Freedom of Information Data

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Questions (232)

Seán Fleming

Question:

232. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular form for each year from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of freedom of information requests received by his Department; the total refused; total granted; total part-granted; total appealed; total of successful appeals; total of part-successful appeals; total of refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29066/14]

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Minister for Education and Skills

The following table gives details of FOI requests from 2009 to date received by my Department. The total number of FOI requests for each of the years includes requests that were withdrawn, handled outside FOI or transferred to another public body.

Freedom of Information requests to the Department of Education and Skills -1st January 2009-30 June 2014

-	-	Requests	Requests	Requests	Appeal Internal Review	Appeal Internal Review	Appeal Internal Review	Appeal Internal Review	Appeal - Internal Review	Appeal - Internal Review	Appeal - Office of the Information Commissioner	Appeal - Office of the Information Commissioner	Appeal - Office of the Information Commissioner	Appeal - Office of the Information Commissioner	Appeal - Office of the Information Commissioner	Appeal - Office of the Information Commissioner	Appeal - Office of the Information Commissioner
Year	Total received*	Granted	Part-granted	Refused	Total	Annul	Vary	Affirm	Withdrawn	Pending	Total	Annul	Vary	Affirm	Settled	Withdrawn	Pending
2009	569	113	206	149	8	-	4	4		-	1		-	-	-	1	-
2010	796	127	254	167	13	-	3	8	2	-	6	1	2	-	1	2	-
2011	1170	83	237	318	15	-	5	10		-	3	-	1	1	-	1	-
2012	417	85	240	191	20	-	3	16	1	-	4	1	1	2	-		-
2013	328	30	110	114	25	-	6	19	-	-	9	1	-	4	-	2	2
2014	135	20	38	44	6	-	-	5	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	2

* Total figure also includes requests withdrawn, handled outside FOI or transferred