Comments on: Open Letter Addressed to Minister Brendan Howlin asking to commit to dropping FOI/AIE fees as part of Ireland’s 1st OGP Action Plan http://irl.okfn.org/2014/04/11/open-letter-calling-for-abolishing-foiaie-fees/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:16:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: In case you missed it: OGP around the world | The OGP Civil Society Hub http://irl.okfn.org/2014/04/11/open-letter-calling-for-abolishing-foiaie-fees/#comment-5796 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:16:11 +0000 http://irl.okfn.org/?p=208#comment-5796 […] Ireland is one of few countries left in which fees are charged for FOI requests. In their open letter, Irish civil society asks Minister Brendan Howling to commit to dropping FOI fees as part of the […]

]]> By: flora http://irl.okfn.org/2014/04/11/open-letter-calling-for-abolishing-foiaie-fees/#comment-5090 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:39:54 +0000 http://irl.okfn.org/?p=208#comment-5090 Gavin Sheridan reiterating the point for dropping FOI charges: http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/we-have-a-right-to-information-it-is-not-a-luxury-30201447.html

]]> By: flora http://irl.okfn.org/2014/04/11/open-letter-calling-for-abolishing-foiaie-fees/#comment-4386 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:54:12 +0000 http://irl.okfn.org/?p=208#comment-4386 This week the letter has been updated with signatures from the Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland e.V. and The Environmental Pillar. – Thank you for supporting the initiative.

We are also pleased to announce that the letter was acknowledged by the Assistant Private Secretary to the Taoiseach. – Please let us know if you would still like to add your signature or know other organisations that would like to sign in the run up to the OGP Europe Regional Meeting where the Action Plan will be announced …. the current draft does not include a commitment to abolishing FOI/AIE fees.

From:
Date: 16 Apr 2014 17:00
Subject: email to the Taoiseach
To:
Cc:

Dear Mr. Parfenov

I wish to acknowledge receipt of your email of 10 April, 2014.

Yours sincerely,

David King
Assistant Private Secretary
to the Taoiseach

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