Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2014
551. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government 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. [49243/14]
View answerThe information requested in respect of Freedom of Information requests received by my Department is set out in the following table.
|
Year |
Total number of requests received |
Total Refused |
Total Granted |
Total Part-granted |
Total Appeals |
Total Successful/ part-successful appeals |
Total Refusals |
|
2009 |
143 |
10 |
62 |
29 |
11 |
5 |
6 |
|
2010 |
156 |
21 |
54 |
41 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
|
2011 |
119 |
13 |
55 |
22 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
2012 |
191 |
32 |
60 |
45 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
|
2013 |
111 |
18 |
40 |
26 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
|
2014 (To 16 Dec) * |
176 |
27 |
35 |
30 |
5 ** |
1 |
3 |
|
TOTAL |
800 |
121 |
306 |
193 |
43 |
15 |
27 |
*A number of FOI requests received in 2014 are awaiting a decision.
**One appeal currently in progress
