Whatever the spin from @IRLDeptPER here's a firsthand case of where its bid to grab €15 would have cost us €37,500 http://www.irishexaminer.com/analysis/fees-for-free-information-misguided-249263.html …
Howlin suggests he'll bring forward more amendments when bill gets to report stage to try and stop single €15 from being abused- A well articulated argument on why the FOI amendment mattered, by @cooper_m - of course I agree with it: http://www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/columnists/matt-cooper/additional-freedom-of-information-charges-would-have-cost-us-all-dearly-249696.html …
Minister Howlin says he has no idea how much the new #FOI Fees regime will bring in, so cannot say if it will cost or save the state money.
Supposed €600 average #FOI cost says better record-keeping needed? Instead, PublicServiceReform Minister uses as excuse for more search fees- Nowhere in the @IRLDeptPER papers on the costs of Freedom of Information will you see mention of these savings: http://www.nuj.org.uk/news/calls-to-block-amendments-foi-ireland/ …
Debating the Freedom of Information Bill 10pm on @LatedebateRTE with @Tupp_Ed @MichaelCreedTD @DonnellyStephen & John Downing. #foi #rteld
Fees for FOI Requests Breach European Rules on Access to Information via @Access_Info http://goo.gl/QOVZ2E #opendata #EU
FOI has 'paid' for itself many times over. You can't have open government without freedom of info. http://ht.ly/qJpJz #abolishFOIfees
#FOI fees are purely there as a barrier.I was charged €64 recently for photocopying alone, when I requested a soft copy pdf of the documents- Gov amendments to #FOI Bill take the most expensive fee in the world and multiply it. This is neither normal nor reasonable administration.
Irish minister must now look to #abolishFOIfees completely now he has withdraw amendment that would increase fees http://bit.ly/18aE22K
It took two years of struggling to make the depart of fin release the below: http://thestory.ie/2012/11/16/department-of-finance-releases-wright-review-panel-documents/ …
What did Pat Rabbitte have to say ten years ago when FF introduced fees for FOI requests? pic.twitter.com/yBqAoPaTux
The €15 postal order is the first step in getting information under #foi looks like I'll need some more! pic.twitter.com/fNjpQnJwa0- Strong opinion piece by @shanephelanindo on how delays in #FOI processing frustrate spirit of the law.#abolishFOIfees http://ht.ly/qLKzK
Stephen Donnelly: Fees go against very idea of 'freedom of information' http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/stephen-donnelly-fees-go-against-very-idea-of-freedom-of-information-29760638.html … via @Independent_ie Excellent piece- Additional freedom of information charges would have cost us all dearly | Irish Examiner: http://www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/columnists/matt-cooper/additional-freedom-of-information-charges-would-have-cost-us-all-dearly-249696.html#.UoW-wdjto8U.twitter … via @irishexaminer
