Written answers
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Freedom of Information
Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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. [37601/24]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The table below sets out the total number of Freedom of Information requests received by my Department in the years specified, along with a detailed breakdown of the number granted, part-granted, refused, transferred, withdrawn and ongoing.
| Year | Total Received | Granted | Part-Granted | Refused | Transferred | Withdrawn | Withdrawn and handled outside FOI | In progress | Outstanding at year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024* | 184 | 24 | 75 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28 | N/A |
| 2023 | 246 | 33 | 64 | 89 | 14 | 33 | 6 | N/A | 7 |
| 2022** | 218 | 36 | 52 | 84 | 8 | 29 | 11 | N/A | 2 |
* to date in 2024
** includes a small number of FOI requests carried over from the end of 2021.
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