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Make an FOI request to the Department of Justice
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The Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to access records held by government departments and certain public bodies.
You can ask for the following records held by government departments or certain public bodies:
- any records relating to you personally, whenever created
- all other records created after 21 April 1998
To access a record you must fill in the form below and return it to:
Freedom of Information (FOI) Unit
Address:
Department of Justice, 51 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, D02 HK52
Email:
Phone number:
FOI Application Form
DownloadIf you are seeking personal records, you should include photographic identification. Should you need assist in making your request, you can contact foi@justice.ie or alternatively ring:
- 01 602 8473
- 01 602 8408
- 01 602 8417
You will receive an acknowledgement of your application within 10 working days. A decision on your application will normally be made within 20 working days.
If your request is refused, you may ask for an internal review of that decision. You will be told the result of this review within 15 working days.
If you are unhappy with this outcome, you can contact the Information Commissioner at:
Office of the Information Commissioner
Address:
18 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2
Website:
Email:
Phone number:
Fax:
00 353 1 661 0570
There is no charge for personal or non personal requests.
Other charges may be applied for the time spent finding records and for any photocopying costs incurred by the department in providing you with the material requested. It is very unlikely that any fees will be charged in respect of personal records, except where a large number of records are involved. Section 27 of the FOI Act provides for fees.
- €30 internal review fee - non personal requests
- €10 internal review fee (medical card holders)
- €50 appeal to the Information Commissioner
- €10 appeal to the Information Commissioner (medical card holders)
- €20 per hour for search and retrieval
- €0.04 per sheet for a photocopy
The following requests or applications are exempt from a fee:
- a request under Section 12 for a record or records containing only personal information related to the requester
- an application under Section 9 (right of amendment of records relating to personal information)
- an application under Section 10 (right of person to information regarding acts of public bodies affecting the person)
