Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We have discussed this matter of exemptions up and down. I too have significant reservations around blanket exemptions. The supposition should be inclusion, bar where it can be demonstrated there are reasons of commercial sensitivity - that old chestnut - or other reasons as set out in the legislation. Organisations should have to bring forward actively reasons under sections 32, 36, 37 or 39 as to why they should be exempted. The purpose of my amendment is to deny any agency that type of blanket exemption.

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