Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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217. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of 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. [25969/18]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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My Department has received a total of 30 requests under the Freedom of Information Act in 2018 as of 11 June.

Eight of these requests are currently being processed by my Department.

Of the remaining 22 requests, 13 were part-granted or granted in full, six were refused and three were withdrawn. Two decisions were appealed for review, with one decision upheld and one varied.

There have been no fees charged in relation to these requests.