Department of Defence
FOI Requests — 849 records (page 12 of 17)
- Received 10 January 2019Decided 7 February 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
All records pertaining Irish Defence Forces order of RBS 70 BOLIDE missiles from Saab Group.
- Received 3 January 2019Decided 31 January 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
The Department’s Records Management Policy. Any guidelines, procedures or manuals compiled as part of the Department’s Records Management programme, including File Plans and Records Retention/Disposal Schedules. The minutes of meetings held during 2018 by any records management committee, steering group or similar body operating within the Department.
- Received 19 December 2018Decided 19 January 2019GrantedDepartment of Defence
The titles of every report prepared for to the Minister of Defence or the Minister of State for Defence in 2017.
- Received 19 December 2018Decided 19 January 2019GrantedDepartment of Defence
The titles of every report prepared for to the Minister of Defence or the Minister of State for Defence in 2018.
- Received 19 December 2018Decided 19 January 2019RefusedDepartment of Defence
list of any reports/consultancy/audits/or other work carried out for your organisation by Peter Smyth Management Consultancy Limited (or Peter Smyth) in the years 2012 to current year. details of the amount paid in fees to the above company and individual in each of the years 2012 to current year.
- Received 10 December 2018Decided 9 January 2019RefusedDepartment of Defence
All correspondence between the Department and Finabel, the European Army Interoperability Center, from May 2017 onwards.
- Received 10 December 2018Decided 9 January 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of any briefing materials, memos, emails between officials in the Department regarding the decision to bring the ratification of two Status of Forces Agreements to Cabinet on 27/11/2018. To avoid confusion, I'm referring to the SOFAs mentioned in this news article: https://www.thesun.ie/news/3449522/ireland-neutral- government-sleepwalking-european-army/
- Received 4 December 2018Decided 3 January 2019RefusedDepartment of Defence
All correspondence relating to government business to and from the private email account or accounts of Ministers in the department from the period 01 January 2018 to the present day.
- Received 3 December 2018Decided 2 January 2019RefusedDepartment of Defence
Any briefings documents prepared for Minister of State Paul Kehoe in advance of the debate on PESCO held in the Dáil on December 6th and 7th 2017.
- Received 3 December 2018Decided 2 January 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
The calendar of official engagements for Minister of State for Defence Paul Kehoe for 2017 and 2018.
- Received 3 December 2018Decided 1 January 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Department of Defence containing any reference to Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) between October 2017 and March 2018
- Received 24 November 2018Decided 21 December 2018RefusedDepartment of Defence
Copies of all correspondence between Minister Paul Kehoe and/or his private office and the office of the Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces related to the Defence Forces budget in period 1 January 2018. Searches of any relevant private email addresses and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request.
- Received 22 November 2018Decided 20 December 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I request the following information for the years 2015 to 2018 inclusive: a) The number of attempts made to access websites categorised as pornography from department computers or other devices on a month by month basis; b) A breakdown of these figures by department; c) A list of which teams, if any, have legitimate reasons for accessing, investigating or categorising pornographic websites; d) The number of above access requests that were from teams with this legitimate reason for access; e) An indication of how many appear to be purposeful requests, how many appear to innocent (embedded links and cookies etc), and how many are unclear; f) An outline of what action is being taken to improve the situation; g) The number of attempts that have been investigated and any management action taken.
- Received 15 November 2018Decided 13 December 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of all records held relating to the use of the government jet by the Taoiseach for engagements in Derry & the Northwest on September 11 of this year.
- Received 15 November 2018Decided 13 December 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
A list of all internal audit reports conducted for both the Department and the Defence Forces in the period 1 January 2017 to date.
- Received 30 October 2018Decided 27 November 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
The cost of outsourcing upgrading and/or maintenance work on the Defence Force's fleet of vehicles in 2017 and 2018, including but not exclusively Iveco troop carrying vehicles, Insignias and Hyundais.
- Received 27 October 2018Decided 26 November 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of any briefings, memos, submissions, or other such documents prepared for Minister Kehoe relating to issue of 119 soldiers having to stay an extra two weeks in Syria due to paperwork error. 2. Copies of any briefings, memos, submissions or other such documents prepared for Minister Kehoe relating to the ex-gratia payment of €1,000 to the above soldiers.
- Received 25 October 2018Decided 23 November 2018RefusedDepartment of Defence
Copy of the Working group on Lariam report
- Received 15 October 2018Decided 13 November 2018RefusedDepartment of Defence
Current documentation with the Department on eligibility for Invalidity Pension within the Department, rates of pay and assessment criteria - with regards to soldiers
- Received 13 September 2018Decided 9 November 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
• Access to the following records relating to the RFTs for Grass Management airside at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel. which I believe to be held by the Department of Defence: o Names of all tenderers who submitted tenders in response to the RFTs; o Copies of the proposals submitted by each tenderer (including their financial proposals); and o All documents, analyses, assessments and evaluations conducted by the Department in evaluating each tender received.
- Received 11 October 2018Decided 9 November 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
1. Cá mhéad airgid atá caite ag An Roinn Cosanta ar sheirbhísí trí Ghaeilge agus thionscadail, deontáisí, imeachtaí nó eile atá bainte leis an nGaeilge le ceithre bhliain anuas? 2. Briseadh síos ar na costais seo don tréimhse ceánna de réir bliana. 3. Cén céatadán é seo den chaiteachas iomlán don tréimhse seo de réir bliana?
- Received 9 October 2018Decided 7 November 2018RefusedDepartment of Defence
1. All correspondence between the Department of Defence and the European Council, European Commission and Operation Sophia Command in regard to Eunavfor Med (Operation Sophia) discussing the Irish Navy's role in Operation Sophia, which makes specific reference to Irish expertise in maritime search and rescue.
- Received 3 October 2018Decided 1 November 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
Any correspondence sent or received by the Department in relation to accommodation of members of the Naval Service who cannot afford their own accommodation, and in relation to the number of naval members who are sleeping on board Naval vessels when off duty.
- Received 2 October 2018Decided 31 October 2018RefusedDepartment of Defence
A copy of all correspondence between the Department of Defence and Sikorsky between 2015 and 2018.
- Received 2 October 2018Decided 31 October 2018RefusedDepartment of Defence
A copy of all correspondence between the Department of Defence and CHC Ltd. between 2015 and 2018.
- Received 2 October 2018Decided 31 October 2018RefusedDepartment of Defence
A copy of all correspondence between the Department of Defence and Airbus between 2015 and 2018.
- Received 2 October 2018Decided 31 October 2018RefusedDepartment of Defence
I wish to request under the Freedom of Information Act a copy of all electronic and written correspondence, briefing notes and memoranda between the Department and the Military Authorities in preparation of the joint submission to Phase 2 of the Public Service Pay Commission that seeks to report on recruitment and retention issues in the Defence Forces.
- Received 27 September 2018Decided 25 October 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
Correspondence between the Irish Red Cross and Minister of State for Defence Paul Kehoe, between 15th July and 15th September 2018. 2. Correspondence between the Irish Red Cross and the secretary general of the Department of Defence, between 15th July and 15th September 2018. 3. Memos, or internal briefings prepared for Minister Kehoe in relation to the Irish Red Cross between 15th July and 15th September 2018. 4. Minutes of any meetings held with Minister Kehoe or Department officials, and the Irish Red Cross between 15th July and 15th September 2018.
- Received 25 September 2018Decided 23 October 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Any records held within your Department, relating to; a. The decision to tax the Annual Uniform Replenishment Allowance. b. How a decision came about to tax it on an 60/40 arrangement
- Received 24 September 2018Decided 22 October 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of all expense claims made by Brig Gen Murray Piggott in the period 1 January 2016 to February 2017. Copies of all expense claims made by Brig Gen Philip Brennan in the period February 2017 to 31 December 2017. details of how much has been paid in rent on behalf of Ireland's representative on the EUMC in the period 2015 to 2018.
- Received 20 September 2018Decided 18 October 2018RefusedDepartment of Defence
1. All advice, memos, correspondence and briefing material generated by any official in the Department of Defence and supplied to either Minister of State Paul Kehoe or his Private Secretary related to proposals to develop the Cathal Brugha Barracks site for housing. 2. All correspondence between the Department of Defence and the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government relating to proposals to develop the Cathal Brugha Barracks site for housing. Such records to cover the period from January 1st 2018 to September 19th 2018.
- Received 19 September 2018Decided 17 October 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
The number of Defence Forces personnel employed in Tech 3 positions by year from 2003 to 2017 (or 2018 if available) across mechanical, engineering, medical and broken down by region.
- Received 17 September 2018Decided 12 October 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
Cost to the Defence Forces of damage to civilian vehicles as a result of accidents with military vehicles
- Received 13 September 2018Decided 11 October 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
I would like to request all records, information and details held in the department in relation to the cost of transporting the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, to Inis Meáin to visit Coláiste Naomh Eoin on September 5th via helicopter These to include, but not be limited to, the following: • The specific cost paid for the transport • Details of who travelled on the helicopter that day • Was it an official Defence Forces transport, or private hire? • Was public transport not considered for the short haul trip, and if not, why not? • If Defence Forces, how many personnel were assigned to the trip? • What were the wages and/or allowance costs for those personnel that day? • Details of any costs, if applicable, to any other staff that may have had to cover for the Defence Forces staff assigned to helicopter duty that day.
- Received 6 September 2018Decided 4 October 2018RefusedDepartment of Defence
• A record of all correspondence, letters, emails, briefing documents and phone calls to and from the offices of the minister and minster of state with Irish Rail/Iarnród Éireann. • A record of briefing documents prepared for the ministers about Road investment to access Port, designation for border check post for Dept of Agriculture post Brexit at Rosslare Europort. • Minutes and notes from meetings members of the Department, including but not limited to the ministers, had with Irish Rail/Iarnród Éireann representatives.
- Received 5 September 2018Decided 3 October 2018RefusedDepartment of Defence
• Any records held by the department in relation to Conservative MP Johnny Mercer including but not limited to press clippings, diary appointments, emails and official letters. • All correspondence in relation to Conservative MP Johnny Mercer including internal notes on discussing meetings, phone calls and emails
- Received 21 August 2018Decided 18 September 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
1. Copies of all correspondence between the Dept and the Dept of Health and/or HSE in relation to the provision of aeromedical transfers during April and May of this year. 2. Copies of any briefings, recommendations, memos, or other such review/explanatory documents relating to the above.
- Received 13 August 2018Decided 7 September 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
All 2018 correspondence between the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority and the Department of Defence in regards to Naval Service boarding rates as part of the provision of sea fisheries protection services by the Naval Service. 2. All 2018 correspondence between the Irish Naval Service and the Department of Defence in regard to Naval Service boarding rates as part of the provision of sea fisheries protection services by the Naval Service.
- Received 7 August 2018Decided 4 September 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
1. The appointments diary of the Defence Minister from January 1, 2018 to June 31, 2018, inclusive. 2. The appointments diary of the Defence Minister, Minister Kehoe, from 01 January 2016 to 31 December, 2016 inclusive.
- Received 31 July 2018Decided 29 August 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
A breakdown of the cost associated with the Defence Force advertisements that were aired in Croke Park during the Hurling Semi Finals last weekend (July 28&29). • A breakdown of the cost associated with the Defence Minister's full page op-ed in the GAA hurling semi-final programme on July 29. • A breakdown of the cost associated with the Defence Forces appreciation ceremony that was conducted in Croke Park during the Hurling Semi Finals last weekend (July 28&29). • A copy of all communications between the GAA and the Department of Defence regarding the hosting of an appreciation ceremony in Croke Park during the Hurling Semi Finals last weekend (July 28&29), as well as the Minister's op- ed in the match programme, and Defence Forces advertisements.
- Received 30 July 2018Decided 28 August 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
A spreadsheet or line by line breakdown of the following expenditure by the Department in 2017: "Military Expenditure on International Meetings, ceremonies etc €148,328.81"
- Received 30 July 2018Decided 28 August 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
All of the documents and correspondence held by the department relating to plans to advertise for both the Army Ranger Unit and the Irish Defence Forces at Croke Park through the summer 2018 hurling and football championships.
- Received 16 July 2018Decided 22 August 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
1. How many Full Time Service members currently in the service to June 2018 – All Ranks 2. According to legislation how many full time members is the Naval Service supposed to have – All Ranks 3. How many Naval service members have retired after full service in the last two years – 2017 to 2018 – All Ranks 4. How many Naval service members have withdrawn from service / paid their way out of service in the last two years – All Ranks 5. Budget spent on the Naval service 2017 & to date 2018 6. Details of Minimum wage 2018 7. Are serving members of the Defence Forces across the board exempt from being paid the minimum wage. 8. A break down in relation to how many personnel by law are required on Board each of the ships below before it can carry out duties at sea. • L.É. EITHNE P 31 • L.É. ORLA P 41 • L.É. CÍARA P 42 • L.É. RÓISÍN P 51 • L.É. NIAMH P 52 • L.É SAMUEL BECKETT P61 • L.É JAMES JOYCE P62
- Received 6 July 2018Decided 2 August 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
From January 2017-present 1. Copies of all audit reports carried out by the Department of Defence's Internal Audit Division. 2. Copies of any external audit reports commissioned by the Department of Defence, including from any outside consultants/accountancy firms etc. (I can exclude audits involving the Comptroller & Auditor General for the purposes of this request.)
- Received 3 July 2018Decided 30 July 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
- the amount of money categorised as "miscellaneous spending/miscellaneous expenditure" by the Department for the calendar year 2017. - a line by line breakdown from your financial system of all the items categorised as miscellaneous as per the above.
- Received 22 June 2018Decided 19 July 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
• The amount spent ensuring that all systems and procedures were GDPR compliant - please detail any spending made to ensure GDPR compliance to date • The amount spent on GDPR training to date
- Received 19 June 2018Decided 16 July 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
Please send me a list of all reports commissioned by the Minister from sources outside the Department since the formation of the present Government in 2016. Please note: this is not a request for the actual reports. It is a request for a list containing the titles and subject matter of the reports.
- Received 15 June 2018Decided 12 July 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
• Appointments diaries for the Minister for Defence for the year of 2017 in full (and up until June 2018 if possible).
- Received 7 June 2018Decided 5 July 2018GrantedDepartment of Defence
I would like to be furnished with copies of all correspondence sent/received by the Ministers Office only in relation to the Pope's visit since 2016. This should include all correspondence including letters, emails etc. And it should include correspondence from members of the public as well as official representations.
- Received 7 June 2018Decided 5 July 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A copy of all internal audits completed within the department between 1st May 2017 and 7th June 2018.