Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

While I cannot pre-empt the passage of the Bill through the other House, my ambition is to have it done early in the next session. There is a six-month preparation time for it to become effective. During the course of next year, I expect all the bodies listed in these amendments to have a functioning freedom of information system. It will also be backdated. While this is a matter for discussion, I envisage it going back to April 2008.

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