Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I move amendmentNo. 20:

In page 18, after line 15, to insert the following new section:

20.—The Freedom of Information Act 1997 is amended by inserting in Part 1 of the Third Schedule—

(a) in column (2), "Ordnance Survey Ireland Act 2001",

(b) in column (1), opposite the reference to the Ordnance Survey Ireland Act 2001, "No. 43 of 2001", and

(c) in column (3), opposite the reference to the Ordnance Survey Ireland Act 2001, "Section 23".

This is a technical amendment in line with the recommendation of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service. It allows disclosure under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 1997, subject to the usual exemptions that apply to that Act, of confidential information obtained by a person while performing duties as a member of the board or as a member of staff of the Ordnance Survey.

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