Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 4:

In page 14, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:“(e) any correspondence electronic or otherwise even if such correspondence is not carried out on the official networks of the public body,”.

I want to highlight an issue that I am not sure is covered in the Bill. I discussed the matter last wek with the Minister's officials, to whom I am grateful. The former Minister, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, announced that he kept a parallel diary, separate from his official diary, in order to avoid FOI legislation. In the United Kingdom private e-mails can be subject to-----