Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19359/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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After the initial Covid19 crisis period, the Department received a substantial number of FOI requests. In some cases, extensions have been requested to allow for further time to complete requests and-or to access hard copy files pertaining to the FOI request.

Decision makers and requesters continue to kept in touch regularly about the progress on these requests.

The specific data requested by the Deputy is as follows: