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- Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: I support the Government amendment. Much of the debate on the promissory note has been headline grabbing and I want to give my thoughts on the issue. How will this affect real people's lives? The consequences of default do not bear considering because it is too risky. Everything is about risk so what is the risk to the ordinary person of default? The risks are enormous. In any person's...
- Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: It was done as an election gimmick. I believe Deputy Mattie McGrath was with Fianna Fáil when it was put through. Subsequently he was not. This is about bringing us out of the bailout programme in a twofold manner, by reducing the interest rate and the amount of interest we pay from the current budget each year, which will have a benefit in real people's lives, and rescheduling the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Chairman should not give people ideas.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: With one of Ms O'Reilly's officers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: There has not been any occasion on which the Ms O'Reilly has enforced that right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: In terms of what is being proposed, what impact would it have on Ms O'Reilly's operations? Her office does great work. I am going slightly off the theme of our consideration but one issue is the slowness of the process at times. We speak to officers who work in Ms O'Reilly's office who are excellent but there is a backlog of cases.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am asking about requests received by the public bodies. It is an obvious question. The freedom of information process is about submitting a request for information. It is a public-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: In terms of the publishing of all FOI requests, if a person sought information of a personal nature and a third party sought the same information, does the office distinguish between the two? If I was seeking information on myself or if Deputy Twomey was seeking information on me, does the office regard that in different ways?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: If the office was to come up with register of all freedom of information requests and I was submitting a request on information that was very private to me-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome Ms O'Reilly and Mr. Rafferty. In the context of what the Chairman stated, will Ms O'Reilly indicate the number of appeals her office receives in respect of the application of the freedom of information legislation by various public bodies?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: In how many of those cases would the original decision be overturned?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: So in 50% to 60% of cases, there would be some alteration of the decision or it would be overturned.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: So the Information Commissioner would uphold the original decision in approximately 40% of cases.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: In the context of the total number of appeals received, in how many instances is the original decision of the public body with regard to the non-disclosure of information upheld?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: So in 40% of cases some agreement would be reached. In how many cases relating to freedom of information requests does the Information Commissioner find that the public body was correct in its decision?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is there much disparity or inconsistency across the public bodies in the context of how they deal with the public in the context of freedom of information? How does the legislation operate in this regard? Ms O'Reilly stated that the majority of the recommendations contained in the review carried out in 2007 have been incorporated in the draft heads of the Bill. Are there recommendations...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Ms O'Reilly referred to section 37. Will she explain how the changes in the draft heads of the Bill will impact on her work? I take this opportunity to compliment her office-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes. I just want to know what the position is on a practical level.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: To which records is Ms O'Reilly referring? Will she provide an example?