A decision on your application must normally be made within 4 weeks. A more senior officer will then review your application. You will be told the outcome within 3 weeks. Fees may be charged for the cost of photocopying personal information. Charges may apply in respect of the search and retrieval of other information.
Details are available on request.
Statistical exemption Access to identifiable statistical information held by the CSO is exempted from the provisions of the FOI Act. The confidentiality of these records continue to fully protected by the Statistics Act, 1993. They constitute the bulk of the CSO s information holdings. Guide to CSO information Details of the classes of records held by the CSO are published in a reference book, Guide to the Functions of and the Records held by the Office , as required under Section 15 of the FOI Act.