Heritage Trail

Summary

A request was made for the estimated cost of proposed works to the Heritage Trail, to which the Department of Infrastructure disclosed the cost for one specific section while citing that other budget details were already publicly accessible.

Key Facts

• The estimated cost for works from Peel power station to the weir near Glenfaba Bridge is £10,000.
• The request was received on 12 March 2018 and responded to on 21 March 2018.
• The authority stated that some requested information is already reasonably accessible via the Isle of Man Budget.
• A screenshot of page 99 of the 2018 Pink Book was attached to the response.
• The response was issued by the Department of Infrastructure.

Data Disclosed

• £10,000
• 2018-03-12
• 2018-03-21
• 363938
• page 99
• 2018

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 of the Act (Information already reasonably accessible)

Original Request

What is the estimated cost of the proposed works to the Heritage Trail as referred to in the recent press release

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: Maggie Farmer Telephone: (01624) 686642 Email: foi.doi@gov.im

Our ref: 363938 21 March 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 12 March 2018 and which states:

"What is the estimated cost of the proposed works to the Heritage Trail as referred to in the recent press release"

Our response to your request is as follows: 1. Peel power station to the weir near Glenfaba Bridge - Estimated cost £10,000.

2. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee. Some of the information that you have requested is available from the Isle of Man Budget https://www.gov.im/media/1360554/pink-book-final-2018.pdf specifically page 99. For convenience however, I have attached a screenshot of this page at the end of this letter.

Please quote the reference number 363938 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Response Team