Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

With the exception of some specific categories we have excluded, everybody comes under the criteria. We have pushed it as far as we can in terms of areas that traditionally fought off any efforts to include them in the freedom of information regime. I refer for example to the financial sector, which has been mentioned by the Senator. I will be a little more explicit in that regard when I reply. I did not answer Deputy Donnelly's question in full. Equally, the defence and security areas will now be encompassed by the freedom of information legislation.