Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 June 2018
49. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence 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. [25960/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has received a total of 75 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests as of 11 June 2018, a breakdown of which is provided in the table below. No costs have been applied to any FOI requests received to date in 2018 and there have been no appeals received to date.
|
Number of FOI requests received to date in 2018 |
Number were transferred to another FOI body* |
Number that were refused |
Number that were granted/part-granted |
Number that were withdrawn |
Live FOI's |
|
75 |
9 |
20 |
20 |
7 |
19 |
* Transferred to other FOI bodies as the records requested were not held by the Department of Defence.
