Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2002

Vol. 554 No. 5

Written Answers. - Freedom of Information.

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

213 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Defence 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 proposing 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. [16120/02]

Minister for Defence (Mr. M. Smith):

The bodies under the aegis of my Department which have not to date been made subject to the Freedom of Information Act are the Irish Red Cross Society, Coiste an Asgard and the Civil Defence Board. 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 the end of 2005. The extension of FOI to the above bodies will be considered in this context.