Then you have no cause to go to the information commissioner if no internal review was sought unless a fresh FOI request is made. You have to go through the motions of the process as much as it might frustrate you.The period for internal review has expired.
thank you - good to know.
Does the schedule of documents show ALL the documents considered for release under FOI?
Lots of documents/communications are not on the schedule - and i know they exist, and reference is made to some of them in the documents which were released,but these 'missing' docs do not reflect favourably on the Department -which is why they may not be on the schedule.
All the documents listed on the schedule were released in full.
Thank you.
The most important thing when sending in an FOI is to ensure you ask for EVERYTHING. You may think you are but they find ways to wriggle around the wording. When requesting the info ask for "all manner of records as defined in the Acts, including without limitation, all memorandums, attendances, reports, draft reports, emails, briefing documents etc".
When the deadline is up ring them that day and ask if it is being put in the post. If not, then put in an appeal straightaway. It will cost you another €75 but it's bumped up to another person who must review it. If they don't release the info go to the Commissioner who are very very helpful. Unlike most civil servants they actively try to get the info out there and are likely to force it to be released.
Good luck
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