Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I compliment the Minister, whose dedication to this cause is well known and knows no bounds. Anything that I stated on Committee Stage was meant to strengthen his hand and support him.
I wish to express a concern about section 7 of the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014, which is headed, "Refusal of access to certain information". To draw the Minister's attention to it, the section states: "Notwithstanding any other enactment [for example, what we have been debating today], the Minister [for Education and Skills] may refuse access to information specified." This is a sign that certain people - I am not indicating a ministerial colleague - do not yet share the enthusiasm of the Minister, Deputy Howlin, and the Seanad for freedom of information.
As a member of the banking review body, I am concerned about section 42, specifically line 5 on page 67, which states:

(iii) any of the Supervisory Directives,within the meaning of the Central Bank Act 1942,

We need to be harder on the Central Bank and the banking community for the immense damage they did to this country.