Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The difference between us may not be as great as it would appear. I understand that the law would not permit the release of confidential or commercially sensitive information under freedom of information. In normal circumstances, it would also not be permissible to release personal information on an individual. Am I correct in saying, however, that if a whistleblower law allows the whistle to be blown in certain circumstances, it would be legally possible to make that information available?

In other words, there would be restrictions from freedom of information law on one hand, with normal restrictions on personal information, while on the other hand there would be the possibility of releasing information if a whisteblower law allowed it. Is that the balance we are trying to strike?

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