Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 1881: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that sufficient resources are available to ensure that requests for information under national and European legislation to his Department are being acknowledged and responded to within the required timeframe. [2502/07]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has a dedicated unit dealing with requests for information under various national and European legislation, including the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 — 2003; the European Communities Act 1972 (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 1998 and the European Communities (Re-Use of Public Sector Information) Regulations 2005. There is a dedicated officer responsible for ensuring that all requests are immediately acknowledged and that replies issue from the appropriate decision makers within the required timeframes. Staff in the unit also provide a knowledge resource for decision makers within the Department.