Here's an image which sums up how FOI works in Ireland. It's the disclosure log of the Republic's Department of Foreign Affairs for the month of January. There are just 11 requests. One is from a member of the Oireachtas (Parliament). One is a private individual. The remaining nine are all journalists. (As a simple comparison, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office received 1,353 requests in the last three months of 2011) At €15 a pop just to ask a question, then €75 for a review and €150 for an appeal to the Information Commissioner that's not really a surprise - who can afford to ask questions if they can't charge it as a business expense?
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Showing posts with label Disclosure Log. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disclosure Log. Show all posts
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
An image which sums up Ireland's FOI situation
Here's an image which sums up how FOI works in Ireland. It's the disclosure log of the Republic's Department of Foreign Affairs for the month of January. There are just 11 requests. One is from a member of the Oireachtas (Parliament). One is a private individual. The remaining nine are all journalists. (As a simple comparison, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office received 1,353 requests in the last three months of 2011) At €15 a pop just to ask a question, then €75 for a review and €150 for an appeal to the Information Commissioner that's not really a surprise - who can afford to ask questions if they can't charge it as a business expense?
Saturday, 10 November 2012
The Minister's picture
A tweet from Irish blogger NAMAwinelake:
led to the discovery that the website of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has a disclosure log:
DTTS Disclosure Log
It does seem a lot for a photograph of the minister. Why did it cost more to photograph Leo than the opening of the "new World Class coast Guard Centre"? [And why does 'coast' not warrant a capital letter?]
led to the discovery that the website of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has a disclosure log:
DTTS Disclosure Log
It does seem a lot for a photograph of the minister. Why did it cost more to photograph Leo than the opening of the "new World Class coast Guard Centre"? [And why does 'coast' not warrant a capital letter?]
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