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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 March 2012

Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Questions (230, 231)

Gerry Adams

Question:

284 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the total fees received in her 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. [12732/12]

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Gerry Adams

Question:

285 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if she 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 her 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. [12748/12]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 and 285 together.

The figures requested by the Deputy are provided in the table:

Year

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

No of FOI requests received

670

593

559

462

464

370

485

556

859

1,106

Total fees charged

0

185

325

430

390

440

645

820

900

695

Total fees received

0

185

325

430

390

440

645

820

900

695

Number of search deposits

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Amount of search deposits

12.57

48.19

0

0

0

0

0

147.1

0

0

Number of search and retrieval fees paid

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Amount of search and retrieval fees paid

62.85

240.9

0

0

0

0

0

735.3

0

0

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