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Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 15:In page 14, line 21, after “services” to insert the following:“and contract for services in this definition includes an administrative arrangement between an FOI body and another person”.It was always intended that this Bill would provide that Bus Éireann school transport services, carried out on behalf of the Department of Education...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I do not get excited about too many things.

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: A number of different issues were raised and I will deal with them on a Deputy by Deputy basis. On the amendments submitted and spoken to by Deputy McDonald, Nos. 13, 43 and 48, as I indicated previously I am not inclined to accept Deputy McDonald's proposal to appoint an FOI data manager. I agree with the Deputy, however, that the role of the FOI central policy unit, which lies within my...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: As I have said, my intention is that 21 April 2008 will be the date that will apply to the vast majority of bodies under the Act. We will all recall that 2008 was before any of the egregious things that happened during the banking and financial crisis. All of those things flowed after that date. All of that area will be captured by this date. There has to be a balance. As the Deputy can...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 10:In page 10, line 35, to delete "or such other date as the Minister may by order appoint" and substitute "unless provision is made to the contrary by order under section 6".

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 11:In page 10, lines 36 and 37, to delete "such prospective date as may be prescribed by order" and substitute the following:"the date that the order prescribing the body under section 7(1) is made, other than where a later date is specified in that order".

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 12:In page 11, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:" "entity" means a person, body of persons, organisation or group;".The expression "entity" has been used throughout the Bill to describe a body or company, etc. The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel has advised that this expression, which is used often in the Bill without being subject to a definition,...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Okay.

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Deputy. I do my best to listen to the views of the Opposition. I have said repeatedly that there is no monopoly of wisdom on this side of the House. When people go to a lot of bother to research and present a case, I do my best to listen to it.

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 5:In page 10, line 5, to delete “Section 8shall come into operation on such day or days” and substitute “Section 8shall come into operation 12 months from enactment or on such earlier day or days”.I propose this amendment on foot of a request made and debate we had on Committee Stage following Deputy McDonald’s amendment. My amendment...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 7:In page 10, line 29, after “that” to insert “immediately prior to enactment of this Act”.

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 8:In page 10, line 33, after “that” to insert “immediately”.

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I am conscious that we discussed the need to allow for some element of retrospection but that must be balanced with the need to ensure that it is practical. I have discussed this on foot of our previous discussion with the chief executive officers, CEOs, of bodies that will be embraced now. Going back so far where they have not marshalled the data would be an enormous administrative burden....

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Order for Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 1:In page 9, line 14, to delete "Office" and substitute "office".This corrects a typographical error, placing a lower case "o" in place of an upper case "o".

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 2:In page 9, line 27, after "that," to insert "immediately".Amendments Nos. 2, 3, 7 and 8 are designed to make the provisions more precise. When the Bill refers to a body or entity that was a public body "prior to enactment", what is meant is a body or entity that was a public body immediately prior to enactment. Amendments Nos. 10 and 11 relate to the definition of...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 3:In page 9, line 29, after "that," to insert "immediately".

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 4:In page 10, lines 2 to 4, to delete all words from and including "appoint," in line 2 down to and including line 4 and substitute the following:"appoint.".I will discuss amendments Nos. 4, 16, 33 and 34 together and they cover two separate issues. They provide that the Minister can make an order under section 6 and a draft of such order must be approved by way of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: It is not possible to provide the information requested by the Deputy within the available timeframe. I have asked the Public Appointments Service to provide the information directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Public Appointments Service (PAS) is currently conducting a competition to recruit Clerical Officers (CO) for the public service, including the Civil Service, Health Service Executive and local authorities. In my role as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I have overarching responsibility for Civil Service recruitment. Given the impact of the moratorium and the lack of...