PQ 93
91 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to recent freedom of information developments in the United Kingdom where all expenditure for Government departments over £25,000 will be published online and all published data will be updated every month; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the intention of the British Government to invite persons and organisations to scrutinise this data for commercial purposes and for the purposes of allowing companies to offer to undercut their competitors who are already providing services to the British Government; his views on whether it is an excellent way for taxpayers to hold their Government to account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44678/10]
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91 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to recent freedom of information developments in the United Kingdom where all expenditure for Government departments over £25,000 will be published online and all published data will be updated every month; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the intention of the British Government to invite persons and organisations to scrutinise this data for commercial purposes and for the purposes of allowing companies to offer to undercut their competitors who are already providing services to the British Government; his views on whether it is an excellent way for taxpayers to hold their Government to account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44678/10]
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