Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2015
724. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, for each of the years 2009 to 2014 and for 2015, to date the total number of freedom of information requests received by her Department; the total number refused, granted, part-granted; successful appeals, part-successful appeals and refusals of appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23606/15]
View answerThe 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 The total number of FOI requests for each of the years includes requests that were withdrawn, handled outside FOI or transferred to another public body.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SKILLS
Freedom of Information requests - 1st January 2009 – 10th June 2015
|
Year |
Total received |
- |
Requests |
- |
Appeal - Internal Review (IR) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Appeal - Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Granted |
Part-granted |
Refused |
Total |
Annul |
Vary |
Affirm |
Withdrawn |
Pending |
Total |
Annul |
Vary |
Affirm |
Settled |
Withdrawn |
Pending |
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|
2009 |
569 |
113 |
206 |
149 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
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|
2010 |
796 |
127 |
254 |
167 |
13 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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|
2011 |
1170 |
83 |
237 |
318 |
15 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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|
2012 |
417 |
85 |
240 |
191 |
20 |
3 |
16 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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|
2013 |
328 |
30 |
110 |
114 |
25 |
6 |
19 |
8** |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
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|
2014 |
303 |
39 |
101 |
84 |
14 |
2 |
12 |
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|
2015 |
199 |
35 |
46 |
36 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
