Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 March 2012
195 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the total fees received in his Department for freedom of information requests and the number of individual requests in each of the years 2002 to 2011, inclusive. [12724/12]
View answer196 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the number of freedom of information requests submitted in the years 2002 to 2011, inclusive, to his Department; the total amount of fees charged and fees received in each year; the number and amount of initial search fees paid and the number and amount of search and retrieval fees paid. [12740/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together.
The table sets out the number of freedom of information (FOI) requests received by the Department from 2002 to 2011, along with a breakdown of the fees received in respect of those requests. I have endeavoured to answer your questions as comprehensively as possible, however, it was not possible to provide financial details in respect of 2002 because the Department's financial system was not computerised until 2003:
|
Year |
Total Requests Received |
Total Fees Received |
Total Search and Retrieval Fees Received |
|
2002 |
1,948 |
— |
— |
|
2003 |
2,736 |
€1,155 |
€60 |
|
2004 |
1,840 |
€4,440.18 |
€1,225.18 |
|
2005 |
3,716 |
€4,515.71 |
€2,415.71 |
|
2006 |
1,108 |
€2,190 |
0 |
|
2007 |
470 |
€2,478 |
€893 |
|
2008 |
457 |
€4,802.87 |
€1,637.87 |
|
2009 |
569 |
€3,327.80 |
€1,177.40 |
|
2010 |
796 |
€2,626.27 |
€501.27 |
|
2011 |
1,170 |
€3,558.78 |
€1,213.78 |
