Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2009
187 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department each month in 2007 and 2008 in tabular format; the number acceded to; the number refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5400/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department received 105 Freedom of Information requests in 2007 and 135 such requests in 2008. A monthly breakdown of the requests along with the number of requests granted, refused, withdrawn and part granted, is in tabular format as follows.
|
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
|
|
Applications Received |
11 |
5 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
12 |
7 |
16 |
4 |
12 |
12 |
8 |
|
Granted |
5 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
|
Part Granted |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Withdrawn |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
|
Refused |
4 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Totals |
105 |
|
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
|
|
Applications Received |
15 |
17 |
3 |
11 |
13 |
3 |
12 |
6 |
13 |
15 |
9 |
7 |
|
Granted |
5 |
12 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
|
Part Granted |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
|
Withdrawn |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Refused |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Sub-Totals |
124 |
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|
Cases where decision made but pending fees |
10 |
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|
Case where initial fee sought |
1 |
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|
Total |
135 |
