Results 1-5 of 5 for freedom of information segment:8900192
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
James Browne: Section 64 of the Bill provides for an amendment to the Freedom of Information Act 2014. The intention of the amendment in this Bill is that the members of the authority, staff of the authority, authorised officers of the authority, and the appeals panels, the appeals board, appeals officers and adjudication officers will be subject to the obligations of the Freedom of Information Act...
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Thomas Gould: The Minister of State referred to the exemption for An Garda Síochána. I do not know how we can correlate an exemption for An Garda Síochána, which is for very sensitive information, and an exemption for a gambling authority. To be honest that does not sit with me. The Minister of State spoke about the systems being set up already to ensure transparency. In another...
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Pearse Doherty: We will come to the levy in Deputy Gould's next amendment but I have not heard a convincing argument as to why they do not come under freedom of information. We know that a lot of freedom information requests do not work anyway. We wait months to get to get answers and on many occasions we get an answer back that it is considered commercially sensitive or so on. A lot of this would not be...
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Pa Daly: I move amendment No. 25: In page 38, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “Authority subject to Freedom of Information 34. The Authority shall be subject to section 6 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014.”. This amendment makes the authority, Údarás Rialála Cearrbhachais n a hÉireann, subject to the Freedom of Information...
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)
Thomas Gould: It is self-explanatory that the authority should come under the Freedom of Information Act. This is important. There is the whole issue of transparency, accountability and independence. Why would we not grant the ability to make an FOI request? The Minister of State might not think it is necessary. We discussed it at the justice committee. It is always important to put in protections...