Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2021

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Questions (601)

Catherine Connolly

Question:

601. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 6 May 2021, the number completed and the number outstanding of the 158 subject access requests received by the Department relating to the archive; the number completed within one month; the number informed that a two month extension is required; the number completed within the three month period; the number outstanding for more than three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26159/21]

Written answers

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

In my reply to Question No. 127 of 6 May 2021 referred to by the Deputy, I indicated that 158 subject access requests (SARs) had been received by my Department.  Since then, an additional two SARs have been received by my Department as of Friday 7 May last.   

The total number of SARS now received is 160. 

Once a SAR is received, the identity of the requestor is verified and the SAR is then processed. The deadline for responding to SARs begins to run from the time the identity of the requestor is verified.

The identity of the requestor has been verified in respect of 100 requests.

The number completed is 8.

The number outstanding is 152.

The number completed within one month is 8.

The number informed that a two month extension is required is 74.

The number completed within three months is 8.

Responses are not outstanding in any case for a period in excess of three months.