Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 46:

In page 37, to delete lines 22 to 24 and substitute the following:

“43.(1) For the purposes of Article 86, personal data may be disclosed where a request for access to a record is granted under and in accordance with the Act of 2014 pursuant to an FOI request, a request for access to environmental information is granted under and in accordance with the Regulations of 2007 pursuant to a request for environmental information or a request to release documents for re-use is granted under and in accordance with the Regulations of 2005 pursuant to a request.”.

The amendments were submitted on Committee Stage. Amendments Nos. 46, 48 and 49 are my amendments. The intention is that people would have the same access to all the relevant documentation and personal data under freedom of information as is available under the environmental regulations. My reading of the Minister's amendment No. 47 is that it covers essentially what was intended by amendments Nos. 46, 48 and 49. Perhaps the Minister could elaborate on that. If the effect is the same, I will withdraw my amendments.

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