Freedom of Information Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 December 2017

Tuesday, 5 December 2017

Questions (144)

John McGuinness

Question:

144. 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 for which consideration was completed within four weeks of the receipt of the request; and the number for which the period of consideration was extended by up to four weeks in view of the fact the necessary resources to complete the request within the original timeframe were not available, in tabular form. [51869/17]

Written answers

Minister for Finance

The Department of Finance received 383 Freedom of Information requests in 2017 up to 1 December 2017.

334 have been closed, of which:-

- 259 were completed within the due date, taking account of suspension of the period of consideration for payment of deposits, third party consultation, or clarification of scope

- 75 were completed outside the due date