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Charges may be applied by the City Council for the time spent finding records and for any photocopying costs incurred by us in providing you with the material requested.
Application and Review Fees
Type of Request / Application |
Standard Fee |
Reduced |
Request for a record containing non-personal information |
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| Initial Request |
€15 |
€10 |
| Internal Review |
€75 |
€25 |
| Review by Information Commissioner |
€150 |
€50 |
Request for a Record Containing Personal Information |
No Charge |
No Charge |
Application under section 17 for amendment of a record containing incorrect, incomplete or misleading personal information. |
No Charge |
No Charge |
Application under section 18 for the reasons for a decision affecting the individual. |
No Charge |
No Charge |
- Reduced fee will apply if the person making the request is covered by a medical card or a dependant of a medical card holder.
- Fees will not apply where a person appeals a decision to charge a fee or deposit, or a fee or deposit of a particular amount under section 47 of the FOI Act.
- Reduced fee will apply in respect of third parties who appeal a decision of a public body to release their information on public interest grounds.
Fees for Search, Retrieval and Photocopying of Records
No Charges will apply in respect of time spent by the City Council in considering your request.
Personal Information Requests:
- Shall be charged at the rate of €21 per hour, or part there of, for requests requiring dedication of a search and retrieval time equal to, or greater than, 1 hour.
- Charge shall be waived in circumstances when the request requires the dedication of a search and retrieval time of less than 1 hour.
- No photocopying fee shall arise in the case of personal information, where such charges would not be reasonable, having regard to the means of the requester.
Non-Personal Information Requests:
- These shall be charged for at the rate of €21 per hour, or part there of, for all such requests requiring the dedication of a search and retrieval time of 15 minutes or more.
- These shall be waived where the information would be of particular assistance to the understanding of an issue of national importance.
Photocopying:
- All photocopying sheets required in compliance with a request shall be charged at the rate of 5 cents per sheet where the amount produced exceeds 35 sheets.
- No charge will be made in respect of photocopying and retrieval the total charge involved is less than €6.00.
Deposits:
A deposit may be payable where the total fee is likely to exceed €51.
In these circumstances, you may request assistance from our staff to amend your request so as to reduce or eliminate the amount of the deposit.
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