Freedom of Information

Tuesday, 6 July 2021

Questions (305)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

305. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the amount collected on an annual basis since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced in respect of fees attached to freedom of information requests submitted to her Department. [36139/21]

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Written answers

Minister for Education

My Department reports annually to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on FOI statistics including fees lodged. The table attached gives annual totals of fees received in relation to FOI activity since the commencement of the FOI Act 2014.

Year	Total FOI Fees
2014*	€1944
2015	€1038
2016	€800
2017	€420
2018	€640
2019	€300
2020	€340
2021 (ytd)	€120
Total	€5602

* following the commencement of the FOI Act 2014