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
1:25 pm
Ms Emily O'Reilly:
Yes. We are also dependent on public bodies to spread the good word. There are some individuals - I do not know if any of them have come before the committee - who are extremely active in the areas of FOI and open data. They also tend to spread the word. It is important that public bodies should also do so. We do not want to receive appeals on issues in respect of which we have already decided upon because it is a waste of time.