Freedom of Information

What is Freedom of Information?

The Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003 give you a legal right to:

• access official records held by public bodies listed in the Act
• have official information about you changed where it is inaccurate, incomplete or misleading
• access the reasons for decisions made by public bodies that affect you.

These rights mean that you can seek access to personal information held by public bodies no matter when the information was created and to other non-personal information created after October 21, 1998.

The Acts defend your right to access official information to the greatest extent possible, as long as it is in the public interest and does not infringe other people’s right to privacy.

Section 15 reference book

Fáilte Ireland has put together this reference book to explain how you can access information held by us under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 1997 and the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003. The guide gives details of the role, structure and functions of Fáilte Ireland; the services we provide and how to access them; the classes of records that we hold; and how to make a request to Fáilte Ireland under the FOI Acts.

Download the FOI Section 15 reference book (PDF, 3MB)

Section 16 reference book

This reference book provides details of the rules, procedures, practices, guidelines, interpretations and precedents used by Fáilte Ireland to make decisions.

As Fáilte Ireland policies and procedures are subject to ongoing review and revision, this Section 16 reference book is updated on an ongoing basis.

Download the FOI Section 16 reference book (PDF, 2.2MB)

How to make a request

Please download the application form (PDF, 34kb) and return by post to: 

Fáilte Ireland
FOI Unit
Amiens Street
Dublin 1
Telephone:  01 8847 700
Fax:   01 855 6821
Email:   foi@failteireland.ie

Frequently asked questions on the Freedom of Information Act

Download the list of frequently asked questions in Word format (30kb)
Download the list of frequently asked questions in PDF format (72kb)
 

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