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12.06.2002 Annual Report Of The Information Commissioner 2001

The Information Commissioner, Kevin Murphy, has today published his fourth Annual Report. The Information Commissioner holds office under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 1997 and his main role is that of deciding appeals (technically termed "applications for review") made by people whose requests under the FOI Act have been refused or only partially granted. The Commissioner's other roles include the investigation of the FOI practices of public bodies, the promotion of good FOI practice and reviewing the operation of the FOI Act generally. At present the FOI Act applies to almost 350 public bodies, including all Government Departments and Offices, the health boards, the local authorities, publicly funded hospitals and health service providers as well as a wide range of other public bodies. During 2001, additional bodies were brought within the remit of the FOI Act, including FÁS, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, and universities and third-level institutes of education.

02.07.2001 The Freedom of Information Act - Compliance by Public Bodies

An investigation by the Information Commissioner into how public bodies are complying with the FOI Act

29.05.2001 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER, 2000

The Information Commissioner, Kevin Murphy, has today published his third Annual Report. The Information Commissioner holds office under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 1997 and his main role is that of deciding appeals (technically termed "applications for review") made by people whose requests under the FOI Act have been refused or only partially granted. The Commissioner's other roles include the investigation of the FOI practices of public bodies, the promotion of good FOI practice and reviewing the operation of the FOI Act generally. At present the FOI Act applies to 280 public bodies, including all Government Departments and Offices, the health boards, the local authorities, publicly funded hospitals and health service providers as well as a wide range of other public bodies.

07.06.2000 TUARASCÁIL BHLIANTÚIL AN CHOIMISINÉARA FAISNÉISE 1999

D’fhoilsigh an Coimisinéir Faisnéise, Caoimhín Ó Murchú, a dhara Tuarascáil Bhliantúil inniu. Ceapadh an tUas. Ó Murchú mar Choimisinéir Faisnéise faoin Acht um Shaoráil Faisnéise, 1997. Ina dhara Thuarascáil Bhliantúil déantar cur síos ar ghníomhaíochtaí a Oifige le linn 1999 agus déantar scrúdú ar roinnt de na saincheisteanna a tháinig chun cinn i rith na bliana.

01.07.1999 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER

The Information Commissioner, Kevin Murphy, today published his first Annual Report. Mr Murphy, who is also the Ombudsman, holds office as Information Commissioner under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. The report outlines the activities of the Office of the Information Commissioner in 1998 and its role in dealing with appeals from persons who have been refused access to information by public bodies.

01.07.1999 AN CHÉAD TUARASCÁIL BHLIANTÚIL ÓN gCOIMISINÉIR FAISNÉISE

Rinne an Coimisinéir Faisnéise, Caoimhín Ó Murchú, a chéad Tuarascáil Bhliantúil a fhoilsiú inniu. Tá Caoimhín Ó Murchú, arb é an tOmbudsman é freisin, i seilbh oifige faoin Acht um Shaoráil Faisnéise. Tugtar achoimre sa tuarascáil ar ghníomhaíochtaí Oifig an Choimisinéara Faisnéise i 1998 agus ar a ról maidir le déileáil le hachomhairc ó dhaoine a ndiúltaíonn comhlachtaí poiblí rochtain ar fhaisnéis dóibh.

20.11.1998 FOI and Doctors - article by Information Commissioner published in the Irish Medical Times

Freedom of Information and Doctors