Results 19,221-19,240 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 31:In page 17, line 6, after “or” to insert “to be exempted from the provisions of this Act, or”.
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 32:In page 17, to delete lines 8 to 14 and substitute the following:“(b) An order made under paragraph (a) may—(i) specify the inclusion or exclusion of elements of—(I) the entity concerned, or (II) a subsidiary of, or a body directly or indirectly controlled by, the entity concerned,and (ii) specify a date, which shall not be a date later than 6...
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 33:In page 17, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “(9) Where an order is proposed to be made under this section, a draft of the order shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the order shall not be made until a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House. (10) Where, after the passing of this Act, a company...
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 34:In page 18, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(8) Where an order is proposed to be made under this section, a draft of the order shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the order shall not be made until a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House. (9) An order made under subsection (1) may specify a...
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 35:In page 19, to delete lines 16 to 20 and substitute the following: “(2) A publication scheme shall include—(a) the classes of information that the FOI body has published or intends to publish, (b) the terms under which it will make such information available and, where the material is not available without charge, the charge, (c) a general description...
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 39:In page 24, line 35, to delete “by the FOI body concerned”.It is simply to correct a drafting error. Clearly the legislation is designed to give access to records created on or after the effective date, regardless of whether they were created by the freedom of information body concerned.
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: We dealt with the matter on Committee Stage. Writing captures the aim of the Deputy. It might seem like a simple thing for him to include "or electronically". The word "writing" is defined in Part 1 of the Schedule to the Interpretation Act 2005 and it includes printing, typewriting, lithography, photography, and other modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, and any...
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: No, there is a standard Interpretation Act that defines what words mean across all legislation.
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 42:In page 27, line 20, to delete “makes an FOI request” and substitute “makes a request”.These are all minor technical amendments suggested by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. They address typographical issues such as substituting “makes a request” for “makes an FOI request”. These are textual changes to...
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 43:In page 27, to delete lines 33 and 34.This is the most substantial body of amendments as the section relating to fees caused serious debate. I withdrew my amendments on FOI fees on Committee Stage and said I would give the matter deep consideration because a coherent and strong case was made. I emphasised that I had listened closely to the views expressed by members...
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: It covers the majority of requests.
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: What subsection is the Deputy quoting?
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: It is the next sentence-----
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: They might read the second sentence before they come to a conclusion.
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I would say they would read the two sentences.
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: Correct.
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I thank the Deputy.
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: It has been the law since 1997.
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: It is in all of them.
- Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Brendan Howlin: That has always been the case since 1997.