Written answers
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Department of Agriculture and Food
Freedom of Information
9:00 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 233: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will provide in tabular form the number of freedom of information requests that have been received by her Department each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6940/08]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the number of requests my Department has received under the Freedom of Information Act during the period 1997 to date.
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 to 19/2/08 |
| 0 | 150 | 420 | 427 | 339 | 363 | 317 | 278 | 210 | 217 | 156 | 20 |
| Notes: | |||||||||||
| 1. The figures for 2004 onwards include requests concerning the forestry service with effect from 1st January 2004. | |||||||||||
| 2. The figures for 2007 onwards include requests concerning a range of sea fisheries, aquaculture and marine functions with effect from 19th October 2007. |
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