Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2004
404 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 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. [13309/04]
View answerThe Deputy will be aware that my Department was established in June 2002. Details of the percentage of requests under the Freedom of Information Act which have proceeded to internal appeal in my Department since that time are as follows: 2002, June — December, a total of 50 requests were received, three of which proceeded to internal review (6%); 2003 — a total of 60 requests were received in 2003, three of which proceeded to internal review (5%); 2004 — a total of 20 requests have been received to date, none of which have proceeded to internal review.
405 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 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. [13324/04]
View answerThe Deputy will be aware that my Department was established in June 2002. Details of the number of requests under the Freedom of Information Act received by my Department in the first quarter of each year since that time are as follows: first quarter 2003, 29 requests received; first quarter 2004, 16 requests received.
