Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
FOI Requests — 1,579 records (page 4 of 32)
- Received 6 August 2025Decided 3 September 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All representations, including letters and emails, made by the following to Minister O'Brien, dated between 01/02 and 05/08- -Intel. -Microsoft. -Amazon. -Apple. -Google. -IBM. -Pfizer. -Eli Lilly.
- Received 15 August 2025Decided 1 September 2025WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. Any correspondence, documentation or other forms of data within the remits of the AIE regulations which contains information on whether or not Ireland has received a derogation from the EU ETS2. 2. Any correspondence, documentation or other forms of data within the remits of the AIE regulations which contains information on when a decision on Ireland’s application for a derogation is expected from the European Commission, if no derogation has yet been received. 3. Any response from the European Commission to Ireland’s application for a derogation, which specifies a date and reference number. 4.Any correspondence, documentation or other forms of data within the remits of the AIE regulations which contains information on what factual and legal basis the derogation was sought. I also request this information under the Freedom of Information Act 2014
- Received 5 August 2025Decided 30 August 2025GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A list of all submissions prepared for the minister in the period 1 Jan 2025 to date.
- Received 1 August 2025Decided 30 August 2025GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-07-2025 - 31-07-2025.
- Received 21 August 2025Decided 28 August 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The correspondence sent by Minister Darragh O'Brien to An Comisiún Pleanála, which was due to be sent on Thursday August 7th, 2025, in relation to the Government's policy on a liquified natural gas terminal.
- Received 29 July 2025Decided 27 August 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. Copy of submissions made by Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment since 01 April 2025 to the Department of Public Expenditure regarding funding for climate, energy and the environment to be provided under the revised National Development Plan. 2. Copy of briefing material prepared by the Department for the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, Darragh O’Brien, for his bilateral meetings with the Minister for Public Expenditure regarding the revised National Development Plan.
- Received 29 July 2025Decided 26 August 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All records of communications (including but not limited to emails, meeting minutes, briefing documents, memos, agendas, presentations, or correspondence) between the Department and the specified trade groups relating to: Irish Government’s preparations for COP30, including official positions, sectoral input, or stakeholder engagement; Climate, sustainability, emissions, or land use policies in the context of COP30; Any consultations, meetings, or discussions between Department officials and such trade groups on these matters. The timeframe for this request is: 1 January 2024 to the present. Trade Groups: Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA)
- Received 29 July 2025Decided 25 August 2025GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I would like to request details regarding press and communications staff working on behalf of the department. Please disclose the following, both in terms of head count and full-time equivalent: 1. The number of press and communications staff. 2. A breakdown of these staff by job title (e.g. number of press officers, heads of press office, directors of communications, social media staff, etc). 3. The overall spend on salaries for these staff in the year 2024/25.
- Received 21 August 2025Decided 21 August 2025WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I hereby request access to all records held by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) relating to the Proposed Belville Solar Farm project. For clarity, this request refers to the proposed solar farm development by Power Capital Renewable Energy (PCRE), located near Belville, Monivea, Co. Galway, commonly referred to as the “Belville Solar Farm.” This includes any associated grid connection or infrastructure works linked to this development, and any records where the project is referred to under a different internal name or reference. This request also covers any proposed Phase 2 or Phase 3 expansions, whether publicly announced or not, and any Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) or fire safety-related assessments. Additionally, I request any records relating to funding, incentives, approvals, or policy guidance provided to the project. Specifically, I request: 1. Funding, Policy, and Approval Records Applications, correspondence, or approvals regarding funding, grants, incentives, or other support for the Belville Solar Farm. Records of internal advice, policy assessments, or evaluations regarding eligibility, compliance, or energy policy alignment. Internal memos, minutes, or briefings concerning Phase 2/3 expansions, BESS/fire safety, or grid connection matters.
- Received 29 July 2025Decided 13 August 2025WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I wish to request details in relation to pressers, press conferences and media interviews involving ministers. By press conferences, I mean events to inform the press about a subject or announcement at which the minister(s) answers questions from journalists present.
- Received 15 July 2025Decided 13 August 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any emails, letters, correspondence sent between Gas Networks Ireland and the Department in relation to a business plan on an FSRU system and salt cavern storage as a means to protect the country's security of energy supply since January 2024.
- Received 11 August 2025Decided 11 August 2025TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
How much of public resources in total, have been spent on infrastructural cost, and related costs for /broadband/internet/Telecoms since 2010?
- Received 15 July 2025Decided 8 August 2025GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I gather that the CRU's Retail Team provides updates to DECC on a monthly basis on some key market metrics, of which arrears data is one. The report may be sent to DCEE Retail Energy Policy and Regulation Division. I would like to request the reports from the last 12 months.
- Received 6 August 2025Decided 7 August 2025WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. The following esubs (which were released in a list under FOI-0270-2025) February - IDA Strategy 2025-2029 - Update on US trade policy - Letter to Minister O'Callaghan re National Security Authority April - Post enactment report: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 - Approval of Ireland's Proposed Intervention in the case T-15/25 Nvidia v European Commission May - Ministerial Correspondence: Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity and the Cost of Business Advisory Forum June - Economic Assessment of Green Energy Park Concepts Report - Review of Economic Impact Assessments of the Potential for Offshore Wind Energy - AI Regulatory Guidance Sandbox: Proposal
- Received 9 July 2025Decided 7 August 2025GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A copy of any correspondence/letters/emails, sent and received, between the Minister and any European commissioner, between 1st February and 9th July 2025.
- Received 5 August 2025Decided 6 August 2025TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I request the following records from 1 June 2025-present about the following : A copy of any briefings or memos concerning any proposed, planned or confirmed (short-term) extension to the NDRC, the state’s national accelerator programme; A copy of minutes of meetings and/or presentations from meetings concerning the NDRC with officials from any of the following: Dogpatch Labs; Department of Enterprise; Enterprise Ireland; and/or DCCS;
- Received 14 July 2025Decided 1 August 2025GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Since 2022 details of courses provided or refund for employees in data protection law including name of course, course provider, course fee and duration.
- Received 3 July 2025Decided 1 August 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Five environmental incidents over the three fiscal years 2021-2023 which were the most costly for the Department of Climate, Energy, and the Environment in terms of the remediation measures they led to which your department paid for, or records containing that information. We are looking for the total cost per incident of the remediation measures and any report you prepared on each incident.
- Received 15 July 2025Decided 30 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Request for correspondence and meeting notes related to the mid term review of IIFPG between October 2023 and April 2025
- Received 1 July 2025Decided 29 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
a copy of any briefings, submissions, memos, Q&As, or other such high-level documents prepared for the minister or the secretary general with regard to an EPA report on illegal peat extraction. a copy of any correspondence between the department and the EPA with regard to the report in the period 1 Jan 2025 to date.
- Received 2 July 2025Decided 28 July 2025GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A list of all e submissions sent to the cabinet minister in your Department during the period January 1st-July 2nd this year
- Received 1 July 2025Decided 28 July 2025GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-06-2025 - 30-06-2025.
- Received 2 July 2025Decided 25 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All documents regarding the sale of the freehold interests which the Minister sanctioned of the 1.17 hectares of reclaimed foreshore at Greencastle Harbour to Donegal County Council between 1st of January 1992 to end of 1993 please
- Received 3 July 2025Decided 25 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
To obtain details regarding representations related to nuclear energy over the past two years. Specifically, I seek access to: 1. A list of all meetings, communications or engagements between the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment and lobbying organisations, industry representatives or non-governmental organisations advocating for or against nuclear energy and/or smaller modular reactors (SMRs). 2. To provide copies of any reports, memos, briefing documents, or correspondence from January 2022 to the present that discuss current or potential future changes to government policy regarding nuclear energy, particularly in the context of the ongoing energy crisis and national climate targets. This includes consideration of adopting, expanding, or revising the role of nuclear power in Ireland’s energy strategy. Specifically, I’m interested in communication with internal bodies/organisations – lobbying or representations or otherwise. 3. Any assessments, analyses or recommendations made by third-party organisations concerning nuclear energy and/or smaller modular reactors (SMRs).
- Received 16 July 2025Decided 22 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I am seeking access to the following records held by the Department, covering the period from 1 January 2025 to the present (16/072025): Any assessments, reports, memos, correspondence, briefing materials, economic modelling, or internal communications concerning the potential impact on electricity prices in the event that liquefied natural gas (LNG) is sourced from Ireland’s planned emergency reserve.
- Received 24 June 2025Decided 22 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any emails, letters, correspondence, briefings, memos, follow-up emails sent in relation to a meeting between Geoscience Regulation Office (GSRO) and Europa Oil on May 22nd, 2025
- Received 23 June 2025Decided 21 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All of the correspondence held by each department relating to corporate hospitality OFFERED to and ACCEPTED by the minister of the day I would like my request to date back one year from today Clarification received 07/07/2025 request to cover the last year, to apply to records held by the ministers office, and I understand corporate hospitality to mean a time when the minister asked for or was offered a complementary gift or service on the basis of their position. So a free ticket or corporate hospitality box for a gig, or a meal
- Received 20 June 2025Decided 18 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
- Any correspondence between the Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI) and department officials to date this year, up to 13th June 2025, related to electricity/energy credits or other efforts to help households pay their energy bills, - Any correspondence between ESB Networks and department officials to date this year, up to 13th June 2025, related to electricity/energy credits or other efforts to help households pay their energy bills, - Any internal department correspondence (emails, briefing notes, memos, minutes of any related meetings, WhatsApp and text messages, etc) related to meetings and correspondence with EAI or ESB regarding electricity/energy credits or other efforts to help households pay their energy bills, also to date this year.
- Received 19 June 2025Decided 17 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All records relating to the EU-Egypt-Israel MoU on gas in the period October 2024 – present
- Received 10 June 2025Decided 17 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any emails, letters, correspondence sent from Sustainable Capital Development Capital Limited to principal officers and above at the Department of the Environment in relation to the building of a power plant in Grange Castle, since January 2024.
- Received 18 June 2025Decided 16 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. Copies of all internal correspondence, within the department, related to the attendance/invitation to attend, of any Minister, or Minister of State in the department, at any meetings of the Council of the EU, between 20th January and 18th June 2025. 2. Copies of the diary of the Minister and any Ministers of State in the department, for the calendar week of any Council of the EU meetings the department was invited to, between 20th January and 18th June 2025. (This request is being sent to every department, while the timeframe is wide, I suspect most departments would only have one, maybe two, meetings where their Minister was invited to attend a Council of the EU meeting in this period. This request would be for correspondence, including but not limited to that related to planning and scheduling, in cases where the Minister, or Minister of State, attended, or could not attend)
- Received 13 June 2025Decided 14 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I wish to request a list of recommendations delivered by Ireland's multiple youth citizen assemblies on climate action and biodiversity loss that have been implemented by government.
- Received 12 June 2025Decided 10 July 2025GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. Correspondence between either Minister O'Brien or the Department's Secretary General and the Chairpersons/Chief executives (or equivalent) in bodies under the Department's aegis regarding Storm Eowyn 2. From the date of the storm to date
- Received 9 June 2025Decided 9 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I request all records held related to the lobbying activities in this return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/124410/alliance-for-beverage-cartons-and-the-environment--- ace-ireland Please include all documents provided by the lobbying party, as well as notes or minutes from any meetings and all departmental or Ministerial correspondence returned to the lobbying party. Please also include internal records concerning these lobbying events including memos, speaking notes, briefings, and preparatory and follow-up internal correspondence. Please exclude any administrative emails related to setting up or organising meetings.
- Received 1 July 2025Decided 8 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The Department of the Environment stated on document JOC 29th June 2021 that there would be an interim review in Q1 2023 of the IFFPG. An article in the Irish Independent reported by Ciaran Moran on 29th April 2025 has stated that the IFFPG interim review is competed and I am requesting a copy of this review.
- Received 13 June 2025Decided 8 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All records of correspondence with CEPA consultants in relation to energy security reports commissioned by the department. I would like to limit the request to the last 12 months.
- Received 9 June 2025Decided 7 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I request all records held related to the lobbying activities in this return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/124301/equinix-ireland Please include all documents provided by the lobbying party, as well as notes or minutes from any meetings and all departmental or ministerial correspondence returned to the lobbying party. Please also include internal records concerning these lobbying events including memos, speaking notes, briefings, and preparatory and follow-up internal correspondence. Please exclude any administrative emails related to setting up or organising meetings.
- Received 20 June 2025Decided 4 July 2025GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I wish to request access to any record which show total expenditure in your FOI body in 2025 on provision of free period products.
- Received 16 June 2025Decided 4 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Please provide me with the training material your staff use to respond to FOI requests. I am happy to take advice on how to amend the request if the volume of material is excessive. My particular interest is in the guidance they are given on assumption of openness and how they are instructed on how to apply exemptions. Not the background to the introduction of the Act,
- Received 6 June 2025Decided 2 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1: The number of surveys that were conducted for the purpose of assessment under the Warmer Homes Scheme nationally in 2025 2. The average cost of a warmer homes scheme survey 3. The average cost of a survey under the WHS/EEOS Collaborate Pilot Scheme in 2025 4. The total cost spent on surveys to date under the WHS/EEOS Collaborate Pilot Scheme in 2025
- Received 25 June 2025Decided 30 June 2025WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Records specific to the following lobbying engagements of Google with the department: - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/126824/google-ireland-limited - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/121972/google-ireland-limited
- Received 3 June 2025Decided 30 June 2025GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-05-2025 - 31-05-2025.
- Received 3 June 2025Decided 27 June 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Subject: Sonar Logs from RV Celtic Explorer Involving Anomalous Contacts (2015–2024) I am seeking access to sonar contact records and associated reports generated by the RV Celtic Explorer, specifically: 1. Date Range: o 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2024 2. Vessel: o RV Celtic Explorer only 3. Subset of Data Requested: o Sonar logs, summaries, or contact reports describing underwater contacts that meet any of the following conditions: Reported or logged speeds exceeding 100 knots Sudden vertical or horizontal movements consistent with transmedium travel Absence of cavitation, wake, or propulsion signature for objects exhibiting unusual acceleration or motion 4. Suggested Search Filters (where applicable): o “unidentified submerged object” o “transmedium”
- Received 19 June 2025Decided 25 June 2025TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Correspondence (from the period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025) between Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretary Department of Environment, Climate and Communications) and Google Ireland Limited related to the following Lobbying Register entry - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/126824/google-ireland-limited Minutes from meetings (held in the period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025) between Patrick Neary (Assistant Secretary Department of Environment, Climate and Communications) and Google Ireland Limited related to the following Lobbying Register entry - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/126824/google-ireland-limited
- Received 26 May 2025Decided 24 June 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
• Any emails, letters, correspondence sent from Kestrel Energy Storage to Department of the Environment since January 2025 • Any memos, minutes of meetings, briefings etc. sent in relation to a meeting between DECC officials and Kestrel held since January 2025.
- Received 26 May 2025Decided 24 June 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any emails, letters, correspondence sent from Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc (or Murrays PR acting on their behalf) over FEL 4/19 licence sent to Daragh O'Brien since January 2025. Any memos, minutes of meetings, briefings etc. sent in relation to a meeting between Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc (or Murrays PR acting on their behalf) Daragh O'Brien held since January 2025.
- Received 26 May 2025Decided 24 June 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
We hereby request that the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (the Department) furnish us with all Records (as defined in the Act) passing between it and Ernst & Young, Philip Lee LLP and RPS Group, and each of those service providers amongst each other, that contains information referencing or relating to (i) the terms of reference of their respective engagement into a review of the structure and operation of the household waste collection market in Ireland; and (ii) the preparation of the public consultation questionnaire on the feasibility of transitioning Ireland's waste collection market from its current side-by-side licensing system to a franchise tendering system between 1 January 2024 and the date of this request.
- Received 26 May 2025Decided 24 June 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All communication since January 2024 with 1. Manna Drone Limited [1]; 2. Just Eat Takeaway.com [2]; 3. DoorDash [3] 4. Wing aviation [4] (or Wing, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. which also owns Google) Clarification: I can restrict my request to records in the following policy areas: - Environment - Business and Public Sector Energy
- Received 26 May 2025Decided 23 June 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All correspondence between and all records/minutes of any meetings held between Patrick Neary, Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, and David McRedmond, An Post, dated between 25/01 and 25/05.
- Received 19 June 2025Decided 20 June 2025TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. Correspondence between the minister and officials above principal level or higher on NDRC, the organisation which operates the national start-up accelerator, from May 01 to June 18, 2025 2. Correspondence between the department and NDRC over the same time period 2. Correspondence between the department and the Department of Enterprise over the same time period.