The Attorney Generals Office and Chief State Solicitor's Office are public bodies for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997. However, it should be noted that under section 46 of the Act records created or held by these Offices other than records relating to the general administration of the Offices are not covered by the Act.
This result is that the public has a right of access to records concerning the general administration of the Chief State Solicitor's Office but no others.
In addition, the Attorney General's Office and the Chief State Solicitor's Office provides legal advice to Government Departments on the interpretation of the Freedom of Information Act.
Information on contacting this Office in relation to Freedom of Information requests can be found in the following publication:
Chief State Solicitor's Office, Osmond House, Little Ship Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Telephone: (+353 1) 417 6100
Fax: (+353 1) 417 6299
e-mail: contact@csso.gov.ie
http://www.csso.gov.ie
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