| Decision-Maker | a staff member within a public body who makes decisions on FOI requests, i.e. who decides whether it is appropriate to release the requested records or not. |
| Disclosure Log | a publicly-available record of the decisions made by a public body in response to FOI requests. |
| Freedom of Information Act | an Act designed to give the public the right of access to records held by public bodies. |
| FOI (Freedom of Information Request) | a written request made under the Freedom of Information Act, usually a request for access to certain records held by a public body. |
| Information Commissioner | the Commissioner, independent of the government, who reviews the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act and can issue decisions on appeals regarding FOI requests. |
| Publication Scheme | a catalogue of the information that a public body routinely makes publicly available. |
| Public Body | an organisation that is funded by the state, in full or in large part. FOI requests can be made to most public bodies. |
| Record | information recorded on any media, including letters, memos, emails, post-its, voice recordings. |
| Requester | the official term for a person who makes an FOI request. |
Tipperary Education and Training Board
Bord Oideachais & Oiliúna Tiobraid Árann
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