Call for NAMA and Anglo to come under scope of FoI

NAMA, the Central Bank and Anglo Irish Bank should come under the scope of the Freedom of Information Act before the end of this year, the Information Commissioner said yesterday.

Emily O’Reilly said it was imperative those bodies involved in the financial crash, as well as the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), should be included under the act so past mistakes are not repeated.

The Information Commissioner made her comments as she published her office’s annual report for 2010. It showed that there was a 7% increase in the number of FOI requests — 15,249 in total.