Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 December 2017
143. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department to date in 2017; the number that were fully or partially granted; and the number of such requests that were refused. [51852/17]
View answerThe Department of Finance received 383 Freedom of Information requests in 2017 up to 1 December 2017.
334 have been closed, of which:
- 63 were granted in full,
- 120 were part granted,
- 82 were refused (including refused on the basis that no relevant records were identified),
- 43 were withdrawn or handled outside FoI, and
- 26 were transferred.
49 requests are currently open and being processed.
