Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
FOI Requests — 1,579 records (page 26 of 32)
- Received 23 February 2021Decided 30 March 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I am seeking any materials (correspondence or otherwise) between Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, and Predator Oil and Gas over the past 18 months. These materials may include emails, WhatsApp messages, Twitter direct messages, texts, notes, minutes, PowerPoint presentations, memos, letters, reports, etc.
- Received 25 February 2021Decided 26 March 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I am seeking records pertaining to this meeting with Ervia - correspondence, any submissions or reports from Ervia, agenda, minutes. Please can I have these records in electronic format? https://www.lobbying.ie/return/66405/ervia
- Received 23 February 2021Decided 24 March 2021GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any materials (correspondence or otherwise) relating to the decision not to publish Annual Transition Statement 2020. These materials may include emails, notes, minutes, PowerPoint presentations, memos, letters, reports, etc. I would like to limit the search to the Minister and Senior Officials, and the time limit is from 24 December 2020 to 4 February 2021.
- Received 19 March 2021Decided 22 March 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I am requesting Geo-engineering information in Ireland. I was wondering if you could please help me on the geo-engineering program that has been running for the last few years in Ireland. Just general information please on when it begun and how long it'll run and agencies involved etc.
- Received 2 March 2021Decided 19 March 2021RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A copy of Minister Eamon Ryan T.D.'s diary - since he took office (June 27th 2020 I believe).
- Received 1 March 2021Decided 15 March 2021RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
In relation to the waste policy, I request all documentation relating to healthcare risk waste between Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, and University Hospital Kerry from the year 2020.
- Received 9 March 2021Decided 11 March 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1) The total gross revenue collected from the TV Licence Fee for 2018, 2019 and 2020. 2) The total gross number of TV Licences issued for 2018, 2019 and 2020.
- Received 1 March 2021Decided 11 March 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A sitemap of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications website.
- Received 12 February 2021Decided 11 March 2021RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of all records held referring or relating to all communications between ABO WIND IRELAND LTD. and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications in relation to a proposed Windfarm on Kilranelagh Hill. I am seeking all such records for the period 1 Jan 2019 to date of receipt of the request.
- Received 11 February 2021Decided 11 March 2021RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All monies paid by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, to groups including all ENGO's for the years 2016/17/18/19/20.
- Received 10 February 2021Decided 11 March 2021RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A letter sent to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, by the European Commission relating to infringement procedures against Ireland over the Electronic Communications Code. The procedure was announced on Feb 4th: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_21_206.
- Received 14 February 2021Decided 10 March 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Request all relevant details relating to the National Broadband roll-out.
- Received 9 March 2021Decided 10 March 2021TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1) How many personal injury claims have been brought against the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, for incidents at the Burren National Park between 2008 and 2020? 2) Can you provide a breakdown of how many claims were brought in each of these years i.e. 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020? 3) How much compensation was paid out for each of these claims?
- Received 1 February 2021Decided 2 March 2021GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any communications between data centre providers in Ireland and Minister Eamon Ryan T.D. TD, between June 2020 and January 2021.
- Received 1 March 2021Decided 1 March 2021TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of any records held referring or relating to the resignation of Aaron Forde as chairman of Shannon Group. This request to cover the period 10 Feb to date of its receipt. Searches of any mobile phones, relevant private email addresses and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request.
- Received 1 February 2021Decided 1 March 2021RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of any records held referring or relating to these comments made by a Judge about Ireland and environmental law (as reported in the following newspaper article: https://www.independent.ie/news/environment/judge-says-state-showed-astonishing- reluctance-on-environmental-law-40016163.html).
- Received 1 February 2021Decided 26 February 2021RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1) Any papers prepared for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, in 2020 or January 2021 by the ESB on the future of Moneypoint power station. 2) Any internal briefing papers prepared by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications on the future of Moneypoint in 2020 or January 2021. 3) Any communications between the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and Whitegate power station from November 2020 to January 2021 on the ongoing outage at the power plant.
- Received 1 February 2021Decided 26 February 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1) Any internal briefings prepared for Minister Eamon Ryan T.D. TD, carried out between November and January 2021 on a planned phasing out of all smoky solid fuels. 2) Any correspondence between November 2020 and January 2021 with Minister Ryan TD, from within the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, on a planned phasing out of all solid smoky fuels. 3) Any communication between Minister Ryan TD, and the Department of An Taoiseach, between November 2020 and January 2021 on plans to phase out all smoky fuels.
- Received 27 January 2021Decided 25 February 2021GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Access to any minutes / briefings / memos / correspondence regarding the meeting between Anne Gallagher of Amazon Web Services and Minister Ryan TD, during 2020. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/65609/amazon-web-services.
- Received 25 January 2021Decided 22 February 2021GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All internal audits completed by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Internal Audit Unit, between July 2020-December 2020 and associated briefing notes/memos sent to staff.
- Received 19 February 2021Decided 19 February 2021TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1) Any correspondence in relation to https://www.lobbying.ie/return/64847/ibec 2) Any correspondence from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to the "SME and Enterprise Growth Plan"
- Received 17 February 2021Decided 19 February 2021TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of all records held in the offices of Minister Ryan or the Secretary General's referring or relating to the decision-making process surrounding approval of funding for a link road in Moyross, Co Limerick. This request to cover the period 1 January 2020 to date of receipt of the request.
- Received 22 January 2021Decided 19 February 2021GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The number of staff by each grade (also include specialist posts e.g. Solicitor, Accountant etc.) that are employed by Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, as of 1 January 2020 and 1 January 2021 in tabular form.
- Received 22 January 2021Decided 19 February 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Access to all correspondence between IBEC and / or the Irish Beverage Council and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, in relation to the proposed deposit return scheme since the start of 2020. Please include minutes / other records relating to any virtual meetings between IBEC and / or the Irish Beverage Council and Department staff, including any virtual meeting with Philip Nugent and / or Paul Kenny in 2020.
- Received 11 February 2021Decided 18 February 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All correspondence and other records associated with the following lobbying activity https://www.lobbying.ie/return/69185/waterford-chamber-of-commerce.
- Received 25 January 2021Decided 17 February 2021GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Seeking access to relate to the up-to-date quarterly reports published on the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, website in respect of Purchase Orders of €20,000 and over.
- Received 19 January 2021Decided 16 February 2021GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1) Number of engineering staff in your organisation who were paid or reimbursed either in part or in full of their annual membership fees for Engineers Ireland for the years 2018 and 2019. 2) A list of all and any other professional subscriptions or membership fees (broken down by name of institution, and staff grade and number of each separately), either paid or reimbursed, party or fully, during 2018 and 2019.
- Received 15 January 2021Decided 12 February 2021GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A copy of all audits completed by the Internal Audit Unit in 2020.
- Received 14 January 2021Decided 11 February 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Record of Processing Activities (ROPA) maintained by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, in accordance with Article 30 of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679).
- Received 14 January 2021Decided 11 February 2021GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Access to any correspondence between Robert Finnegan of Three Ireland and Minister Ryan TD, during 2020.
- Received 7 January 2021Decided 5 February 2021RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Access to any available correspondence (sent and received) between the office(s) of Minister Eamon Ryan T.D. TD, and the following public representatives (including their offices within the Oireachtas), between the dates 27th June 2020 and 31st December 2020; 1) Brian Leddin TD, 2) Stephen Matthews TD, 3) Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD, 4) Sen. Róisín Garvey, 5) Sen. Pauline O'Reilly. In addition, I would like to request access to any correspondence directly relating to Patrick Costello TD or Neasa Hourigan TD.
- Received 28 January 2021Decided 29 January 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Access to the following records/details: 1) Letters sent by Ryanair on 5 Nov., 4 Dec., 9 Dec., 21 Dec., 29 Dec., to Fintan Towey (Assistant Secretary, Department of Transport), to outline the effect of Covid-19 on the aviation industry - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/67123/ryanair. 2) Letters sent by Ryanair on 18 Sep., 3 Nov., 5 Nov., 11 Nov., 2 Dec., 3 Dec., 16 Dec., to Eamon Ryan TD, (Minister for Transport), regarding the effect of Covid-19 on the aviation industry - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/67120/ryanair. 3) Minutes from the meeting held between Ryanair and Minister Eamon Ryan T.D. TD, and Minister Hildegarde Naughton TD, on 1 Oct. and 11 Nov. 2020.
- Received 27 January 2021Decided 28 January 2021TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copy of Kerry County Council's submission on the Draft Wind Energy Guidelines that went for public submissions in 2019.
- Received 31 December 2021Decided 22 January 2021GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Please send me the minutes of a meeting between Philip Nugent and PepsiCo on a deposit returns scheme between September and December. Please also send me any communications on same during the same time period.
- Received 23 December 2020Decided 22 January 2021GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Access to any minutes / records / correspondence relating to the virtual meeting that took place in 2020 between Pepsi and Philip Nugent about the proposed Deposit Return Scheme. Details of the meeting are here: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/64877/pepsico
- Received 5 January 2021Decided 20 January 2021RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The SAFETY STUDIES that has been done to show by your organisation that these new levels of radiation that will be operating up to 30ghz that this will be SAFE for the public and the environment. These studies must highlight and show the effects of radiation that confirm that any injuries, damages or adverse health effects directly or indirectly arising out of, resulting from or contributed to by electromagnetic fields, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetism, radio waves or noise, wireless RF radiation, microwave radiation, non-ionising radiation emitting devices and equipment.
- Received 16 December 2020Decided 18 January 2021RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All communication sent and received, including any documents or attachments, and all minutes of meetings held, by the Office of the Minister for Transport and the Environment, Climate and Communications, including the Minister himself, in relation to the Motion re. proposed ratification by Ireland of the EU- Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement on Tuesday 15 December 2020, and also the postponement of that motion and ratification vote. The search should be limited to November 1 2020 to the present.
- Received 10 December 2020Decided 12 January 2021RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any materials (correspondence or otherwise) relating to meetings with your Department and Amazon Web Services over the past 3 years. These materials may include emails, WhatsApp messages, Twitter direct messages, texts, notes, minutes, powerpoint presentations, memos, letters, reports, etc. This includes Ministers, Ministers of State, senior officials and others subject to FOI request.
- Received 11 January 2021Decided 12 January 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A copy of the letter sent to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, by Verizon Ireland, regarding the European Electronic Communications Code as referenced here: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/65160/verizon-ireland
- Received 11 January 2021Decided 11 January 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The percentage of homes and businesses in each county in the Republic of Ireland that currently - as of January 2021 or to the latest date - have access to high-speed fibre broadband in tabular form.
- Received 4 January 2021Decided 11 January 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All records held by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, as they relate to the provision of contracts for ‘public relations’ or ‘crisis management’ or ‘press work’ in 2020. These records should include the nature and scope of contract provided, the values of the contracts, named parties to the contract and the tender references and documentation associated with the aforementioned contracts. These records should also include all correspondence between Department officials and the applicants for the contracts to include emails, text messages and WhatsApp messages.
- Received 5 January 2021Decided 6 January 2021TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A copy of all documents, submissions, memos, minutes, briefing documents, and any subsequent correspondence and/or internal Departmental communications, related to the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/64992/murray
- Received 10 December 2020Decided 5 January 2021GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
"All correspondence, emails and communications sent and received by Minister Eamon Ryan TD, his advisors, senior officials, including the Secretary General on the matter of introducing a Waste Waiver for people with disabilities and other illnesses from June 1st this year to 10/December 2020."
- Received 30 November 2020Decided 30 December 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A spreadsheet/table of all funding (if any) granted and subsequently paid by this Department to Easkey Community Council clg (Company number 111814, registered charity number 20102692, CHY number 22428). This request is to include the date and amount of funding granted; the programme under which the funding was awarded; the dates and amounts subsequently paid to the organisation referenced. I am not seeking copies of submissions.
- Received 25 November 2020Decided 23 December 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any correspondence or research exchanged between Minister Eamon Ryan TD or any of his officials at, or above, the grade of Assistant Principal in the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Communications, with staff or consultants working on behalf of Amazon/AWS, Facebook, Goolge/Alphabet, Apple or Microsoft on the subject of grid capacity and corporate power purchase agreements, between June 27 of this year and November 24.
- Received 24 November 2020Decided 22 December 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Following up on my below request, I just want to clarify that I am referring to the accumulative number of staff members in the Department who took sick leave per year in 2020, 2019 and 2018. Similarly, I am also seeking the accumulative number of sick days taken by staff members in the Department each year in 2020, 2019 and 2018
- Received 2 December 2020Decided 17 December 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
(1) Records created on or after 25 June 2020, up to 1 October 2020, related to the appointment of Mr Stephen McNamara t the Future of Media Commission Any other information (a) An Taoiseach Mr Micheál Martin announced on 29 September 2020 that Mr McNamara was appointed to the FoMC, https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/2300a-government-establishes- future-of-media-commission/ I am seeking records related to that appointment, including emails, minutes of meetings where the appointment was discussed and any records in the Dept originating from, or on behalf of Mr McNamara. (b) As part of your search for relevant records, I request that you undertake a search for deleted records on your backup systems and that you confirm such a search was undertaken when providing your substantive response to this Freedom of Information request.
- Received 21 October 2020Decided 17 December 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I wish to request any materials (correspondence or otherwise) relating to Met Eireann and the climate change advisory council ESRI and the climate change advisory council SEAI and the climate change advisory council Teagasc and the climate change advisory council These materials may include emails, WhatsApp messages, Twitter direct messages, texts, etc. Clarification received 17/11/2020 In terms of timeline, Jan 2018 to February 2020 would narrow it.
- Received 12 November 2020Decided 10 December 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The report commissioned from Comreg by Minister Bruton on eNet's management of the MANs Referral was made on Wednesday 13th February 2019 (Minister Bruton Refers Review of Pricing and Access Arrangements for MANs to Comreg). I believe the report was commissioned by Comreg in May, and subsequently passed to the Dept.
- Received 10 September 2020Decided 9 December 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Provide all: o records received by the Department from ESB/ESB Networks on or after 1 January 2015 regarding the alteration, diversion or undergrounding of the transmission lines concerning the North- South Interconnector. o records prepared or considered by Department on or after 1 January 2015 in relation to the alteration, diversion or undergrounding of the North-South Interconnector o records sent by EirGrid to the Department Networks on or after 1 January 2015 in relation to the alteration, diversion or undergrounding of the North-South Interconnector. o records sent by ESB/ ESB Networks to the Department of Communication, Climate Action and Environment on or after 1 January 2015 in relation to the alteration, diversion or undergrounding of the North-South Interconnector. o records sent by Department to Cavan/Monaghan/Meath County Councils on or after 1 January 2015 in relation to the alteration, diversion or undergrounding of the North-South Interconnector. o correspondence received by Department from Eirgrid on or after 1 January 2015 regarding the alteration, diversion or undergrounding of the transmission lines concerning the North-South Interconnector. o correspondence received by Department from Cavan/Monaghan/Meath County Councils Networks on or after 1 January 2015 regarding the alteration, diversion or undergrounding of the transmission lines concerning the North-South Interconnector.