Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2021
175. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected on an annual basis since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced in respect of fees attached to freedom of information requests submitted to his Department. [36142/21]
Amharc ar fhreagra176. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests refused by his Department since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced for the reason that search and copy costs would exceed the maximum threshold; the number of requests that were subsequently granted following engagement with the requester to narrow the scope of the request; and the costs associated with same. [36160/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together.
I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not retain statistics concerning the intervening and interim processes of Freedom of Information requests.
However, I can advise the Deputy that my Department supplies annual statistics of completed requests and fees collected to the Office of the Information Commissioner. The Office of the Information Commissioner publishes this information as part of their Annual Reports. These can be found on the OIC website, through the following link: www.oic.ie/publications/annual-reports/
The table below outlines the amount of Search and Retrieval Fees charged by my Department in relation to the processing of Freedom of Information requests from 2015 to date.
|
Year |
Search and Retrieval Fees charged € |
|
2015 |
920 |
|
2016 |
230 |
|
2017 |
530.92 |
|
2018 |
311.36 |
|
2019 |
972 |
|
2020 |
434 |
|
2021 (to date) |
100 |
