The number of requests received under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (the Act) are set out in the table below. Freedom of Information requests can only be refused as provided for under the various sections of the Act. Requests received by my Department are generally refused or part-granted for the reasons listed below: - Record relates to security and defence of the State
- Record relates to current deliberations of the public body
- Record relates to meetings of government
- Record does not exist
- Record contains commercially sensitive information/disclosure of trade secrets
- Record already in the public domain
- Constitutional protection applies to record i.e. private papers of Oireachtas member
- Legal professional privilege applies to record
- Record to be published within six weeks
- Voluminous request
- Insufficient particulars provided to allow for the record to be identified.
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Year
|
No. of Requests Received
|
No. of Requests Refused
|
No. of Requests Part- granted
|
No. of Internal Reviews Received
|
No. of Internal Reviews Affirmed
|
No. of Internal Reviews Varied
|
No. of Internal Reviews Annulled
|
No. of Requests To Which Search and Retrieval Fee's Applied
|
Amount Received in Search and Retrieval Fees €
|
|
2016
|
159
|
45
|
46
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
721.33
|
|
2017
|
195
|
48
|
68
|
11
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
2,040.00
|
|
2018
|
362
|
91
|
137
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
242.44
|
|
2019
(up to 30 Nov.)
|
443
|
173
|
112
|
18
|
14
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
*figures for number of requests refused, part-granted and internal review include requests carried forward from the previous year.
