Fees

Fees may be charged as follows:

1. Personal Information Requests:

a. shall be charged at the rate of € 20.95 (IR£ 16.50) per hour, or part thereof, for requests requiring dedication of a search and retrieval time equal to, or greater than, 1 hour.

b. charge shall be waived in circumstances when the request requires the dedication of a search and retrieval time of less than 1 hour.

c. 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.

2. Non-Personal Information Requests:

a. These shall be charged for at the rate of € 20.95 (IR£ 16.50) per hour, or part thereof, for all such requests requiring the dedication of a search and retrieval time of 15 minutes or more.

b. The fee shall be waived where the information would be of particular assistance to the understanding of an issue of national importance.

3. Photocopying:

a. All photocopy sheets required in compliance with a request shall be charged at the rate of €0.04 (3p) per sheet where the amount produced exceeds 35 sheets. €0.51 (40p) for a 31/2 computer diskette and €10.16 (£8) for a CD-ROM.

No charges may be made in respect of photocopying and retrieval where the total charge involved would be less than € 6.35 (IR£ 5.00).

4. Consideration

No charges may apply in respect of time spent by the local authority in considering your request.

5. Deposit

A deposit may be payable where the total fee is likely to exceed € 50.79 (IR£ 40). In these circumstances, you may request assistance from staff to amend your request so as to reduce or eliminate the amount of deposit.