Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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119. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of freedom of information requests submitted to his Department in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the total number of such requests that were rejected in their entirety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37595/24]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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My department received 272 FOI requests over the course of 2022; of that number, 53 requests were refused. 270 FOI requests over the course of 2023; of that number, 54 requests were refused. 273 FOI requests have been received in 2024 to date, with 52 of those requests being refused as of 18 September 2024.

It is worth noting that any case where records do not exist are deemed to be 'Refused' under the FOI Act.