Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

When the report was received at the end of August, the Government committed to publishing it. Subsequently, The Irish Examiner asked for the publication of the report in a freedom of information, FOI, request and was told that it would not be in the public interest to do so. The response also said that publishing the report would have serious adverse effects on the Government's ability to manage the economy and financial interests of the State. The Department then published the report within a few days of that FOI response. How can the Minister account for the significant variation in responses?

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