Mr. John Devitt:

One of our goals is reducing the burden on any single agency or public servants in dealing with these kinds of queries. We hear the frustrations from callers to our helpline - members of the public and journalists who have had to submit multiple freedom of information requests to public bodies. If that information is shared on a proactive basis through platforms that are already being used, it will reduce the burden and cost of attending to those queries and in turn build confidence in the public service to be responsive to queries from the public as well as informing the public on how government works.