John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

460. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out the number of freedom of information requests received by her Department to date in 2017; the number of which that were fully or partially granted; and the number of such requests that were refused. [51846/17]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

Number Freedom of Information Requests Received in 2017: 87

John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

461. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out in tabular form the number of freedom of information requests received by her Department to date in 2017; the number of which the period of consideration was completed within four weeks of the receipt of the request; and the number of which the period of consideration was extended by up to four weeks in view of the fact that the necessary resources to complete the request within the original timeframe were not available. [51863/17]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The number Freedom of Information requests received so far in 2017 is 87. In a small number of cases a decision would issue shortly after the due date for response.

A time extension of up to 4 weeks under Section 14 (1) of the FOI Act 2014 was sought in only 1 case due to volume of records involved.