Written answers
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Department of Defence
Freedom of Information
9:00 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 295: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the number of freedom of information requests that have been received by his Department each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6944/08]
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The Freedom of Information Act 1997 commenced on 21 April 1998 for Government Departments. Therefore, there are no records of Freedom of Information requests for 1997.
Figures for 1998-2008 are shown as follows:
| Year | Number |
| 1998 | 81 |
| 1999 | 133 |
| 2000 | 129 |
| 2001 | 124 |
| 2002 | 131 |
| 2003 | 106 |
| 2004 | 49 |
| 2005 | 41 |
| 2006 | 51 |
| 2007 | 28 |
| 2008 to date | 6 |
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