Seanad debates
Thursday, 20 March 2003
Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages.
This is a desperately complicated area. The purpose of section 4 of the amendment Bill is to achieve greater clarity. In seeking clarity, we seem to have created greater confusion. The situation in this area is incomprehensible at present, and as Mr. Colm O'Gorman pointed out yesterday, some information cannot be obtained at present anyway. As a result of the High Court decision, public bodies are left to interpret the law every which way, which is very unsatisfactory.
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