Government decision records
Micheál Martin questions whether Government decisions and Fine Gael’s internal decisions are properly recorded; the Taoiseach says Ministers must comply with statutory record-keeping requirements.
The Taoiseach said there would be a transparent process in the programme for Government.
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-----from the Department of Health and the HSE. I assume that when they conclude their deliberations on the policy, ceiling and rates of expenditure, that will become public information. I hope it can be completely authenticated so that if the Deputy's party wants to submit a set of proposals for independent costing, that can apply.
In respect of ministerial decisions, they are all publicly available. Issues relating to the Deputy's party or any other party are not subject to freedom of information in the same way as public business. Ministers, I am quite sure, keep a record of decisions made, and they are available for public scrutiny.
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Does the system within Fine Gael keep records?