Madam, - There has been a fall of 69 per cent in the number of requests under the Freedom of Information Act. Surely there should be a matched fall in the fee for such requests. The Information Commissioner, Ms Emily O'Reilly, has attributed this fall mainly to the levying of the fee on requests.
If the Government wishes to create an "information society", surely it should start by making Public Office documents PUBLIC! - Yours, etc.,
GRAHAM Ó MAONAIGH, Farmhill Park, Goatstown, Dublin 14.