Written answers

Tuesday, 24 October 2006

Department of An Taoiseach

Freedom of Information

9:00 pm

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 223: To ask the Taoiseach 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. [33876/06]

Photo of Bertie AhernBertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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The statistical information sought relating to Freedom of Information requests received in my Department is contained in the table below.

20022003200420052006 to date
anumber of FOI requests received146142456147
bamount of money received in application feesn/aâ'¬315.00â'¬585.00â'¬1005.00â'¬690.00
camount of money received in information retrieval feesâ'¬791.60â'¬180.17â'¬0.00â'¬35.12â'¬0.00
dpercentage of requests from journalists55%63%55%52%81%
epercentage of requests from journalists for which a retrieval fee was charged9%6%0%2%0%
fpercentage of requests from others* for which a retrieval fee was charged0%0%0%0%0%
gaverage retrieval chargedâ'¬113.08â'¬36.04â'¬0â'¬35.12â'¬0
hmedian retrieval chargedâ'¬102.50â'¬48.19â'¬0â'¬35.12â'¬0
inumber of cases in which the retrieval fee was waived00000
jpercentage of retrieval fees charged to journalists rather than others*see columns e & fsee columns e & fsee columns e & fsee columns e & fsee columns e & f
*Other refers to all FOI applications received excluding journalists.

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