The Labour Court rejected Michael Loftus’s appeal on 5 October 2016, leaving in place the refusal to extend the time limit for his unfair dismissal complaint against Kylemore Service Group. The complaint was brought outside the statutory time limit; the merits were not decided. Loftus said he had been homeless and ill and unable to deal with employment matters within the time limit. The Court noted that he had instructed the Citizens Information Service to make a data request during the statutory period and found no reason he could not also have instructed it to file his complaint.