Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 18 Dec 2003

Vol. 577 No. 5

Written Answers. - Freedom of Information.

Enda Kenny

Question:

56 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the total number of requests for information under the Freedom of Information Acts received by his Department in 2003; the number of requests received per month for 2003; the number of requests received per month for 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31860/03]

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mr. Walsh)

The total number of requests for information under the Freedom of Information Acts received by my Department from 1 January 2003 to 15 December 2003 is 305. The number of freedom of information requests received in my Department each month from January 2002 to December 2003 is as follows:

2002

Month	Number of FOI requests
January	23
February	34
March	15
April	32
May	35
June	24
July	35
August	51
September	37
October	34
November	26
December	17

2003

Month	Number of FOI requests
January	44
February	27
March	57
April	27
May	19
June	23
July	30
August	10
September	12
October	25
November	22
December to 15 Dec	9

All Freedom of Information requests received in my Department are processed in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003.