Department sites giving wrong FOI information

Most government department websites still told the public yesterday that they must pay €15 for some freedom of information (FOI) requests — three weeks after the charges were dropped.

Information Commissioner Peter Tyndall has called on them and all other bodies covered by FOI law to put correct information on their sites.

Despite sponsoring the changes to FOI law that took effect on October 16, Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Brendan Howlin’s department site said until this week that there was a fee for non-personal information requests. It posted updated information online after the Irish Examiner brought to its attention on Wednesday.