Written answers
Thursday, 9 September 2021
Department of Defence
Freedom of Information
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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490. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of freedom of information requests responded to by his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of responses that included documents related to text messages and other phone message communications such as messages sent through an application (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42960/21]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The number of freedom of information requests responded to by my Department in each of the years 2016 to 2021are set out in the table below.
| - | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of FOI requests received | 120 | 155 | 140 | 166 | 104 | 107* |
| Those that included documents related to text messages, etc. | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 |
*2021 figures are to 8 September, 2021.
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