Written answers
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Department of Transport
Freedom of Information
4:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of freedom of information requests submitted to his Department since 2006 to date in 2008; the number accepted, partly accepted, refused, appealed, and overturned by the Information Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28797/08]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following table:
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 up to 4 July | |
| Requests received | 92 | 91 | 68 |
| Requests Granted | 20 | 11 | 13 |
| Requests Part Granted | 36 | 28 | 22 |
| Requests Denied | 23 | 23 | 20 |
| Requests Withdrawn or handled outside FOI | 24 | 16 | 1 |
| Requests Transferred to other Bodies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Internal Reviews | 10 | 12 | 5 |
| Appeals to Information Commissioner | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Overturned by Information Commissioner | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The Deputy may wish to note that my Department publishes information in relation to Freedom of Information requests received in its Annual Report.
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