Feargal Quinn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I accept the Minister's point.
Amendment No. 30 proposes that the codes may include provisions to publicly document cases in which bodies that are subject to freedom of information legislation fail to release information, including the time it takes for such bodies to release information. The amendment has been tabled in response to the launch in 2011 of the website, FOIA.gov, which allows people to see whether Government agencies in the United States are fulfilling their obligations to disclose information under the country's freedom of information laws. We should consider naming and shaming State institutions and branches of Government that do not release information or do not do so in a timely manner. This may be pertinent given that certain State-funded quangos or institutions still do not reveal key data such as the salaries of their chief executives. The amendment aims to give members of the public better access to records by showing which bodies are not fulfilling their obligations. This will give bodies subject to freedom of information provisions a nudge to release information. I hope the Minister will consider accepting the amendment.