Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 153: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of freedom of information requests received by him in 2011; the number of requests for which a search and retrieval fee was sought; the maximum fee sought by him in respect of a request received; the number of requests not proceeded following the non-payment of the search and retrieval fee sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10403/12]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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I can advise the Deputy that 54 requests under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Acts were received by my Department in 2011.

In respect of that total number of requests, search and retrieval fees were sought in 4 cases. The maximum fee sought was €1,487.45. There were no requests not proceeded with under the terms of the FOI Acts.

In the case of one of the 4 requests identified above no further contact was received from the requestor following the identification, in correspondence, to him of an estimate of fees and an opportunity to refine the request.

The request was closed in line with the provisions of the Acts following the period for response, provided for in the FOI implementation guidelines, by the requestor to the correspondence. The request was proceeded with to the fullest extent provided for in the Acts.