Seanad debates
Tuesday, 11 March 2003
Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage.
As Senator Mansergh stated, the commissioner is not the Government and, therefore, does not decide on the content of legislation. From this we can logically conclude that, as he reports to the House, it is important we discuss what he has to say on the Act. Having closely examined his recommendations, this is one of the points on which I do not agree with him. We are not slavishly following the lead of any person outside of Parliament, no more than we accept what is handed down by Government. We deal with each issue as it comes.
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