Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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671. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of freedom of information requests her Department has received in the past eight years; the number accepted without further escalation and not accepted, respectively; the number requested which were not accepted that were escalated to the Office of the Information Commissioner; the number in which the Office of the Information Commissioner ruled in favour of the person making the freedom of information request; the number in which the Office of the Information Commissioner ruled against her Department; the number her Department appealed to the High Court; the number the High Court ruled against her Department in favour of the applicant; the number which were then brought to the Court of Appeal by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9290/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The number of freedom of information (FOI) requests received in the Department in the past 8 years which were granted, part-granted or refused is set out in table 1.

The number of FOI requests where a review by the OIC was requested in the past 8 years which were accepted and the decision to affirm or rule against is set out in table 2.

There were none appealed to the High Court or to the Court of Appeal from this Department.

Table 1:

Number and outcome of (FOI) Requests received in the Dept 2010 – 2017

* It should be noted that there are also a number of FOI requests that are carried over from one year to the next and a number are withdrawn/transferred out etc.

Number and outcome of (FOI) Requests where a review by the OIC was requested from 2010 – 2017

* It should be noted that there are also a number of cases that are withdrawn/closed etc.