Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2023
111. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total number of Freedom of Information requests submitted to his Department in 2022 and to date in 2023; the total number of such requests that were rejected in their entirety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51971/23]
View answerThe processing of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests for my Department is carried out by the dedicated FOI Unit in accordance with the FOI Act 2014 and its associated secondary legislation together with the FOI Code of Practice and the FOI Model Publication Scheme.
The number of FOI requests submitted to my Department and the number of FOI requests rejected in their entirety for the period 01 January 2022 to 21 November 2023 is set out in the table below
|
- |
Freedom of Information Requests received |
Freedom of Information Requests rejected |
|
2022 |
315 |
119* |
|
2023 |
238 |
86** |
* 3 requests rejected in 2022 had been carried forward from 2021.
** 7 requests rejected in 2023 had been carried forward from 2022.
