Department of Children, Disability and Equality
FOI Requests — 1,172 records (page 21 of 24)
- Received 25 January 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
The total cost of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes, along with as comprehensive a breakdown of the costs as is available.
- Received 25 January 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A table containing the company names of each Direct provision centre and the company that operates it in each year from 2012-Present.
- Received 26 January 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence sent and received between 1st October 2020 and 26th January 2021 between the Minister and the chief executive of the Adoption Authority of Ireland.
- Received 26 January 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence sent and received between 1st October 2020 and 26th January 2021 between the Minister and the board of management of Oberstown detention centre.
- Received 26 January 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between Scouting Ireland and Minister Roderic O'Gorman between 1st September 2020 and 26th January 2021.
- Received —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Received 1 February 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All phone records i.e. text messages - WhatsApp messages – recordings of phone calls – notes of phone calls between officials in the Department and Scouting Ireland staff between 1 August 2020 to 31st January 2021
- Received 1 February 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of any briefings, reports, submissions, memos or other such overview/discussion documents prepared for the Minister or the Secretary General with regard to the report of the Mother & Baby Home Commission. This request to cover the period 1 December 2020 to 31st January 2021.
- Received 1 February 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
The letter written by the Minister for Children to the churches, religious orders, and other organisations on foot of the publication of the Mother and Baby Homes report and their responses, if any, to date.
- Received 1 February 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
The emails sent by Edelman Ireland, representing Didéan, to Tom Sheppard (referenced on the Lobbying Register) in relation to an alternative model to direct provision accommodation services. All subsequent correspondence between Edelman Ireland, representing Didéan, and Tom Sheppard in relation to an alternative model to direct provision accommodation services.
- Received 1 February 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Minutes of any meetings with Minister O'Gorman and St John Ambulance, between 13th November 2020 and 1st February 2021. Any briefings prepared for Minister O'Gorman ahead of any meetings with St John Ambulance, between 13th November 2020 and 1st February 2021. Any correspondence (sent and received) between Minister O'Gorman and St John Ambulance, between 13th November 2020 and 1st February 2021
- Received 2 February 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All communications/documents in all formats received by the Minister for Children or his Department officials on February 1, 2021 from the Data Protection Commission (DPC).
- Received —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All communications sent by the Minister for Children or his Department officials between February 1, 2021 and February 2, 2021 to the Data Protection Commission (DPC).
- Received 3 February 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
This request relates to a tender "RFT 182950 - Lotus Notes Administration and Migration Services" which was awarded to InVision Software and Technologies. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, we would like to be furnished with a copy of the winning tender.
- Received 3 February 2021Decided —WithdrawnDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Any memos prepared for the Minister on the subjects of: childcare closures, the suspension of ECCE and NCS subsidies for closed childcare providers, and the reopening of the sector, dating from 3 January 2021 to 3 February 2021.
- Received 4 February 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
1. Correspondence between Tusla and Department of Children/Minister O'Gorman on the topic of child sexual abuse in St John Ambulance, between 1st November 2020 and 4th February 2021. 2. A copy of the report conducted by Tusla into its records related to reports of child sexual abuse in St John Ambulance, at the request of Minister O'Gorman. 3. Correspondence between Department of Health and Department of Children/Minister O'Gorman on the topic of child sexual abuse in St John Ambulance, between 22nd October 2020 and 4th February 2021. 4. Correspondence between Department of Justice and Department of Children/Minister O'Gorman on the topic of child sexual abuse in St John Ambulance, between 22nd October 2020 and 4th February 2021.
- Received 5 February 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All inspection reports for Birchwood Direct Provision Centre, Waterford, from Jan 2020- Jan 2021
- Received 5 February 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence between this Department and Birchwood DP centre, Waterford, from June 2020 - January 2021
- Received 8 February 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Any correspondence between the DCYA and members of Scouting Ireland relating to the salary or compensation for the CEO from 2017- present.
- Received 5 February 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence between Scouting Ireland and Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (including the minister and junior minister(s) and staff). I am also requesting internal documents/briefing notes and minutes regarding Scouting Ireland. The period I am requesting these documents is from the 1st of January 2021 to the 05th of February 2021.
- Received —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Please note as part of this request I am looking for Text Messages (including WhatsApp and similar message platforms), Phone Call records between Scouting Ireland staff/ and department officials for the period outlined above.
- Received 8 February 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
In the "archives" section of the report by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, there is a list of files provided by the Department of Health to the Commission. They're described as "departmental files for the purposes of access by researchers". I would be grateful if you could provide the file entitled "CCP-INA-0-482240: Cross Border Adoptions".
- Received 9 February 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
The memo containing a summary of the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes that was sent to Cabinet, and the date that it was sent to Cabinet. All correspondence, and responses to that correspondence, among Department officials and the Minister about the Sunday Independent article published on 10 January about the findings of the report. Timeline: 8-15 January. Correspondence among Department officials, and sent to the Department by women who had been in mother and baby homes, or by their families, about a meeting with survivors to discuss the findings of the report. Timeline: 11-16 January.
- Received 9 February 2021Decided —UnknownDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence, briefing documents, draft briefing documents, memos, meeting notes and other records associated with the attached lobbying activities and meetings
- Received 9 February 2021Decided —UnknownDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence, briefing documents, draft briefing documents, memos, meeting notes and other records associated with the attached lobbying activities and meetings
- Received 11 February 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence to/from Minister Roderic O'Gorman to religious organisations following his 12/1/2021 letter to them in relation to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby homes report.
- Received 15 February 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
In reference to item 32.403 in the Mother and Baby Home Commission report: In May 2018, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs commissioned an independent review into incorrect birth registrations. • Which four mother and baby homes was the report referring to? • Which were the adoption agencies the report was referring to? • Please give details of the evidence pointing to why these birth registrations were deemed illegal. • What was the number of birth registrations associated with each M&B home that were found to be illegal?
- Received —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
• How many of the 748 'causes for concern' within the St Patrick’s Guild records were found to be potentially illegal birth registrations/adoptions?
- Received 15 February 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Any correspondence between Bridgestock Care and DCEDIY, DJE and/or IPAS/RIA; and any internal correspondence, which relates to queries initiated by Bridgestock Care relating to the operations and management of the Direct Provision Accommodation Centre at Writer’s Square, Port Road, Letterkenny, County Donegal.
- Received 16 February 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Any or all documents and correspondence from the 16th of January to the 16th of February relating to Scouting Ireland. Any correspondence and documents regarding the expulsion and suspension of senior volunteers from the 16th of January to the 16th of February.
- Received 16 February 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All records of communication between Department officials of grade Principal and higher and the Mother and Baby Home Commission regarding the wiping of audio recordings of oral testimonies of the survivors dating from 1 October 2020 to January 12 2021.
- Received 17 February 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Access records of the LGBT National Youth Strategy Committee, of which Una Mullally was appointed the chair. The time period I wish to request the information is from 1 July 2016 to 31 Dec 2020.
- Received 18 February 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between the Department and Scouting Ireland in 2015 and 2019 regarding funding matters re Operation Lelievlet. I am also looking for documents that are held by the Department regarding same.
- Received 24 February 2021Decided —UnknownDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A list of dates per centre in Waterford in past 5 years when capacity was exceeded. Have centres been oversubscribed and how have families been housed if so? A figure per centre, and per locality of deaths. How many deaths have occurred in each Waterford centre in the last five years. How many residents of Direct Provision have been in the system in Waterford for longer than 5 years.
- Received 23 February 2021Decided —UnknownDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence - dated between July 2020 and February 2021 - between DCEDIY and Direct Provision operators regarding plans to reform the system and move away from a not-for-profit approach.
- Received 23 February 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence (including texts/phone call logs/emails and whatsapps) between Roderic O'Gorman and the dept of An Taoiseach AND Micheal Martin on Sunday 10 January. All correspondence received by both departments complaining about the leaking of the report before its formal publication from Jan 10 to present.
- Received 1 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all correspondence between the department and/or IPAS with the operators of the Davis Lane Apartments direct provision centre. This request to cover the period since direct provision has been under the umbrella of the department.
- Received 2 March 2021Decided —UnknownDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence - dated between July 2020 and February 2021 - between DCEDIY and Direct Provision operators regarding plans to reform the system and move away from a not-for-profit approach.
- Received 1 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all correspondence between the Department and the Data Protection Commissioner with regard to the transfer of the archive of the Mother & Baby Home Commission. This request to cover the period 1 September 2020 to 1 March 2021.
- Received 4 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between the Department and the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes (and certain related matters) from 12 January 2021 to 22nd February 2021 regarding tapes of interviews.
- Received 9 March 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Inspection reports / examinations of standards in direct provision centres for asylum seekers carried out between December 2020 to present.
- Received 9 March 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All emails between DCEDIY and Department of Housing regarding proposals and drafting of White Paper dated between 1st October 2020 and 1st March 2021.
- Received 12 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence, in either electronic or paper form exchanged between Minister O'Gorman and or Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration Youth Staff and Scouting Ireland from 22nd of January 2021 to the 12th of March 2021.
- Received 15 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between the minister and/or department officials and the author of the illegal adoptions sampling review Marion Reynolds between 1 January 2021 and 15 March 2021. Correspondence and any documents, including minutes of a meeting Marion Reynolds had with Minister Katherine Zappone and her officials in relation to the publishing of the report in July 2019.
- Received 12 March 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Access to statistics relating to the amount of Covid-19 cases in Direct Provision and emergency living centres across the country.
- Received 18 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Notes of calls between Tom Sheppard and Leila Shaddadi of Edelman Ireland in relation to Didean. Any text messages and letters exchanged between Tom Sheppard and Leila Shaddadi of Edelman Ireland in relation to Didean. All correspondence (emails, texts, letters, notes of calls and notes of meetings) between Edward Dunne of Didean and Minister O'Gorman.
- Received 21 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A copy of all correspondence between the minister and all organisations in relation to 'reparations' for mother and baby homes. The scope of my request is from January 1, 2021 to date.
- Received 24 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Any or all correspondence between Scouting Ireland, the DCEIDY and all stakeholders regarding a request for an increase in funding for Scouting Ireland in February /March 2021 so that it can fund its staff services on a 5 day week. This campaign may also be referred to 'Turn the lights on in our Scout halls'. I'm also requesting any internal documents or correspondence on this.
- Received 29 March 2021Decided —WithdrawnDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
I am requesting all documents in the following Folder held by the Youth Affairs unit of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The map to the folder is held here: G:\Youth Affairs\01. YAU\09. Compliance & Governance\01. Administration\01. YSGS Meeting with Top 5.
- Received 29 March 2021Decided —UnknownDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence, memos, briefing notes, emails and their attachments, where relevant, between Shane Corr and the Minister for Children/Private Office of/officials at the level of Assistant Principal Officer and above regarding the database referred to in RTE Prime Time 25.03.21 or policy related to it in the period 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2020.