Freedom of Information

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2021

Tuesday, 6 July 2021

Questions (589)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

589. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [36154/21]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Since 2014, five Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have been refused on the basis of exceeding the fees threshold. Each of these requesters was notified of the proposed fees and was offered assistance to refine the requests with a view to bringing the fees below the threshold. However, in these five cases, no response was received.