Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2021
275. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence 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. [36156/21]
View answerA total of six freedom of information requests were refused by my Department since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced on the basis that the estimated search and retrieval costs exceeded the overall ceiling limit. On each occasion, the requester was contacted to offer assistance in refining the request so it no longer fell within this category. As my Department did not receive any further correspondence from the requester, the requests were formally refused in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, 2014.
