The National Cancer Registry Ireland

Freedom of Information

The National Cancer Registry currently makes a large volume of information available to the public in relation to its functions and activities. This can be found on this website. This includes epidemiological data and a list of publications available to download in the Adobe PDF format.

Such information will continue to be available informally without the need to use the FOI Act. This applies in particular to requests for general information broken down into broad categories such as age group, sex and county.

The FOI Act is designed to allow public access to information held by public bodies which is not routinely available through other sources. Access to information under the Act is subject to certain exemptions and involves specific procedures and time limits. This manual provides a guide to the structure of the National Cancer Registry, Ireland so as to help you access information under the Freedom of Information Act.

Applications under the Freedom Of Information Act, 1997

Under the Freedom Of Information, anyone is entitled to apply for access to information not otherwise publicly available. Each person has a right to:

• access records held by the National Cancer Registry.
• correct personal information relating to oneself held by the National Cancer Registry where it is inaccurate, incomplete or misleading.
• access reasons for decisions made by the National Cancer Registry directly affecting oneself.

The following records come within the scope of the Act:

• all records held by the National Cancer Registry which were created after the 21st April 1998.
• any record created before the 21st April 1998 if this record is necessary for understanding a record created after 21st April 1998.
• all personal information about the requester which is held by the National Cancer Registry, regardless of when the records were created.

Applications for information under the FOI Act should be submitted to:

Ms Geraldine Finn, National Cancer Registry, Building 6800, Cork Airport Business Park, Kinsale Road, Cork.

Tel:

021-4548803

Fax:

021-4318016

Procedures for accessing information under the Freedom of Information Act, 1997

To submit a request for information you should download the application form (see below) and print it out and post it to us. There is a fee payable for each request. For more details on fees, see the FOI Manual.