Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 1406: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the public bodies and agencies within her Department exempted from the full remit of the freedom of information legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2743/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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No bodies under the aegis of my Department which are currently covered by FOI legislation are subject to FOI in respect of certain functions only. Section 53 of the Education Act 1998 enables the Minister for Education and Science to refuse access to information which would enable the compilation of league tables of schools.