PT.3 S.8[NO. 30.]
Freedom of Information Act 2014.
[2014.]
(a) in allowing public access to information held by the FOI body,
(b) in the publication of reasons for decisions made by the FOI body, and
(c) in publishing information of relevance or interest to the general public in relation
to its activities and functions generally.
(6) An FOI body shall maintain and hold a printed version of its publication scheme in its
head office for inspection by members of the public during normal office hours, on
not less than one day’s advance notice.
(7) The Minister may, after consultation with the Commissioner and such other Minister
of the Government as he or she considers appropriate—
(a) make or revise model publication schemes for FOI bodies to use as a basis for
their own publication schemes, or
(b) make or revise guidelines on publication schemes for FOI bodies,
with such variations as the Minister may think fit for the particular classes and sizes
of FOI bodies.
(8) Notice of the making or the revision of a model publication scheme under subsection
(7) shall be published in Iris Oifigiúil as soon as convenient after the making or the
revision thereof.
(9) Subsection (1) or (3) does not apply to any matter by reason of which a record in
which it is included would fall to be refused as an exempt record.
(10) The Commissioner may examine and report in his or her annual report on the extent
to which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, FOI bodies are in compliance with this
section.
(11) (a) Each Minister of the Government shall in accordance with the code of practice
made under section 48 (if any) ensure that appropriate measures are taken by
public bodies under his or her aegis, as respects training of staff, organisational
arrangements and such other matters as the Minister considers appropriate
(including in respect of the code of practice (if any)), for the purpose of
facilitating compliance by those bodies with this Act.
(b) Notwithstanding the generality of section 3(1)(b), the Minister may, by
regulations made under that subsection, after consultation with the Commissioner
and the Director of the National Archives (within the meaning of the National
Archives Act 1986), make provision for the management and maintenance of
records held by FOI bodies.
(12) In this section “published” includes published by electronic means.
Amendment of records relating to personal information
9.
(1) Where personal information in a record held by an FOI body is incomplete, incorrect
or misleading, the head of the body shall, on application to him or her in that behalf,
in writing or in such other form as may be determined, by the individual to whom the
information relates, amend the record—
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