Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2009
201 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. [5393/09]
View answerThe following tables set out, by month as requested by the Deputy, the number of FOI requests received, the number of requests granted, refused, part refused or withdrawn in the years 2007 and 2008. The monthly breakdown does not facilitate a direct co-relation between the requests received and the replies to those requests.
|
Month |
No. of requests received |
Requests Granted |
Requests Refused |
Requests Part-granted |
Other (transferred, withdrawn, etc.)* |
|
January |
11 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
February |
15 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
March |
19 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
|
April |
13 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
May |
16 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
|
June |
10 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
|
July |
18 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
|
August |
16 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
|
September |
11 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
|
October |
11 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
|
November |
10 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
December |
6 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Totals |
156 |
49 |
33 |
32 |
25 |
*These figures represent the number of requests where records were transferred to another Department/Agency, withdrawn or information was supplied outside of the Freedom of Information Acts. Agreement was reached with the requester in each case.
|
Month |
No. of requests received |
RequestsGranted |
Requests Refused |
Requests Part-granted |
Other (transferred, withdrawn, etc.) |
|
January |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
February |
17 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
|
March |
16 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
April |
15 |
10 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
|
May |
28 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
|
June |
13 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
|
July |
25 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
|
August |
21 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
September |
16 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
|
October |
24 |
15 |
10 |
14 |
6 |
|
November |
14 |
11 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
December |
18 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
Totals |
217 |
69 |
30 |
70 |
32 |
*These figures represent the number of requests where records were transferred to another Department/Agency, withdrawn or information was supplied outside of the Freedom of Information Acts. Agreement was reached with the requester in each case.
