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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2002

Vol. 554 No. 5

Written Answers. - Freedom of Information.

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

1499 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the bodies in or under the aegis of his Department, which have not to date been made subject to the Freedom of Information Act, 1997; if consideration has been given to making each of these bodies subject to the Act; if so, the present state of such consideration; if each of the bodies in question has been consulted in the matter; if so, the present state of such consultations; if each of the bodies will be proposed to be made subject to the Act; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16130/02]

The statutory bodies under the aegis of my Department which have not to date been made subject to the Freedom of Information – FOI – Act are:

Building Regulations Advisory Body

Dublin Docklands Development Authority

Local Government Management Services Board

Rent Tribunal

Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland

Of these, the following are due to be made subject to FOI with effect from 1 November 2002:

Housing Finance Agency

Rent Tribunal.

FOI has been extended to additional public bodies on a phased basis since it commenced in April 1998. The Government has decided that this process should continue so that all bodies appropriate for inclusion are covered by end 2005. The extension of FOI to the above bodies will be considered in this context.

Question No. 1500 answered with Question No. 1481.

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