Written answers

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Freedom of Information Requests

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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222. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government 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 following the non-payment of the search and retrieval fee sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55000/13]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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My Department's Freedom of Information request process adheres to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The information requested is set out in the following table.

-2012 2013 (to date)
Number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received: 184 98
Number of FOI requests where search and retrieval fees were sought: 20 10
Maximum search and retrieval fee sought: €252.18 €209.50
Number of FOI requests not proceeded with following non-payment of search and retrieval fee: 0 1

(and 2 pending receipt of payment)

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