Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 29 Jun 1999

Vol. 507 No. 2

Written Answers. - Freedom of Information.

Marian McGennis

Question:

187 Ms M. McGennis asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the companies or businesses from which his Department has received most frequent requests under the Freedom of Information Act, 1997, other than requests by businesses for personal information; the general nature of the information sought; and the costs levied on the companies or businesses for the processing of these requests. [16419/99]

Minister for the Environment and Local Government (Mr. Dempsey)

Since the commencement of the Freedom of Information Act on 21 April 1998 my Department has received 175 requests of which 55 have been submitted by companies or businesses. Charges totalling IR£117.69 have been paid in respect of four of these requests.

The following table includes the names of companies or businesses that have submitted five or more requests to my Department and also gives the general nature of the records or information sought.

DateReceived	Requests for Records/Information related to	Requester
30-Apr-98	The Tribunal of Inquiry Into Certain Planning Matters	Sunday Times
01-Jul-98	Expenses met by the Department	Sunday Times
03-Jul-98	The Franchise process	Sunday Times
03-Jul-98	The Franchise process	Sunday Times
22-Jul-98	Private sector investment in funding infrastructural projects	Sunday Times
28-Jul-98	Staff sick leave	Sunday Times
12-Aug-98	Toll Roads	Sunday Times
02-Sep-98	Cross Border Bodies	Sunday Times
02-Sep-98	FOI requests made by Oireachtas members and political parties	Sunday Times
24-Sep-98	Expenses met by the Department	Sunday Times
27-Oct-98	The introduction of car testing	Sunday Times
12-Nov-98	Greenhouse Gas emissions	Sunday Times
07-Jan-99	Official gifts and entertainment	Sunday Times
27-Jan-99	Travel arrangements	Sunday Times
05-May-99	Road Pricing	Sunday Times
01-Feb-99	Market or social research commissioned by the Department	Mark Henry/ Policywatch/Amárach
10-Mar-99	Housing	Mark Henry/ Policywatch/Amárach
07-May-99	Procurement	Mark Henry/ Policywatch/Amárach
29-Apr-98	Minutes of the Management Advisory Committee	Mark Henry/ Policywatch/Amárach
05-May-98	Dublin Electoral Area Boundaries Commission	Mark Henry/ Policywatch/Amárach
05-May-98	Dublin Electoral Area Boundaries Commission	Mark Henry/Policywatch/Amárach
03-Jun-98	Invoices paid by the Department	Mark Henry/Policywatch/Amarach
24-Aug-98	Invoices paid by the Department	Mark Henry/Policywatch/Amárach
29-Jul-98	Housing	Sunday Tribune
30-Jul-98	Local Authority recruitment	Sunday Tribune
04-Nov-98	Development plans	Sunday Tribune
25-Jan-99	Expenses claimed by Ministers of the Department	Sunday Tribune
17-May-99	Minutes of the Management Advisory Committee	Sunday Tribune