Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

Many of those in the transport industry believe the issue of consultation is skated over in the Bill. In their view, a specific provision on consultation should be introduced. The Minister argues that commercial information needs to be protected. This was the subject of a recent debate we had on how one could achieve freedom of information in commercial companies while maintaining adequate invigilation. From my experience, this is impossible if one is running a commercial operation. Despite this, there is scope for consultation. However, as there are one or two references to consultation later in the Bill, I will withdraw the amendment.

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