Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

Under section 26(5) the road safety authority will be designated under the Freedom of Information Act 1997. Section 6(1) of that Act provides for access to records. It states:

Subject to the provisions of this Act, every person has a right to and shall, on a request therefor, be offered access to any record held by a public body and the right so conferred is referred to in this Act as the right of access.

As access to information as envisaged in the amendment already exists, I ask the Deputy to withdraw her amendment.

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