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ARTICLE · 16 SEPTEMBER 2014

Update On The Freedom Of Information Bill 2013

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On 16 July, 2014, the Freedom of Information Bill 2013 was passed by Dáil Éireann. It now awaits review and potential revision by Seanad Éireann.

IrelandGovernment, Public Sector
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On 16 July, 2014, the Freedom of Information ("FOI") Bill 2013 was passed by Dáil Éireann. It now awaits review and potential revision by Seanad Éireann when it resumes on 17 September after the Summer vacation. As yet, no other information is available on when the Bill might finally be enacted. 

The Bill, as passed by the Dáil, is available here. It contains numerous amendments to that initiated by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on 24 July, 2013. Included are amendments which: remove, and cap, certain FOI fees; extend the scope of service-provider records coming under FOI; particularise the concept of "search and retrieval", and what amounts to taking "reasonable steps" in certain cases; further define the intended contents of FOI bodies' "publication schemes"; and further provide for partially-included, exempt and non-exempt agencies, including Irish Water.

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