Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
FOI Requests — 1,583 records (page 19 of 32)
- Received 23 August 2022Decided 2 September 2022WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A copy of the Ministerial briefing presented to Minister Eamon Ryan on his appointment in June 2020.
- Received 5 August 2022Decided 2 September 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A record of all communications, between Minister Eamon Ryan, The General Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Geoscience Regulation Office and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, if any, with Providence Resources PLC and Exola DAC, in relation to the updated SEL1/11 (Barryroe) lease undertaking application, during the period January 1st, 2021, to present.
- Received 5 August 2022Decided 2 September 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Minutes of meetings of the Energy Security Emergency Group - June 2022 to date. Minutes of meetings of each of the six subgroups of the Energy Security Emergency Group (Oil and Security of Supply; Consumer, Vulnerable Households and Business; Policy Response; Data and Modelling; Electricity and Gas Security of Supply; Communications - since they began meeting in 2022. All memos sent from the group to the Government in 2022. Copy of the report presented to the Electricity and Gas Security supply subgroup by consultants, CEPA - exact date unknown - June or July 2022.
- Received 23 August 2022Decided 1 September 2022WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The Terms of Reference of the review being conducted by Dermot McCarthy into the state’s electricity supply issues.
- Received 3 August 2022Decided 30 August 2022GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. A list of all e submissions sent to the senior Minister during Q2 of 2022 Please note, I am not looking for the esubs themselves, just a list of their titles
- Received 29 July 2022Decided 29 August 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
- a copy of any audit or report held by the Department into the technical issue that affected the Emergency Call Answering Service in late June. - a copy of any correspondence between the Department and the following organisations with regard to the technical issue described above: An Garda Síochána, the National Ambulance Service, BT Ireland. - a copy of any briefings, submissions, memos or other such high-level documents prepared for the Minister or the Sec Gen with regard to the technical issue described above. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format.
- Received 29 July 2022Decided 29 August 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All contingency plans created between February 2022 and to date in relation to energy shortages in Ireland for oil, gas and electricity.
- Received 27 July 2022Decided 24 August 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Relating to the Energy Security Emergency Group • All notes or minutes of meetings held by the group so far in 2022 • Any reports or presentations prepared by the group in 2022
- Received 26 July 2022Decided 24 August 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
• Any minutes of bilateral meetings held with the British government on energy security of supply between March 2022 and the current date. • Any communications between the Department and the British government on energy security of supply between March 2022 and the current date. • Any briefing/strategy notes for Minister Eamon Ryan attending the council of energy Ministers from March 2022 to now.
- Received 19 July 2022Decided 23 August 2022GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All diary records connected to meetings between staff at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (specifically assistant secretaries, secretary general, special advisors and the Minister) and IDA Ireland, including details of who attended each meeting. I am looking for the aforementioned records between the time period 01 January 2021 to current date.
- Received 18 August 2022Decided 19 August 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A complete list of vacant/unoccupied properties owned by the Department and the agencies/bodies under its aegis. Please include the name and address of each property, and its zone status (eg residential, commercial, industrial).
- Received 30 June 2022Decided 19 August 2022GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
In relation to travel undertaken by Minister Ryan and Ministers of State Naughton and Smyth as part of the 2022 St Patrick’s Day Programme to Rebuild Connections, I would like to receive: • 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, accommodation, subsistence, gifts, PCR testing, taxis/public transport, etc.
- Received 10 August 2022Decided 17 August 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Details held by DECC regarding the selection and engagement or proposed engagement of social media influencers by the Department for the period 1 August 2020 to 1 October 2020.
- Received 9 August 2022Decided 17 August 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
• 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 25 July 2022Decided 17 August 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Information of the amount spent on commercial helicopter firefighting services to combat wildfires in Ireland for the following years; 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 I would assume local county councils put in place these arrangements but I am interested in the spend by either central government directly or any funds that have been allocated for same to the local county councils.
- Received 18 July 2022Decided 16 August 2022WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. I request the survey results of my property ….. at the time of survey for NBI rollout inclusion/exclusion. 2. Request review of my property ….. for inclusion in the current rollout phase as well as the other properties excluded from the rollout in our estate.
- Received 28 June 2022Decided 16 August 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All minutes and other materials (presentations made to the group, memos for action, materials distributed to members) of the Energy Security Emergency Group and its subgroups, since its formation
- Received 15 July 2022Decided 15 August 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All Submissions made to the Department during the Offshore Wind Phase 2 consultation that closed in March 2022
- Received 24 June 2022Decided 15 August 2022GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
a. Copies of any of the minutes, agendas for meetings of the subgroup of the National Waste Enforcement Committee set up to deal with/talk about the illegal dump near Moatview/Cara Park in north Dublin. b. Copies of any presentations or reports discussed at meetings of that subgroup.
- Received 24 June 2022Decided 15 August 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
a. any minutes and agendas for meetings of the National Waste Enforcement Committee from 1 January 2019 to date b. Copies of any reports or presentations discussed at these meetings
- Received 28 June 2022Decided 8 August 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of any and all reports/analyses conducted by the Department of the Environment on the environmental impact of all its employees – including those working for agencies under its remit such as the EPA – returning to the office full-time. This should also include any reports/analyses that look into the environmental impact on these employees continuing to work from home or under a hybrid work model. Clarification received 07/07/2022 remove the part about agencies under the Department’s remit and add a timeline since January 1st this year
- Received 13 July 2022Decided 2 August 2022WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Following the EU ruling please see the attached from requesting details of the both the current cost and the cots going forward of this development Derrybrien is an ill-advised wind installation resulting in bog slides, destruction of fish habitat and general landscape degradation which will remain open sores (20 years on from the construction of the Derrybrien wind farm, taxpayers are paying daily fines of €15,000 while it looks like the turbines will have to be removed entirely from this site following the refusal of An Bord Pleanála to grant ESB substitute planning permission). Please let me know the total cost of the EU ruling. That is the legal costs, the fine plus how many days at €15,000 are due. As it now seems that the windfarm will now have to be removed please confirm when this is to take place and if the developers or the taxpayer will have to pay for the removal of the windfarm, the costs to stabilize the site and the cost of cleaning up the river after the pollution.
- Received 4 July 2022Decided 29 July 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of records that relate to decisions made on the granting of prospecting licences, including the decisions made on areas of land made available in Co. Clare as granted by the Minister of the Environment, Climate and Communications between January 2017 and January 2022 to consist of' Prospecting Licence Application Form Technical Recommendation Determination Document Letter of Offer and Letter of Acceptance Prospecting Licence Advertisement and Submissions Review Prospecting Licence Document
- Received 29 June 2022Decided 29 July 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of any records held referring or relating to (bogus) allegations made by TD Richard O'Donoghue that Minister Eamon Ryan transported his bicycle to an event in Limerick using a ministerial car. Searches of any mobile phones, relevant private email addresses and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request.
- Received 26 July 2022Decided 28 July 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All ministerial briefing documents and Department emails, relating to and including emissions targets for the agriculture sector between 1st of January 2022 to the current date. All documents and emails between DECC and DAFM from Assistant Secretary General level, Private Advisors and Ministers pertaining to carbon targets for the agriculture sector between 1st of January 2022 to the current date.
- Received 30 June 2022Decided 28 July 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Minutes of all the meetings of the Energy Security Emergency Group held since it was convened earlier this year.
- Received 19 July 2022Decided 27 July 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of all representations from politicians and members of the public to Minister Eamon Ryan on the subject of sectoral carbon emission ceilings. Copies of all correspondence between Mr Ryan and Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue on the issue of carbon emission ceilings. The time period can be limited to 1/6/2022 to 19/7/2022.
- Received 29 June 2022Decided 27 July 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
(a) the report prepared by McKinsey and Company on behalf of the DCCAE outlining a Marginal Abatement Cost Curve for Ireland, referred to at section 4.2 of the Climate Action Plan 2019. (b) Any other expert technical analysis/modelling commissioned by the Dept of the Environment, Climate and Communications inform the adoption of the 2030 emissions reductions target contained in the climate action and low carbon development (amendment) act 2021
- Received 18 July 2022Decided 22 July 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All of the documents an correspondence held by the Department relating to concerns about and the outage of the Emergency Call Answering Service. I would like my request to cover the last year. Clarification received 19/07/2022 Agreed to limit the scope of request to the Preliminary Incident Report
- Received 13 June 2022Decided 21 July 2022GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Correspondence between the Department and other Departments/State Agencies in relation to action 19/9 of Housing for All: "All Government Departments will examine their existing portfolio of properties and subject to any obligations under the PSC, the LDA Act 2021 or the State Property Act 1954, will place them on the market if they are not required and may be suitable for conversion to residential accommodation"
- Received 27 May 2022Decided 14 July 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I understand that from time to time the Department organises exhibitions, conferences etc., where the paid services of guest speakers, broadcasters or others may be required. May I ask for available copies of records created in relation to this from January 1st 2017 to May 27th 2022, to include, but not be limited to, the following: • Records of events where paid services of MCs, conference hosts, after-dinner speakers, conference • or event moderators, broadcasters etc. were acquired • Records of the names of the people hired for each of these events • Individual pay for these persons per event Clarification received 16/06/2022 I would like to limit the timescale and now request records from March 1st 2021 to May 26th 2022.
- Received 8 June 2022Decided 5 July 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
• Copies of all correspondence between representatives of Aughinish Alumina and the following individuals: Minister Eamon Ryan; Special Adviser Paul Kenny. • Copies of the minutes of all meetings involving representatives of Aughinish Alumina and the same individuals. • The records released should include - but not be limited to - all items related to this entry in the lobbying register: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/85513/aughinish-alumina-limited • The period of time can be limited to 23/2/2022 to 8/6/2022. The records should include copies of any documents attached or enclosed with the correspondence.
- Received 7 June 2022Decided 5 July 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The draft or final 3 year report of the previous Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce. Minutes of all Taskforce meetings since 1st January 2020 including bodies attending. The current and future work program of the Taskforce including the allocation of responsibilities and due dates of completion. Dates of future scheduled Taskforce meetings. The 2021/2022 state aid report(s) on the National Broadband Plan supplied to the European Commission. Record(s) identifying the effective dates at which annual and biennial reports are due to the Commission under Paragraph 76 of SA.54472. The most recent version of the Eircom (300K) Concession agreement. Records indicating the current term and expiry date of the Eircom Concession agreement.
- Received 20 June 2022Decided 4 July 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. In relation to all CCTV cameras that you have procured from 2017 until the present, please provide: - the names of each company and the names of the products including the model numbers - the contracts with each company - the cost per unit and the total costs, and - the duration of contracts and/or licenses. 2. Please provide records that state the capability of the CCTV cameras (along with their storage and processing units whether locally, on a server or in the cloud), such as facial recognition, temperature/thermal scanning, behaviour analysis, object detection or demographic detection (i.e. age, gender, clothing etc). 3. For all CCTV cameras procured between 2019 and present, please also provide the documents and communication (such as letters and emails) involving the company that was awarded the contract. If the records in response to point 1 in this request contain product model/numbers, then point 2 can be removed.
- Received 2 June 2022Decided 1 July 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any copies or letters or correspondence received by the Department or Minister in relation to plans to ban turf cutting from September from people from Longford, Leitrim, Roscommon or Westmeath with personal details redacted between April 1st 2022 and to date.
- Received 1 June 2022Decided 30 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Requesting the release of any briefings prepared this month for the Department by Reidy Brophy crisis management specialists concerning a potential oil emergency in Ireland during coming the winter this year. I am also seeking any correspondence between the Department and Reidy Brophy regarding the same.
- Received 21 April 2022Decided 30 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Correspondence between (sent and received including attachments) the Minister/Ministers of State in the Department and the Department Secretary General, between 1st April and 22nd April 2022.
- Received 1 April 2022Decided 28 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of records that relate to the decisions made on the granting of prospecting licences, including the decisions made on areas of land made available, in Co. Clare as granted by the Minister of the Environment, Climate and Communications between January 2017 and January 2022 to consist of: Prospecting Licence Application Form Technical Recommendation Determination Document Letter of Offer Letter of Acceptance Prospecting Licence Advertisement Submissions Review Prospecting Licence Document’.
- Received 23 May 2022Decided 23 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All letters, emails, memos, text messages and WhatsApp messages between the Department of Enterprise and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding data centres between January 1, 2022 and the present day.
- Received 23 May 2022Decided 23 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All letters, emails, memos, text messages and WhatsApp messages between the IDA and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding data centres between January 1, 2022 and the present day.
- Received 10 May 2022Decided 23 June 2022GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1) Minutes of the meeting between Mr Paul Kenny, Special Adviser (Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport) and Natasha Mahmoudian from Tesla Motors Ireland Ltd on a date between 1 Sep, 2021 and 31 Dec, 2021. 2) Any internal communications (emails, texts, memos, briefing documents etc.) between Mr Kenny, the Minister and Departmental staff pertaining to the meeting before or after it took place. 3) Any further external communication that took place between Tesla Ireland Inc and Mr Kenny or the Minister subsequent to the meeting.
- Received 8 June 2022Decided 22 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Records of the NPWS document regarding anthropogenic issues in the Owenriff System, Co. Galway as referenced by the Irish Pike Society representative on page 4 of minutes of an Angling Consultative Council of Ireland (ACCI) meeting held remotely on May 3rd this year. These minutes have been published in the public domain by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.
- Received 20 May 2022Decided 20 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A copy of minutes of a meeting with Minister Ryan and Ciarán Cuffe, and John Collison (President and Co-Founder) and Niamh Sweeney (Communications) of Stripe held earlier this year.
- Received 18 May 2022Decided 17 June 2022GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copy of the review that the Minister referenced in this PQ. “Following a review of the scheme a number of changes were announced in February this year including a decision to commence the collection of both pre and post works Building Energy Ratings (BER) under the scheme.”
- Received 19 May 2022Decided 16 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Requesting the release of any notes or minutes taken at meetings attended by Mark Griffin and representatives of National Broadband Ireland regarding details re the challenges associated with the delivery of the NBP Project. My request covers information referred to on the Lobbying Register here.
- Received 19 May 2022Decided 16 June 2022GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any briefing notes, emails in relation to an electricity transmission project Eirgrid is undertaking under Dublin city that will involve five different transmission cable projects laid under 50km of the city.
- Received 11 May 2022Decided 14 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All correspondence sent/received by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in relation to the National Broadband Plan All correspondence sent/received by the Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications in relation to the National Broadband Plan. I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/9/2021 to the date of this request.
- Received 17 May 2022Decided 13 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Minutes of a meeting on 24 January between Minister Ryan, officials, and EirGrid. Minutes of a meeting on 2 February between Minister Ryan, officials, and CEO of EirGrid. Minutes of a meeting on 14 February between Minister Ryan, officials, and CEO of EirGrid. Minutes of a meeting on 23 February between Minister Ryan, officials, and Orsted.
- Received 16 May 2022Decided 13 June 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All internal correspondence between Minister Ryan (including his office and advisers) and any of the following, • Secretary General Mark Griffin • officials at or above the assistant principal officer rank regarding the proposed regulations on smoky fuels between January 1 2022 and the date of this request (correspondence should include, but not be limited to, letters, text messages, WhatsApp messages, briefing documents, memos etc
- Received 13 May 2022Decided 13 June 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All correspondence between Minister Eamon Ryan and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar regarding the regulations on smoky coals between January 1 2022 and the date of this request. All correspondence between Minister Eamon Ryan and Taoiseach Micheál Martin regarding the regulations on smoky coals between January 1 2022 and the date of this request.