Investigation into the Operation of Section 10(1)(a) of the FOI Acts

Percentage of Section 10(1)(a) Refusals Examined for selected bodies.

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Public Body

Total Number of FOI requests refused in whole or in part in reliance on section 10(1)(a)

No. of Cases Examined

Percentage of Refusals Examined

Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dublin 22 8 36
St Micheal's Hospital, Dun Laoghaire 3 3 100
Rotunda Hospital 38 8 21
Department of Education and Science (excl. industrial schools) 84 8 10
Waterford Institute of Technology 22 8 36
St. Mary's Hospital, Baldoyle 12 8 67
Commission for Communications Regulation 6 6 100
Dublin City University 6 6 100
IDA Ireland 2 2 100
Roscommon County Council 6 6 100
HSE South West 16 8 50
Clare County Council (incl figures for Ennis Town Council) 11 8 73

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