Written answers
Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Freedom of Information Data
Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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243. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of freedom of information requests made to her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [50596/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that the Department does not maintain statistics on the number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests denied by reason.
The remaining information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached tabular statements.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
Tabular Statements
FOI Requests Received: 2016 to End November 2019
Year | Total Received | Requests Granted | Requests Part Granted | Refused | Search & Retrieval Fee | Internal Review Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 2,089 | 1,005 | 821 | 104 | €280 | €120 |
2017 | 2,443 | 1,136 | 932 | 166 | €500 | €390 |
2018 | 2,510 | 684 | 1,275 | 369 | €512 | €330 |
2019 * | 2,209 | 624 | 1,250 | 163 | €0 | €180 |
* All figures provided for 2019 are preliminary
FOI Decisions Reviewed by Office of the Information Commissioner:
2016 – End November 2019
Year | Total Reviewed | Accepted | Affirmed | Ruled Against |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
2017 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 1 |
2018 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 |
2019 * | 22 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
* All figures provided for 2019 are preliminary
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