Three-quarters of FOI requests granted in 2007 - Tue, Oct 28, 2008: irishtimes.com

Three-quarters of FOI requests granted in 2007

JASON MICHAEL

Tue, Oct 28, 2008

Over three-quarters of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made in 2007 were granted to some extent, according to a report published today.

The Tenth Report on the Freedom of Information Act, which provides statistics about use of the Act during 2007, shows that 10,704 FOI requests were made in 2007, of which 77 per cent were granted either in full or in part.

That breaks down to 6,323 requests granted, 2,211 part granted, and 1,407 refused during 2007.

Broken down by sector, the Health Service Executive received the most FOI requests - 3,955, or 37 per cent of the total for 2007, followed by Government departments and State bodies (3,230, 30 per cent), and other bodies, including voluntary hospitals and statutory voluntary Agencies (1,685, 16 per cent).

In terms of requester, clients comprised 60 per cent, journalists 8 per cent, business/interest groups 6 per cent, Oireachtas/public representative 1 per cent, staff 5 per cent, and others 20 per cent.

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The report can be accessed online on the FOI website www.foi.gov.ie and on the Department's website www.finance.gov.ie

 
 

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