Part two of Joan Burton’s FOI concerned communications between the Department of Finance and Anglo Irish bank (I will post the exact wording of the request later). For now though here is the full extent of the refusal. It contains references to released information that I have not yet received from Ms Burton, but I will be seeking.
Refusals are useful in telling you exactly what records exist, as in this case.
The FOI Ombudsman claims that they are 2 years behind in processing appeals due to lack of staff, only now dealing with appeals from 2007. Why is there no media publicity on this?