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Freedom of Information: Disclosure Log 2011

Information released: 2011

Date of Request / Information Requested Date of Response / Response
Reference : AFBIFOI20110201
Date of Request : 16/02/2011
The following information was requested :
  1. Whether AFBI is currently leasing any buildings, which it is not currently using or where more than half of the building leased is not being used.
  2. Where any such properties exist, the Building Name, its address, the rent or lease fee per annum and where possible its size.
  3. In addition, any buildings leased by AFBI during the past 10 years which were not used or less than half was used.
Date of Response : 01/03/2011
The following responses were provided :
  1. No buildings currently leased out.
  2. No leasing information required following the response to (1).
  3. No buildings leased out over the past 10 years. No leasing information required.
Reference : AFBIFOI20110202
Date of Request : 18/02/2011
The following information was requested :
  1. Number of staff employed in IT functions.
  2. Whether AFBI has an internal Information Technology team or is Information Technology totally Outsourced.
  3. If Outsourced, to which Company.
  4. Whether AFBI’s Information Technology Infrastructure is managed internally or outsourced.
  5. If Outsourced, to which Company.
  6. Whether AFBI’s desktop computers are managed internally or outsourced.
  7. If Outsourced, to which Company.
  8. Whether AFBI’s Systems Development/Applications Management is managed internally or Outsourced.
  9. If Outsourced, to which Company.
  10. How many Desktop Computers are in use.
  11. How many Laptop Computers are in use.
  12. Which Server Platform(s) are used.
  13. How many Physical Servers are used.
  14. How many Virtual Servers are used.
Date of Response : 10/03/2011
The following responses were provided :
  1. 18.
  2. Internal IT team.
  3. not applicable.
  4. Both.
  5. IT Assist (NICS shared service).
  6. Outsourced.
  7. IT Assist (NICS shared service).
  8. Managed internally.
  9. not applicable.
  10. Approx 700.
  11. Approx 75.
  12. Microsoft Windows 2003.
  13. 17.
  14. 11.
Reference: AFBIFOI20110301
Date of Request : 10/03/2011
The following information was requested :
Supply of all communication relevant to a scientific tender process that occurred between January 1st 2011 and March 10th 2011.
Date of Response: 18/03/2011
The following response was provided :
A cover note was emailed stating that the information requested had been sent as hard copy using recorded delivery.
Reference: AFBIFOI20110501
Date of Request: 16/05/2011
The following information was requested :
  1. Number of boxes and/or loose files in storage with any offsite storage provider as of 30th April 2011.
  2. Number of boxes and/or loose files sent to storage with an off-site storage provider by month for the last 12 months to April 2011.
  3. Number of retrievals of boxes and/or loose files from any off-site storage provider by month for the last 12 months ending April 2011; including the terms of the retrieval, i.e. next working day basis, urgent delivery, 2 working days, out of hours etc.
  4. Number of archive boxes purchased from any offsite provider by month for the last 12 months ending April 2011.
Date of Response: 07/06/2011
The following responses were provided :
  1. 185 boxes.
  2. None.
  3. None.
  4. None.
Reference: AFBIFOI20110701
Date of Request : 25/07/2011
The following information was requested :
Any notes, minutes, emails or correspondence between AFBINI, DARD and NIEA pertaining to the development and finalisation of the Article 6 Assessment of Pot Fishing in Strangford Lough SAC completed earlier this year.
Date of Response: 19/08/2011
The following response was provided :
A number of attachments were emailed asking the requestor to note that AFBI have been commissioned to complete assessments for all licensed aquaculture activities and fisheries activities which may impinge upon NATURA 2000 features.
Reference: AFBIFOI20110801
Date of Request : 13/08/2011
The following information was requested :
  1. How much money was spent at Hillsborough on beef research during the three years ending 31st March 2010?
  2. How much money was spent at Hillsborough on dairy research during the three years ending 31st March 2010?
Date of Response: 14/09/2011
The following responses were provided :
  1. Approx £1,480k
  2. Approx £4,738k
Please note that the figures quoted are based on recorded staff times and represent total staff full economic cost.
We consider that locating, retrieving and extracting non-staff costs for the period requested would involve disproportionate effort and exceed the £600 appropriate limit; therefore non-staff costs are not included in this response.