Written answers

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Freedom of Information Data

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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492. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in tabular form for each year from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of FOI requests received, refused, granted and part-granted and appealed; the total of successful appeals, part-successful appeals and refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29067/14]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The information requested in respect of Freedom of Information requests received by my Department is set out in the following table.

-Total number of FOI requests received*Total refusedTotal grantedTotal part grantedTotal appealed (including appeals to OIC) **Total successful appeals ** Total part successful appeals ** Total refusals **
2009 143 10 62 29 14 4 1 7
2010 156 21 54 41 10 0 2 5
2011 119 13 55 22 6 1 1 3
2012 181 32 60 45 16 2 3 9
2013 111 18 40 26 11 5 1 3
2014 (to date) 90 18 18 14 5 1 0 3

* Includes requests withdrawn or withdrawn & handled outside FOI or transferred to another body.

** All appeals have been included. Certain requests for appeal have required both an internal and external re view by OIC. A number of requests for appeal are awaiting a decision.

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