Written answers

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Freedom of Information Requests

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department in 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of requests for which a search and retrieval fee was sought; the maximum fee sought by his Department in respect of a request received; the number of requests not proceeded with following the non-payment of the search and retrieval fee sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55006/13]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In response to the Deputy’s question the following is a table outlining the number of freedom of information requests; the number of requests for which a search and retrieval fee was sought; the maximum fee sought in respect of a request received; and the number of requests not proceeded following the non-payment of the search and retrieval fee sought received by my Department in 2012 and to date in 2013:

Freedom of Information Statistics

-20122013
Number of Requests received17899
Number of Requests where Search and Retrieval sought104
Maximum Fee sought€230.45€293.30
Number of Requests not proceeded following non-payment of Search and Retrieval Fee71

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