Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of freedom of information requests his Department has received since January 2018; the number of refusals; the number that have been appealed and that are ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30573/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that for the period 1 January 2018 up to and including 30 June 2018, my Department has received 442 Freedom of Information requests.

The breakdown is provided in the table below.

In addition to the breakdown provided to the Deputy previously, I have included columns to reflect numbers carried forward from 2017, ongoing cases and requests that have been withdrawn.