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
10:30 am
Mr. Frank Cullen:
The point is well made and we acknowledge that. We have the Press Council and our own codes and standards. Perhaps there should be training on our side once the legislation is in place. We would be happy to work with the committee on that.
I thank the committee for listening to us today. The spirit of Eithne Fitzgerald's original Act is there but we live in a fast moving world now of instant information. Openness and accuracy are fundamental.