I 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
|
Number of FOI requests received by the Department of Finance in the first quarter of 1999 to 2004.
|
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
|