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'Excruciating' - Ministers hear Irish maternity experiences as hundreds protest

...policies in some hospitals in this country." The deputy spoke about documents of emails released to him under the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOI), which he called "excrutiating". He claims correspondence was sent to the Minister for Health from a woman who had a...

06 Oct 2021 at 16:31

National News

Sinn Féin bill to address shortcomings of a FOI regime in crisis

Sinn Féin TDs Mairéad Farrell and Sorca Clarke will introduce their Freedom of Information (amendment) bill (2021) tomorrow. This bill will address many of the current shortcomings of the FOI regime, some of which have been brought into sharp focus ...

27 Sept 2021 at 22:07

National News

HSE and Tusla among Freedom of Information requests and reviews which saw significant increase in 2021

The number of Freedom of Information requests made to public bodies in 2021 increased by 13%, with a 17% increase in applications to the Information Commissioner to review decisions made by public bodies under the FOI Act. Speaking on Wednesday ...

22 Jun 2022 at 11:31

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REVEALED: Over €2m paid out in legal aid in Longford courts

That's according to figures obtained by the Leader under the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOI) from the Department of Justice and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) office. In total, €2.06m was awarded to various legal firms and barristers from 2018 to June 2020 with the...

13 Aug 2020 at 09:00

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Longford-Westmeath ETB investigated 13 allegations of cheating in 2014-16

New figures released to the Leader under the Freedom of Information Act established a total of 13 suspected incidents of cheating at ETB schools between the 2014-16 period. In ten of those episodes sanctions were handed down, however ETB ...

16 Aug 2017 at 09:00

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Longford's judiciary accused of being 'too lenient' in handing down illegal dumping sentences

...showing the extent of illegal fly-tipping countywide were revealed. The statistics, obtained by the Leader under the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOI) found council staff are fielding more than 1,000 complaints of litter pollution each year. That equates to an average...

08 Feb 2018 at 10:00

Business

Taking on the might of NAMA

Journalist Gavin Sheridan, who is originally from Longford, found himself in the headlines in recent months due to his work in seeking information from public bodies under the Freedom of Information Act and Access to Information on the ...

24 Mar 2013 at 10:33

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