Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. Some of the Minister's colleagues in government might be quite protective in that regard. However, I will give the Minister an example. In the case of the movement of troops through Shannon Airport, that type of information is of key public interest and I believe it is information that should be readily available. Does the Minister's legislative framework allow that type of information to be accessed through a freedom of information request?

The second matter is the justice area, and we discussed these issues in the context of the changes to the role of the Ombudsman. Will the Minister talk about prisons and places of detention, and how accessible information will be from those places through this new freedom of information legislation?