Written answers
Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Department of Defence
Freedom of Information Data
Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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85. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of freedom of information requests made to his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of requests fully denied by reason; the number of requests partially denied; the number of appeals made against denials; the number of such appeals upheld; the number of such appeals rejected; the number of requests that required a fee; the amount received for freedom of information requests in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50594/19]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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My Department deals with requests for information in accordance with the FOI Acts and the following table sets out the information requested by the Deputy.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 (to 02/12/2019) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of FOI Requests Received | 120 | 154 | 140 | 160 |
| Number of Administrative Refusals (Section 15 and Section 27 of FOI Act) | 8 | 16 | 35 | 31 |
| Number of Refusals under Part 4 of FOI Act (Exempt Records) and Part 5 (Restriction of Act) | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
| Total number of FOI Requests refused | 19 | 30 | 47 | 40 |
| Number of FOI Requests part-granted | 29 | 37 | 34 | 42 |
| Number of Internal Reviews affirmed | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Internal Reviews varied/annulled | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Amount Received for Internal Review fees | €80 | €120 | €30 | €90 |
| Number of FOI requests to which search and retrieval fees applied. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amount received for search and retrieval fees | €40 | €500 | n/a | n/a |
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