Written answers

Thursday, 19 October 2006

Department of Transport

Freedom of Information

5:00 pm

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 277: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of requests under the Freedom of Information Acts received by his Department in each year from 2002 to 2005 and to date in 2006; the amount of money received in application fees for each year; the amount of money received in information retrieval fees for each year; the percentage of requests coming from journalists in each year; the percentage of retrieval fees that were charged to journalists rather than members of the public; the percentage of requests from journalists for which a retrieval fee was charged; the percentage of requests from members of the public for which a retrieval fee was charged; the average retrieval fee charged; the median retrieval fee charged; the number of cases in which the retrieval fee was waived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33718/06]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The following figures outline Freedom of Information activities in my Department, since its establishment on the 19th of June 2002.

The number of Freedom of Requests received each year.
20022003200420052006
128156437883
The amount of money, in Freedom of Information application fees, received in each year.
20022003200420052006
â'¬0â'¬255.00â'¬445.00â'¬910.00â'¬925.00
The amount of money received in Freedom of Information search and retrieval fees, for each year.
20022003200420052006
â'¬0â'¬49.70â'¬0â'¬687.30â'¬319.85
The percentage of Freedom of Information requests submitted from journalists for each year.
20022003200420052006
41%48%52%60%42%
The percentage of search and retrieval fees charged to journalists and to members of the public.
20022003200420052006
journalist0%0%0%100%100%
members of public0%100%0%0%0%
The percentage of requests from journalists for which a search and retrieval fee was charged.
20022003200420052006
0%0%0%10.4%5.7%
The percentage of requests from members of the public for which a search and retrieval fee was charged.
20022003100410051006
0%6.3%0%0%0%
The average search and retrieval fee charged.
20022003200420052006
â'¬0â'¬49.70â'¬0â'¬137.46â'¬159.93
The median search and retrieval fee charged.
20022003200420052006
â'¬0â'¬49.70â'¬0â'¬150.00â'¬159.93

The Department does not collate information in relation to the instances where Freedom of Information search and retrieval fees are waived.

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