Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion

11:25 am

Photo of Ciarán LynchCiarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I would like to ask Mr. Sheridan a final question before I bring this part of the meeting to a conclusion. The initial legislation, which was introduced in 1997 and adjusted in 2003, is being examined again in 2013. It is expected that the forthcoming Bill will, at a minimum, repeal many of the things that were done in 2003, return us to the 1997 position and make progress from there. Representatives of the traditional media - print, radio and television - were in attendance this morning. Would Mr. Sheridan like to make any specific comments to the committee about how we can future-proof the freedom of information legislation as the media develops?

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