Action on freedom of information
Sinn Fein councillors attending the Association of
Municipal Authorities of Ireland (AMAI) annual seminar
in Wexford last weekend welcomed freedom of information
legislation regarding health boards and local
authorities.
This was one of the themes of the seminar which brought
together delegates from town councils around the 26
counties. Under the Freedom of Information Act special
provisions for users of local authority and health
board services come into effect next October. ``These
agencies should now be pro-active in informing people
that they have a right to know. The nature of the
information open to the public and how it can be
accessed needs to be publicised,'' said Caoimhghin O
Caoláin TD who was one of the Sinn Fein delegates at
the seminar.
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