Written answers
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Department of Finance
Freedom of Information Data
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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154. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests his Department has received in the past eight years; the number of which were accepted without further escalation and not accepted respectively; the number requested which were not accepted that were escalated to the Information Commissioner; the number of which the Information Commissioner ruled in favour of the person requesting the freedom of information; the number of which the Information Commissioner ruled against his Department; the number his Department appealed to the High Court; the number the High Court ruled against his Department in favour of the applicant; the number which were then brought to the Court of Appeal by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9291/18]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy's question, the following table provides the requested information where such statistics have been collated and are available:
| Year | Total FoI requests received | Total FoI requests granted, and part granted | Total FoI requests refused, withdrawn, transferred to another public body or handled outside FOI | Total FoI requests appealed internally | Total successful appeals | Total part successful appeals | Affirmed original decision | Total FoI requests appealed to OIC | Total successful appeals | Total part successful appeals | Affirmed original decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 65*** | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 406** | 222 | 172 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 405 | 266 | 139 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 413 | 252 | 161 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 165 | 103 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 2013 | 220 | 189 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | |||
| 2012 | 265 | 194 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2011* | 258 | 185 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2010* | 337 | 286 | 51 | 11 | 8 |
* 2010 and 2011 figures include FOI cases that would now fall under the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
** 12 Cases received in 2017 are actively being completed
*** 31 Cases are active for 2018
Freedom of Information Disclosure Logs are available on the Departments website at: www.finance.gov.ie/foi/foi-requests/.
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