Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

This refers specifically to the Department of the Taoiseach which, like all the others, is now excluded by changes to the Freedom of Information Act 1997 from Health and Safety Authority investigations. That was not brought to the attention of the Information Commissioner but, according to her comments, made known to her by a member of the public. That is not good enough, and she also mentions an increasing number of non-disclosure provisions. While the Taoiseach refers to the growing list of bodies included in the Act, the Information Commissioner refers to a significant number outside its remit, including the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland, the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority——

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