Written answers

Thursday, 12 February 2009

Department of Health and Children

Freedom of Information

5:00 pm

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 103: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of freedom of information requests received by her Department each month in 2007 and 2008 in tabular format; the number acceded to; the number refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5403/09]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The number of Freedom of Information cases received in my Department per month, for the years 2007 and 2008, are set out below:

20072008
Jan1611
Feb1424
March1219
April919
May520
June1217
July1712
Aug1010
Sept1120
Oct920
Nov2031
Dec1224
Total147227

The following table shows the outcomes of these requests:

20072008
Acceded to fully or partially7695
Refused3034
Other4198

"Other" in this table relates to cases that have been resolved outside the scope of the Freedom of Information Acts, cases withdrawn, cases excluded in accordance with the Acts and cases that require further action by the requesters before they can be processed.

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