Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2021
587. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied in the context of the freedom of information publication scheme that all logs are published and up to date in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2014; if not, the reason they are not published; and if he will update them as a matter of priority. [36118/21]
View answerThe Department publishes a wide range of information on the website as set out in the Department's Freedom of Information publication scheme - gov.ie - Freedom of Information Publication Scheme (www.gov.ie).
All logs are up to date. Details of non-personal Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, requests for Access to Information on the Environment Regulations (AIE) and details of contracts awarded are available for each of the years 2018 to 2020. For 2021, FOI and AIE requests are published on a monthly basis and information on contracts awarded is published quarterly.
Further information including agricultural statistics, forestry licence applications and decisions, aquaculture/fisheries licence applications and decisions is also published on an ongoing basis.
