Seanad debates

Wednesday, 12 March 2003

Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed).

 

They are two very clear expressions from the commissioner on what he believes to be a flawed section in terms of what the Government is trying to do. He refers to a constitutionally unrecognisable definition and constitutional unrecognisability. It is beyond me why the Government should put itself in a position where it is in clear conflict with the Constitution and import into the Bill a section which would have the effect of having the entire Bill struck down to facilitate the incorporation of officials, programme managers, spin doctors and so on to bring them under the title of "Government".

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