Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (Resumed) with National Newspapers of Ireland
10:20 am
Mr. Carl O'Brien:
Deputy Ó Snodaigh mentioned the freedom of information users group. My understanding is that it is currently made up exclusively of civil servants, who are the decision makers. It is crucial that any users group must include representatives of the public, the media and decision makers if it is to be truly representative of the people who use the legislation.