Written answers
Thursday, 8 May 2014
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Freedom of Information Fees
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total receipts in 2012 and 2013 from fees charged in respect of freedom of information requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20675/14]
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of freedom of information requests made to Government agencies in 2013; the number that resulted in information being provided to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20676/14]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 89 and 90 together.
Statistical information in relation to Freedom of Information requests are collated and published annually by the Office of the Information Commissioner. The tables containing details of these requests are contained in the Annual Report of the Office of the Information Commissioner which can be viewed at . The Annual Reports indicate that total net receipts in relation to Freedom of Information requests were €99,022.44 in respect of 2012 and €95,193.98 in respect of 2013.
Analysis of the manner by which public bodies responded to Freedom of Information requests in 2013 is set out in Table 5 of Chapter 4 of the 2013 Annual Report. For the Deputy's information a copy of the relevant table is set out below. It is not possible to break out separate details for requests made to Government agencies from the data.
Table 5: Analysis of FOI requests dealt with by public service sector.
| - | % Granted | % Part granted | % Refused | % Transferred | % withdrawn or handled outside FOI | % Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Service Departments and agencies under their aegis | 48% | 29% | 14% | 1% | 8% | 100% |
| Local Authorities | 52% | 29% | 14% | 1% | 4% | 100% |
| HSE | 75% | 14% | 7% | 1% | 3% | 100% |
| Voluntary Hospitals, Mental Health Services Regulators and Related Agencies | 76% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 11% | 100% |
| Third Level Institutions | 52% | 33% | 6% | 0% | 9% | 100% |
| Other Bodies | 49% | 32% | 4% | 0% | 15% | 100% |
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