Written answers
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Freedom of Information Requests
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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832. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form for each year from 2009 to 2014 and for 2015 to date, the total number of freedom of information requests received by his Department; the total refused, granted or part-granted; the number of successful appeals, part-successful appeals and refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23604/15]
Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables.
| Number of FOI Requests | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Received | 52 | 55 | 54 | 70 | 39 | 74 | 62 |
| 2 | Refused | 9 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 18 |
| 3 | Granted | 22 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | Part-Granted | 12 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 18 |
| Number of Internal Reviews | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Received | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | Affirmed Original Decision | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Varied Original Decision | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Withdrawn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of FOI Requests to the Office of the information Commissioner | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appealed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | *1 | *1 | 3 |
| 2 | **Successful Appeals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | **Part Successful Appeals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | **Refused | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
**Outcomes of Appeals reflect the cases accepted in that year
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