Anne Ferris (Wicklow, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Nevertheless, the person in question will be going into the Circuit Court to appeal the Minister's refusal of his or her request. The Minister said the information would be made available to the court, but when does the person making the appeal get the information? Do they have to wait until they are in court? That would mean they are at a disadvantage straight away. God forbid, but if the donor was a mass murderer it would not be in the best interest of a person to have this information. I just feel the person making the appeal is completely on the wrong foot. They may be a young person with limited resources to engage a legal team and they will not have the same expertise. As the decision is made in the Department, can the information be released under FOI?