Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Like the other Deputies, I acknowledge the work done by the Minister and the fact that he reviewed a substantial part of the legislation that was debated on Committee Stage. The review was very useful and I thank the Minister and his officials. I can see that many of the arguments made by me and by other Opposition Deputies are reflected in these amendments and I welcome this fact. The removal of the upfront application fee is particularly welcome and the reductions are very good too. The table provided was very useful and shows that five to six hours are entirely free, which covers most FOI requests.

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