Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 July 2020
250. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks, one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19345/20]
View answerMy Department is currently processing thirteen Freedom of Information requests. Section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, allows for an extension of up to four weeks of the deadline for a decision to issue, under certain circumstances. An extension has been applied to two of the requests referred to under Section 14 (1) (a) of the Act. This is on the basis that the requests relate to such number of records that the issuing of a decision within a four week period from receipt of the requests, is not reasonably possible.
