4. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the number of FOI requests his Department, and each agency under his auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were submitted; and the number of t…
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsFreedom of Information
52 questions from 18 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 7 September 2026.
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 7 |
| March 2025 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 2 |
| May 2025 | 18 |
| June 2025 | 6 |
| July 2025 | 0 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 3 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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34. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of FOI requests her Department, and each agency under her auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were …
120. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of FOI requests his Department, and each agency under his auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent ap…
239. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the number of FOI requests her Department, and each agency under her auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were submitted; the nu…
318. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the number of FOI requests his Department, and each agency under his auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were submitted; the …
354. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the reason for extending Freedom of Information Act 2014 exemptions to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety in respect of railway intoxicant testing records under the Railway Safety Bill 2026; the transparency considerations underpinning this amendment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.' [60798/26]
691. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of FOI requests his Department, and each agency under his auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were subm…
313. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication ##date. [51562/26]
830. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide the web link to her Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51566/26]
944. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health to provide assistance to a family (details supplied) to obtain all relevant medical files under a Request for Freedom of Information Act 2014 for a dependent child for their relative who they are guardians of. [45354/26]
494. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on his plans for the reform of the FOI system; the progress that has been made on implementing the recommendations from the last FOI review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34890/26]
274. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the date each FOI request was received by the Department in 2025; the date each request was concluded; and the manner by which it was concluded (granted, part-granted, withdrawn, and resolved outside of FOI), in tabular form [13486/26]
2408. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will raise with the Children’s Health Ireland the fact that it has responded to or acknowledged freedom of information, FOI, requests for the past four months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1395/26]
382. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 5 November 2025, if he will clarify the specific information concerning charities that are subject to an FOI request; and if he will clarify if a charity or institution is in receipt of tax payers money, including a theatre (details supplied), should th…
250. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 537 of 14 October 2025, if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60507/25]
95. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if there are plans to include the Abbey Theatre under FOI. [60247/25]
537. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason the records of the Departmental Council of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs over the period November 1981 to December 1983 dealing with the transfer of 10,000 civil servants from that Department to An Post are not available under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. [54655/25]
142. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 232 of 23 September 2025 and 365 of 30 September 2025 (details supplied), the details of the residents at the properties; and the amount of rent paid to the State by those residents in each of the years 2010 to 2025, in tabular form. [53336/25]
351. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation given that the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme Guidance (2016) issued by his Department under Section 8 of the FOI Act specifies that ‘payments or purchase orders for goods and services’ should be published on a quarterly basis for amounts above €20,000, but with a higher €100,0…
328. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation where in the Freedom of Information Act 2014 it authorises the Information Commissioner to develop and deliver training modules for and to public bodies, considering section 8(11) of the Act stipulates this is the responsibility of each respective Minister. [32525/25]
329. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the Information Commissioner justifies wasting his experienced staff's time and effort to develop and deliver training modules for public bodies when he only closed 51% of cases in 2023 within the four months stipulated at section 22(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2014. [3…
330. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the Information Commissioner maintains his independence under section 43(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 when both training and reviewing the self-same public bodies. [32527/25]
331. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of staff who left the Office of the Information Commissioner during 2023; the number of exit interviews conducted; the three main reasons for leaving the office; and the number of exiting staff who expressed dissatisfaction with the way in which the Office of the Information Commissio…
332. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the Information Commissioner rates the experience of his team, considering that paragraph 4 page 27 of his predecessor's briefing document said the office had a relatively inexperienced team overall. [32529/25]
912. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if the regional citizen information companies are subject to FOI, the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Public Accounts Committee. [29773/25]