Victor Boyhan (Independent)
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I acknowledge the work of the Oireachtas Library and Research Service on the briefing document. With Mr. Coleman's previous experience with NAMA, what was the experience there on the freedom of information, FOI, thing? There are some similarities between NAMA and the LDA. Clearly, FOI will be a big issue. Mr. Coleman got a taste of it this morning. We talked earlier about probity, transparency, openness, open government and accountability. This will be a big issue. Many things were learned from NAMA. There was considerable disquiet in the public domain. I genuinely wish the LDA well, but it must have the confidence of the public at large. That will be critical in setting the foundations for its success. I ask Mr. Coleman to share with the committee his experience of how the FOI thing was dealt with in NAMA. Does he see any similarities? Could that type of situation be transposed into the LDA?