Seanad debates
Thursday, 25 September 2014
Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage
12:05 pm
Feargal Quinn (Independent) | Oireachtas source
I thank the Minister for his explanation, but I am still not happy. Section 2 states: " "service provider" means a person who, at the time the request was made...". While the present Attorney General has said it also applies to a company, I question whether a future Attorney General or a lawyer might argue very strongly that he or she understood it to mean a person or individual. Senator Bacik’s suggestion of "entity" would solve this, and I urge the Minister to consider it. I will not press the amendment, in the hope that the Minister will reconsider it before Report Stage.
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