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Private Papers update: Information Commissioner refuses to re-examine his decision on keeping political expenses secret

Posted on August 10, 2016 by kenfoxe / 0 Comment

The saga of politicians, their expenses and whether they should be considered “private papers” has been rumbling on for almost two years now. Unfort...

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Keeping political expenses secret: what the government has to say

Posted on February 7, 2016 by kenfoxe / 0 Comment

Subsequent to my last post about the controversial decision to keep secret the invoices and receipts submitted by TDs and Senators for repayment from the public...

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New FOI Act added “significant protection” from scrutiny for expense claims by TDs and Senators

Posted on February 3, 2016 by kenfoxe / 0 Comment

Over a year ago now, I submitted an FOI request to the Houses of the Oireachtas as part of a project I was working on in the RTÉ Investigations Unit called No E...