Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 June 2018
246. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government 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. [25966/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe number of FOI requests that my Department has received from 1 January 2018 to 11 June 2018 is 236. A total of 8 cases sought internal review (i.e. were appealed), 48 requests were refused and 97 were granted or part-granted.
The remainder were either withdrawn, lapsed or are as yet undecided.
My Department does not routinely compile figures on the costs applied; however, €370 in fees were received, which includes €220 in search and retrieval fees and €150 for appeals.
