Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 June 2016
390. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of representations she has received from Members of the Oireachtas and the number of these to which she had not issued a substantive reply by 31 May 2016, by month of initial receipt, from 1 January 2015 to 30 April 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15031/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy office endeavours to answer all representations, from both public representatives and members of the public, within our specified customer service timeframes and follows up on all unanswered representations routinely.
In the period specified by the Deputy, I received 513 representations from members of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Replies had issued in respect of 394 of these by 31 May 2016. The following table sets out the position in this regard by month of initial receipt:
|
Month in which representation was received |
On Hands |
|
January 2015 |
3 |
|
February 2015 |
8 |
|
March 2015 |
4 |
|
April 2015 |
14 |
|
May 2015 |
10 |
|
June 2015 |
11 |
|
July 2015 |
12 |
|
August 2015 |
1 |
|
September 2015 |
4 |
|
October 2015 |
2 |
|
November 2015 |
9 |
|
December 2015 |
7 |
|
January 2016 |
11 |
|
February 2016 |
11 |
|
March 2016 |
5 |
|
April 2016 |
7 |
|
Total |
119 |
