Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
FOI Requests — 1,329 records (page 7 of 27)
- Received 24 March 2025Decided 23 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
The Minister stated in late February that the department has written to bodies under its aegis to seek details of capital projects with a cost of at least €500,000 or other projects where there has been significant expenditure which were abandoned or have materially failed to deliver. I request the following records to cover the period 20 February 2025 to present: Copies of each response received from individual agencies; Any spreadsheet, review, report, analysis detailing the details provided by individualagencies and/or an overview of aggregate findings from this exercise; Any memo or briefing paper for the Minister and/or senior management; In tabular form, a list of provided details per projects to include agency name, projectname, the project estimated cost, the overspent to date; and if the project was completed
- Received 19 February 2025Decided 17 April 2025GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of the 2022, 2023 and 2024 letter from the chair of the Arts Council to the minister
- Received 18 February 2025Decided 16 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of any periodic update, summary or briefing paper prepared by the Business Unit and/or Arts Unitand sent to or requested by senior management (ass sec general and above) and/or minister(s) and/or direct ministerial staff (minister's office and/or special advisors) about the BTP project since 1 January 2022 A copy of correspondence between ministers (including juniors) and the CEO/director and/or chair of the board (plenary) of the Arts Council about the Arts Council's Business Transformation Programme (BTP) since 1 January 2023 A copy of notes (taken during meetings which informed the finalised minutes), minutes, briefings, presentations and/or reports provided in advance or requested by the minister following meetings since 1 January 2025 between Minister O'Donovan and Arts Council senior management and/or board (plenary) chair of the Arts Council in which the Business Transformation Programme(BTP) was discussed;Note: Notes are only required where no finalised minutes of meeting exist. A copy of the notes or minutes from quarterly liaison meetings between the Arts Unitin the Department and the Arts Council since 1 January 2021. Note: Requires only extracts from minutes relating to BTP and attendees at meetingPlease exclude any emails concerning administrative matters with the meeting (e.g. setting a time for the meeting; change of time, food to be served, etc).
- Received 18 February 2025Decided 16 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
All correspondence between the Secretaries General in the Department and the Arts Council regarding the development of an IT system for grants between January 1 2019 and the date of this request. All correspondence between the Secretaries General in the Department and the Secretaries General in the Department of Public Expenditure regarding funding for an IT system for the Arts Council between January 1 2019 and the date of this request
- Received 18 February 2025Decided 16 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
The Arts Council 2023 Statement of Internal Control, sent by the Arts Council to the Arts Unit of the Department on June 26 2024. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Arts Council 2023 financial statements, sent to the Department on June 26, 2024. Minutes of the following meetings of the Management Board of the Department of Arts referring to the issue of the Arts Council ICT project:- minutes of 3 July 2024 meeting - minutes of 23 July, 2024 meeting - minutes of 4 July 2024 meeting
- Received 19 March 2025Decided 16 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
The full ministerial briefing notes presented to Minister Patrick O’Donovan prior to his St Patrick’s Day trip to Seattle and San Francisco The full ministerial briefing notes presented to Minister of State Charlie McConalogue prior to his St Patrick’s Day trip to Colombia
- Received 19 March 2025Decided 16 April 2025RefusedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
1) The total number of FOI requests where the Department both: a) failed to release the requested records within 20 working days, as required by Section 13 of the FOI Act 2014 AND b) did not notify the requester of an extension within that same 20-working-day period, as allowed under Section 14 Note that I'm asking about cases in which both a) AND b) conditions apply. The resulting figure should be broken down by year. 2) The total number of FOI requests where the Department released the requested records later than 30 working days, despite notifying the requester of a 10-working-day extension under Section 14, broken down by year. 3) The total number of FOI requests where the Department refused the request under Section 15(1)(f) of the FOI Act 2014, on the grounds that the records were intended to be published within 6 weeks of the request, but then released those records more than 6 weeks after the refusal decision, broken down by year.
- Received 17 February 2025Decided 15 April 2025RefusedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
All correspondence and documentation shared between The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Minister, Secretary General and other senior officials) and the Department of Public Expenditure that relates to the IT project of the Arts Council from 2020 onwards.
- Received 14 February 2025Decided 14 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Copy of correspondence between the division in the department or the assistant secretary dealing with the Arts Council and the secretary general/ Minister/ special advisors to the Minister since 01 April 2024 regarding the Arts Council annual report/accounts for 2023 and, in particular spending on the IT business transformation programme. Copy of briefing note prepared for the new secretary general of the Department of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sports and Media in relation to the Arts Council annual accounts/report for 2023 and spending on the IT business transformation programme on his appointment last year. Copy of correspondence between the special advisors to the former Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media and the former Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media since 01 April 2024 in relation to the Arts Council annual report/accounts for 2023 and spending on the IT business transformation programme. Copy of correspondence since 01 April 2024 between the office of the former Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media (including from special advisors to the Minister) and the Department of the Taoiseach regarding the Arts Council annual report/accounts 2023 and spending on the IT business transformation programme.
- Received 14 February 2025Decided 14 April 2025RefusedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of the business case received from the Arts Council on the proposed new phase of the Business Transformation Programme (BTP) project agreed by the Arts Council Plenary circa June 2024; A copy of any assessment, summary document or briefing paper outlining the department's position / opinionon the proposed business case / off-the-shelf option
- Received 14 March 2025Decided 14 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Aon coinníollacha maoinithe, forálacha, nó chomhaontú deontais a bhí déanta idir An Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán agus Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta ó 2025 siar go tús 2011.
- Received 14 March 2025Decided 14 April 2025GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Copies of all correspondence between Minister Patrick O'Donovan and the following individuals: Minister of State Seán Canney; Minister of State Noel Grealish; Minister of State Marian Harkin; Minister of State Kevin 'Boxer' Moran; Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae; Danny Healy-Rae TD; Michael Lowry TD; Barry Heneghan TD; Gillian Toole TD.
- Received 13 February 2025Decided 11 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
All communications between senior Department officials, principal officer and above, and the Arts Council in relation to the Arts Council's 2023 annual report, between 1 May 2023 and 23 January 2024. All internal communications between Minister Catherine Martin and senior Department officials, principal officer and above, and the Arts Council in relation to the Arts Council's 2023 annual report, between 1 May 2023 and 23 January 2024. Any communications between Minister Catherine Martin, or her special advisors, to the Arts Council in relation to the Arts Council's 2023 annual report, between 1 May 2023 and 23 January 2024.
- Received 13 February 2025Decided 11 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
All correspondence between Catherine Martin and the Arts Council regarding its 2023 annual report between April 1 2024 and the date of this request All correspondencebetween Catherine Martin and her advisers and the Secretary General of the regarding the Arts Council annual report between April 1 2024 and the date of this request All minutes from meetings held in the Department regarding the Arts Council 2023 annual report between April 1 2024 and the date of this request All briefing document prepared for Catherine Martin regarding the Arts Council 2023 annual report between April 1 2024 and the date of this request
- Received 13 March 2025Decided 11 April 2025RefusedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Aon chumarsáid idir Roinn na Gaeltachta agus Foras na Gaeilge maidir le Plean Teanga Chathair Chorcaí a cuireadh chuig Foras na Gaeilge agus Roinn na Gaeltachta i mí Feabhra 2024 -Aon chumarsáid taobh istigh de Roinn na Gaeltachta maidir leis an bPlean
- Received 12 March 2025Decided 10 April 2025RefusedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
An tuairisc a chur Barr Feabhais le chéile ar an Phleanáil Teanga agus na Limistéir Gaeltachta agus a chur siad chuig na Roinne
- Received 12 March 2025Decided 10 April 2025GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
All emails, and correspondence between the Football Association of Ireland and Department of Sport and/or Ministers responsible from January 23 2025 until today March 12 2025 that relate to League of Ireland Academies. I would also like to request minutes of any meetings with the Football Association of Ireland relating to Academies in the same time period, should they exist.
- Received 11 February 2025Decided 9 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Any correspondence since June 1st 2024 between the Minister or Department of Arts and Media (at PO level or above) and the Arts Council or any members of the Arts Council on the draft 2023 annual report of the Arts Council; Any associated papers or reports exchanged between them on the same topic; and the minutes of any meetings between them on that topic. Any reports or briefing notes since June 1st 2024 to the Minister for Arts and Media from officials in the Department (at PO level or above) on problems in the Arts Council ICT project and the decision to scrap the project; Any Department papers on the financial implications of same for the Arts Council.
- Received 7 March 2025Decided 7 April 2025RefusedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Gach cáipéis agus comhfhreagras a bhaineann le dréachtú na Treoirlínte Pleanála Gaeltachta
- Received 4 March 2025Decided 2 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
I wish to request the following to cover the period 1 January 2025-present: Records concerning the decision-making process to approach the Institute of Public Administrationto undertake the review of departmental governance practices rather than a fully independent review such as that by Niamh Brennan of the Arts Council; Copies of correspondence and/or meeting minutes concerning the preliminary discussions with the Institute of Public Administration as outlined by the Minister in response to a recent parliamentary question here; A copy of any draft or finalised terms of reference for the proposed Institute of Public Administration review
- Received 3 March 2025Decided 1 April 2025RefusedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
The report referred to below: The Irish Times on 22 February published an article titled “Arts Council review to include role of auditors and accountability of board”. The article says “In parallel with Prof Brennan’s review, the IPA will be drafted in – for a second time after it reviewed the department in the wake of the RTÉ scandal – to examine the adequacy of risk management in the Department of Arts and Media, among other matters”.
- Received 3 March 2025Decided 1 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
A list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and media through the e-submissions channel.I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-02-2025 - 28-02-2025.
- Received 18 February 2025Decided 31 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Details of a communication sent to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media from RTÉ in relation to its Register of External Activities. It was confirmed to RTÉ that specific legal underpinning in the form of primary or secondary legislation must be in place to allow it to publish a Register that includes the name, the approved activity and the relevant payment band for that activity. RTÉ said it had requested the necessary legislation was put in place by the Department. Can I get details of that correspondence please?
- Received 28 February 2025Decided 31 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
The release of any email or written correspondence since 1 January this year, between the sec gen of the Department and organisations that come under the aegis of the department, regarding issues of expenditure, procurement or capital funding, as well as any responses received by the sec gen to date.
- Received 27 February 2025Decided 28 March 2025RefusedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of any requests for furnishings,officealterations,artwork, electronic equipment or any other such requests made for changes/alterations/or improvements toofficeaccommodationby theminister or minister of state, or any of their advisers in the period since they took up their roles. This request should include any follow-up correspondence generated on foot of these requests.
- Received 26 February 2025Decided 27 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Copy of report received from the National Gallery in 2021 regarding the use of the x-ray system valued at €124,805, funded by the Department of Arts and Culture under its Creative Ireland's Digitisation Scheme in 2017. Copy of any subsequent correspondence regarding the report on the X-ray system for the National Gallery sent by department officials to the then Minister for Arts, Culture and/or her special advisors. Copy of the original business case for the X-ray system submitted to the Department of Arts and Culture by the National Gallery in 2016/2017 and any business case submitted from the Department of Arts and Culture to the Department of Public Expenditure.
- Received 26 February 2025Decided 27 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of all correspondence between the Department's Tourism Division and the British Home Office regarding the UK's Electronic Authorisation Scheme (ETA) scheme within the last six month period. A copy of all correspondence between the Department and Tourism Ireland regarding the scheme within the same time frame. A copy of briefing documents on the scheme and its relevance to tourism.
- Received 26 February 2025Decided 27 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
All correspondence to and from the Minister for Sport which references Euro 2028 or Casement Park from December 1, 2024 until present.
- Received 25 February 2025Decided 26 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Copies of all correspondence related to the purchase of a scanner/x-ray machine for the National Gallery.The correspondence can be limited to items to/from the following individuals: Minister for the Arts Patrick O'Donovan;Former Minister for the Arts Catherine Martin;Former Minister for the Arts Josepha Madigan;Former Minister for the Arts Heather Humphreys;Department of the Arts secretary general Feargal Ó Coigligh;Former Department of the Arts secretary generalKatherine Licken;Former Department of the Arts secretary general Joe Hamill;Director of the National Gallery Dr Caroline Campbell;Former Director of the National Gallery Dr Caroline Campbell;Former Director of the National Gallery Seán Rainbird;National Gallery chairman Adrian O'Carroll;Former National Gallery chairwoman Mary Keane;Former National Gallery chairman Michael Cush The time period can be limited to 1/11/2017 and 25/2/2025.
- Received 25 February 2025Decided 26 March 2025RefusedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
All correspondence directly between Minister Patrick O'Donovan and commissioners at Coimisiún na Meán, dated between January 23, 2025 and February 25, 2025.
- Received 25 February 2025Decided 26 March 2025GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Information and all correspondence, including the meeting and a follow up letter referred to in the below Lobbying return. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/30935/diageo-ireland Information requested relates to the meeting from Diageo Ireland and any further correspondenceas a result of this meeting, both to/from FDI and also with other departments. Furthermore, please provide details of the meeting with Minister Griffin- any briefing documents and minutes also sought. The time period is from 1 May, 2018 to 31 August 2018.
- Received 24 February 2025Decided 25 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of the report(s) for a review of departmental governance practices carried out in conjunction with, or solely by, the Institute of Public Administration; A copy of any reports, briefings for senior management or ministerial level of the findings of the review of departmental governance practices; A copy of any correspondence (including attachments) with the Institute of Public Administration about the review of departmental governance practices;
- Received 21 February 2025Decided 24 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of the grant application, and grant application supporting documents, submitted by Villiers School in Limerick for the2023 - Community Sports Facilities Fund
- Received 19 February 2025Decided 20 March 2025GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Information and all correspondence, including the meeting and follow up letter referred to in the below Lobbying return. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/30935/diageo-ireland Information requested relates to the meeting and follow up letter from Diageo Ireland and any further correspondenceas a result of this meeting and follow up letter, both to/from FDI and also with other departments. Furthermore, please provide details of the meeting with Minister Griffin- any briefing documentsand minutes also sought. The time period is from 1st May 2018 to 31 August 2018.
- Received 19 February 2025Decided 20 March 2025GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Copies of any Disposal Certificates issued by the Director of the National Archives to the Revenue Commissioners under s.7 of the National Archives Act 1986 since 1 January 2010, including any applications and conditions attached thereto.
- Received 13 January 2025Decided 19 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of any submissions received by any parties for the 'Phase 1' examination of the proposed merger of D&D Media Limited and Formpress Publishing Limited
- Received 18 February 2025Decided 19 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Any and all invoices from media monitoring organisations and media contacts database organisations for the period 2015 to date 1) A media Monitoring service is any external organisation that is paid by you to monitor and/or analyse mentions across online news, social media, print, broadcast media, and podcasts. 2) A media contacts database organisation is any external organisation that provides you with a media database.
- Received 17 February 2025Decided 18 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
1. The total cost incurred by the Department related to placing advertisements in online and digital platforms and the names of the platforms involved for 2022, 2023, 2024 and so far in 2025. 2. The total advertising spend by the Department broken down by medium - online, print media, radio, TV and outdoor - for 2022, 2023, 2024 and so far in 2025.
- Received 13 February 2025Decided 13 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
The following records related to the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP): Grant Application Details: A copy of the full application submitted by Portumna Hurling Club for the Sports Capital Grant in 2024 Assessment or scoring details assigned to this application
- Received 13 February 2025Decided 13 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
All correspondence between the NFL and the Department since the start of 2024 in relation to hosting an NFL match in Dublin in 2025. I also wish to request, under FoI, access to all correspondence between the GAA and the Department in relation to hosting the match since the start of 2024.
- Received 13 February 2025Decided 13 March 2025RefusedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Access to any memos / reviews / briefings / cost benefit analyses prepared prior to the decision for an NFL league match to be played at Croke Park.
- Received 13 February 2025Decided 13 March 2025GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
1) A full breakdown of costs incurred by the Department in respect of the Ryder Cup being held in Limerick in 2027; I'm looking for the costs incurred by the Department in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025. Please include name of company, the amount paid and what service the company provided. To be further assistance what I'm seeking in 2023 the Department paid X company Y amount for the provision of IT related services in respect of the Ryder Cup being held in Limerick in 2027 etc
- Received 13 February 2025Decided 13 March 2025RefusedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of the ministerial brief provided to Minister O'Donovan upon taking office.
- Received 12 February 2025Decided 12 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Any memos/reports/correspondence created both before and after these meetings referenced in the lobbying returns: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/120905/abbey-theatre
- Received 11 February 2025Decided 11 March 2025GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
• A breakdown of the Department’s total annual spend (for each year from January 1st, 2010 to present) on newspaper/paid media subscriptions. • A breakdown of the Department’s total annual spend (for each year from January 1st, 2010 to present) on individual newspaper/paid media subscriptions for its employees, by newspaper/media outlet; • A breakdown of the Department’s total annual spend (for each year from January 1st, 2010 to present) on corporate newspaper/paid media subscriptions, by newspaper/media outlet; I am interested in information covering the period from January 1st 2010 to present.
- Received 11 February 2025Decided 11 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Access to each FOI Internal review decision letter issued by your organisation in 2024 and any records released therewith, but excluding any decision letter which related exclusively to personal information as defined in Section 2 of the act.
- Received 6 February 2025Decided 6 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Copies of correspondence related to Euro 2028 to/from the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and the following individuals: Former Minister Catherine Martin Former Minister Catherine Former Minister of State for Sport Thomas Byrne Minister Patrick O'Donovan Minister of State for Sport Charlie McConalogue Secretary general Feargal Ó Coigligh Assistant secretary Cian Ó Lionáin Copies of correspondence related to Euro 2028 to/from the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and the same individuals. I am also seeking: Copies of the minutes of any meetings between the FAI and the above-named individuals.Copies of the minutes of any meetings between the GAA and the above-named individuals.The time period can be limited to 1/10/2024 and 6/2/2025.
- Received 5 February 2025Decided 5 March 2025RefusedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Any briefing documents that were provided to the new Minister on their appointment this year.
- Received 5 February 2025Decided 5 March 2025GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
All the information surrounding the grant the IHRA (Irish Harness Racing Association) qualified for.
- Received 4 February 2025Decided 4 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Records of correspondence, reports and memos, meetings and meeting notes between thedepartment staff (ranked at assistant secretary level or higher, including Ministers) and the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) regarding grant funding to the FAI, Euro 2028 venue selection processes and hosting updates, underage grassroots football, a memorandum of understanding between the government and FAI establishing the framework for the provision of FAI funding and LSSIF projects.