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The High Court has dismissed the HSE’s appeal of a decision of the Information Commissioner which determined that the HSE could not withhold registers concerning its employees' interests following a request by RTÉ. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger det

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A government review of freedom of information legislation originally due for summer 2022 will not now be completed until early 2023. The review, announced in June 2021, is at "an advanced stage" but will not be completed this year, public expenditure and reform minister Michael McGrath said yesterda

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A public consultation has been launched as part of the government's review of the Freedom of Information Act. The consultation, which will run until 17 December 2021, asks participants to briefly identify key issues with the FOI system as they see it, in order to assist the Department in defining th

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A government review of Ireland's freedom of information legislation will be completed next summer, according to a new roadmap. Public expenditure and reform minister Michael McGrath has set out his plans for the review of the Freedom of Information Act, which was first announced in June.

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Ministers are expected to approve a comprehensive review of Ireland's freedom of information legislation to report by the middle of next year. Public expenditure minister Michael McGrath, who spoke about his desire to review the law in June, will put a proposal to his cabinet colleagues today.

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Ireland's freedom of information laws are set to be reviewed in a bid to find ways to improve transparency in public administration. Speaking at an event on the future of FOI in Ireland yesterday, Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Michael McGrath said work would shortly commence on a review.

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The Supreme Court, in two separate judgments related to the Freedom of Information Act 2014, has held that public bodies must justify their refusal to disclose confidential or commercially sensitive documents under the Act. The judgment of the court in both cases was delivered by Ms Justice Marie Ba

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