Written answers

Wednesday, 4 December 2019

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Freedom of Information Data

Photo of Barry CowenBarry 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]

Photo of Josepha MadiganJosepha 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)
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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