Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

That is the point. Any meetings will be between the Information Commissioner and the Department of Finance.

We based the Act on the experience in other countries and when one compares the charges in those other countries against those here, they are still very low. Admittedly, it is a great deal if someone spends €3,000. I do not know the circumstances of that case but even though there is an enormous burden of information, the entire figure in my Department is €400 for almost a year.

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