Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The report notes that many non-disclosure provisions have been introduced since 1997 and that 50% of the non-disclosure provisions have been introduced in the past five years. A Government has the right to have non-disclosure provisions. However, I recommend that there should be a formal mechanism for notifying the Information Commissioner when this is being applied. Legislation is being passed every week, some of which may include a non-disclosure provision, but the Information Commissioner cannot be expected to read every Dáil debate.