Parliamentary Questions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Ceisteanna (691)

Sean Fleming

Ceist:

709 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of written Parliamentary Questions replied to from 1 January 2012 to 31 March 2012; the number of these that were answered in full; the number that related to issues where details supplied were personal matters and where the reply was supplied directly to the Deputy; the number of other replies where it was indicted that the information requested would be sent directly to the Deputy concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18590/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Deputy Jimmy Deenihan)

I am advised that the records from the Parliamentary Question computer interface used in my Department indicate that there were 286 replies, including composite responses, issued between 1 January and 31 March 2012. Of these, 20 replies related to Questions where 'details supplied' were included that appeared to pertain to personal matters. In 18 of those cases, replies were issued in the normal way to the Deputy concerned, while in the remaining 2 cases the relevant information was sent directly to the Deputy.

I understand that in the case of three other Parliamentary Questions put down during this period, replies issued indicating that the relevant information would be sent directly to the Deputy concerned.