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 | |