Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2014
573. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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. [49240/14]
View answerThe information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tables:
|
Number of FOI Requests |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Received |
52 |
55 |
54 |
70 |
39 |
72 |
|
Granted |
22 |
17 |
9 |
16 |
2 |
*2 |
|
Part -Granted |
12 |
22 |
21 |
23 |
13 |
*27 |
|
Refused |
9 |
11 |
4 |
22 |
9 |
21 |
While the table includes all requests received, those requests withdrawn prior to decision are not included. Hence the variance between the total received and the total determined in each decision category
*These figures do not include requests currently under consideration.
|
Number of Internal Review Requests |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
|
1 |
Received |
6 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
|
2 |
*Affirmed Original Decision |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
|
3 |
*Varied Original Decision |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
*Withdrawn |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
*Outcomes of Appeals reflect the cases reviewed in the relevant year.
|
Number of FOI Requests to OIC |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
|
1 |
Appealed |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
*1 |
*1 |
|
2 |
**Successful Appeals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
**Part Successful Appeals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
**Refused |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
*Withdrawn
**Outcomes of Appeals reflect the cases reviewed in the relevant year
