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Right of Review & Appeal
The Freedom of Information Act sets out appeal mechanisms in the event of a refusal of a request, or in relation to deferral of
access, charges, form of access, etc. Details of these appeal mechanisms are as follows:
Internal Review
You may seek Internal Review of the initial decision, which will be carried out by an official of the Council at a higher level if:
· you are dissatisfied with the initial response received, i.e. refusal ofinformation, form of access, charges, etc., or
· you have not received a reply within four weeks of your initial application. This is deemed to be a refusal of your request and allows you to proceed to Internal Review.
Requests for Internal Review should be submitted within four weeks of the initial decision in writing to:
County Secretary,
Galway County Council,
Prospect Hill,
Galway.
Phone: (091) 509000
Fax: (091) 509010
Email: secretar@galwlaycoco.ie
Galway County Council must complete the review within three weeks. Internal Review must normally be completed before an appeal may be made to the Information Commissioner.
Review by the Information Commissioner
You may seek independent review by the Information Commissioner if:
=> following completion of the Internal Review procedure, you are dissatisfied with the decision; or
=> you have not received a reply to your request for Internal Review within three weeks of your application. This is deemed to be a refusal, and you may appeal the matter to the Commissioner. Appeals in writing may be made directly to the Information
Commissioner at the following address:
Office of the Information Commissioner
18 Lower Leeson Street Dublin 2.
Phone: (01) 6785222 Fax: (01) 6610570
Email: ombudsman@ombudsman.irlgov.ie
