Seanad debates

Tuesday, 4 March 2003

Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

As somebody who sat at Cabinet and dealt with Government memoranda, etc., I see no valid reason that the period of release in respect of Government memoranda should be extended from five to ten years. The making available of such advice is good. It gives people the opportunity to see how the process of forming legislation comes about. It lets people into the process, etc., and is an enlightening exercise from the point of view of establishing how the dialogue at Cabinet meetings develops and how consensus is eventually achieved.

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