Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2014
428. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form per annum 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 successful appeals; total part-successful appeals; total refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49246/14]
View answerThe information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table.
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
|
Received* |
214 |
192 |
169 |
340 |
239 |
223 |
|
Granted |
54 |
71 |
44 |
67 |
54 |
34 |
|
Part-Granted |
53 |
38 |
68 |
171 |
93 |
81 |
|
Refused |
43 |
29 |
12 |
55 |
32 |
32 |
|
Internally Reviewed |
11 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
|
Affirmed |
3 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
|
Varied |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
Annulled |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Appealed to the Office of the Information Commissioner |
5 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2** |
0 |
|
Affirmed |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Varied |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Annulled |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Agreement reached between parties |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
*Includes requests which were subsequently withdrawn, referred to another more appropriate body, dealt with administratively outside the FOI Act or are yet to be completed
** One ongoing
