Seanad debates
Wednesday, 20 November 2002
Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed).
While I have advocated publication by electronic means in the context of other Bills, it is particularly essential in this Bill. The publication of gifts is one example. If published, but not by electronic means, it could mean that a gift accepted in January would not be published until six months after the end of the year in the annual accounts, or 18 months after the event. The use of electronic means would facilitate immediate publication. Rather than simply enabling publication in that form, it should be an obligatory requirement so that it is readily accessible on the Internet
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