Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2018
313. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of freedom of information requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been appealed and that are ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30573/18]
View answerI wish to inform the Deputy that for the period 1 January 2018 up to and including 30 June 2018, my Department has received 442 Freedom of Information requests.
The breakdown is provided in the table below.
|
Carry over from 2017 (Live requests) |
FOI requests received to date |
Withdrawn |
Granted/Part granted |
Refusals |
Ongoing (live requests) |
Appealed* |
|
125 |
442 |
50 |
265 |
93 |
159 |
32 |
*The number of appealed cases is a subset of the part granted/refused figure.
In addition to the breakdown provided to the Deputy previously, I have included columns to reflect numbers carried forward from 2017, ongoing cases and requests that have been withdrawn.
