Departmental Records.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 January 2004

Tuesday, 27 January 2004

Ceisteanna (908)

Seán Crowe

Ceist:

1029 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of files in his Department for 1973 released to the National Archives under the 30 year rule; the number withheld; and the subject matter of the files withheld. [1593/04]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Social and Family Affairs (Mary Coughlan)

My Department released 27 files from 1973 to the National Archives this year under the 30 year archive rule. There were no files from 1973 withheld by my Department.