Govt accused of breaching social partnership
The National Union of Journalists has accused the Government of breaching the terms of the new social partnership deal by failing to consult interested parties about proposed restrictions to the Freedom of Information Act.
The NUJ's Irish secretary Seamus Dooley said the Sustaining Progress deal contains specific commitments in relation to consultation on public policy.
He said the Government's decision to introduce a bill to water down the Freedom of Information Act without consulting journalists was an act of bad faith and a breach of the consultation commitment.
