Niall Collins (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance if Bus Éireann is covered by the Freedom of Information Act; if not, the reason for this omission; if there are plans to bring it under FOI legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39456/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Bus Éireann is not covered by the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) and there are no proposals to bring it under the remit of the Act. The position on commercial state bodies and FOI is that they should not be included under FOI legislation because it would compromise their ability to compete effectively in the markets within which they operate.