Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on extending the Freedom of Information Act on a partial basis to the Garda Síochána in a manner comparable with its partial application to the Labour Court and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33616/05]

Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on extending the Freedom of Information Act on a partial basis to the Garda Síochána in a manner comparable with its partial application to the Labour Court and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in order to make it obligatory that the Garda Síochána and its subsidiaries, including the Garda National Immigration Bureau, would be obliged to produce FOI sections 15 and 16 reference manuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33387/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 220 together.

I have no proposals to apply the Freedom of Information Acts to the Garda Síochána at this time, either on a full or on a partial basis.