The requirement that Secretaries General must certify the release of information is the proper way to proceed. The former Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Eithne Fitzgerald, worked long and hard on the original Bill, as did those advising her. The Act provides for a range of fees for the recovery of information, but these have not been implemented. Any fee paying system, such as water charges, should have an appeals and waiver system and in this regard I strongly advocate that the Bill provide considerable scope for waivers in respect of those seeking information who may not be able to afford the fees, such as students engaged in research or those seeking personal records.