Dáil debates

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed)

Freedom of Information Legislation

4:50 pm

Photo of Gerry AdamsGerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Tuigim. The Taoiseach, who is the longest serving Deputy, spoke about the dysfunctional nature of this institution while he was in opposition. The purpose of the original freedom of information legislation was to provide citizens with three new legal rights, namely, to consult official records, to update and correct inaccurate personal information and to get reasons for public decisions that affect them. There was a clear commitment in what the Taoiseach said while in opposition to restore the Freedom of Information Act to what it was before it was undermined by Fianna Fáil-----

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