Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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587. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied in the context of the freedom of information publication scheme that all logs are published and up to date in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2014; if not, the reason they are not published; and if he will update them as a matter of priority. [36118/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Department publishes a wide range of information on the website as set out in the Department's Freedom of Information publication scheme - gov.ie - Freedom of Information Publication Scheme (www.gov.ie).

All logs are up to date. Details of non-personal Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, requests for Access to Information on the Environment Regulations (AIE) and details of contracts awarded are available for each of the years 2018 to 2020. For 2021, FOI and AIE requests are published on a monthly basis and information on contracts awarded is published quarterly.

Further information including agricultural statistics, forestry licence applications and decisions, aquaculture/fisheries licence applications and decisions is also published on an ongoing basis.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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588. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount collected on an annual basis since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced in respect of fees attached to freedom of information requests submitted to his Department. [36136/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below:

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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589. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of freedom of information requests refused by his Department since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced for the reason that search and copy costs would exceed the maximum threshold; the number of requests that were subsequently granted following engagement with the requester to narrow the scope of the request; and the costs associated with same. [36154/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Since 2014, five Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have been refused on the basis of exceeding the fees threshold. Each of these requesters was notified of the proposed fees and was offered assistance to refine the requests with a view to bringing the fees below the threshold. However, in these five cases, no response was received.