Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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323. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of freedom of information requests submitted to her Department in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the total number of such requests that were rejected in their entirety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37600/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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My Department is committed to fulfilling all of its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 including ensuring that those seeking records are dealt with in an open and transparent manner.

All decisions to refuse requests are made in accordance with the relevant exemptions and administrative refusals as set out in the Freedom of Information Act 2014.

Any decisions to refuse will often be on the basis that requested records do not exist or because the records are already in the public domain. My Department ensures that where a decision is made to refuse, the individual requester is made aware of their appeal rights.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in tabular form below.

* to 20/09/2024