Bill entitled an Act to enable members of the public to obtain access, to the greatest extent possible consistent with the public interest and the right to privacy, to information in the possession of public bodies and to enable persons to have personal information relating to them in the possession of such bodies corrected and, accordingly, to provide for a right of access to records held by such bodies, for necessary exceptions to that right and for assistance to persons to enable them to exercise it, to provide for the independent review both of decisions of such bodies relating to that right and of the operation of this Act generally (including the proceedings of such bodies pursuant to this Act) and, for those purposes, to provide for the establishment of the office of Information Commissioner and to define its functions, to provide for the publication by such bodies of certain information about them relevant to the purposes of this Act, to amend the Official Secrets Act, 1963, and to provide for related matters
Last updated: 21 Apr 1997
History of this Act
The Bill has been signed into law by the President.
21 Apr 1997
Seanad Éireann
Dáil Éireann
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Seanad First Stage
13 Dec 1996
Seanad First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
13 Dec 1996
Completed
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Seanad Second Stage
19 Dec 1996
Seanad Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
19 Dec 1996
Completed
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Seanad Third Stage
5 Feb 1997
Seanad Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)5 Feb 1997
Completed
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Seanad Fourth Stage
10 Apr 1997
Seanad Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)10 Apr 1997
Completed
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Seanad Fifth Stage
10 Apr 1997
Seanad Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Dáil
(Also known as Final Stage)10 Apr 1997
Completed
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Dáil First Stage
n/a
Dáil First Stage
The Bill is deemed to have passed Dáil First Stage
n/a
Completed
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Dáil Second Stage
19 Mar 1997
Dáil Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
19 Mar 1997
Completed
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Dáil Third Stage
25 Mar 1997
Dáil Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)25 Mar 1997
Completed
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Dáil Fourth Stage
10 Apr 1997
Dáil Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)10 Apr 1997
Completed
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Dáil Fifth Stage
10 Apr 1997
Dáil Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)10 Apr 1997
Completed
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Enacted
21 Apr 1997
Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
21 Apr 1997
Completed
21 Apr 1997
Freedom of Information Act 1997
21 Apr 1997
An tAcht um Shaoráil Faisnéise, 1997
10 Apr 1997
As passed by Dáil Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill 1996
10 Apr 1997
As Passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas
Freedom of Information Bill 1996
5 Feb 1997
As amended in Committee (Seanad Éireann]
Freedom of Information Bill 1996
This list of debates may not be complete. You can also search directly for this Bill within the Debates section.
Debates
10 Apr 1997
Seanad Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996 [Seanad Bill amended by Dáil] : Report and Final Stages.
10 Apr 1997
Dáil Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages.
26 Mar 1997
Dáil Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996: Report of Select Committee.
25 Mar 1997
Select Committee On Legislation And Security
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996 [Seanad]: Committee Stage.
19 Mar 1997
Dáil Éireann
Private Members' Business. - Freedom of Information Bill, 1996: Referral to Select Committee.
19 Mar 1997
Dáil Éireann
Private Members' Business. - Freedom of Information Bill, 1996 [ Seanad ]: Second Stage (Resumed).
11 Mar 1997
Dáil Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996 [ Seanad ]: Second Stage (Resumed).
11 Mar 1997
Dáil Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996 [ Seanad ]: Second Stage.
12 Feb 1997
Seanad Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996: Report and Final Stages.
5 Feb 1997
Seanad Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996: Committee Stage (Resumed).
29 Jan 1997
Seanad Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996: Committee Stage (Resumed).
29 Jan 1997
Seanad Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996: Committee Stage (Resumed).
29 Jan 1997
Seanad Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996: Committee Stage.
19 Dec 1996
Seanad Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996: Second Stage (Resumed).
19 Dec 1996
Seanad Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996: Second Stage.
19 Dec 1996
Seanad Éireann
Freedom of Information Bill, 1996: Order for Second Stage.