Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2023
661. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [51974/23]
View answerMy Department reports annually to both the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of the Information Commissioner on Freedom of Information activity. The Office of the Information Commissioner publish this data in its annual report and the annual reports up to 2022 are available on the OIC’s website - www.oic.ie/publications/annual-reports/
In 2022 my Department received 84 requests. 25 of these requests were refused.
To date in 2023 my Department has received 53 requests. 13 of these requests have been refused.
