Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I have asked this question before and the Taoiseach will probably answer me in the same way again, but where a person's application under the Freedom of Information Act is rejected and their appeal is allowed, they are still charged. As regards his Department, does the Taoiseach think that, in fairness, where an appeal is allowed a person should be charged?

On a wider issue, but still related to freedom of information, the Taoiseach is aware that one cannot obtain documentation prior to the introduction of the Act. As regards yesterday's business, which is the topic of some conversation, does the Taoiseach consider it appropriate to release all papers concerning the casino issue so that people can make up their minds about it? The casino was never built, yet those papers cannot be obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. People have claimed that the Taoiseach was involved in this matter, while he claims he was not involved in any wrongdoing. Would it not be a good idea to release all those papers because the issue is dead as an infrastructural matter? People could then be allowed to make up their own minds on it.

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