Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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174. To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [36124/21]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department publishes a list of Non-Personal Freedom of Information requests on its website. This is known as the Freedom of Information Disclosure Log and it is updated on a quarterly basis. I can confirm it is up to date, with Q2 2021 available as the most recent publication.

The FOI Disclosure Logs can be accessed from the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/19fcb4-foi-decisions/.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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175. To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [36142/21]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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176. To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [36160/21]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together.

I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not retain statistics concerning the intervening and interim processes of Freedom of Information requests.

However, I can advise the Deputy that my Department supplies annual statistics of completed requests and fees collected to the Office of the Information Commissioner. The Office of the Information Commissioner publishes this information as part of their Annual Reports. These can be found on the OIC website, through the following link: www.oic.ie/publications/annual-reports/

The table below outlines the amount of Search and Retrieval Fees charged by my Department in relation to the processing of Freedom of Information requests from 2015 to date.