Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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147. To ask the Minister for Health the number of freedom of information, FOI, requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number that were appealed, refused and granted, respectively; the costs that were applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25965/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table.

The detail supplied in the table is in respect of the Freedom of Information requests which have been completed.

The figure provided in relation to costs applied is a total estimate of costs in relation to the processing of a number of Freedom of Information requests. Deposits of 20% were requested in respect of these. There were 2 Freedom of Information requests which exceeded the overall ceiling limit of €700, and the estimated cost of processing these requests is not included in this table. My Department is awaiting a refinement of the scope of these two requests.

2018