Written answers

Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food

Freedom of Information

8:00 pm

Photo of Gerry AdamsGerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 458: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the total fees received in his Department for freedom of information requests and the number of individual requests in each of the years 2002 to 2011, inclusive. [12719/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department received the following number of requests under the Freedom of Information Acts for the years 2002 to 2011. The fees charged are indicated in the table.

YearRequests ReceivedTotal fees received
2002254€115.00
2003306€1,540.50
2004270€1,436.15
2005189€1,301.80
2006217€2,236.50
2007156€1,696.13
2008217€3,020.45
2009233€3,859.21
2010193€2,075.03
2011225€2,272.67

Photo of Gerry AdamsGerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 459: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the number of freedom of information requests submitted in the years 2002 to 2011, inclusive, to his Department; the total amount of fees charged and fees received in each year; the number and amount of initial search fees paid and the number and amount of search and retrieval fees paid. [12735/12]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The table sets out the position.

YearRequests ReceivedUp front feesAppeal FeesSearch & Retrieval FeesTotal Fees Received
2002254€115(8 cases)NilNil€115.00
2003306€345(23 cases)€300(4 cases)€895.5(5 cases)€1,540.50
2004270€780(52 cases)€300(4 cases)€356.15(3 cases)€1,436.15
2005189€885(50 cases)€375(5 cases)€41.8(1 case)€1,301.80
2006217€995(67 cases)€300(4 cases)€941.5(5 cases)€2,236.50
2007156€670(44 cases)€675(9 cases)€351.13(2 cases)€1,696.13
2008217€1530(106 cases)€300(4 cases)€1190.45(11 cases)€3,020.45
2009233€1775(123 cases)€525(7 cases)€1559.21(7 cases)€3,859.21
2010193€1275(85 cases)€150(2 cases)€650.03(7 cases)€2,075.03
2011225€1355(93 cases)€450(8 cases)€467.67(8 cases)€2,272.67

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