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Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Mairéad Farrell · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 28 Sep 2021
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Pension information for retired Taoisigh, Ministers and Presidents becomes subject to Freedom of Information requests.
- New public bodies automatically covered by FOI Act immediately upon designation, closing six-month gap in coverage.
- Minister must annually review partially-excluded bodies for transparency consistency; Commissioner can refer deliberate non-compliance to Standards Commission.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil28 Sep 2021
- Second Stage33rd Dáil28 Sep 2021
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil1 May 2025
Debates
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