I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, together.
Since the beginning of 2004, 40 freedom of information requests were received in my Department. Of these requests, 20 were granted or part granted, no records were held in respect of nine, four were refused, three were withdrawn, two were transferred to other Departments and two are ongoing.
Some 139 requests were received during the same period in 2003 and 128 were received in the same period in 2002. The Department has received €450 in application fees since the beginning of this year. All requests received in my Department are processed in accordance with the 1997 and 2003 Acts and their implementation is kept under constant review.