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- Received 31 March 2025Decided 30 May 2025RefusedDepartment of Defence
Minutes and briefing documents related to any meetings between any Department of Defence staff involved in procurement and representatives for the following companies: THREE NAMED COMPANIES, from January 2022 to present.
- Received 4 February 2025Decided 27 May 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am requesting, access to: All records relating to the use of Defence Forces facilities by private companies and organisations from 2015 to present, including agreements, permissions granted, and any fees or payments received. Please include any emails sent or received on private email addresses or mobile phones used for official business, if applicable.
- Received 31 March 2025Decided 22 May 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
1.Copies of any and all correspondence - including, but not limited to emails, letters, meeting/briefing notes and minutes - received by the Department of Defence from any Lebanese government entities, officials, or representatives between September 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025 that relate to A NAMED INDIVIDUAL and/or Minister Simon Harris' visit to Lebanon. 2. I am also requesting copies of any and all correspondence related to Minister Simon Harris’ trip to Lebanon at the end of March 2025 - including, but not limited to emails, letters, meeting/briefing notes, and minutes - prepared (by Department of Defence officials) for as well as received by Minister Simon Harris between September 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025 that relate to NAMED INDIVIDUAL and/or Minister Harris' visit to Lebanon. Please note: The information should include not just copies of documentation from Department of Defence officials but also staff working directly for Minister Harris, including his special advisers.
- Received 17 February 2025Decided 2 May 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
All correspondence (including emails, text messages, etc) between the Department of Defence and any representatives of A NAMED COMPANY from 25th March 2024 to present. - Minutes from any meetings with A NAMED COMPANY. Please also include any briefing notes.
- Received 28 March 2025Decided 28 April 2025GrantedDepartment of Defence
Further to your response to my original request, and subsequent phone call to you today 28th March 2025, I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. I am requesting statistics from access to the following records: 1. A record of the TOTAL number of staff in the Department of Defence who are in receipt of the Keyholder Allowance. 2. From your payroll records, please provide a breakdown of these staff members by grade (whether Industrial / Clerical / Administration). If no single record contains the exact details sought, I request access to any records that would allow for this information to be compiled. If my request is unclear or requires refinement, I am open to clarifying it, but I am requesting a formal response under FOI rather than an informal disclosure outside the statutory process.
- Received 25 March 2025Decided 24 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A list of all individuals appointed as Special Advisers to any Minister or Minister of State within the Department, from 2011 to date, including: • Name of the adviser • Minister to whom they were assigned • Date of appointment • Date of resignation or cessation (if applicable) • Sanctioned salary rate at time of appointment • Total remuneration actually paid during the period of their service (gross, per year or cumulative) Any records containing biographical information provided to the Department or held by the Department in relation to those advisers, such as: • Curriculum Vitae (CV) • Biographical summaries prepared for internal use, ministerial briefings, or external publication (e.g., press releases or website bios) I believe the relevant records should all be held by HR/Payroll, although the requested information may not exist in a single precompiled record. I therefore request that, where necessary, new record(s) be created, under Section 17(4) of the FOI Act 2014, for the purpose of collating the requested details — particularly in relation to total pay received, biographical information, and the full timeline of appointments and resignations.
- Received 21 March 2025Decided 17 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the FOI Act I would like to request a copy of the submission made by your Department to Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga in 2024 concerning the reporting of advertising activities and Irish language advertising by your Department in 2023. I understand your department received a PDF confirmation of your submission from the office and that is the single record I am seeking. I would be happy to receive this information outside of FOI if you wish to address it as an inquiry outside of the FOI process.
- Received 12 March 2025Decided 11 April 2025RefusedDepartment of Defence
Any records of communications, meetings, correspondence, briefings, or other interactions between the Department and A NAMED COMPANY during the past two years, including emails, meeting minutes etc.
- Received 13 March 2025Decided 11 April 2025RefusedDepartment of Defence
Copies of all correspondence between Tánaiste Simon Harris 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. The time period can be limited to 23/1/2025 to 13/3/2025 The records should include copies of any documents attached or enclosed with the correspondence.
- Received 11 March 2025Decided 9 April 2025RefusedDepartment of Defence
• A register of all vacant properties owned by your organisation. Including detail on the physical condition of each property, how long each property has been vacant, the reasoning for why each property is vacant, and the monetary value of each property. • A register of all undeveloped land owned by your organisation. Including detail on the physical condition of each plot of land, how long each plot has been vacant, the reasoning for why each plot is vacant, and the monetary value of each plot.
- Received 10 March 2025Decided 8 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Any briefing documents prepared for the Minister, their advisers or staff regarding Ireland's Individually Tailored Partnership Programme (ITPP) with NATO for 2024-2028, as well as any minutes from meetings which discussed it. This request covers 12 months.
- Received 7 March 2025Decided 7 April 2025RefusedDepartment of Defence
Any due diligence guidelines or policy documents from the past five years that show how the Department of Defence assesses companies, particularly those implicated in potential human rights violations, before procurement or entering a contract.
- Received 5 March 2025Decided 3 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
- Defence 00073-25: Recommendation from Chief of Staff to re-enlist former PDF personnel - Defence 00039-25: Commissioning of portrait of Chief of Staff - I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/12/2024 - 4/3/2025.
- Received 20 February 2025Decided 1 April 2025RefusedDepartment of Defence
Any impact assessments conducted by or for the Department in the last 18 months Would it be ok to refine the request to being related to the following keywords? - Training - Procurement - Neutrality - NATO - EU It would be the final report at the end of any assessment. In terms of training it would be related to DF personnel. And with procurement it's related to military equipment.
- Received 3 March 2025Decided 1 April 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Defence through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-02-2025 - 28-02-2025.
- Received 4 February 2025Decided 31 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
I would like to apply under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act for the following records held by the Department of Defence: 1. Copy of the joint civil/military report into Project 16 of the White Paper on Defence in relation to the HSE Emergency Aeromedical Support (EAS) service currently based in Athlone. 2. Copy of submissions received from the HSE and Department of Health in relation to this project. 3. Copies of submissions from the Air Corps/Department of Defence in relation to the future location of this service
- Received 27 March 2025Decided 28 March 2025RefusedDepartment of Defence
Please can you provide me with the total number of Dept. Of Defence staff in receipt of the Keyholder Allowance, broken down by each grade (General Operatives / Clerical Officers / Executive Officers, etc.)
- Received 19 March 2025Decided 26 March 2025RefusedDepartment of Defence
I seek records covering the period from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2024, detailing instances where your Department failed to meet the statutory deadlines for releasing records in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, as prescribed by the FOI Act 2014. Specifically, I request the following: 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 21 March 2025Decided 26 March 2025RefusedDepartment of Defence
I request the following information under the FOI Act 2014. • What involvement has the Department of Defense in Geoengineering including but not limited to the spraying of aerosol over the Irish land, in and over the Irish skies? • How much the Department of Defense gets paid to allow companies the use of Irish aerospace to take part in Geoengineering activities ? • The name of the man/woman that authorises the use of irish 'skies' for this use?
- Received 21 February 2025Decided 24 March 2025GrantedDepartment of Defence
All records related to this lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/120810/marine- renewables-industry-association-ltd Please include searches of private emails and phones where relevant.
- Received 19 February 2025Decided 20 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Any briefing documents or reports from 2023 to present regarding Ireland's participation in: - EU Military Mobility projects - EU Battlegroups - PESCO projects -Any assessments of how these align with military neutrality
- Received 13 February 2025Decided 13 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the FOI Act of 2014, I would like to copy of records and correspondence in relation to procurement of military radar from 1st November 2024 to 10th February 2025.
- Received 11 February 2025Decided 11 March 2025GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request access to any record which shows total expenditure in your organisation in 2024 and to date in 2025 on ID cards, lanyards, card holders, card printers or any software used for producing ID cards I am seeking any single record, or the smallest number of records possible to provide the information sought - I am not seeking "any and all" such records. I am not seeking any information about the technical specifications of cards or card printers / card readers, rather information about expenditure on these items.
- Received 11 February 2025Decided 11 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request 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 10 February 2025Decided 10 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
• Copies of internal correspondence about issues with the redaction of the ministerial briefing document given to the incoming Minister for Defence; • Copies of internal correspondence about issues with the redaction of the ministerial briefing document given to the incoming Minister for Defence and media reporting of the redacted elements (for example here); • Copies of correspondence with external third parties about issues with the redaction of the ministerial briefing document given to the incoming Minister for Defence and media reporting of the redacted elements (for example here); • Copies of internal correspondence about redaction certain parts of the ministerial briefing document given to the incoming Minister for Defence prior to the public release of the document on the department website;
- Received 5 February 2025Decided 5 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
a copy of any records held referring or relating to the publication of an inadequately redacted copy of the ministerial brief for MoD Simon Harris on the department website. - a copy of any records held referring or relating to the removal of the above document from the website. - a copy of any records held referring or relating to media coverage of the document, prior to its removal.
- Received 4 February 2025Decided 4 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
I wish to make an FOI request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. I wish to request the redacted parts of the Ministerial Brief for January 2025 be unredacted.
- Received 4 February 2025Decided 3 March 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Defence through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-01-2025 - 31-01-2025.
- Received 28 January 2025Decided 26 February 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Acts, I would like to request a copy of the Ministerial Brief and other written material provided to the recently appointed Minister for Defence. The reference to ‘other written material’ relates exclusively to such material as was provided to the Minister on their first day
- Received 20 January 2025Decided 25 February 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
All correspondence between the Department of Defence and A NAMED INDIVIDUAL, going back three years. Please include any emails sent or received on official government email addresses, as well as private email addresses used for official business, if applicable.
- Received 27 January 2025Decided 25 February 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
1. Correspondence between the Department of Defence and the European Commission, related to undersea cables, between 1st September 2024 and 27th January 2025.
- Received 23 January 2025Decided 21 February 2025GrantedDepartment of Defence
I would like to make a Freedom of Information request regarding the number and type of vehicles operated by Civil Defence Ireland, which have recently been decommissioned/replaced or are due to be decommissioned/replaced in the near future. Specifically, I would like to know the following information; • The number and type of vehicles decommissioned/replaced by Civil Defence Ireland, in 2022, 2023, 2024, • The number of decommissioned/replaced vehicles still in the possession of Civil Defence Ireland (e.g. those that are no longer in use, but have not yet been scrapped or sold) • The number and type of vehicles that are due to be decommissioned/replaced by Civil Defence Ireland in 2025, • The total estimated monetary value of these vehicles broken down by year, as well as the total estimated value of any vehicles that are no longer in use but have not yet been scrapped or sold, • The average cost of decommissioning such vehicles and/or the total cost of decommissioning vehicles per year, from 2022-2025.
- Received 21 January 2025Decided 19 February 2025RefusedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request access to any document which sets out your organisation’s policy or practice regarding job titles and the use of words such as “Chief”, “Head of…”, “Director of …”, “Manager”, “Senior Manager”, “Officer”, etc. and whether these terms are linked to particular grades or salary scales. I am seeking any single record, or the smallest number of records possible to provide the information sought - I am not seeking "any and all" such records. I would also prefer to receive only the most recent such records, unless provision of older records is necessary for clarity.
- Received 9 January 2025Decided 18 February 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
All records containing internal assessments, reports, reviews, meeting minutes or briefing notes etc held by the Department of Defence regarding the operational impact of the Triple Lock mechanism on military deployments and peacekeeping missions. refine the request to now cover the period 01/01/2023 to 20/01/2025 only
- Received 2 January 2025Decided 17 February 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a copy of the business case, cost benefit analysis, sanction or approval documents associated with the purchase of four Airbus helicopters by the department. - a copy of any submissions or briefings prepared for the minister with regard to the purchase above. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format.
- Received 27 January 2025Decided 11 February 2025RefusedDepartment of Defence
I wish to receive under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, for the following to cover the period 1 November 2024-present: • A copy of all lobbying records [emails; letters; memos; reports; etc] received about the Occupied Territories Bill from third parties in Ireland; • A copy of all lobbying records [emails; letters; memos; reports; etc] received about the Occupied Territories Bill from third parties from the US, including State officials, and the responses sent from the Department, including ministerial level; • A copy of all lobbying records [emails; letters; memos; reports; etc] received about the Occupied Territories Bill from third parties from Israel, including State officials, and the responses sent from the Department, including ministerial level;
- Received 27 January 2025Decided 11 February 2025GrantedDepartment of Defence
All media strategy documents, communications plans, and related materials produced by or for the Department of Defence from January 2023 to present.
- Received 10 January 2025Decided 10 February 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
I would like to request access to the documents released under FOI 54/2023.
- Received 31 December 2024Decided 7 February 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a copy of any reports, memos, submissions, or other such high-level documents prepared outlining the case or approval for the purchase of a Dassault Falcon 6X jet for use as part of the Ministerial Air Transport Service.
- Received 7 January 2025Decided 5 February 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
1. All correspondence between the Department of Defence and representatives of the Roman Catholic Church since 1st March 2023. This is to include correspondence between the Minister of Defence or their representatives, and any bishops of the Roman Catholic Church or their representatives. 2. All internal documents and communications (including, but not limited to, meeting minutes and emails) since 1st March 2023, which refer to or relate to Defence Force Regulation A3 Section 1. 3. All internal documents and communications (including, but not limited to, meeting minutes and emails) since 1st March 2023, which relate to changes in the personnel appointed to military chaplaincy roles even if such changes are temporary. 4. All internal documents and communications (including, but not limited to, meeting minutes and emails) since 1st March 2023, which refer or relate to the Decision of the WRC in the case with references CA-00041738-001 and ADJ-00031432. This Decision is attached for convenience.
- Received 20 January 2025Decided 5 February 2025GrantedDepartment of Defence
Please provide information on all Purchase Orders of €20,000 or above for the Department of Defence and Defence Forces for the periods of quarter 3 and quarter 4 of 2024. Specifically provide the following details: - PO Number ps - Supplier - Category - Currency - Amount
- Received 6 January 2025Decided 4 February 2025GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am requesting, all records held by the Department of Defence relating to lobbying activities conducted by Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG (Irish Defence and Security Association) between September 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, specifically: 1.All records relating to the meeting held on October 2, 2024 regarding the organisation of a DoD briefing to IDSA membership. 2.All records relating to the meeting held on November 13, 2024 between the Department of Defence and IDSA membership concerning industrial policy questions. 3.All records relating to the meeting held on December 12, 2024 regarding IDSA member priorities. 4.All records relating to the meeting held on November 8, 2024 at McKee Barracks with the Chief of Staff.
- Received 17 January 2025Decided 4 February 2025RefusedDepartment of Defence
A full list of every trip abroad – including the North of Ireland – taken by the Minister for Defence in his capacity as Minister for Defence, going back five years. Please include any emails sent or received on official government email addresses, as well as private email addresses used for official business, if applicable. I just need a list of the trips, when they took place, and to what location/for what purpose
- Received 2 January 2025Decided 30 January 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Defence through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-12-2024 - 31-12-2024.
- Received 3 January 2025Decided 30 January 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking copies of the following esubmissions and attached documents: - Defence 00772-24 - Study in Deaths by Suicide - Defence 01088-24 - Letter to Tánaiste from Chief of Staff I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/7/2024 - 30/12/2024.
- Received 20 December 2024Decided 22 January 2025RefusedDepartment of Defence
1. Copy of business case submitted by the Department of Defence to the Department of Public Expenditure regarding the acquisition of a new Government jet as well as any correspondence between the Departments on this issue 2. Copy of letter of sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure to the Department of Defence regarding the acquisition of the Government jet 3. Copy of representations made to the Department of Defence since 01 January 2022 from companies in the defence/aviation sectors or those acting on their behalf in relation to the acquisition of a new Government jet
- Received 13 December 2024Decided 15 January 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
I am submitting this Freedom of Information request to obtain any and all records, documentation, and materials held by your department or affiliated agencies related to the following: 1. Unidentified Craft/Objects/Phenomena: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO), or any other terminology used to describe unknown or unexplained aerial objects or phenomena (e.g., "unknown craft," "anomalous objects," or similar descriptors) but all of which below is simply referred to as UAP/UFO. 2. Specific Documentation and Records: Reports, memos, briefings, or logs of any sightings, incidents, or investigations as well as internal discussion about the existence of any such objects. Communications or reports from pilots (civilian or military) detailing encounters with unexplained objects or phenomena. Air Traffic Control (ATC) communication records, incident reports, or logs that document or reference unexplained or anomalous activity. Correspondence related to UAP/UFO phenomena between the Department of Defence, Defence Forces, and any other parties, including but not limited to An Garda Síochána, civilian organizations, and the public. Civilian reports made to the Defence Forces, Department of Defence, or any affiliated agency regarding UAP/UFO activity. Media files, including but not limited to photographs, videos, or audio recordings related to UAP/UFO incidents or investigations. 3. Incident Responses and Investigations:
- Received 2 December 2024Decided 2 January 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Defence through the e- submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-11-2024 - 30-11-2024.
- Received 28 November 2024Decided 31 December 2024GrantedDepartment of Defence
A short time ago, on or around the 13th November 2024, the Dept of Defence briefed an organisation called The Irish Defence and Security Association. The subject of the briefing was concerned with DoD procurement and Cap Dev structures. Under the terms of the Freedom Of Information Act 2014, I request a copy of any briefing presentation or notes used by DoD representatives in the briefing. I request that these documents be sent in digital form, but if they are only available in hard copy, then that is perfectly fine also.
- Received 29 November 2024Decided 31 December 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking copies of the following esubmissions and attached documents: - Defence 00865-24 - Inquiry into the incident of the 14 December 2022 in Al-Aqbiya, Lebanon involving members of the Irish Defence Forces. - Defence 01030-24 - Project Update: Sub Sea Domain Awareness (SSDA) Capability - Defence 01019-24 - Memorandum for Government for Army Reserve Commissioning – 2024 - Defence 00986-24 - Further Support to Ukraine - Defence 00983-24 - Correspondence with the Minister for Justice - Defence 00968-24 - Non-lethal equipment donation to Ukraine - Defence 00943-24 - S13(2) for the Minister's decision. - Defence 00942-24 - S13(2) for the Minister's decision. - I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/9/2024 - 29/11/2024.