Written answers

Thursday, 19 October 2006

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Freedom of Information

5:00 pm

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 283: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of requests under the Freedom of Information Acts received by his Department annually between 2002 and 2005 and to date in 2006; the amount received in application fees for each year; the amount 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. [33708/06]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Information in relation to the number of requests under the Freedom of Information Acts received by my Department in each year from 2002 to 2005 and to date in 2006 is set out in the following appendix. However, certain information in relation to retrieval fees is not recorded separately and thus is not available.

Appendix
Freedom of Information requests received by this Department in each year from 2002 to 2005 and to date in 2006
2002 (June-Dec)200320042005To-date in 2006
Number of requests under the Freedom of Information Acts received by this Department5060403232
Amount received in application feesNot Applicableâ'¬105â'¬675â'¬475â'¬420
Amount received in information retrieval feesNot Applicableâ'¬335.20â'¬352Not recorded separatelyNot recorded separately
Percentage of requests coming from journalists35%40%30%47%56%

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