Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2021
264. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of freedom of information requests refused by his Department since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced for the reason that search and copy costs would exceed the maximum threshold; the number of requests that were subsequently granted following engagement with the requester to narrow the scope of the request; and the costs associated with same. [36161/21]
View answerSince the commencement of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, my Department has advised 15 requesters that their initial request was estimated to exceed the maximum threshold for search and retrieval fees and would likely be refused on that basis.
3 of those requests were withdrawn by the requesters.
The other 12 of those requests were granted or part-granted records after engagement with the requester lead to a narrowing of the scope of the requests. There were no search and retrieval fees charged for any of these requests.
