Seanad debates
Thursday, 20 March 2003
Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages.
10:30 am
Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)
The amendment adds more bureaucracy to the system. As I said last week, freedom of information requests are dealt with by the sections to which they relate. I cannot see the value of what is being proposed. I am saying this as somebody who, when I was a civil servant, was on the circulation list of Iris Oifigiúil, which normally consisted of one person – me.
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