Publication of commissioned reports
Keating asked whether reports commissioned by the Taoiseach’s Department and funded agencies should all be published. The Taoiseach said agencies decide what to publish and generally publish reports of public interest; departmental reports are usually for internal use.
asked the Taoiseach if he will outline his policy in relation to the publication of all reports commissioned by his Department or other agencies funded in whole or in part by his Department; if he will introduce changes to the present arrangements to ensure that all such reports are published in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Comment on this
: The publication of reports commissioned by the bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for them to decide but their normal practice is to publish reports they consider to be of general public interest. As regards any reports commissioned by my Department, they are normally for departmental use and not of general public interest.