Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2022-05-05
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Eamon Ryan (GP), Dublin Bay South

The parties to that correspondence are probably following our debate here. It is up to them to decide whether they make public what is private correspondence. We must be careful regarding basic fundamental rights. There are rules around freedom of information and provisions governing which information by statute can be directed to be made publicly available. Private correspondence, however, is not included in that. Should the parties concerned wish to do so, I would welcome them releasing the correspondence. It would be a dangerous and difficult precedent, though, if we went down the road of governments forcing private correspondence to be made public. That has legal consequences, and it would be very risky.

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Sitting date: 2022-05-05