Written answers
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Freedom of Information Data
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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623. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of freedom of information requests in which her Department made a decision to deny; and the number in which the Information Commissioner overturned the decision of her Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [51460/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached tabular statement.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
Tabular Statement
FOI Requests Received: 2016 to End November, 2019
| Year | Total Received | Refused | OIC overturned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2,089 | 104 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2,443 | 166 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2,510 | 369 | 3 |
| 2019 * | 2,209 | 163 | 0 |
* All figures provided for 2019 are preliminary
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