Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

The Department of the Taoiseach in common with every other Department imposes fees for requests under the freedom of information legislation. Is the Taoiseach aware the European Commission would regard Ireland as being out of line on that matter? I refer to fees of €15, €75 and a fee of €150 if the matter is appealed to the Information Commissioner under section 7 of the Act. Is the Taoiseach satisfied that a decrease of 32% over the 2003 figures for requests under FOI is a healthy sign?

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