Written answers

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Freedom of Information Requests

Photo of Barry CowenBarry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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335. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, for each year from 2009 to 2015 and for 2015 to date, the total number of freedom of information requests received by his Department; the total refused; granted; part-granted; successful appeals; part-successful appeals, and refusals of appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23611/15]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The table below provides details of the total number of FOI requests received by my Department and its Offices from 2009 to date in 2015 in the format requested.I am interpreting the reference to appeals as relating to the review of a decision as provided for under Section 14 of the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003, which is now under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2014.

Total Number of FOI Requests Received in Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation from 2009 to date:

YearTotal FOI Requests Received in Year*Total FOI Requests Refused in YearTotal FOI Requests Granted in YearTotal FOI Requests Part-Granted

in Year
Total Requests for Internal Review Received in YearTotal Decisions Successful following Internal ReviewTotal Decisions Partly Successful following Internal ReviewTotal Requests for Internal Review Refused in Year
20091492346435410
20101221334525320
201183929303120
2012951328375320
2013551017121100
2014 67615114301
2015 to date62712103010

*This includes FOI requests that were withdrawn, withdrawn and handled outside of the FOI process or transferred to another Department.

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