Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 June 2005
40 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of freedom of information requests his Department received in the first six months of 2005; the nature of these requests; the comparable data for the first six months of each of the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21605/05]
View answerThe tabular statement below outlines the number of freedom of information requests received by my Department in the first six months of each year requested. A significant number of requests received by my Department relate to personal information type requests from staff members and clients of my Department followed by requests of a non-personal nature ranging from statistical type information to information on current issues relevant to the Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform.
|
Year |
No. of Requests |
|
2002 |
338 |
|
2003 |
385 |
|
2004 |
243 |
|
2005 |
219 |
My Department is committed to the full implementation of the Freedom of Information Acts.
