Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 March 2012
225 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 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, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. [12729/12]
View answer226 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a breakdown of the number of freedom of information requests submitted in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 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. [12745/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 226 together.
The table outlines the number of FOI requests received, the relevant fees paid as well as the overall amounts received in respect of FOI requests in each of the years 2002 to 2011:
|
Year |
No of requests |
Application Fee€ |
Internal Review application Fee€ |
Balance of Search and Retrieval paid€ |
Total Fees received€ |
|
2002* |
205 |
N/A |
N/A |
912.88 |
912.88 |
|
2003 |
153 |
300.00 |
Nil |
569.57 |
869.57 |
|
2004 |
62 |
600.00 |
375.00 |
240.79 |
1,215.79 |
|
2005 |
86 |
675.00 |
225.00 |
366.15 |
1,266.15 |
|
2006 |
71 |
600.00 |
375.00 |
580.93 |
1,555.93 |
|
2007 |
57 |
540.00 |
300.00 |
147.29 |
987.29 |
|
2008 |
85 |
880.00 |
375.00 |
346.07 |
1,601.07 |
|
2009 |
124 |
1,225.00 |
225.00 |
1,327.49 |
2,777.49 |
|
2010 |
104 |
975.00 |
225.00 |
673.77 |
1,873.77 |
|
2011 |
70 |
610.00 |
150.00 |
81.22 |
841.22 |
*Application fees only came into effect on 1st July 2003.
As regards the further breakdown of fees that the Deputy has requested in relation to initial search fees and search and retrieval fees, I can advise that this information would require the investment of significant time and resources and cannot, in the time available, be provided. If the Deputy has an interest in a particular year, I would be prepared to have this examined further.
