Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis

Context Phase

Photo of Susan O'KeeffeSusan O'Keeffe (Labour)
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In his testimony to the committee, Mr. Rob Wright referred to the cooling effect of freedom of information, whereby civil servants and others are reluctant to commit to writing. I accept this is a dilemma but how does one reconcile this practice with making processes more transparent and open?