Department of Children, Disability and Equality
FOI Requests — 1,204 records (page 19 of 25)
- Received —Decided 7 November 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Minutes of meetings held by the transition team/board set up to oversee the transition from the direct provision system to a new model between January 2022 up to the present.
- Received —Decided 4 November 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Any briefing/internal reports/documents from the International Protection Accommodation Services to the department/office of Minister O’Gorman about the state of accommodation availability for IP applicants between March 2022 to the present. Chain of emails between the International Protection Accommodation Services to the /office of Minister O’Gorman about the state of accommodation availability for IP applicants between March 2022 to the present. Minutes of meeting between IPAS officials and Minister O’Gorman (or his representatives) discussing the state of accommodation availability for IP applicants between March 2022 to the present.
- Received —Decided 3 November 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Records relating to the successful tenderer for the design, implementation, and delivery of a qualitative research study of the practice of conversion therapy in Ireland.
- Received —Decided 2 November 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All records held by the department relating to the North Road Accommodation Centre in Finglas in 2022
- Received —Decided 27 October 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Any records held by the Minister or the Secretary General with regard to the decision not to proceed with the appointment of an expert/proposed review of testimony by mother and baby home survivors.
- Received —Decided 25 October 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A breakdown in the total payments to accommodation providers for accommodation for international protection applicants, from 1st January to 11th October (excluding providers paid less than €50,000 accumulative in that period)
- Received —Decided 24 October 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Requesting specific IPAS tender documents
- Received —Decided 20 October 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all complaints from Ukrainian refugees about accommodation provided by the State from July 1 to August 18.
- Received —Decided 20 October 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All documents held by the Department and concerning the operation of a gender identity service for children/young people in this jurisdiction or policy in relation to the provision of such a service since January 1st, 2021.
- Received —Decided 19 October 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of any records held referring or relating to the decision to award Aramark a contract for provision of catering services to Ukrainian refugees without a tender competition.
- Received —Decided 13 October 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
In relation to travel undertaken by Minister O’Gorman as part of the 2022 St Patrick’s Day Programme to Rebuild Connections: The names of people who accompanied the Ministers on their respective trips and their job titles or relationship to the Ministers. The schedule of flights undertaken by the above people as part of their respective trips, including flights to and from Ireland, connecting flights and the names of airports where departures and arrivals took place. Also, please include whether the flights were economy class, business class, first class or other and the name of the airline used for each flight. The Ministers’ itinerary for their respective trips. A breakdown of expenses accrued and paid by Government for the trips, including flights,
- Received —Decided 10 October 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A list of all e-submissions sent to the Minister during Q2 of 2022
- Received —Decided 10 October 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A list of e-submissions sent to the Minister for Children from 1/7/2022 to 2/9/2022
- Received —Decided 5 October 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Full survey results, including the questions and all details on the surveyed population, from the Ipsos survey undertaken in July on the National Childcare Scheme
- Received —Decided 3 October 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All communications between DCEDIY staff and representatives of Cork County GAA Board and/or Pairc Ui Chaoimh management in relation to the provision of emergency accommodation for International Protection Applicants at Pairc Ui Chaoimh dating from 01/02/22 to 04/09/22. All records of financial agreements between the GAA/Cork County Board/Pairc Ui Chaoimh management and DCEDIY regarding same and in same date period.
- Received —Decided 30 September 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Memos, policy papers, meeting minutes etc within DCEDIY on the issue of accommodation for vulnerable persons seeking protection from 08 December 2021 to 08 September 2022.2. DCEDIY engagement, discussions, memos, policy agreements etc with approved housing bodies/non-governmental organisations relating to the provision of accommodation for particularly vulnerable persons seeking protection from 08 December 2021 to 08 September 2022.
- Received —Decided 28 September 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A breakdown of annual funding awarded to Justice for Magdelens Research Project, Clann and the Adoption Rights Alliance
- Received —Decided 27 September 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A record of all minutes of meetings and emails to decide where modular homes for Ukrainian refugees would be built in Kildare and more specifically Newbridge.
- Received —Decided 26 September 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A list of all complaints made to IPAS about the standard of accommodation it provides. This list should cover this year and include an anonymised description of the complaint, the county in which it took place, and the outcome/resolution of the complaint.
- Received —Decided 26 September 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between IPAS and third-party contractors/developers/accommodation owners about securing new accommodation for asylum-seekers from April 2022 to the present.
- Received —Decided 26 September 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
The number of vulnerability assessments carried out for asylum seekers arriving into the Irish State in 2022 so far. The number of vulnerability assessments carried out for asylum seekers arriving into the Irish State in 2021.
- Received —Decided 23 September 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all representations from politicians to Minister Roderic O'Gorman on the subject of childcare and his response to same. Copies of all correspondence between Minister O'Gorman and childcare providers and their representative groups between 1/5/2022 to 8/6/2022.
- Received —Decided 19 September 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Logs/summaries/reviews/commentary/analysis of any/all social media platforms including twitter, reddit or message boards relating to LGBTI+ topics compiled or collected by the Department between May 1st 2022 and August 29th 2022.
- Received —Decided 15 September 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Various records relating to issues around birth registration, including meetings with Tusla, AAI and the Department of Health
- Received —Decided 15 September 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Records concerning a WRC determination that were created after that decision was delivered in 2021.
- Received —Decided 14 September 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all internal Department reports or memos on updates/developments related to the White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service between 1/5/2022 and 8/6/2022. Copies of all correspondence to/from Minister Roderic O'Gorman and Secretary Kevin McCarthy on the topic of the White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service between 1/5/2022 and 8/6/2022; A list of properties acquired to date as part of plans to end direct provision; A list of properties in the acquisition process as part of plans to end direct; The number of people seeking international protection who have been provided with own-door accommodation to date. The current number of people in Direct Provision and emergency accommodation. A breakdown of the nationalities (and number of people from each nationality) of the people currently in Direct Provision and emergency accommodation.
- Received —Decided 13 September 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All records which concern or mention Thorn, including a list of all meetings by officials and all minutes, e- mails and other documents relating to exchanges with representatives of the organisation Thorn since January 1, 2019.
- Received —Decided 13 September 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A copy of the minutes of each meeting of the Transport Working Group, established to coordinate action on transport provision for people with disabilities, up to and including the meeting held last January.
- Received —Decided 7 September 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Records in relation to the decisions about the rules to the Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (ECCE), which came into effect in 2018 and afterwards, which resulted in a single entry point to the ECCE programme and established lower and upper age limits for entry and completion of the programme. This request includes, but is not limited to, all minutes of meetings, emails and other correspondence involving the relevant Minister(s), the relevant government department(s) or other State agencies around the changes to the ECCE programme from 2016 onwards. Including all submissions, underlying data, research papers and other relevant documents held by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in regard to setting age limits.
- Received —Decided 6 September 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
1. Copies of any correspondence to do with costs for the proposed Drag Workshop for Teens 2. Copies of any Garda vetting discussed, sought or received by the ETB of the service provider.3. Copies of correspondence where this project was discussed.
- Received —Decided 5 September 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A copy of inspection reports undertaken by department or private contracted inspectors into State provided/contracted accommodation for Ukrainian refugees, between 1st March and 16th June 2022.
- Received —Decided 1 September 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Reports to the Minister from the White Paper on Direct provision EAG. Also, to include other communications from the EAG to the Minister.
- Received —Decided 1 September 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Letters from the Law Society to Minister O'Gorman regarding the proposed implementation plan of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and replies from the Department from January 2022 to present date. Letters from the Law Society to Minister of State Anne Rabbitte regarding the proposed implementation plan of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and replies from the Department from January 2022 to present date. All internal departmental correspondence (between staff at Assistant Principal Officer Level and above) related to letters from the Law Society to the Department regarding the proposed implementation plan of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 from January 22 to present date.
- Received —Decided 30 August 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A list/record of all submissions made to the Minister or Ministers of State at your Department (if applicable) using the e-submissions system (or whatever relevant/similar system is in place at your Department) in the period 1 Jan 2022 to the date of receipt of this request.
- Received —Decided 26 August 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Agendas, Minutes and all meeting documents sent to/received from for the White Paper External Advisory Group from the date of its establishment to 27 July 2023.
- Received —Decided 26 August 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Agendas, Minutes and all meeting documents sent to/received by the Programme Board to oversee the transition to the new International Protection Support Service.
- Received —Decided 19 August 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Meeting minutes, discussion papers and meeting agendas of the independent oversight group for the white paper on ending direct provision, from establishment, to date.
- Received —Decided 17 August 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
I am seeking copies of the following: The Department's Records Management Policy. Any guidelines, procedures or manuals compiled as part of the Department's Records Management programme, including Records Retention/Disposal Schedules. The minutes of meetings held during 2021 and 2022 by any records management committee, steering group or similar body operating within the Department
- Received —Decided 8 August 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Contracts with commercial hotels for housing Ukrainian refugees.
- Received —Decided 8 August 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between DCEDIY and D/Defence regarding emergency accommodation for Ukrainian refugees
- Received —Decided 4 August 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
1) A list of all training courses provided by Advance HE under the Athena SWAN programme since 2003; 2) A list of all reports and consultations commissioned by the Department from Advance HE/Athena SWAN since 2003; and 3) The total costs of all such courses, consultations and reports.
- Received —Decided 19 July 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All records relating to any submissions made to your department to retain the word "woman" in the Maternity Protect Act as outlined in the Scheme of Work Life Balance Bill. All records relating to any submissions made to your department seeking to erase the word "woman" from the Maternity Protection Act and replace it with "person" All minutes of meetings and discussions where this issue was raised and where the final decision to replace "woman" with "person" was made. All responses issued by your department in relation to the request to retain the word "woman" in the Maternity Protection Act. All responses issued by your department in relation to the request to replace the word "woman" with "person" in the Maternity Protection Act.
- Received —Decided 18 July 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Records relating to the cost, usage case, and any modelling underpinning the decision to lease the Citywest complex for Ukrainian refugees and all correspondence with DPER regarding same
- Received —Decided 14 July 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A copy of an email, including the attachment, sent on March 7th by a member of the Equality & Gender Equality Team. The email was entitled "Save the Date: Side events at the 66th session of the UN Commission for the Status of Women."
- Received —Decided 14 July 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of any correspondence between the Minister or the Secretary General for the Department and the Red Cross regarding the migration programme/pledges by Irish families for accommodation for Ukrainian refugees, donations to the Red Cross and how money fundraised will be spent between 01 March - 14 April 2022
- Received —Decided 12 July 2022GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Expenses incurred and gifts received by the Minister and Junior Ministers at the department during their visits abroad for St Patrick's Day this year
- Received —Decided 12 July 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
I am submitting an FOI request under the Act or records regarding discussions by the Minister and department of the suspension of payments to the Transgender Equality Network Ireland and failure of that organisation to supply audited accounts.
- Received —Decided 12 July 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
I am submitting an FOI request for all records in the department recording discussions by Minister O Gorman of the duty of care he owes as Minister to seek out, establish and to take into account the views of women and teenage girls who wish to retain and protect their traditional exclusive female only access to what is referred to as 'Safe Spaces' ( toilets, changing rooms etc) and the actions he as Minister for Equality has taken to promote and protect those traditional female rights to safe spaces.
- Received —Decided 5 July 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Minutes of meetings of the Programme Board and the External Advisory Committee referenced in a PQ
- Received —Decided 24 June 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Records relating to pest control at Oberstown Children Detention Campus, including inspection and service reports created by service providers, invoices, correspondence with the service providers, and internal correspondence relating to pest control covering the period January 1, 2020 to the present date.