Statistics - Section 2 (OIC)

TABLE 13: ANALYSIS OF APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW RECEIVED
 Applications for Review on hand - 1/1/2008 34  
 Applications for Review received in 2008 304 
 Total applications for review on hands in 2008 338
 Discontinued 3
 Invalid applications  78
 Applications withdrawn 13  
 Applications rejected 6  
 Applications accepted for review in 2008 228  
 Total applications for review considered in 2008   328
 Applications for Review on hand - 31/12/2008   10
 TABLE 14: ANALYSIS OF REVIEW CASES
 Reviews on hand 1/1/2008 224
 Reviews accepted in 2008 228
 Total reviews on hand 452
 Reviews completed 259
 Reviews carried forward to 2009 193
TABLE 15: APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW ACCEPTED BY THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER - ANALYSED BY PUBLIC BODY
 Health Service Executive      56
  HSE South 22  
  HSE West  17  
  HSE Dublin North East 6  
  HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster 10  
  HSE National Requests - Corporate   1  
  HSE National Requests (to Areas)   0  
 Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform     19 
 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food         11
 Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources       8 
 Department of Transport     6
 Department of Social and Family Affairs     5
 University of Limerick      5
 Office of the Revenue Commissioners      5
 Irish Human Rights Commission 4
 Rotunda Hospital 4
 Department of Health and Children 4
 Department of  Education and Science 4
 Department of  Finance 4
 Department of  Arts, Sport and Tourism 3
 University College Dublin 3
 Mater Misericordiae University Hospital 3
 South Dublin County Council     3
 Defence Forces     3 
 Houses of the Oireachtas Commission     3
 Dublin City Council      3
 Industrial Development Authority (IDA)      3
 Others (53 bodies with less than 3 applications each)      69
 Total     228
 TABLE 16: OUTCOME OF COMPLETED REVIEWS - 3 YEAR COMPARISON      
   2008 %   2007  % 2006  %
 Decision Affirmed 82 31.66%  98 30.15 % 146 50% 
 Decision Annulled 10  3.86% 21 6.46% 13 4.45%
 Decision Varied 21 8.11 % 30  9.23% 32 10.96% 
 Discontinued 7  2.70%  7 2.15% 8 2.74%
Settlement Reached  54 20.85% 55 16.92% 26 8.90% 
 Withdrawn 85  32.82% 114 35.08%  67 22.95%
 Reviews completed 259  100% 325 100%  292  100%
TABLE 17: SUBJECT MATTER OF REVIEW APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED - 3 YEAR COMPARISON      
   2008 %   2007  % 2006   %
Refusal of access 195 85.52%  201 81.05% 200 78.74% 
Objections by third parties to release of information about them or supplied by them  12 5.26% 20 8.06% 7 2.76%
Amendment of records under section 17 7 3.07% 5 2.02% 16 6.30% 
Statement of reasons under section 18 13 5.70%  14 5.65% 25 9.84%
Decision to charge a fee 1 0.45% 8 3.23% 6 2.36% 
Applications Accepted 228  100% 248 100%  254   100%
TABLE 18: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED BY TYPE - 3 YEAR COMPARISON      
   2008 %   2007  % 2006   %
Personal 71 31.14%  61 24.60% 133  52.36% 
Non Personal 127 55.70% 149 60.08% 96 37.80%
Mixed 30 13.16% 38 15.32% 25 9.84% 
Total 228  100% 248 100%  254  100%
TABLE 19: PHONE/GENERAL ENQUIRIES   
Year Number
2008 1,100
2007 1,315
2006  1,551
2005  1,396
2004  1,306
2003 1,090
2002  1,047
2001 1,136
2000 799
1999 130
 Total 10,870
TABLE 20: DEEMED REFUSALS DUE TO NON REPLY BY PUBLIC BODIES  
 Public Body No Original or Internal Review Decision
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform  3
Health Service Executive South  3
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2 
Health Service Executive Dublin Mid-Leinster 2 
Health Service Executive Dublin North East 1
Department of the Taoiseach 1
Department of Health and Children 1
Fingal County Council 1
Public Appointments Service 1
Irish Wheelchair Association 1
Sunbeam House Services 1