Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Freedom of Information Requests
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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467. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline in tabular form per annum from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of freedom of information requests received by his Department; the total refused; the total granted; the total part granted; the total appealed; the total successful appeals; the total part successful appeals; the total refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29064/14]
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tables:
| - | Number of FOI Requests | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Received | 52 | 55 | 54 | 70 | 39 | 31 |
| 2 | Refused | 9 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 9 | *11 |
| 3 | Granted | 22 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 2 | *2 |
| 4 | Part-Granted | 12 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 13 | *14 |
| - | Number of Internal Reviews | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Received | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | *Affirmed Original Decision | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | *Varied Original Decision | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | *Withdrawn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Number of FOI Requests to OIC | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appealed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | *1 | 0 |
| 2 | **Successful Appeals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | **Part Successful Appeals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | **Refused | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
**Outcomes of Appeals reflect the cases accepted in that year.
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