | Journalist | Requested access to the following records: • The submission sent to the CCPC by “interested parties” in relation to the Phase 2 investigation of the proposed acquisition of MCD Productions Unlimited Company by LN-Gaiety Holdings Limited. • Correspondence (received and sent) between the CCPC and “interested parties” about the aforementioned investigation. |
20/03/2019 | Refused |
| 25/02/2019 | Journalist | Requested access to the following records held by the CCPC: Details of all consumer complaints and other queries that contain the following terms for the past 12 months: cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery, liposuction, breast implants, breast augmentation, abdominoplasty, liposuction, botox, dermal fillers, laser skin treatment, microdermabrasion and teeth whitening. |
01/03/2019 | Granted in full |
| 26/02/2019 | Journalist | Information in relation to the TV series How to Be Good With Money. | 05/03/2019 | Withdrawn |
| 04/03/2019 | Journalist | All personal expenses (travel, subsistence, accommodation, etc.) claimed in 2017 and 2018 by the chief executive, or equivalent, of the agency and all records and receipts for the expenses claimed in 2017 and 2018. | N/A | Withdrawn |
| 05/03/2019 | Journalist | Details of all consumer complaints and other queries received for the period 2016- 17 that contain the following terms: cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery, liposuction, breast implants, breast augmentation, abdominoplasty, liposuction, botox, dermal fillers, laser skin treatment, microdermabrasion and teeth whitening. | 14/03/2019 | Granted in full |
| 05/03/2019 | Journalist | The commercial agreement between the CCPC and RTE for the TV series How to be Good with Money. | 26/03/2019 | Refused |
| 20/03/2019 | Journalist | Requested the following information relating to the CCPC’s Cartel Immunity Programme: • The total number of applications for immunity to the Cartel Immunity Programme since 2002 • The total number of applications for immunity granted since 2002 • The number of prosecutions initiated on the back of applications to the programme since 2002 • The number of convictions achieved on the back of applications to the programme since 2002. |
22/03/2019 | Withdrawn |
| 22/03/2019 | Member of business/interest group | Requested copies of all communication both internal within the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) to external sources regarding the Restaurants Association of Ireland from 11th November 2018 – 22nd March 2019. | 23/04/2019 | Part-granted |
| 05/04/2019 | Journalist | Information relating to the CCPC’s Cartel Immunity Programme: 1. The total number of applications for immunity to the Cartel Immunity Programme since 2002 received by the CCPC 2. The total number of applications for immunity granted since 2002 3. The number of prosecutions initiated on the back of applications to the programme since 2002 4. The number of convictions achieved on the back of applications to the programme since 2002. |
17/04/2019 | Refused |
| 25/04/2019 | Journalist | A copy of all minutes of meetings between the chair and the members from January last year to present. | 23/05/2019 | Granted in full |
| 03/05/2019 | Journalist | All documents associated with the Kepak / Silvercrest acquisition (ref: M / 13 / 013) including, but not limited to, public submissions and submissions by all parties. | 27/05/2019 | Part-granted |
| 28/05/2019 | Member of business/interest group | All documents relating to or recording the cost to the CCPC of addressing, dealing with or otherwise processing the CCPC’s consideration of issues arising out of or in connection with the RAI since 1st January 2018 to date. | 29/05/2019 | Refused |
| 12/06/2019 | Member of the public | Request for all records (internal and external, including drafts) concerning the merger of KANTAR MEDIA and NEWSACCESS. The timeframe for such records would be July 1 2016 to January 1 2019. | 10/07/2019 | Part-granted |
| 28/06/2019 | Member of business/interest group | Copies of all communication both internal within the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) to external sources regarding the Restaurants Association of Ireland from 22nd March 2019 – 27 June 2019. | 25/07/2019 | Part-granted |
| 01/07/2019 | Journalist | 1. All correspondence between the CCPC and the following entities: Kerry Flyer, Kerry Accessible Transport Services, and Pobal, and 2. All correspondence mentioning “Pobal”, “Kerry Flyer” or “Kerry Accessible Transport Services,” from the years 2014 to date. |
30/08/2019 | Part-granted |
| 08/07/2019 | Member of the Public | 1. A copy of any documents/emails/communications to any government department or Minister of government (such as the Dept. of Justice and Law Reform, for example), requesting that the CCPC be provided with enhanced powers related to, phone tapping, surveillance or any other forms of interception powers. 2. A copy of any reply by any government department, Minister of government, or governmental agency to the CCPC to any such a request (as referred to in item [1)] above), including any informal request of a similar nature even if not made or recorded in a written format. 3. A copy of any request made by the CCPC to any government department, Minister of government, or other governmental agency, seeking that the CCPC be facilitated with legal powers to prosecute using a standard of proof lower than a criminal standard. 4. A copy of any reply by any government department, Minister or agency to this request (as referred to in item [3)] above). |
31/07/2019 | Part-granted |
| 10/07/2019 | Member of the Public | A copy of your ‘Record of Processing Activities’. Could you supply the current version, and any earlier versions that are on file? If you don’t maintain a ROPA, could you supply any records that provide an explanation as to why a ROPA is not required for your body? | 26/07/2019 | Granted in full |
| 13/08/2019 | Member of the Public | Any communication between the CCPC and the Meat Processing industry, representatives of the Meat Processing industry, or any umbrella body representing the Meat Processing industry over the past 12 months. | 03/09/2019 | Refused as no records exist |
| 20/08/2019 | Journalist | Records of all correspondence internally and externally regarding Click.ie, January 2019 to the present date. | 17/09/2019 | Part-granted |
| 20/08/2019 | Journalist | All correspondence between the CCPC and external stakeholders in the CCPC’s investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct in the ticketing sector, between January 2019 and the present date. | 17/09/2019 | Part-granted |
| 10/09/2019 | Journalist | All correspondence and records held by the CCPC related to fire safety issues with cars, from the start of 2019 to date. | 08/10/2019 | TBC |
| 27/09/2019 | Journalist | Any and all communications in paper or electronic format, including telephone records, related to communications concerning a fitness and probity team request from the Central Bank’s enforcement team and the CCPC. | 25/10/2019 | Part-granted |
| 07/10/2019 | Journalist | All internal correspondence and minutes/agendas of meetings between CCPC officials of management level and higher regarding the issue of ‘dual pricing’/price discrimination on the part of insurance companies operating in Ireland, dated between 20th September 2019 and the current date. | 04/11/2019 | Part-granted |
| 11/10/2019 | Member of the Public | Copies of all records held referring or relating to the issue of faulty or dangerous mobile phone charging cables. This request to cover records created in the period 1 January 2019 to date of receipt of this request. | 11/11/2019 | Part-granted |
| 29/10/2019 (received on Sunday, 27/10 but that was a Bank Holiday weekend) |
Journalist | A copy of all complaints received by the CCPC this year, along with a breakdown of what the complaints relate to – ie, plastic surgery, etc. – and the amount of which were upheld or rejected. I would also like the same data for 2017 and 2018. | 25/11/2019 | Part-granted |
| 29/10/2019 (received on Sunday, 27/10 but that was a Bank Holiday weekend) |
Journalist | A copy of all correspondence (including emails) between (to and from) the CCPC and any government minister this year. | 25/11/2019 | Part-granted |
| 05/11/2019 | Journalist | 1. Any and all communications in paper or electronic format, including telephone records, concerning a fitness and probity team request from the Central Bank’s enforcement team and the CCPC. 2. Any and all communications in paper or electronic format, including telephone records, with the European Commission concerning a fitness and probity team request sent to the CCPC from the Central Bank’s enforcement team. The timeframe should cover the period of September 1, 2019 to November 5, 2019. |
02/12/2019 | Part-granted |
