The Freedom of Information Act 2014 provides for a completely new FOI fees regime.  The Ministerial Order establishing the new fees regime (S.I. 531 of 2014) can be found here.  The following is a summary of the new fee structure in respect of non-personal requests:

• The €15 application fee has been abolished;
• There is a minimum threshold of €101 below which no search, retrieval and copying fees can be charged.  Once the charge  reaches €101, full fees apply;
• There is a cap on the amount of search, retrieval and copying fees that can be charged of €500;
• There is a further upper limit on estimated search, retrieval and copying fees at €700 above which an FOI body can refuse to process a request, unless the requester is prepared to refine the request to bring the search, retrieval and copying fees below the limit;
• The fee for internal review under Section 21 is now €30 (€10 for medical card holders and their dependants)
• The fee for appeals to the Information Commissioner under Section 22 is now €50 (€15 for medical card holders and their dependants)