Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to include An Taisce under the Freedom of Information Legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7131/13]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The commitments relating to Freedom of Information (FOI) contained in the Programme for Government include extending FOI to all statutory bodies and all bodies significantly funded from the public purse.

My officials will be consulting with other Government Departments, including the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, the parent Department for the body referred to in the Deputy’s question, regarding appropriate criteria for determining which non-public bodies in receipt of significant funding would be appropriate to bring within the scope of the FOI Act at this time.