Adapting WDTK for Ireland

Summary of the FOI Act in Ireland

FOI Act allows users to request both personal and non-personal data
Includes provisions for Publication Schemes
Fees - significant charges apply for all requests for non-personal data (€15 up-front fee, €30 hourly fees for search/retrieval effort) plus extra charges for internal reviews (€75), appeals to OIC (€150). Discounts apply to Medical Card holders.
Up-front payment is always required, usually by cheque or bankers order. Some public bodies allow on-line payment. Some authorities will request a deposit to cover in advance expected search/retrieval costs, and won't release information until the full fee is paid. The search fee is meant to be for voluminous requests, some authorities will waive these.
The request can be made by email. It should specify that it is a request is made under the FOI Act, and that it is the preference of the requester to receive the information by email.
Real names must be used, as the FOI request needs to consider personal information
Exemptions to providing data exist, similar to UK FOI.
Requesters can request an Internal Review, and appeals can then be made to the OIC
Many contact details of the FOI Officers are listed here: http://www.foi.gov.ie/foi-officers
Requests can be made in either English or Irish. Most tend to be in English

Acknowledgements within 10 working days (ie excl Sat, Sun, IE public hols)
Confirm or Deny within 20 working days, plus provision of the info
Further 20 working days allowed under certain circumstances (eg for voluminous requests)
Internal Reviews must take no longer than 15 working days
Clock gets reset if the authority transfers the request to another public authority
Clock doesn't start until initial fee is received
Clock suspended pending payment/receipt of fees, then an additional 5 days allowed to process payment before information is released

main legislation is the The European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 133 of 2007). Also known as "AIE".
Further information: http://www.environ.ie/en/AboutUs/AccesstoInformationontheEnvironment/
As per the EIR in the UK, more authorities are captured under these regs than the FOI Act.
No fee to make a request. Search/Retrieval charges can be made €21/hour. Fees usually waived if less than €10. Deposits can be taken. No fee for internal reviews. No fee for inspecting the information in situ.
Requests need to state that they are being made under the AIE Regulations.
Appeals are allowed to the Commissioner for Environmental Information, who is the same person as the OIC.
A fee of €150 is charged for appeals to the CEI - http://www.oic.gov.ie/en/Temporary-AccesstoInformationontheEnvironment/CommissionerforEnvironmentalInformation/
Time limits: 20 working days for requests, plus further 20 days for complex or voluminous requests. Internal reviews within 20 working days.

Country-based segregation of public authorities between the various legislations that apply to them (eg in searches, lists of authorities or requests, templates, on-screen text, help text etc).
new time to comply calculations, including ability to "stop/start the clock" where applicable. This is especially required to allow for an interface with the fee process
a need to additionally highlight that FOI requests in Ireland can carry significant costs (€15 per request + €30/hour search fees, €75 internal review, €150 OIC appeal).

Legislation: FOI Act 1997 text as enacted, plus amendments http://www.foi.gov.ie/legislation
Fees summary: http://www.oic.gov.ie/en/MakeanFOIRequest/Fees/
Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC): http://www.oic.gov.ie/en/
FOI Guidance site: http://www.foi.gov.ie/ (maintained by the Freedom Of Information Central Policy Unit in the Department of Finance)