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
10:45 am
Ms Emma O'Kelly:
That is the point I wanted to make. On the general issue of fees, even a small fee goes against the spirit of the legislation which should be for openness and transparency. It is not a problem for me, particularly because I work in an organisation, but for freelancers it is a real barrier to the excellent journalism that we should be about promoting.