Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the delegation. Are there any circumstances in which the Freedom of Information Act should not apply to a public body? Will Mr. Dooley elaborate on how the users' group operated and outline its membership? Does he envisage its role changing?

RTE has experienced freedom of information from both sides of the fence, as it were. Some public bodies are good at operating the administrative as distinct from the legal side of the Freedom of Information Act, while others are bad. What is the NUJ's experience? If RTE receives a freedom of information request, how are issues such as commercial sensitivity addressed? My question is directed at those of the group who work for RTE, as they see the issue from both sides of the fence.