Department of Defence
FOI Requests — 881 records (page 3 of 18)
- Received 16 September 2024Decided 14 October 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request access to the job description or role profile for the position of Secretary General or Deputy Secretary General used in the recruitment process on the last occasion either position was advertised.
- Received 16 September 2024Decided 14 October 2024GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request access to the job description or role profile used in the recruitment / selection process on the last occasion a competition was held to fill each position based outside Ireland (e.g. Brussels, Geneva, Washington, Beijing, etc).
- Received 16 September 2024Decided 14 October 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request access to any record which sets out the cost to date in 2024 of providing period products free of charge as part of measures to address period poverty.
- Received 11 September 2024Decided 9 October 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
a copy of any report submitted by the CoS of the Defence Forces to the department with regard to the award of medals for members. This request to cover the period 1 Jan 2024 to date.
- Received 4 September 2024Decided 2 October 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Defence 00770-24 - ODF Report 2024026 Urgent and Time-sensitive Defence 00628-24 Strategic Defence Review 2024
- Received 2 September 2024Decided 30 September 2024GrantedDepartment of Defence
- a database/spreadsheet/record of costs associated with the securing or guarding of former departmental or Defence Forces properties in 2022, 2023, and 2024. This record to include the following: a list of relevant properties, the date each was vacated, and the amount paid in each one of the above years for the provision of security services at each location.
- Received 2 September 2024Decided 30 September 2024GrantedDepartment 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 01-08-2024 - 31-08-2024.
- Received 2 September 2024Decided 30 September 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request access to any record which outlines whether and how your FOI body recognises long service by staff (e.g., whether you acknowledge service of 25 years, 40 years or 50 years). 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 also not seeking records relating to individual staff - rather, I seek any record which constitutes a policy statement on recognition of long service.
- Received 21 August 2024Decided 27 September 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am requesting access to documents held by the Department of Defence pertaining to the maintenance and upkeep of the Curragh. Specifically, I seek the following: 1. The name of the contractor currently responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the Curragh. 2. All tender documents associated with the procurement process for this contract, including but not limited to: 1. The original tender notice. 2. The specifications and requirements outlined in the tender. 3. Submitted bids and related documents. 4. Evaluations of submitted bids. 5. The final contract awarded. 3. Information regarding the duration of the current contract and the expected date when this contract is up for renewal. Please consider this request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014. I would prefer to receive this information in electronic format at the email address provided above.
- Received 9 August 2024Decided 13 September 2024GrantedDepartment of Defence
All records related to this lobbying return filed by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, available at the following link: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/109397/irish-congress-of-trade-unions. Please include all correspondence, including emails, letters, as well as meeting minutes.
- Received 12 August 2024Decided 12 September 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
All records related to the lobbying return filed by the Bere Island projects Group CLG, available at the following link: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/109528/bere-island-projects-group-clg
- Received 6 August 2024Decided 6 September 2024GrantedDepartment of Defence
a. A breakdown of the details of sales of all obsolete and/or used military equipment by the Defence Forces in the past twelve months. The information provided should include a detailed list of the equipment sold (name, number and use), the prices realised, the method of sale, and the recipient/purchaser.
- Received 9 August 2024Decided 6 September 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A list of all meetings attended by the Minister for Defence this year. For each meeting, please provide the following details: the date of the meeting; the location of the meeting (if in-person) or platform used (if remote) ); the purpose of the meeting; the names and titles of other attendees, where possible.
- Received 7 August 2024Decided 4 September 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
Please see the following notes to Vote 36 Defence 2022 Appropriation Accounts Please can I have copies of 1. Reports and correspondence resulting from the fraud noted in 2021 2. Your Fraud register
- Received 6 August 2024Decided 3 September 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
1. All Credit Card Statements for December 2023, January 2024, and June 2024
- Received 1 August 2024Decided 29 August 2024Part-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.
- Received 29 July 2024Decided 28 August 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
I am seeking copies of the following documents: - Defence 00656-24: Review of High Level Command and Control - Memo for Govt - Defence 00583-24: Summary of HSA Inspections - Defence 00665-24: Use of the Lear for Military transport - Defence 00618-24: Overview of Q1 2024 A7 and A7 related complaints Report
- Received 24 July 2024Decided 22 August 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the release of records relating to the hire and use of commercial private jets as part of the Ministerial Air Transport Service from February 2024 to date.
- Received 6 August 2024Decided 6 August 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking access to records held by your department/agency pertaining to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO), Non-Human Intelligence, biologics, and unknown manned or unmanned aerial vehicles. This request includes any documents or evidence related to non-human intelligence, biologics, and craft or materials from both foreign and domestic cases.
- Received 1 July 2024Decided 29 July 2024Part-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 01-06-2024 - 30-06-2024.
- Received 28 June 2024Decided 26 July 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
I am seeking the following records: 1. Copies of communications - including emails, written reports/audits, email attachments etc - sent by the Defence Forces to the Minister for Defence that relate to criminal convictions/on-going court cases involving members of the Defence Forces. It has been reported that the Minister for Defence has received two such reports. Both should be released. This should include any follow-up/related correspondence. The timeframe I am referring to is from 17 June 2024 to the present.
- Received 28 June 2024Decided 26 July 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
I am seeking the following records: 2. Copies of all internal correspondence at the Department of Defence relating to the reports referred to above. The timeframe I am referring to is from 17 June 2024 to the present. The timeframe I am referring to is from 17 June 2024 to the present.
- Received 27 June 2024Decided 25 July 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
I am seeking the release of the recent report delivered to the Department in relation to the number of serving Defence Forces personnel who have a conviction relating to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence.
- Received 26 June 2024Decided 24 July 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A copy of any briefings, memos, reports, Q&As, speaking notes, or other such high-level documents prepared for either the minister or the Secretary General with regard to the sentencing controversy involving a serving member of the Defence Forces. This request to cover the period 1 Jun 2024 to date.
- Received 10 July 2024Decided 12 July 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
1. > All correspondence including emails within the Department of Defence since 1st July 2023 that relates to the Military Chaplaincy Review Board. > > 2. > All meeting minutes and other documents within the Department of Defence since 1st July 2023 that relates to the Military Chaplaincy Review Board.
- Received 6 June 2024Decided 4 July 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
- a copy of any records held by the Secretary General that refer or relate to a formal decision to take the Learjet out of service for the purpose of the MATS in the period 1 Oct 2023 to 31 Dec 2023.
- Received 4 June 2024Decided 2 July 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
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 01-05-2024 - 31-05- 2024.
- Received 21 May 2024Decided 28 June 2024WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
- Any documentation containing legal advices associated with the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024 from January 1 2024 to May 21 2024. - Any briefing documents prepared from January 1 2024 to 21 May 2024 for the Secretary General and Minister for Defence on the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024 which references the legal basis of Heads 8, 25, 26, 28 of the associated general scheme.
- Received 28 May 2024Decided 26 June 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
- copies of any correspondence between the department and the DF with regard to a series of inspections undertaken by the Health and Safety Authority at Baldonnel, Haulbowline, the Curragh Camp and/or any other military facilities in the period since 1 Aug 2023. - a copy of any submissions, reports, memos, briefings, overview or review documents prepared for the Sec Gen or the minister with regard to the above reports.
- Received 25 June 2024Decided 25 June 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
Can you send me a link to the Defence Forces Regulations i.e. those recently referred to by the Minster for Defence in relation to Commanding Officers attending court etc. when members are before the Courts.
- Received 21 May 2024Decided 24 June 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
Request for all the phone call recordings from May 10th and the cctv footage from may the 15th to be sent to address provided
- Received 5 June 2024Decided 16 June 2024WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
Copies of the following esubmissions and attached documents: - Renaming of three horses recently purchased by the Army Equitation School - First Draft of the Strategic Defence Review - Ministerial Priorities 2024 - Recommendation from Chief of Staff to re-enlist former DF personnel - Note on Department of Defence & Defence Forces Efforts on Assistance to Ukraine I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/1/2024 - 4/6/24.
- Received 15 May 2024Decided 13 June 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
Specifically, I would like to request the following information: 1. The cost per round of 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition. 2. The cost per round of 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition. 3. The cost per round of 9×19mm Parabellum ammunition. 4. The cost per round of 12.7×99mm NATO ammunition.
- Received 29 May 2024Decided 5 June 2024WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
Seo iad na taifid atá iarraidh agam ná: An meid airgead a caitheadh ar earraí, ar sheirbhísí, ar bia nó ar eile ó na comhlachtaí seo a leanas: 16 x named companies Ba mhaith liom an t-eolas seo a fháil ón tréimhse 1 Eanáir 2024 - 25 Bealtaine 2024. Ba mhaith liom an t-eolas caiteachais airgid a fháil mar scarbhileog mhiondealaithe de réir na gcomhlachtaí. Muna bhfuil aon airgead ar bith íoctha chun comhlachta ar bith ar an an liosta thuas, ba maith liom ráiteas a dheimhníonn é sin mar PDF i nGaeilge.
- Received 3 May 2024Decided 4 June 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
1. Details/records of any payments made by the Department to (a) a named company (b) a named company (c) a named person and/or a named person and/or a named person for services including (but not limited to) hostile environment training, from January 2014 to the present day.” (d) SOF Training 2. Details/records of any invoices received by the Department from any of the above parties. Records dating back to 2015
- Received 1 May 2024Decided 30 May 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
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 01-04-2024 - 30-04- 2024.
- Received 30 April 2024Decided 29 May 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
- a record of how much has been spent in total on air taxi services by the department in each of 2023 and 2024. To avoid confusion, I am looking for an aggregate figure for all such services for the two years mentioned and am not seeking the cost of the individual flights. The provision of aggregate information will mean there is no need for Section 36 to be applied. A request for "information" of this type, as opposed to records, is allowed under Section 17(4) of the FOI Act where it can be gathered with relative ease. - a copy of any records held by the Secretary General that refer or relate to a formal decision to take the Learjet out of service for the purpose of the MATS in the period 1 Jan '24 to date.
- Received 1 April 2024Decided 28 May 2024WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
I wish to request access any record which assesses / recommends payment or refund (or recommends non-payment or non-refund) of education fees in respect of any single training / education course undertaken by a member of staff in your Department/ Office (including staff serving abroad) which cost more than €3,000 per annum in the years 2023 and 2024.
- Received 27 May 2024Decided 27 May 2024WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
• The number of written correspondences to the Department of Defence regarding the proposed removal of the triple lock since January 1st 2022. • Examples of correspondences to the Department of Defence regarding the proposed removal of the triple lock since January 1st 2022.
- Received 25 April 2024Decided 24 May 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A copy of the Cost Benefit Analysis and Feasibility Study on the potential viability of relocating/reconfiguring Cathal Brugha Barracks - All correspondence (from period 01 September 2023 to current date) held by the Office of the Minister for Defence about the potential viability of relocating/reconfiguring Cathal Brugha Barracks.
- Received 18 April 2024Decided 17 May 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of the following eSubmissions and attached documents: Defence 00177-24: EUMAM Ukraine - Future Planning Defence 01117-23:Update on Ireland's Mobile Telephony Public Warning System Defence 00136-24: Deloitte Report on Redress of Wrongs system Defence 00110-24: Approval is sought for 5 Personnel to travel to the US to attend a sniper competition I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/1/2024 – 18/4/2024
- Received 15 April 2024Decided 14 May 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
The most recently updated Department Brief for an incoming Minister, either signed off and delivered to a new senior minister or minister of state following the 2024 April reshuffle, or a draft prepared for a possible change of minister but never delivered as the minister wasn't changed.
- Received 12 April 2024Decided 13 May 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
• Copies of all briefing material prepared for the new Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.
- Received 12 April 2024Decided 10 May 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
I am seeking the release of records relating to commercial jet travel of the Minister from June 2020 to date. By this I mean, any invoices or booking confirmations for commercial jet travel undertaken by the Minister for the time period requested.
- Received 10 April 2024Decided 8 May 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
I understand that your department recently signed an MOU with the Romania. I would be obliged if you could provide me with a copy of this MOU under the terms of the Freedom of Information legislation.
- Received 5 April 2024Decided 2 May 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
I am seeking the records of MATS Air Charters (private jets) hired from June 2020 to December 2021. By this, I mean, any private jet travel hired by the Department in lieu of using the Learjet or any other Air Corps aircraft. Please include any invoices and details of these trips (cost, dates, locations & who was aboard). Finally, I am also seeking the release of any records relating to the tender Framework Agreement for the provision of Contingency Arrangements for Ministerial Air Transport, as seen here. By this, I mean a copy of the request for tender and associated documents, a copy of the submission received from the eventual award winner and a copy of the contract signed between the Department and the award winner.
- Received 1 April 2024Decided 30 April 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
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 01-03-2024 - 31-03- 2024.
- Received 1 April 2024Decided 30 April 2024Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
- a copy of any records held by the department referring or relating to the relaxation of rules around the wearing of beards by members of the Defence Forces. This request to cover the period 1 Sept 2023 to date.
- Received 16 April 2024Decided 17 April 2024RefusedDepartment of Defence
The CURRENT BALANCE of the Defence Forces Welfare account (deducted on a weekly basis from all serving members pay) as of this date 28th March 2024.
- Received 16 April 2024Decided 17 April 2024TransferredDepartment of Defence
A breakdown of the allocation of welfare funds to each formation throughout the DF. The name of the Office tasked to deal with the distribution of the Welfare Funds. The Policy for how the welfare funds can be used within the respective Units.