Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, together.
I propose to circulate in the Official Report the information requested by the Deputies regarding freedom of information requests received in my Department.
All freedom of information applications received in my Department are processed by statutorily designated officials in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 1997 and the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003. In accordance with those statutes, I have no role in processing individual applications.
| Year: 2002 |
| Month | Received | Granted | Part Granted | Refused | No Records | Transferred | Withdrawn |
| January | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| February | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| April | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| June | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| August | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| September | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| November | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| December | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 146 | 49 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 18 |
| Year: 2003 |
| Month | Received | Granted | Part Granted | Refused | No Records | Transferred | Withdrawn |
| January | 21 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| February | 29 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar | 30 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| April | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| May | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| July | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| August | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 142 | 38 | 46 | 11 | 33 | 5 | 9 |
| Year: 2004 |
| Month | Received | Granted | Part Granted | Refused | No Records | Transferred | Withdrawn |
| January | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Year: 2005 |
| Month | Received | Granted | Part Granted | Refused | No Records | Transferred | Withdrawn |
| January | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| February | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Mar | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| April | 2 | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| May | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| June | 7 | 3 | 3 | | 1 | | |
| July | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| August | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | |
| September | 5 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | 1 |
| October | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | | 2 |
| November | 5 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | | |
| December | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Total | 61 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 12 | | 5 |
| Year: 2006 |
| Month | Received | Granted | Part Granted | Refused | No Records | Transferred | Withdrawn |
| January | 9 | 8 | 1 | | | | |
| February | 1 | | 1 | | | | |
| Mar | 4 | 3 | | | 1 | | |
| April | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| May | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| June | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | |
| July | 4 | 3 | | 1 | | | |
| August | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| September | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| October | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 |
| November | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| December | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| Total | 54 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | | 2 |
| Year: 2007 |
| Month | Received | Granted | Part Granted | Refused | No Records | Transferred | Withdrawn |
| January | 14* | 2 | 3 | | 4 | | |
| *Includes five ongoing cases. |
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