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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]

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.
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