Department of Children, Disability and Equality
FOI Requests — 1,204 records (page 22 of 25)
- 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. 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? • 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.
- Received 29 March 2021Decided —UnknownDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence, memos, briefing notes, emails and their attachments, where relevant, between officials at the Department of Children (including Private Office), at the level of Principal Officer and above, regarding correspondence received from an individual in the period of 2021.
- Received 31 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all records held referring or relating to the decision to suspend inspections of direct provision centres by department/government officials due to Covid-19. This request to cover the period 1 November 2020 to date of receipt of the request.
- Received 13 October 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence re changes to minimum qualifications for Early Learning & Care Staff.
- Received 5 October 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence 2011 – 2013 with AAI re illegal adoptions.
- Received 16 October 2020Decided —UnknownDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All records held by the Department in relation to any Data Protection Impact Assessments carried out in respect of the COI MBH, Bill 2020.
- Received 19 October 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Copy of the minutes of the Children First Inter- Departmental Group for the first eight months of 2020.
- Received 19 October 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondences from the Minister in relation to Oberstown Children's Detention Centre since his appointment.
- Received 21 October 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Costs re LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018-2020. Names of those involved in the working group and salaries paid to same.
- Received 22 October 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence re Garda Vetting in relation to staff in the Skellig Star Hotel, direct provision centre from March 1st 2020 to July 31st 2020.
- Received 23 October 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of any briefings etc. prepared for Minister or Sec Gen with regard to the archive of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission.
- Received 27 October 2020Decided —UnknownDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence to and from the Minister in relation to Mother and Baby Homes & Commission since his appointment.
- Received 27 October 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence with St John Ambulance, on the topic of safeguarding matters or historical child sexual abuse, between 1st August and 27th October 2020.
- Received 27 October 2020Decided —RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence from the MBH COI to the Department between January 1st and October 1st on creation of database.
- Received 27 October 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of both the Minister’s and Sec Gen’s work diary from 1st July to 27th October 2020.
- Received 28 October 2020Decided —RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondences between representatives of current and previous Ministers and any representatives of GlaxoSmithKline plc. Dated from 01/05/16 to 28/10/20.
- Received 28 October 2020Decided —UnknownDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
From January 1st - complaints received by IPAS from international protection applicants and those living in either temporary or longer-term direct provision accommodation and complaints from providers of same.
- Received 3 November 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Records re recent Legislation.
- Received 3 November 2020Decided —RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence with Skellig Star Hotel, direct provision centre.