Department of Defence
FOI Requests — 881 records (page 15 of 18)
- Received 21 June 2016Decided 19 July 2016RefusedDepartment of Defence
Copies of any reports drawn up by the Defence Forces on relation to the proposed purchase of a new aircraft for the Ministerial Air Transport Service since January 1, 2016.
- Received 20 June 2016Decided 18 July 2016Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
• Detail of any qualified legal advisory council employed by the Department of Defence • Detail of any qualified legal advisory council seconded from another department to the Department of Defence setting out the Department the person is on secondment from. • Detail of any qualified legal advisory council temporarily employed by the Department of Defence
- Received 17 June 2016Decided 15 July 2016Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
1. Number of cases referred by complainants by all ranks to the office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces in the period 1st January 2000 to 17th June 2016. 2. With respect to (1) ABOVE Please provide details of the Number of Adjudications or Recommendations where the complainants complaint was upheld. 3. With respect to (1) ABOVE in the case of each complaint upheld by the Ombudsman please set out the period of time before the Recommendations or adjudication in each case was fully implemented. 4. With respect to (1) ABOVE In the case of each complaint upheld by the Ombudsman and where the recommendation or adjudication was not immediately implemented please provide full details of the reasons or rationale for failure to implement, to include: all internal memos, correspondence with the Minister or Junior Minister, correspondence with the Defence Forces. 5. With respect to (1) ABOVE In the case of each complaint upheld by the Ombudsman please provide details of any cases referred to the Attorney General or any other legal advisor for advice before the recommendation was fully implemented.
- Received 16 June 2016Decided 14 July 2016GrantedDepartment of Defence
A database of all items of equipment or vehicles sold off by the Department of Defence or Defence Forces in period 1 Jan 2013 to the current date to include the price it was sold for, date of sale, and a brief description of the item sold.
- Received 2 June 2016Decided 1 July 2016RefusedDepartment of Defence
I now wish to obtain copies of the various draft and final reports that the consultants procured to undertake the climate survey analysis, sent to the Department of Defence.
- Received 30 May 2016Decided 28 June 2016GrantedDepartment of Defence
A copy of the conciliation and arbitration scheme for members of the Permanent Defence Force Officers Rank. • A copy of the conciliation and arbitration scheme for members of the Permanent Defence Forces Other Ranks
- Received 27 May 2016Decided 27 June 2016GrantedDepartment of Defence
A breakdown of payments made to companies for translating services between 1/1/13 – 31/12/15. I only wish to receive figures relating to translations from English to Irish.
- Received —Decided 23 June 2016RefusedDepartment of Defence
All electronic and written correspondence (within the dates 1st July 2015 and 20th January 2016) between the Department of Defence (at Assistant Secretary level and above and to Ministerial offices) and the Departments of 1. An Taoiseach 2. Environment, Community and Local Government and 3. Justice and Equality, with regard to responsiblility for National Emergency Planning.
- Received 23 May 2016Decided 21 June 2016GrantedDepartment of Defence
The names of all the people (along with their job title) who have been appointed by the minister or ministers of state at your Department since their appointment.
- Received 16 May 2016Decided 14 June 2016RefusedDepartment of Defence
Copies of all correspondence relating to the following: The purchase of a new aircraft for the Ministerial Air Transport Service. correspondence can be limited to items from January 1, 2016 to May 16, 2016.
- Received 12 May 2016Decided 10 June 2016Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of all invoices and receipts relating to any travel undertaken by an officeholder, minister, OR minister of state for St Patrick's Day 2016. Copies of all invoices and receipts relating to a spouse or partner if they travelled with the officeholder, minister OR minister of state. a copy of the itinerary for the above trip. copies of any records relating to the repayment of expenses for mileage or any other expense category by an officeholder, minister OR minister of state at your Department to cover the period 1 January 2014 to date of receipt of this request. This request excludes any such records already released to me.
- Received 28 April 2016Decided 26 May 2016RefusedDepartment of Defence
A full list or documents giving information of films and television programmes with which the DF have co-operated, since the introduction of FOI and where possible before that.
- Received 18 April 2016Decided 13 May 2016GrantedDepartment of Defence
A list of all refurbishment works that were carried out at any Air Corps, Naval Service, military barracks in the years 2014,2015 and to-date in 2016. Please include the length of time each project took to complete. To assist you further I am only seeking where the costs were in excess of €10,000
- Received 14 April 2016Decided 13 May 2016GrantedDepartment of Defence
1) The number of staff sick days for the calendar years 2014, 2015 and so far for 2016. 2)The cost of temporary/ substitute cover, if any, for those on sick leave during the periods specified above.
- Received 31 March 2016Decided 28 April 2016Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
I wish to request under the Freedom of Information Act all documentation relating to a foxhunt meet at the Curragh Camp in 2015 (see attached report in the Irish Field dated Dec 4, 2015)) which involved officers of the Irish Army and the Kildare Foxhounds. I understand that a request was made to the Dept. of Defence for permission to hold the meet and we are seeking all documents relating to this request and any other documentation generated by the Irish Army in relation to this event.
- Received 23 March 2016Decided 22 April 2016RefusedDepartment of Defence
1.the name of the operation?; 2.the reason for the operation?; 3.why your pilots are flying and hovering at extremely low levels over a residential area with no regard for public safety?; 4.the cost to date of the operation in its entirety?; 5.the official request you received from commissioner Noreen o Sullivan in relation to the use of the military aircraft?; 6. data in relation to the alititde of all air craft while performing this operation..from the flight data recorder.this of course will not compromise any aspects of the operation as it only will inform us exactly how low they have been flying.
- Received 16 March 2016Decided 18 April 2016GrantedDepartment of Defence
All correspondences, letters, emails, documents etc regarding the use of the Government jets/helicopters / the possible use of jets/helicopters / Ministers and or TDs queries regarding the possible use of the jets; Please provide a log of all occasions when government jets/helicopters were used by the previous government during their entire term Please provide all details regarding each time the jets were used – including details of what Minister requested the use of the jet, where it was going, who was carried on each jet etc. Also please provide the cost associated to each trip made; Please provide a table of the top 20 Ministers/TDs (and anybody else who used the jet) who used the jet the most. Please provide the associated cost which each individual incurred as a result of their request. The timeframe for this is for the entire period of the last government.; Please provide details of the salaries paid to each pilot / co-pilot of the government jets/helicopters in 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011. Please provide documents of salary/contracts for pilots flying government jets; The total cost of maintenance, servicing etc of all government jets over the last 5 years.
- Received 5 April 2016Decided 5 April 2016GrantedDepartment of Defence
The number of all sick days taken by personnel in the Department of Defence; The number of sick days broken down in tabulated form by month; A breakdown of the reasons cited for the sick days taken by overall number of times cited; The total number of staff who took a sick day on Wednesday 18 March; This information provided for the period between 01/01/2015 and 31/12/2015.
- Received 3 March 2016Decided 1 April 2016Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Training syllabus for Emergency Medical Technicians provided by the Civil Defence Board to it's public units; Training presentations (Powerpoints, Overhead Slides) provided for Emergency Medical Technicians provided by the Civil Defence Board to it's public units ; The number of Emergency Medical Technicians trained by the Civil Defence Board during the period of one calendar year 2014 to 2015.
- Received 19 February 2016Decided 30 March 2016Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Make & Model & No. of Gov jets/helicopters used by cabinet ministers; maintenance costs, menus, salary of crew etc.
- Received 24 February 2016Decided 24 March 2016GrantedDepartment of Defence
The number of incidents in which the Army Bomb Disposal Unit was called to assist in 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012. Please state where each army bomb disposal unit was called to / what was conducted at the scene. Please also state the cost of operating the Army Bomb Disposal in 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012.
- Received 22 February 2016Decided 22 March 2016RefusedDepartment of Defence
A breakdown of payments made to external communications and public relations companies employed by the Department between the dates 9/3/2011 - 22/02/2016 as well as a description of the work carried out.
- Received 16 February 2016Decided 15 March 2016RefusedDepartment of Defence
(1) Total amount spent, if any, on private detective work in 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, (2) Any contracts for private detective work in 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 (3) All emails/letters/correspondences, internal or external, in relation to private detective(s).
- Received 12 February 2016Decided 11 March 2016GrantedDepartment of Defence
A table showing how much was spent by the Department on catering in respect of the years 2011, 2012,2013, 2014 and 2015, broken down by year. It should include the name of the companies who provided the services and how much was paid to each of the companies. [This relates to Departmental expenditure only.]; A table showing how much was spent by the Department on taxis in respect of the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, broken down by year. It should include the name of the companies and how much was paid to each of the companies. [The relates to Departmental expenditure only.] – As advised it will not be possible to include refunds of taxi fares through the travel and subsistence system to individuals.
- Received 4 February 2016Decided 2 March 2016GrantedDepartment of Defence
The number of staff by grade that are earning between €40,000 and €50,000, between €50,001 and €60,000, between €60,001 and €70,000 and so on in the years 2013,2014 and 2015
- Received 13 January 2016Decided 8 February 2016Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
1. The total amount of money spent by the department on hiring photographers or obtaining photography in each of the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and for the first two weeks of 2016. 2. A detailed list of the events / media engagements at which an external photographer was engaged by the department in each of the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and for the first two weeks of 2016, including the contract price, a description of the event and a record of which, if any, Minister attended. 3. The total amount of money spent by the department on makeup, hair styling, other beauty products and the hiring of any supplier of these services in each of the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and for the first two weeks of 2016. 4. A detailed list of the events /media engagements for which makeup, hair styling or other beauty industry service was engaged by the department in each of the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and for the first two weeks of 2016, including the contract price, a description of the event and a record of which, if any, Minister or department official utilised the service.
- Received 13 January 2016Decided 8 February 2016Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A copy of all current/active warrants of appointment or certificates of appointment which have issued by, or on behalf of, the Minister to people to serve on bodies under the ageis of the Department (to include the address for service for each appointee that is typically captured along with the recipient’s name at the top of each letter) I am requesting this to ensure a similar level of transparency to that which applies to corporate bodies subject to the Companies Act 2014. Information to properly identify officers responsible for corporate entities is commonplace and publicly available for approximately 200,000 private bodies listed with the Companies Registration Office. Entities that file an annual return under the Companies Act must also include each officer’s address, date of birth, business occupation and nationality details as listed in Section 149 of the Companies Act 2014.
- Received 26 January 2016Decided 19 January 2016RefusedDepartment of Defence
All records relating to the suspected “cyber attack” that disrupted access to the Department’s website on the 21/22 January 2016.
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By this, I mean, any private jet travel hired by the Department in lieu of using the Learjet or any other Air Corps aircraft.
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Please provide a breakdown of details relating to these trips, such as date, destination, travelling official and cost.
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I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably in its original format.
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If you feel that the request is too broad, or that it may not be possible to respond to this request in a reasonable time, please contact me at this email address and inform me of how I can refine my request.
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I wish for my request to cover the period: 1.4.24 – 29.7.24
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I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-07-2024 - 31-07-2024.
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2. All Bank Account Statements for December 2023, January 2024, and June 2024
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Specifically, I am interested in:
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1. Records of sightings or incidents involving UAPs/UFOs within Irish airspace.
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2. Documentation or reports related to the tracking and investigation of UAP/UFO incidents.
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3. Records pertaining to the study or analysis of UAP/UFO phenomena.
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4. Correspondence with other government bodies or international organizations concerning UAP/UFO incidents.
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5. Protocols or procedures in place for reporting and investigating UAP/UFO sightings.
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6. Information on specific cases, including any physical materials believed to have originated from UAP/UFO incidents currently held by your department/agency.
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If you require any clarification or additional details to facilitate the search for these documents, please do not hesitate to contact me at the email or phone number listed above.
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Thank you for your attention to this request. I look forward to your prompt response as stipulated by the Act, within 20 working days.
- Received —Decided —Department of Defence
This request should exclude all posts filled by career diplomats or staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
- Received —Decided —Department of Defence
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.
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I am willing to agree to any change which your FOI body suggests which will minimise work for your organisation and minimise or eliminate charges for me.
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This should include, but not be limited, to: - Any internal correspondence relating to the matter - Related documents such, such as emails, memos, reports, draft programmes Any minutes, records or notes pertaining to any meeting at which this issue was discussed. - Any communications with or briefings for other government departments or state agencies - Any concerns expressed regarding national security, the intended recipient currently being engaged in war crimes or crimes against humanity - All other documentation pertinent to this issue.
- Received —Decided —Department of Defence
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.
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Searches of any relevant mobile phones, private email addresses, and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request.