Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 February 2008
231 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide in tabular form the number of freedom of information requests that have been received by his Department each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6943/08]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established in June 2002. As follows are details of all Freedom of Information requests that have been received since the inception of my Department. This information is also available for each year since 2002 in the Annual Reports by the Minister for Finance on Freedom of Information, which can be accessed at www.foi.gov.ie/ publications and in the Information Commissioners Annual Reports, which can be accessed at www.oic.gov.ie.
|
Year |
Total Received |
|
2008 to Date |
11 |
|
2007 |
27 |
|
2006 |
37 |
|
2005 |
29 |
|
2004 |
40 |
|
2003 |
60 |
|
From June 2002 |
50 |
