{"id":1857,"date":"2025-01-29T14:15:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T14:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/organisation-support-development\/corporate-services\/freedom-of-information\/how-to-make-an-foi-request-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:58:09","slug":"faqs-and-glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/organisation-support-development\/corporate-services\/freedom-of-information\/faqs-and-glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceisteanna Coitianta agus Gluais"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ceisteanna Coitianta agus Gluais<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Cad \u00e9 cusp\u00f3ir an Achta um Shaor\u00e1il Faisn\u00e9ise?<\/h5>

T\u00e1 an tAcht um Shaor\u00e1il Faisn\u00e9ise ceaptha chun ceart rochtana a thabhairt don phobal ar thaifid at\u00e1 i seilbh comhlachta\u00ed poibl\u00ed, a mh\u00e9id is f\u00e9idir at\u00e1 comhsheasmhach le leas an phobail agus leis an gceart chun pr\u00edobh\u00e1ideachta. Leagtar amach san Acht pr\u00f3iseas foirmi\u00fail iarratais, chomh maith le b\u00e9im a leagan gur cheart do chomhlachta\u00ed poibl\u00ed a bheith oscailte agus cuntasach mar phrionsabal.<\/p>

Conas is f\u00e9idir liom rochtain a fh\u00e1il ar fhaisn\u00e9is faoi LOETB gan Iarratas um Shaor\u00e1il Faisn\u00e9ise a dh\u00e9anamh?<\/h5>

T\u00e1 cuid mh\u00f3r faisn\u00e9ise faoi LOETB agus a fheidhmeanna ar f\u00e1il go poibl\u00ed gan g\u00e1 le hiarratas um Shaor\u00e1il Faisn\u00e9ise a dh\u00e9anamh. Ba cheart d\u00f3ibh si\u00fad at\u00e1 ag lorg faisn\u00e9ise, ar an gc\u00e9ad dul s\u00edos, dul i gcomhairle le Sc\u00e9im Foilseach\u00e1in FOI LOETB, an Rann\u00f3g Gn\u00f3tha\u00ed Corpar\u00e1ideacha. Is f\u00e9idir leat teagmh\u00e1il dh\u00edreach a dh\u00e9anamh le baill foirne sna ranna \u00e1bhartha freisin \u2013 is f\u00e9idir sonra\u00ed teagmh\u00e1la a fh\u00e1il ar an su\u00edomh gr\u00e9as\u00e1in seo.<\/p>

Conas is f\u00e9idir liom iarratas ar Shaor\u00e1il Faisn\u00e9ise a dh\u00e9anamh?<\/h5>

Le do thoil clice\u00e1il anseo<\/a> chun sonra\u00ed ioml\u00e1na a fh\u00e1il faoin gcaoi le hIarratas um Shaor\u00e1il Faisn\u00e9ise a dh\u00e9anamh chuig B\u00c1C.<\/p>

An ngearrfar t\u00e1ille orm as iarratas um Shaor\u00e1il Faisn\u00e9ise a dh\u00e9anamh?<\/h5>

F\u00e9ach reachta\u00edocht<\/a> le haghaidh sonra\u00ed ioml\u00e1na na dt\u00e1ill\u00ed agus na muirear a bhfuil feidhm leo.<\/p>

An f\u00e9idir liom achomharc a dh\u00e9anamh ar chinneadh a rinneadh ar m'Iarratas um Shaor\u00e1il Faisn\u00e9ise?<\/h5>

T\u00e1. Faoin Acht, t\u00e1 s\u00e9 de cheart ag an duine a d'iarr an fhaisn\u00e9is achomharc a dh\u00e9anamh ar chinneadh comhlachta SF - ar dt\u00fas chuig ball foirne n\u00edos sinseara\u00ed laistigh den chomhlacht SF ansin an ball foirne a rinne an cinneadh bunaidh (d\u00e1 ngairtear Athbhreithneoir Inmhe\u00e1nach), agus ansin chuig Oifig an Choimisin\u00e9ara Faisn\u00e9ise mura bhfuil an cinneadh s\u00e1s\u00fail f\u00f3s. T\u00e1 cinneadh an Choimisin\u00e9ara Faisn\u00e9ise sa ch\u00e1s seo ceangailteach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Gluais T\u00e9arma\u00ed<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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D\u00e9ant\u00f3ir Cinnt\u00ed <\/em>\u2013 ball foirne laistigh de chomhlacht poibl\u00ed a dh\u00e9anann cinnt\u00ed maidir le hiarrata\u00ed SF, i.e. c\u00e9 a chinneann an bhfuil s\u00e9 iomchu\u00ed na taifid a iarradh a scaoileadh n\u00f3 nach bhfuil.<\/p>

Loga Nochta<\/em> \u2013 taifead at\u00e1 ar f\u00e1il go poibl\u00ed de na cinnt\u00ed a rinne comhlacht poibl\u00ed mar fhreagairt ar iarrata\u00ed SF.<\/p>

An tAcht um Shaor\u00e1il Faisn\u00e9ise<\/em> \u2013 Acht at\u00e1 ceaptha chun ceart rochtana a thabhairt don phobal ar thaifid at\u00e1 i seilbh comhlachta\u00ed poibl\u00ed.<\/p>

FOI (Iarraidh ar Shaor\u00e1il Faisn\u00e9ise)<\/em> \u2013 iarraidh i scr\u00edbhinn a dh\u00e9antar faoin Acht um Shaor\u00e1il Faisn\u00e9ise, de ghn\u00e1th iarraidh ar rochtain ar thaifid \u00e1irithe at\u00e1 i seilbh comhlachta phoibl\u00ed.<\/p>

Coimisin\u00e9ir Faisn\u00e9ise<\/em> \u2013 an Coimisin\u00e9ir, neamhsple\u00e1ch ar an rialtas, a dh\u00e9anann athbhreithni\u00fa ar chur chun feidhme an Achta um Shaor\u00e1il Faisn\u00e9ise agus is f\u00e9idir leis cinnt\u00ed a eisi\u00faint maidir le hachomhairc a bhaineann le hiarrata\u00ed saor\u00e1la faisn\u00e9ise.<\/p>

Sc\u00e9im Foilseach\u00e1in<\/em> \u2013 catal\u00f3g den fhaisn\u00e9is a chuireann comhlacht poibl\u00ed ar f\u00e1il go poibl\u00ed go rialta.<\/p>

Comhlacht Poibl\u00ed<\/em> \u2013 eagra\u00edocht at\u00e1 maoinithe ag an st\u00e1t, go hioml\u00e1n n\u00f3 go m\u00f3r. Is f\u00e9idir iarratais Saor\u00e1la Faisn\u00e9ise a dh\u00e9anamh chuig formh\u00f3r na gcomhlachta\u00ed poibl\u00ed.<\/p>

Taifeadadh<\/em> \u2013 faisn\u00e9is a thaifeadtar ar aon mhe\u00e1n, lena n-\u00e1ir\u00edtear litreacha, meamraim, r\u00edomhphoist, post-its, taifeadta\u00ed gutha.<\/p>

Iarrth\u00f3ir<\/em> \u2013 an t\u00e9arma oifigi\u00fail do dhuine a dh\u00e9anann iarraidh ar Shaor\u00e1il Faisn\u00e9ise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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