Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 June 2019
32. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of freedom of information requests made to his Department and bodies under his aegis that were granted, part-granted and refused in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25831/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information which has been requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department and the bodies under its aegis is set out below:
|
Organisation |
Number of FOI Requests Granted in 2018 |
Number of FOI Requests Part Granted in 2018 |
Number of FOI Requests Refused in 2018 |
|
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform |
60 |
68 |
67 |
|
Office of Public Works |
29 |
36 |
39 |
|
Office of the Ombudsman |
3 |
2 |
13 |
|
Public Appointments Service |
59 |
23 |
13 |
|
National Shared Services Office |
21 |
0 |
4 |
|
Office of the National Lottery Regulator |
0 |
4 |
4 |
More generally, the Deputy may wish to note that the Annual Report of the Office of the Information Commissioner includes Freedom of Information statistics for all public bodies. I understand that the Office of the Information Commissioner’s report for 2018 will be available in the coming weeks and will be found at the following link: https://www.oic.ie/publications/annual-reports/
