Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)

When will the Freedom of Information Act be extended to include vocational education committees? Is it only in place to protect officials? This relates to the Local Government (No. 2) Act 2003 whereby new managers and assistant managers were appointed. When I tabled a recent question to find out what bonuses they received, I was told I could not get that information. Does the legislation only cover information on Oireachtas Members' expenses?

A serious question arises in regard to the Údarás na Gaeltachta Bill. What is the Government's view on the dual mandate? Councillors are members of Údarás while serving on local councils.

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