Freedom of information policy at the RSA

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<li > <a href="/about/procurement">Procurement and contract management</a> </li> <li > <a href="/about/careers">Careers with the RSA</a> </li> <li > <a href="/about/protected-disclosures">Protected disclosures</a> </li> <li > <a href="/about/media">Media</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> <div id="Contentplaceholder1_T8574D4DF004_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-sm-9 right-nav pl-sm-6" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Content"><article id="Contentplaceholder1_T7FB30794003_Col00" class="sf_colsIn standard-content" data-sf-element="Article" data-placeholder-label="Article"> <span class="topic">Freedom of information</span> <H1 > Freedom of information </H1><h3>Our freedom of information (FOI) policies, publications and how to make an FOI request. </h3><p>The <a href="http://foi.gov.ie/" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Freedom of Information Act 2014</a> (FOI Act) provides that every person has the following legal rights:</p><ul><li>general right to access records held by 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There are, however, certain types of information which are exempt from release under the Act, consistent with the public interest and the right to privacy of individuals. Among these exemptions are records relating to:</p><ul><li>Government meetings</li><li>Law enforcement and security</li><li>Confidential and commercially sensitive information</li><li>Personal information (other than information relating to the person making the request).</li></ul><p>Requests may also be refused if they are deemed too voluminous or unclear, but public bodies are required under the FOI Act to assist the requester in trying to overcome this.<br><br></p><hr><h2>Routinely available information</h2><p>The FOI Act is designed to facilitate access to information held by public bodies which is not routinely available. On this basis, we make a wide variety of information routinely available to the public in relation to our functions, activities and schemes. Our websites and extensive range of publications offer you simple access to such information without recourse to the FOI Act.</p><hr><h2>Our FOI publication scheme</h2><p>Section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 requires FOI bodies to prepare and publish as much information as possible in an open and accessible manner on a routine basis outside of FOI, having regard to the principles of openness and transparency. This allows for the publication of records outside of FOI provided that such publication is not prohibited by law. The scheme commits FOI bodies to make information available as part of their normal business activities in accordance with this scheme.</p><p>You can find our FOI publications below. You can also search our website or <a href="/help-support/online-support-centre">contact us</a> for more information.</p> <div class="accordion plain-text"> <div class="card" id="acc-02ed2f09-8c6d-4e65-b856-f6eeffe992cb0"> <div class="card-header" id="heading-1a4a005b-3380-4af6-9c21-91bcaf5b3a3a"> <a href="#" class="card-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse-1a4a005b-3380-4af6-9c21-91bcaf5b3a3a" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapse-1a4a005b-3380-4af6-9c21-91bcaf5b3a3a"> General information about us </a> </div> <div id="collapse-1a4a005b-3380-4af6-9c21-91bcaf5b3a3a" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-1a4a005b-3380-4af6-9c21-91bcaf5b3a3a" data-parent="#acc-02ed2f09-8c6d-4e65-b856-f6eeffe992cb0"> <div class="card-body"> <a href="/about">Read more</a> about our role, our road safety mission, our board and leadership team. </div> </div> </div> <div class="card" id="acc-02ed2f09-8c6d-4e65-b856-f6eeffe992cb1"> <div class="card-header" id="heading-a7132d9a-3bc9-4302-a2a4-64ef7005b8d7"> <a href="#" class="card-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse-a7132d9a-3bc9-4302-a2a4-64ef7005b8d7" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapse-a7132d9a-3bc9-4302-a2a4-64ef7005b8d7"> The services we provide </a> </div> <div id="collapse-a7132d9a-3bc9-4302-a2a4-64ef7005b8d7" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-a7132d9a-3bc9-4302-a2a4-64ef7005b8d7" data-parent="#acc-02ed2f09-8c6d-4e65-b856-f6eeffe992cb1"> <div class="card-body"> <a href="/about/role-of-the-rsa">Read more</a> about the services we provide to road users and others. </div> </div> </div> <div class="card" id="acc-02ed2f09-8c6d-4e65-b856-f6eeffe992cb2"> <div class="card-header" id="heading-4e8fd744-2fcf-4ded-85ec-25f39f4c01de"> <a href="#" class="card-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse-4e8fd744-2fcf-4ded-85ec-25f39f4c01de" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapse-4e8fd744-2fcf-4ded-85ec-25f39f4c01de"> Our decision making procedures </a> </div> <div id="collapse-4e8fd744-2fcf-4ded-85ec-25f39f4c01de" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-4e8fd744-2fcf-4ded-85ec-25f39f4c01de" data-parent="#acc-02ed2f09-8c6d-4e65-b856-f6eeffe992cb2"> <div class="card-body"> <a target="_blank" href="/docs/default-source/about/freedom-of-information/evaluation-of-2007-2012-road-safety-strategy.pdf?sfvrsn=6a9759c7_3">Read more</a> about how we make key decisions. </div> </div> </div> <div class="card" id="acc-02ed2f09-8c6d-4e65-b856-f6eeffe992cb3"> <div class="card-header" id="heading-33e81beb-4c01-4acd-aac2-f191262acd9b"> <a href="#" class="card-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse-33e81beb-4c01-4acd-aac2-f191262acd9b" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapse-33e81beb-4c01-4acd-aac2-f191262acd9b"> Financial information </a> </div> <div id="collapse-33e81beb-4c01-4acd-aac2-f191262acd9b" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-33e81beb-4c01-4acd-aac2-f191262acd9b" data-parent="#acc-02ed2f09-8c6d-4e65-b856-f6eeffe992cb3"> <div class="card-body"> <a href="/about/reporting">Read more</a> about our financial reporting policies and our financial reports. </div> </div> </div> <div class="card" id="acc-02ed2f09-8c6d-4e65-b856-f6eeffe992cb4"> <div class="card-header" id="heading-4e092756-eda9-4f07-9118-3f38f9b0c8ee"> <a href="#" class="card-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse-4e092756-eda9-4f07-9118-3f38f9b0c8ee" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapse-4e092756-eda9-4f07-9118-3f38f9b0c8ee"> Procurement policy and process </a> </div> <div id="collapse-4e092756-eda9-4f07-9118-3f38f9b0c8ee" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-4e092756-eda9-4f07-9118-3f38f9b0c8ee" data-parent="#acc-02ed2f09-8c6d-4e65-b856-f6eeffe992cb4"> <div class="card-body"> <a href="/about/procurement">Read more</a> about our procurement policies, our processes and the procurement competitions we undertake. </div> </div> </div> </div><hr><h2>Making a FOI request</h2><p>Requests under the Freedom of Information Act should be made in writing to:<br></p><p>Freedom of Information Officer<br>Road Safety Authority<br>Moy Valley Business Park<br>Primrose Hill<br>Ballina, Co. 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