Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Non-Disclosure Provisions Under the Freedom of Information Act: Discussion with Information Commissioner
1:05 pm
Ms Emily O'Reilly:
I am not saying that. My officials and I look at the Act, the opening recitals of which talk about its spirit, and make decisions accordingly, confident always of the protections in the legislation. Even if I lose the head and decide to order records to be released which might cause harm, the protection of the High Court and the Supreme Court can be invoked. There are a lot of protections there. My colleague wants to say something on certain of those health exemptions and the EU.
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