Results 81-100 of 421 for freedom of information

Freedom of Information. (28 Nov 2006) See 5 other results from this debate

Trevor Sargent: Last October, the Taoiseach said that consideration was being given to extending the terms of the Freedom of Information Act to the Law Reform Commission. Can he give an update today on that consideration? What impact will the proposed Privacy Bill 2006 have on freedom of information legislation in his Department? I refer in particular to section 13 of the Bill, where a court injunction...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (21 May 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, together. In 2018, my Department received 490 freedom of information, FOI, requests. Of these, 111 were granted, 243 were part granted, 46 were refused and no records were held in respect of 70 of the requests. A total of 20 requests were either transferred, withdrawn or handled outside of the Freedom of Information Act. From January...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (5 Nov 2008)

Micheál Martin: The following tabular statement is a statistical breakdown of the Freedom of Information Requests processed by my Department over the past four years. It is the policy of my Department to make all requests and replies made under the Freedom of Information Act, which are not of a personal nature, publicly available. The Freedom of Information Requests Database is available on the website of my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Freedom of Information (22 Sep 2021)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 59. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the published findings of the Office of the Information Commissioner under a case (details supplied); the actions she has taken to ensure accountability for same particularly in view of section 52 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 which considers the destruction or material alteration of...

Other Questions: Freedom of Information (8 Feb 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Alan Kelly: 10. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work being carried out at Beaumont Hospital in respect of publishing a freedom of information disclosure log, as per the Freedom of Information Act 2014, on the hospital's website; if this process will be expedited; the timeframe for completion; if he will direct the hospital to publish as much information as possible in an open and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Freedom of Information Fees (17 Dec 2015)

Michael Noonan: The fees received by my Department in respect of the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 in 2014 and to 14 December 2015 are set out in the following table. Since the commencement of the Freedom of Information Act, 2014 no fees are charged in respect of receipt of freedom of information requests.  Year Application Fees Search & Retrieval Internal Review...

Freedom of Information. (20 Feb 2008) See 1 other result from this debate

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What is the procedure in the Department of the Taoiseach for reviewing the operation of the Freedom of Information Act? Is there a cross-departmental process for monitoring and reviewing freedom of information requests either in place or planned? It is almost a year since we received the report of the Information Commissioner wherein she outlined a list of suggestions aimed at improving the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Freedom of Information Requests (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department received a total of 4,476 Freedom of Information requests in the period 2010 to 2017 inclusive.  The information requested by the Deputy for the eight year period in question is set out in the following tables. Number of Freedom of Information requests received 4,476 Number of internal reviews of decisions sought 163 Number of review decisions appealed to the Office of...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (6 Apr 2011)

Michael Noonan: The Programme for Government provides that the Government will legislate to "restore the Freedom of Information Act to what it was before it was undermined by the outgoing Government", and that it "will extend its remit to other public bodies including the administrative side of the Garda Síochána, subject to security exceptions". It also proposes "to extend Freedom of Information, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (18 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Freedom of Information Act 2014 provides a very broad definition of public bodies at Section 6(1) and further provides that all new public bodies comprehended by this definition will automatically come under freedom of information (FOI) legislation, unless specifically exempted by order. This reversed the system under previous legislation whereby new bodies would have to be brought into...

Freedom of Information. (7 Jun 2006) See 3 other results from this debate

Trevor Sargent: The Information Commissioner has made it clear that the freedom of information legislation does not operate as it should in terms of the fees charged and the number of bodies that are not covered by the legislation. Does the Taoiseach think there is a need to undertake an exercise of comparison with the UK? The police forces in that country are covered by its freedom of information...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information Fees (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: The fees from Freedom of Information requests received by my Department in 2014 and 2015 were €2,194 and €594 respectively. In considering these figures it should be noted that the Freedom of Information Act 2014, which came into force on 14 October 2014, introduced a number of changes to the charging system for freedom of information requests, including abolition of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Freedom of Information Requests (19 Dec 2013)

Richard Bruton: The total number of requests received by my Department under the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003 in the years 2012 and 2013 are as follows: 2012: 74 2013 (to date): 42 Eleven of the seventy four requests received in 2012 attracted ‘search and retrieval’ fees, in accordance with Section 47 of the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The maximum individual fee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Non-Disclosure Provisions Under the Freedom of Information Act: Discussion with Information Commissioner (5 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: In regard to Ms O'Reilly's earlier career, we learned from our meeting with representatives from the NUJ that information becomes a commodity when it is restricted. It was suggested to the representatives that if information was publicly available they would not get a scoop. Certain journalists are known for pursuing freedom of information requests. They may be tipped off about matters or...

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (16 Dec 2004) See 5 other results from this debate

Kathleen O'Meara: I move amendment No. 5: In page 25, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: "(4) The Freedom of Information Act 1997 shall apply to the Board with effect from the establishment day.". We have come very neatly to this section on freedom of information. The Minister of State has already referred to freedom of information in the context of the previous amendment. Amendments Nos. 5 and...

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: I support Deputy Boyle's amendment. Will the Minister of State say what will be the position of the new body under the Freedom of Information Act 1997? It is critical that the reports and research material of these bodies are freely accessible. The Bill refers to summary reports and the amendment in the name of the Taoiseach mentions reporting to a relevant Oireachtas committee. The Freedom...

Freedom of Information (Oversight of the Office of the President) (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Freedom of Information Act 2014 to allow for the Office of the President of Ireland to be subject to freedom of information requests; and to provide for related matters. This Bill proposes to amend the Freedom of Information Act 2014 to make the Office of the President of Ireland subject to freedom of information...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Remit (14 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Under the Freedom of Information Act  2014, as was the case in the original Freedom of Information Act in 1997, an exemption from the provisions of Freedom Of Information (FOI) is provided for personal information.  The 2014 Act also expanded the definition of what does not constitute personal information in the context of FOI.   Under the 2014 Act, the terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information Requests (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: The request referred to has been submitted to the Health Service Executive. Under the Freedom of Information legislation the Health Service Executive is a completely separate body from the Department of Health. Statutory responsibility for compliance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts rests entirely with the Health Service Executive. Provisions within the Freedom of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information Requests (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The request referred to was submitted to the Health Service Executive South. Under the Freedom of Information legislation the Health Service Executive is a completely separate body from the Department of Health. Statutory responsibility for compliance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts rests entirely with the Health Service Executive. Provisions within the Freedom of...