Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
FOI Requests — 1,589 records (page 27 of 32)
- 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 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 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.
- Received 10 November 2020Decided 7 December 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The Government of Ireland 2015 decision to approve the '2017 An Post Stamp Programme' including approval of the stamp to commemorate the communist terrorist Che Guevara.
- Received 4 November 2020Decided 7 December 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A copy of the pre-budget submission from your Department to the Department of Finance ahead of Budget 2021. A copy of any cover, explanatory or accompanying letters sent by the Minister or Secretary General of your Department along with the pre-budget submission.
- Received 27 November 2020Decided 4 December 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Please can you provide all records relating to the costs spent on providing equipment such as computers, desks, chairs and other items in order to facilitate government employees from your Department who have been working from home since the Covid-19 pandemic began. The timeframe for this request is: March 2020 until November 2020. Please provide records with the names of each item (such as “chair”, or “desk”) and how much each item cost. Please can you also provide all records relating to the costs spent on providing equipment such as computers, desks, chairs and other items in order to facilitate your Department's Minister working from home since the Covid-19 pandemic began in March 2020 until November 2020. Please provide records with the names of each item (such as “chair”, or “desk”), how much each item cost and who each item was for (example: “Taoiseach”, or “Enterprise Minister”).
- Received 10 November 2020Decided 4 December 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of any and all reasons related to the removal of self compliance as a compliance option for packaging waste compliance (S.I. No. 282 of 2014, EUROPEAN UNION (PACKAGING) REGULATIONS 2014) and as amended. Copies of any and all evidence related to the removal of self compliance as a compliance option for packaging waste compliance (S.I. No. 282 of 2014, EUROPEAN UNION (PACKAGING) REGULATIONS 2014) and as amended. Copies of any and all impact assessments related to the removal of self compliance as a compliance option for packaging waste compliance (S.I. No. 282 of 2014, EUROPEAN UNION (PACKAGING) REGULATIONS 2014) and as amended. Copies of any and all communications related to the removal of self compliance as a compliance option for packaging waste compliance (S.I. No. 282 of 2014, EUROPEAN UNION (PACKAGING) REGULATIONS 2014) and as amended. Copies of any and all draft documents related to the removal of self compliance as a compliance option for packaging waste compliance (S.I. No. 282 of 2014, EUROPEAN UNION (PACKAGING) REGULATIONS 2014) and as amended.
- Received 2 November 2020Decided 30 November 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All submissions received (full submissions, not just the list of submissions) from lobbying organisations relating to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill/ Act in 2017 and 2018. Please see table specifying such instances attached.
- Received 2 November 2020Decided 30 November 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1 - Any letters/emails exchanged between Minister Eamon Ryan TD and Eirgrid chief executive Mark Foley from the date Minister Ryan TD took office to the present date 2 - Any letters/emails exchanged between Minister Eamon Ryan TD and ESB chief executive Pat O'Doherty from the date Minister Ryan TD took office to the present date 3 - Any and all correspondence between Minister Eamon Ryan TD and representatives of the Irish Offshore Operators' Association, from the date Minister Ryan TD took office to the present date. 4 - Any and all correspondence between Minister Eamon Ryan TD and representatives of Providence Resources, from the date Minister Ryan TD took office to the present date.
- Received 9 November 2020Decided 27 November 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. The letter referred to in this return on the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/61076/three-ireland-hutchison-limited
- Received 16 November 2020Decided 24 November 2020WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A list of public relations agencies engaged by the Department since June 27th 2020 to now, the fees payable, contract duration and purpose of engagement. In the alternative, I would like to request a copy of all contracts signed between the Department and public relations agencies / external advisors from the 27th June 2020 to the present date.
- Received 28 October 2020Decided 24 November 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A copy of the Secretary General's work diary from 1st July to 27th October 2020.
- Received 13 November 2020Decided 23 November 2020TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of all briefing documents (including powerpoint presentations etc) presented at the Brexit Briefing for the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications on July 29th 2020.
- Received 3 September 2020Decided 13 November 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
• Any communications between the Department and third parties regarding the smoky coal ban since Minister Ryan TD took office. • Any internal briefing for Minister Ryan TD on pursuing a nationwide smoky coal or smoky fuel ban.
- Received 10 November 2020Decided 11 November 2020TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Please supply me with all communications relating to an application by RTE for a proposed amending regulation (regulation 136) to the RTE superannuation scheme. To include communications between the Department and RTE, DPER and New Era and any other third party that has made representations or observations in relation to this request by RTE
- Received 7 October 2020Decided 9 November 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1 - All correspondence exchanged between the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (and his predecessor), or anyone above the grade of principal officer in his Department and representatives of (a) google/YouTube/Alphabet, (b) Facebook/Whatsapp/Instagram, (c) Apple, (d) Microsoft, (e) Amazon and (f) Intel. 2 - the minutes of any meetings (online or in person) between the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (and his predecessor), or anyone above the grade of principal officer in his Department and representatives of (a) google/YouTube/Alphabet, (b) Facebook/Whatsapp/Instagram, (c) Apple, (d) Microsoft, (e) Amazon and (f) Intel. The correspondence should include all correspondence or communication, sent by email, text message, whatsapp, letter or any other format, between May 1, 2020 and October 7, 2020.
- Received 4 November 2020Decided 4 November 2020TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The total cost of TV licence enforcement costs in Co Longford between October 2018 and October 2020 and if the Department would make a statement on same.
- Received 4 November 2020Decided 4 November 2020TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The number of prosecutions taken against people on suspicion of having no TV licences in Co Longford between October 2018 and October 2020 and the amount of money used to pursue such cases.
- Received 7 October 2020Decided 2 November 2020WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A copy of all correspondences (including any attachments therein) from any member of RTE's executive board and the Minister (and/or his advisors/Department officials) in relation to state funding, the TV license, and/or RTE's finances, to cover the period Jan 1, 2020, to date. When conducting your search and retrieval please consider official information held on non- official systems, emails accounts and devices. For example, WhatsApp groups etc.
- Received 2 October 2020Decided 2 November 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
- Copies of any correspondence between the Department and An Post with regard to their planned move from the GPO to a new headquarters in Dublin Docklands. - Copies of any briefings, submissions, memos, reports or other such review/discussion documents prepared for the Minister or Sec Gen relating to the above.
- Received 21 October 2020Decided 30 October 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. Briefing notes, memos, preparatory materials, presentations, meeting minutes, and correspondence relating to: a) A meeting attended by the CMO, DCMO and Prof Philip Nolan and senior Government members, including the senior Minister in your Department on the 17 October - including presentation materials for this meeting.
- Received 28 September 2020Decided 27 October 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Can I request the email referred to here in this record - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/61907/phelan-energy-group-ltd And any minutes or other records that pertain to this email, such as any response or follow up emails or calls or meeting minutes.
- Received 28 September 2020Decided 23 October 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. The McKinsey Report and Recommendations which was used by the Department as a source in the Climate Action Plan in 2019 to formulate the emission reduction targets from transport. This report and recommendations were never published but is referred to in the report 2. The specific Irish new and used car market statistics used by the Department to calculate the 840,000 passenger cars on Irish Roads by 2030 a figure included in the Transport Section of the Climate Action Plan 2019.
- Received 25 September 2020Decided 23 October 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. The explanatory notes, impact assessment, draft regulation, or other commentary by DCENR accompanying any pre-legislative consultation concerning S.I. 391 of 2016 or Directive 2014/61/EU, with Irish bodies. 2. Correspondence with ComReg relating to the provisions or likely provisions of the Directive/Regulation, dating from 2013. 3. List of public bodies representing Ireland, in relation to drafting the Directive, attending or corresponding with EU/EC bodies or working groups. 4. Correspondence by the Department with EU/EC working groups in relation to the Directive.
- Received 5 October 2020Decided 22 October 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A copy of all documents, including any subsequent correspondence and/or internal departmental communications, related to the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/61602/gme-media I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably in its original formatting. When conducting your search and retrieval please consider official information held on non- official systems, emails accounts and devices. For example, WhatsApp groups etc.
- Received 18 September 2020Decided 19 October 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of records regarding the appointment of Special advisers to Minister Eamon Ryan TD and any relevant Ministers of State. Clarification received 21/09/2020 FOI is amended to remove ref to Minister for State
- Received 16 September 2020Decided 19 October 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. Minutes of meetings held by the Climate Action Delivery Board since July 2019. 2. Documents, reports and briefings prepared for those meetings. 3. Documents, reports and briefings prepared as a result of those meetings.
- Received 9 October 2020Decided 16 October 2020TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
With reference And to confirm Consumer Credit Act 1995 a mortgage lender means “mortgage lender” means— (a) a credit institution making housing loans, or (b) any other person of a class prescribed after consultation with the Minister for the Environment, for the purposes of the Act; Can you forward this information to me with reference to a company called IIB Homeloans Ltd. please a Ltd. company operating in Ireland as a mortgage lender can you as the current Minister for the Environment for the purposes of the Act forward under (b) above your Departments acknowledging this fact for the purposes of this Act.
- Received 28 September 2020Decided 16 October 2020WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any reports compiled in relation to the ownership/operating structure of Cork airport.
- Received 30 September 2020Decided 15 October 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Records of correspondence between Minister Eamon Ryan TD and Lucy Gaffney, chairwoman of Communicorp from June-September 2020.
- Received 1 October 2020Decided 13 October 2020TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
….the information I request is relative to the EU Birds and Habitats directive and in particular information relative to the states compliance and or non compliance with the provisions of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives – For example, - the information that passed between the state and the EU authorities for the purpose of adopting sites of community importance, applications for EU funding to preserve such sites, notifications issued to owners, occupiers etc., dates of transition and adaption etc. I am particularly interested in all sites identified and listed in County Kerry and the West Coast of Ireland.
- Received 15 September 2020Decided 13 October 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A list of all submissions made to the Minister or Ministers of State at your Department using the e-submissions system (or whatever relevant/similar system is in place at your Department) in the period 1 July 2020 to the date of receipt of this request. This request is to include the date of the submission and its title. I am not seeking copies of the submissions themselves.
- Received 15 September 2020Decided 13 October 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Correspondence between Mr O'Hobain, and/or Mr Griffin to the Minister, Secretary General and EPA on the same matter (5g misinformation) from date of letter from Three received to present.
- Received 25 September 2020Decided 8 October 2020WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All information relating to media monitoring activities undertaken by, or for, The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment in the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 to include: • Any contracts and associated agreements and any documentation relating to the appointment of third parties to undertake media monitoring activities, and any costs associated with same. • Details and any associated documentation relating to internal media monitoring undertaking by officials within the Department, and any costs associated with same. • All documents relating to media monitoring including relevant minutes of meetings, briefings for officials, Ministers or Ministers of State, or any correspondence with other third parties, including other government departments, agencies, statutory bodies or private individuals and companies. • The media monitoring reports compiled in or for the Department during the timeframe as outlined.
- Received 15 September 2020Decided 8 October 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any correspondence from Facebook/Google/Twitter/TikTok to the Minister since he took office in late June of this year to present and any response to them. Correspondence received by Richard Browne in the communications section of Dept from companies in relation to the national cyber security centre from January 2020 to present and any responses sent by him to same.
- Received 10 September 2020Decided 8 October 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Email sent to the Department by Verizon Ireland relating to the following entry on the lobbying register https://www.lobbying.ie/return/61456/verizon-ireland
- Received 23 September 2020Decided 6 October 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Requesting the following documents relating to 'Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy' Ireland's National Waste Policy 2020-2025: • All submissions made as part of the public consultation process during the plan's development. • All submissions and correspondence from members of the Waste Advisory Group regarding the proposed deposit return scheme.
- Received 8 September 2020Decided 6 October 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. Submissions received to the public consultation held between December 30 2019 and February 21 2020 on the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy. 2. Correspondence received between January 1 2019 and December 30 2019, and between September 3 2020 and September 8 2020 from Indaver, Covanta (also known as Dublin Waste to Energy), Dublin City Council and the Irish Waste Management Association regarding the implications of the Waste Action Plan for incinerator operations. 3. Correspondence received between January 1 2019 and December 30 2019, and between September 3 2020 and September 8 2020 from Cement Manufacturers Ireland and individual cement producers regarding the implications of the Waste Action Plan for solid recovered fuel (SRF).
- Received 8 September 2020Decided 6 October 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Request copies of all briefings, correspondence and notes in relation to the National Broadband Plan prepared for, or submitted to, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, for the time period of June 1st to August 30th, 2020. I do not wish to include in this request copies of Ministerial representations submitted to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in relation to the NBP for the time period of June 1st to August 30th 2020, or replies to Ministerial representations prepared in relation to the NBP for the time period stated.
- Received 5 March 2020Decided 5 October 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
• A full list of which companies have surrendered their oil and gas license interests, and the details of those interests. • Any communication between the companies concerned and the Department regarding the surrendering of their interest. A list of any notifications of intention to surrender licenses or license interests from September of 2019 to 5th March 2020.