Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 June 2018
192. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of FOI requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted, respectively; the costs that were applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25958/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department received 148 FOI requests this year up to 8 June: - 21 requests were granted,
- 31 requests were part-granted,
- 30 requests were refused,
- 16 requests were transferred/withdrawn or dealt with outside the FOI process, and
- 50 requests are currently live.
3 internal reviews were sought, one of which related to a 2017 request. There was one appeal to the Office of the Information Commissioner also relating to a 2017 request.
€90 was received in internal review fees and €242 was received in search and retrieval fees.
