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Freedom of Information.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2004

Tuesday, 17 February 2004

Questions (102, 103, 104)

Enda Kenny

Question:

187 Mr. Kenny asked the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department during each month of 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4875/04]

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Enda Kenny

Question:

188 Mr. Kenny asked the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department during 2003; the way in which the number compares with the total during 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4876/04]

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Enda Kenny

Question:

189 Mr. Kenny asked the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department during each month of 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4877/04]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 to 189, inclusive, together.

The information sought by the Deputy in relation to freedom of information requests relevant to my Department is contained in the following tables.

Comparisons between the yearly number of applications show an increase between 1999, with 207 requests, and 2001, with 276 requests. The trend was downward after that with 146 requests in 2002 and 142 requests last year. Comparison between the last two months of 2003 and of 2002 show a decrease last year from 33 to nine. All requests received in my Department are processed in accordance with both the 1997 Act and the 2003 Act, and their implementation is kept under constant review.

Freedom of Information Requests 2002

Received

Granted

Part Granted

Refused

No records

Transferred

Withdrawn

January

20

8

4

0

4

2

2

February

12

4

2

0

2

0

4

March

14

6

5

0

2

0

1

April

10

4

3

0

1

2

0

May

10

2

3

2

2

0

1

June

9

1

1

2

4

1

0

July

10

1

1

2

2

2

2

August

8

2

3

1

1

0

1

September

7

0

4

0

3

0

0

October

13

5

2

2

2

2

2

November

15

6

4

1

2

0

5

December

18

10

3

0

0

0

0

Total

146

49

35

10

25

9

18

Freedom of Information Requests 2003

Received

Granted

Part Granted

Refused

No records

Transferred

Withdrawn

January

21

2

7

4

4

2

2

February

29

9

11

2

5

1

1

March

30

10

9

3

6

0

2

April

10

4

2

0

3

0

1

May

11

1

4

0

6

0

0

June

7

2

2

0

2

0

1

July

13

2

5

0

4

1

1

August

6

3

1

0

1

1

0

September

4

2

2

0

0

0

0

October

2

0

1

0

0

0

1

November

6

3

1

1

1

0

0

December

3

0

1

1

1

0

0

Total

142

38

46

11

33

5

9

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