Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 July 2012
199 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of freedom of information requests which he has received since March 2011; the date that they were received by him; the number that have been responded within the necessary timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36328/12]
View answerThe following table gives details of the Freedom of Information Requests received by my Department since March 2011. This information is divided between Personal and non-Personal requests. For the Deputy's information, the final cut-off date for late applications to the Redress Board was 17th September 2011. This resulted in a significant increase in the number of personal requests received by my Department. The Residential Institutions Redress Amendment Act 2011 removed the Board's power to accept late applications received on or after the 17th September, 2011. By that date the Board had received 2,766 late applications for consideration resulting in a backlog of applications to the Redress Unit under the Freedom of Information Act. A dedicated team within my Department deals with these applications.
|
2011 |
Personal |
Non-Personal |
Total Received |
||||
|
RIRU/Special Education Requests |
Other Personal Requests |
||||||
|
Month |
No. Received |
Necessary Timeframe |
No. Received |
Necessary Timeframe |
No. Received |
Necessary Timeframe |
|
|
March |
43 |
Due to the volume of requests received, and the nature of the searches involved, the majority of the personal requests were not answered within the timeframe. |
3 |
3 |
22 |
21 |
68 |
|
April |
79 |
— |
— |
13 |
13 |
92 |
|
|
May |
45 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
57 |
|
|
June |
50 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
61 |
|
|
July |
39 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
13 |
54 |
|
|
August |
145 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
158 |
|
|
September |
255 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
270 |
|
|
October |
127 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
137 |
|
|
November |
93 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
108 |
|
|
December |
51 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
62 |
|
|
Total |
927 |
26 |
114 |
1,067 |
