Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
131. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 9 July 2013, the changes in the filing and retention of documents in his Department that have been introduced since this Government came into office. [34908/13]
View answerAs I mentioned in my reply to Question No. 123 of 9 July 2013, all records and data, electronic and paper based, held in the Department are maintained in compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003 and the National Archives Act 1986 and in compliance with the records management guidelines set out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
I have made clear in the House before my concern at the paucity of documentation held in my Department relevant to the decisions taken by the previous Government in September 2008 and my determination to ensure that more comprehensive records are maintained in relation to future decisions taken by the Government on issues of significant national importance.
