My Department has 3 staff working in its Freedom of Information Unit. A full-time Executive Officer who works full-time on FOI requests and a Higher Executive Officer and Executive Officer (both employed on a full-time basis) who work for part of their time on FOI requests. The Assistant Principal Officer and Principal Officer of the section have overall responsibility for the FOI unit and advise and assist as required.
Information regarding the numbers of staff dealing with Freedom of Information requests in bodies under the aegis of my Department is not held centrally by my Department. Contact details for the aegis bodies are published on the Department’s website at gov - Bodies under the aegis of the Department of Education (www.gov.ie) should you wish to contact them directly for this information.
The numbers of Freedom of information requests dealt with by my Department and bodies under the aegis of my Department for the last 3 years is contained in the table below.
|
Year
|
2021
|
2022
|
2023
|
|
Department of Education
|
496
|
359
|
389
|
|
An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta
|
2
|
4
|
8
|
|
National Centre for Guidance in Education
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
|
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
|
11
|
3
|
25
|
|
National Council for Special Education
|
26
|
19
|
14
|
|
The Teaching Council
|
9
|
6
|
1
|
|
Caranua
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
|
Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
|
Residential Institutions Review Committee
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Residential Institutions Redress Board
|
2
|
8
|
6
|
|
State Examinations Commission
|
17
|
15
|
26
|
|
Educational Research Centre
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
