Written answers
Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Freedom of Information Data
Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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277. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 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. [50593/19]
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that 785 Freedom of Information requests have been received by my Department during the period from January 2016 to date. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
FOI Requests Received 2016 | Refused | Reasons for Refusals (Section of FOI Act 2014) | Part Granted | Internal Reviews | Upheld | Overturned | Fees charged (including Internal Reviews) |
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169 | 40 | 12(1)(b).15(1)(a),(b),(c),(d),(e).28.29(1).31(1).32(a)(1),(4).35(1),(a),(b).36(1)(a),(b).37(1)(a) | 45 | 7 | 7 | 0 | €1,722 |
FOI Requests Received 2017 | Refused | Reasons for Refusals (Section of FOI Act 2014) | Part Granted | Internal Reviews | Upheld | Overturned | Fees charged (including Internal Reviews) |
158 | 28 | 12(1)(b).15(1)(a),(b),(c),(d),(e),(f).28.29(1)(a).31(1)(c).32(a)(1),(4).35(1),(a),(b).36(1)(a),(b),(c).37(1)(a)40. | 74 | 7 | 6 | 1 | €480 |
FOI Requests Received 2018 | Refused | Reasons for Refusals (Section of FOI Act 2014) | Part Granted | Internal Reviews | Upheld | Overturned | Fees charged (including Internal Reviews) |
239 | 65 | 12(1)(b).15(1)(a),(b),(c),(d),(e),(f).28.29(1)(a).31(1)(c).32(a)(1),(4).35(1),(a),(b).36(1)(a),(b),(c).37(1)(a)40. | 71 | 5 | 2 | 1 | €480 |
FOI Requests Received 2019 | Refused | Reasons for Refusals (Section of FOI Act 2014) | Part Granted | Internal Reviews | Upheld | Overturned | Fees charged (including Internal Reviews) |
219 | 40 | 12(1)(b).15(1)(a),(b),(c),(d),(e),(f).28.29(1)(a).31(1)(c).32(a)(1),(4).35(1),(a),(b).36(1)(a),(b),(c).37(1)(a)40. | 57 | 12 | 9 | 1(4 cases still ongoing) | €900 |
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