I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together.
I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not retain statistics concerning the intervening and interim processes of Freedom of Information requests.
However, I can advise the Deputy that my Department supplies annual statistics of completed requests and fees collected to the Office of the Information Commissioner. The Office of the Information Commissioner publishes this information as part of their Annual Reports. These can be found on the OIC website, through the following link: www.oic.ie/publications/annual-reports/
The table below outlines the amount of Search and Retrieval Fees charged by my Department in relation to the processing of Freedom of Information requests from 2015 to date.
Year
|
Search and Retrieval Fees charged €
|
2015
|
920
|
2016
|
230
|
2017
|
530.92
|
2018
|
311.36
|
2019
|
972
|
2020
|
434
|
2021 (to date)
|
100
|