Below you can read the full agenda for Public Affairs Ireland’s Annual Freedom of Information Conference 2017.
For more information about the conference, and the confirmed speakers, click here.
Time | Topic | Speaker |
8.30 | Registration | |
9.00 | Opening Remarks – Conference Chairperson | Garrett Fennell, Director, Public Affairs Ireland |
9.05 | Keynote Address: Freedom of Information – a key enabler of Political Reform in Ireland | Mr Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform |
9.30 | Freedom of Information – identifying best practice and highlighting areas for improvement | Office of the Information Comissioner |
10.00 | FOI and effective public administration – is openness and transparency ever the enemy of good government? | Ken Foxe, Lecturer in the DIT School of Media |
10.30 | FOI and Confidential Information – effectively managing requests and processing information | Paul Lavery, Partner, McCann FitzGerald |
11.00 | Coffee Break | |
11.30 | Addressing practical challenges faced by FOI officers | Panel of FOI Officers and Experts |
11.50 | The Requester’s perspective – some observations and comments from a FOI requester | David McConnell, Irish Examiner |
12.20 | An update on recent important legal decisions on FOI in Ireland | Annette Hogan, McCann Fitzgerald |
12.50 | Panel discussion and questions | |
13.00 | Lunch |
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