Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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151. To ask the Taoiseach the number of files from his Department that have been released under the National Archives Act 1986 at the end of December 2013 for public inspection in January 2014; the number of files that have not been released; the reasons under the Act for not releasing these files; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4063/14]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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My Department released a total of 1107 files or file parts to the National Archive for public inspection on 1 January 2014.

16 files were withheld under Section 8 (4) of the National Archives Act, 1986. The grounds for retention under each subsection of 8(4) are:

(a) public interest;

(b) information supplied in confidence;

(c) distress or danger or defamation.

Of the files relating to Northern Ireland, 80 files were released and one was withheld.