Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Is it the practice in the Department that all freedom of information requests are published? Is this at the same time as they are provided to the requester? This is a very good idea because it gives the public an opportunity to evaluate them given that not all freedom of information requests are of equal value. There is a really important underpinning of democracy in having access to information, but an inordinate amount of public service time and cost goes into frivolous repetitive freedom of information requests, often accessing data that is freely available through other means if the requesters sought it. It would be a good idea if there was a general Government policy whereby at the same time as the information is given to the requester, it is published.

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