Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 December 2017
545. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department to date in 2017; the number fully or partially granted; and the number refused. [51849/17]
View answerMy Department received a total of 152 FOI requests between 1st January and 30th November 2017 (inclusive). Of these, 29 requests were withdrawn by the requester, 21 were transferred to other FOI bodies as the documents requested were not held by the Department of Defence, and 9 are still being processed.
Therefore, the Department of Defence has issued decisions on 93 FOI requests between the dates specified: 35 were granted, 28 were part granted and 30 were refused.
