Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 May 2004
41 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of requests under the Freedom of Information Act which proceed to internal appeal in his Department; the way in which that percentage compares with the percentage in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12993/04]
View answer52 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance the number of requests under the Freedom of Information Act received by his Department in the first quarter of 2004; the way in which this compares with the number of FOI requests received in a similar period in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12992/04]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 41 and 52 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. It should be borne in mind that the number of FOI requests and internal reviews received in any specific period can vary due to a number of factors, including which issues are topical at a particular time. My Department is committed to providing an efficient and helpful response to FOI requests and to assisting the public with their information inquiries.
The percentage of FOI requests received by the Department of Finance that proceeded to internal review in 1998 to 2004 is as follows:
|
Year |
Number of requests received by the Department |
Internal Reviews received |
Percentage of requests that went to Internal Review |
|
% |
|||
|
1998 |
205 |
26 |
12.7 |
|
1999 |
349 |
32 |
9.2 |
|
2000 |
342 |
34 |
9.9 |
|
2001 |
326 |
30 |
9.2 |
|
2002 |
326 |
24 |
7.4 |
|
2003 |
305 |
34 |
11.1 |
|
2004 to end April |
31 |
2 |
6.5 |
|
Total |
1,884 |
182 |
9.7 |
|
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
|
January |
38 |
39 |
22 |
30 |
36 |
5 |
|
February |
31 |
35 |
24 |
31 |
53 |
11 |
|
March |
11 |
29 |
35 |
29 |
71 |
8 |
|
Total First Quarter |
80 |
103 |
81 |
90 |
160 |
24 |
