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

Is there much disparity or inconsistency across the public bodies in the context of how they deal with the public in the context of freedom of information? How does the legislation operate in this regard? Ms O'Reilly stated that the majority of the recommendations contained in the review carried out in 2007 have been incorporated in the draft heads of the Bill. Are there recommendations that were not included which she is of the opinion should have been included? A great deal of what we have been discussing is quite legalistic in nature. How does Ms O'Reilly view the operation of the Act from an administrative point of view and in the context of the skill sets available within various public bodies with regard to dealing with freedom of information requests? What is the attitude of public bodies to the legislation? Is Ms O'Reilly in a position to provide a breakdown in respect of the public bodies to which the appeals received relate? Do a disproportionate number of appeals relate to, for example, a particular body?