Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2018
774. 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 of refusals; the number that have been appealed and that are ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30564/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraDetails of the FOI requests received by my Department in the period 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2018, as requested by the Deputy is set out in the Table below.
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Total no. of requests received |
No. of requests dealt with outside of the FOI process |
No. of requests processed
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No. of requests refused |
No. of appeals |
No. of requests that are ongoing
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164 |
17 |
113 |
32 |
2 |
34 |
The basis for the refusal of the 32 FOI requests in the relevant period is as follows:
Section 15 -Records do not exist (19 cases)
Section 33- Matters relating to the defence or security of the State (5 cases)
Sections 29 & 30 – Deliberative process of FOI Bodies (4 cases)
Section 15 - Information already in the public domain ( 2 cases)
Section 42 - Record relating to private papers of a member of the Oireachtas (1 case)
Section 28 - Meetings of Government (1 case)
