Written answers

Tuesday, 24 September 2024

Department of An Taoiseach

Freedom of Information

Photo of Carol NolanCarol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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54. To ask the Taoiseach the total number of freedom of information requests submitted to his Department in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the total number of such requests that were rejected in their entirety. [37604/24]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table beneath.

Year Number of FOI Requests Received Number of FOI Request Refused
2022 325 107
2023 342 91
2024 (to date) 188 47

It should be noted that requests were refused for a variety of reasons in accordance with relevant provisions in the Freedom of Information Act, including where no records relevant to requests were found to exist and where personal information or commercially sensitive information was withheld

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