251 Ms M. McGennis asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the companies or businesses from which his Department has received most frequent requests under the Freedom of Information Act, 1997, other than requests by businesses for personal information; the general nature of the information sought; and the costs levied on the companies or businesses for the processing of these requests. [16423/99]

The position in so far as my Department is concerned is as follows:

To date a total of 75 requests under the Freedom of Information Act have been made. The companies or businesses from whom the most frequent requests have been received and the nature of these requests is set out in tabular form.