Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2009
146 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department each month in 2007 and 2008 in tabular format; the number acceded to; the number refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5402/09]
View answerBelow in tabular format is a statistical breakdown of the Freedom of Information Requests processed by my Department in 2007 and 2008. It is the policy of my Department to make all requests and replies made under the Freedom of Information Act, which are not of a personal nature, publicly available. The Freedom of Information Requests Database is available on the website of my Department and contains copies of the non-personal requests made since April 2004 to date. The website of the Department of Foreign Affairs is www.dfa.ie .
In addition to requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act, my Department responds to requests for information, outside of the Acts, on a regular basis. My Department also assists members of the public to formulate their requests in order to ensure that accurate information in a user friendly format is provided to the requesting party.
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Received |
Granted / Part-Granted |
Refused |
Withdrawn |
Withdrawn & handled outside FoI |
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January |
9 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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February |
1 |
1 |
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March |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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April |
2 |
2 |
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May |
1 |
1 |
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June |
5 |
5 |
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July |
6 |
3 |
3 |
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August |
4 |
2 |
2 |
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September |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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October |
3 |
3 |
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November |
5 |
2 |
3 |
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December |
2 |
2 |
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Received |
Granted / Part-Granted |
Refused |
Withdrawn |
Withdrawn & handled outside FoI |
|
|
January |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
February |
9 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
March |
5 |
3 |
2 |
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April |
4 |
2 |
2 |
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May |
12 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
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June |
7 |
6 |
1 |
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July |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
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August |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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September |
10 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
October |
9 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
|
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November |
*12 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
December |
*2 |
1 |
*A number of requests are still pending either clarification or deposits from requesters.
