Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason no FOI requests received by his Department since 2013 have been published on the request database on his Department’s website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13259/14]

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason there are no FOI section 15 and section 16 manuals published on his Department’s website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13260/14]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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I propose to take Question Nos. 168 and 169 together.

My Department has been at the forefront of publishing FOI requests and decisions, having provided this information on its website since 2004. This initiative was temporarily suspended in 2013 while work progressed on a new departmental website. Following the recent launch of the website, non-personal FOI requests and decisions are once again displayed there. The new website will also host updated Section 15 and 16 manuals, or a publication scheme as anticipated in the Freedom of Information Bill, as soon as possible.