Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

What the Taoiseach has outlined appears to differ from what applies to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, who, when I asked a question about freedom of information last year, said that he was quite entitled to release the information to the media before the response to the freedom of information request was released by the section of his Department. In his reply the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform said: "Where a request is submitted in respect of records directly held by my office, my officials will bring the matter to my attention so that both I and my office——

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