Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I have listened to what the Minister has said. Funnily, I was in the House when the alleged butchering of FOI legislation took place and fees were introduced. Later in the debate no doubt I will quote what various members of the Minister's party said about the matter at the time, but he now seems to agree that it was right. He has come around to the point of view that it is right to have charges. I remember that officials gave the Minister at that time the script, that we wanted to stop egregious and vexatious requests so as not to waste the public's time.