Freedom of Information Act 1997 (Fees) Regulations, 2003

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Year: 2003
• Citation: IR SI 264/2003

I, Charlie McCreevy, Minister for Finance in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 , 34 (1)(c) and 47 of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 (No. 13 of 1997), hereby make the following Regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act 1997 (Fees) Regulations 2003.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 7 July 2003. 2. In these Regulations a reference to a section is a reference to that section of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 (No. 13 of 1997) and, save where the context otherwise requires, a reference to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph of the Regulation in which the reference occurs.

3. (1) Subject to paragraph (4) (a), a fee of €15.00 is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (a) of section 47(6A) in respect of a person who makes a request under section 7.

(2) Subject to paragraph (4) (b), a fee of €75.00 is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (a) of section 47(6A) in respect of a person who makes an application under section 14, not being

(a) an application in relation to a decision under section 17 or 18, or

(b) an application in relation to a decision to charge a fee or deposit, or a fee or deposit of a particular amount, under section 47.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4)(c), a fee of €150.00 is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (a) of section 47(6A) in respect of a person who makes an application under section 34, not being an application in relation to

(a) a decision under section 14 relating to a decision under section 17 or 18,

(b) a decision made by a head under section 17 or 18, or

(c) a decision under section 14, or a decision under section 47, that a fee or deposit of an amount prescribed under Regulation 4 of these Regulations should be charged under section 47.

(4) (a) In respect of persons referred to in paragraph (1) who are

(i) medical card holders, or

(ii) dependants of medical card holders,

the amount of the fee referred to in paragraph (1) is prescribed as the amount specified in that paragraph less €5.

(b) In respect of persons referred to in paragraph (2) who are

(i) medical card holders, or

(ii) dependants of medical card holders,

the amount of the fee referred to in paragraph (2) is prescribed as the amount specified in that paragraph less €50.

(c) In respect of persons referred to in paragraph (3) who are

(i) medical card holders,

(ii) dependants of medical card holders, or

(iii) persons...