Department of Defence

Department of Defence

I would be obliged if you could furnish me with the following information in relation to the operation of the Civil Service Code of Discipline Circular 19/2016 in the Department of Defence. 1. Total number of Civil Servants in the Department of Defence. 2. How many disciplinary meetings have taken place in the Department of Defence since 1st October 2020. 3. Breakdown of each grade who attended a disciplinary meeting in the Department of Defence since 1st October 2020.

Department of Defence

We were wondering if the Department of Justice can provide the following information Our deadline for a response on the below is Saturday November 11th. • The number of US Soldiers who have been granted exemptions to carry weapons on-board inbound or outbound flights to Shannon Airport this year. • A statement as to why these exemptions were granted. • Additionally, can the Department confirm that all flights leaving Shannon with US troops on board carrying weapons were not in transit to a conflict zone or military base and were not involved in intelligence gathering missions. • Additionally can the Department confirm what protocols are in place at Shannon Airport to ensure that arriving and departing US military aircraft are not involved in intelligence gathering missions, are unarmed, not transporting ammunition and are not in transit to a warzone.

Department of Defence

- All information related to the recent visit of the European Defence Agency (EDA) Chief Executive, Jiří Šedivý, to Ireland for high-level talks with Micheál Martin, Tánaiste and Minister of Defence, and other senior officials from both the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces. Records can include parallel communications via text and Whatsapp, briefing notes etc. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably in its original formatting. I will accept paper copies if that is not possible. Searches of any relevant mobile phones, private email addresses and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request. Can you refine the search to begin from one month before the talks?

Department of Defence

- All records, correspondence, meeting minutes etc. associated with this lobbying return. - All other mentions of the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association ( PDFORRA) in correspondence to and from the department, going back one year. Records can include parallel communications via text and Whatsapp, briefing notes etc. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably in its original formatting. I will accept paper copies if that is not possible. Searches of any relevant mobile phones, private email addresses and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request.

Department of Defence

Request for 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 01-11-2023 - 30-11-2023.

Department of Defence

3. I would also like to receive any minutes of meetings from within the Dept of Defence Management Board, Strategic Management Committee or Senior Leadership Forum, that discussed the actions and operation of either or both these Emergency Civil Assistance Teams after their respective activities were completed.

Department of Defence

1. A copy of all reports following internal investigations 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 to date. 2. A copy of all reports following consultation for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 to date. 3. The cost of each report.

Department of Defence

I am conducting some independent research on the topic of UFO's / UAPs in my spare time. I would like to make a freedom of information request for any references to UFOs / UAPs that your department has in your records from 2010 to 2023. Also I would like any and all information regarding any UFO encounters that your department has on record from the beginning of your records. Would this be possible? I am sure you have seen the recent UAP news from the US so I am just curious if there has been any encounters in this part of the world.

Department of Defence

• All internal correspondence between officials in the relevant departments regarding the development of legislation to amend the triple lock between January 1 2023 and the date of this request.

Department of Defence

The total number of sick days taken by civil servants in your department in each year from 2010 to 2023 (or as far back as your records go) inclusive (2023 including sick days taken in the year to date). Please provide the information in the form of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with the year down the side and the number of sick days in the corresponding cell.

Department of Defence

Request for esubmissions given to the Minister (for reference, I am drawing these from a list released under FOI/00123/2023) 1. Defence 00815-23 Correspondence to RACO on Working Time Directive and related matters 2. Defence 00681-23 Submission to Minister on the Disposal of the decommissioned Naval Service vessel LÉ Eithne. 3. Defence 00610-23 Tánaiste's letter to Minister Donohue 4. Defence 00563-23 Request for IE to seek Observer Status on PESCO Project Critical Seabed Infrastructure Protection

Department of Defence

A copy of the minutes of the senior management committee for the most recent six months for which they are available.

Department of Defence

a copy of any records held referring or relating to an audit or investigation that took place into stock-take adjustments and concealment of transactions at transport technical stores of the Defence Forces in the period 1 Jan 2018 to date

Department of Defence

A copy of all internal briefings prepared for the Minister between 25t September and 9th October 2023. (Note: I am not specifying topics the briefings relate to, this would be for briefings on topics or issues for the Minister, however I do not believe there would be a huge volume in this short period, as such I am not refining it to a specific topic. If you have any queries on this FOI contact me by email)

Department of Defence

My request below is intended to relate to records created in your own department / office / body, and also only relating to measures taken / proposed in your own department / office / body. I am not seeking records relating to national policy, nor am I seeking records relating to instructions given to bodies under the aegis of government departments (e.g. IDA in Department of Enterprise). Under the Freedom of Information Acts, I wish to request access to the following records - • Any record created since March 2022 which proposed or recommended the discontinuation of Covid19 safety measures such as masking or the use of social distancing • Any record created since March 2022 which records a decision to discontinue Covid19 safety measures • Any record created since March 2022 instructing staff to discontinue Covid19 safety measures. I request access to these records in their original form, and that they be sent by email, please. I will be happy to clarify / refine any aspect

Department of Defence

• a copy of the current (November 2023) template document used for submissions to the department’s / body’s management board / committee, or to any other internal governance body and • a copy of any instruction or guidance issued since February 2020 to modify submissions to the management board / committee (specifically seeking inclusion or omission of consideration of issues related to Covid19 in submissions - I do not need access to any other changes e.g., for financial controls, or governance changes, or HR issues). I request access to these records in their original form, and that they be sent by email, please. I am not seeking any submissions to the management body - I am looking for (i) the template document from which submissions are created, and (ii) instructions to modify that template or submissions for Covid-related issues.

Department of Defence

I am seeking the following: The Minister for Defence’s diaries going back three years. Records can include parallel communications via text and Whatsapp, briefing notes etc. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably in its original formatting. I will accept paper copies if that is not possible. Searches of any relevant mobile phones, private email addresses and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request.

Department of Defence

- a copy of the logbook for the Learjet for the following time periods: 14 June to date of receipt of the request, 1 Oct 2022 to 31 Dec 2022.

Department of Defence

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 01-10-2023 - 31-10- 2023.

Department of Defence

Copies of the following submissions and associated records: - Defence 00843-23 - Defence 00825-23 I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/8/2023 - 31/10/2023.

Department of Defence

Request for a copy of all Bills or Acts (for both primary and secondary legislation) that have been initiated in and/or passed through the Dáil and Seanad in the last 5 years which have sought to amend existing legislation in a manner that (a) interprets, or (b) amends, or (c) removes, the words ‘woman’ or ‘mother’ in/from the existing legislation in question.

Department of Defence

Request for the release of all records, both internal and external, relating to the decision to purchase a new Jet Aircraft for Ministerial Air Transport.

Department of Defence

A list of all e submissions sent to the cabinet minister in your Department during the period July 01-Oct 10 of 2023.

Department of Defence

• All correspondence between the National Cybersecurity Centre and the Department between March 1 2023 and October 15 2023 • All advice given to staff at the department related to cybersecurity and personal devices in 2023

Department of Defence

All emails sent to the department mentioning the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) going back six months. Please include any responses from the Department.

Department of Defence

All correspondence, including internal memos, letters and meeting minutes concerning the making in Ireland of the film Barry Lyndon (also known in its early stages as The Luck of Barry Lyndon) in 1973/1974 with particular reference to any assistance provided by Dept of Defence and/or then Defence Minister Patrick Donegan in obtaining permissions etc for filming. Also same in relation to the departure of the film unit in February 1974 because of alleged death threats made against the film unit and/or the director Stanley Kubrick by the IRA or others. Please include any correspondence, documents, minutes etc about these death threats, as to their legitimacy and source. Also any information regarding release and use of Irish army soldiers for battle scenes in the movie (several hundred were involved from Kilkenny, Clonmel and Fermoy

Department of Defence

A list of all the countries to whom Ireland has provided both military assistance and military training over the last five years. Please include where possible regiments, battalions etc.

Department of Defence

- A copy of the pre-budget submission from your Department to the Department of Finance ahead of Budget 2024. A copy of any cover, explanatory or accompanying letters sent by the Minister or Secretary General of your Department along with the pre-budget submission. A copy of any response received from the Department or from D/PER.

Department of Defence

I wish to request access to the contracts register for your department/ office / body, excluding any contract for security-related services, systems or processes, and also excluding any commercially sensitive information I do not wish to know the value of any contract, nor do I need to know the name of the supplier of the service / goods. My interest lies in establishing the range of services and goods purchased by your organisation. If the register contains a description of the

Department of Defence

I am seeking the following: - copies of any high-level documents referring or relating to the ongoing use of psychometric testing as part of Defence Forces recruitment. - copies of any correspondence between the department and the DF chief of staff with regard to the ongoing use referred to above. Both parts of this request to cover the period since 1 Jan 2023. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format.

Department of Defence

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 01-09-2023 - 30-09- 2023.

Department of Defence

1. The number of staff at the Department who earn more than €100,000 per year. 2. The number of staff at the Department who earn less than €28,000 per year. 3. What is the salary of the highest paid worker at the Department and what is the salary of the lowest paid worker at the Department.

Department of Defence

I am looking for the ARUP consultant report into Cathal Brugha Barracks please. I assume, as this is one record, it is very easily retrievable?

Department of Defence

I am seeking the release of all records relating to the meeting held between the Secretary General of the Department of Defence, Jacqui McCrum, and the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, as listed here. This should include, but is not limited to, records of any meeting minutes, meeting notes, a list of attendees, briefing material,

Department of Defence

I would request you to respond to questions included in the a t t a c h m e n t . ( A t t a c h m e n t c o v e r s q u e s t i o n s o n I T e q u i p m e n t ) For any reason if you are unable to open the attachment do let me know. I can then send the questions within the email itself. Please note: If you do not have records relating to the questions in the attachment, please pass on this request to your IT department to provide us with the required information.

Department of Defence

I would be grateful if you could provide me with the following information as of 01 Sept 2023. 1. The combined number of NCOs and Ptes (or equivalent rank) in receipt of a pension with 22 and more years service. 2. Of this number, the number who are 66 years of age and older.

Department of Defence

• Documents related to plans to demolish derelict housing at the Curragh and interventions by the Tánaiste and or officials on his behalf to stop the demolition of this housing and any other housing owned or managed by the Department as referenced by the Tánaiste in the Dáil in February of this year.

Department of Defence

I am seeking the following: - a record of how much the Defence Forces was paid through the sale of its AML vehicles. - a record of who the buyer of the above vehicles was. - a copy of the contract for sale (or other such similar record) associated with the disposal of the above vehicles.

Department of Defence

Good day FOI team, please can I request answers to the following questions. • If you use an IT Service Management solution (aka ITSM), please advise what you are currently using? (examples include: ServiceNow, BMC, Freshworks, 4ME, Hornbill, ManageEngine, Ivanti etc) Please provide the platform name. • If possible, please also provide the previously utilised solution and reason for change. • When is your current ITSM platform contract due for renewal? Please provide month/year. • Who (if there is one) is your current supplier of professional and managed services for your ITSM platform? • If this is managed internally, please confirm the same. • How many user licences do you have for your ITSM platform? • Who is the principal contact for IT Services within your

Department of Defence

Please provide the record (and details/information therein) which relates to the most recent procurement of your ITSM (IT Service Management) solution. The records I’m seeking specifically relate to contract awards for IT Service Management solutions (most likely, your ICT dept/team will know about this – as would I expect your finance dept). Equally, please can I request detail of the contract end date which I would anticipate you will have recorded within your procurement register (or similar). Along the same procurement records lines, please provide the record/s for contract award to whichever supplier is providing IT support and maintenance. If none, then I shall assume this is managed via internal teams.

Department of Defence

On behalf of a named company, pursuant to section 12 of the FOI Act, we hereby request copies of all records which are held by, or on behalf of, the Department of Defence (the "Department") (including, but not limited to, the offices of Mr Micheál Martin (as Minister for Defence), Mr Simon Coveney (as former Minister for Defence) and Mr Peter Burke (as Minister of State with responsibility for EU Affairs)) in relation to communications between: 1. the Department and Senator Gerard P Craughwell; 2. the Department and all other members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications (the "Committee" - currently: Joe Carey, Cathal Crowe, Alan Dillon, Martin Kenny, Michael Lowry, Steven Matthews, James O'Connor, Darren O'Rourke, Duncan Smith, Lynn Boylan, Regina Doherty, Timmy Dooley & Gerry Horkan); 3. the Department and all members of the Public Accounts Committee ("PAC" - currently: Brian Stanley, Catherine Murphy, John Brady, Colm Burke, Cormac Devlin, Alan Dillon, Alan Kelly, Paul McAuliffe, Imelda Munster, Verona Murphy, James O'Connor & Marc (5 Cathasaigh); 4. the Department and the Department of the Taoiseach; 5. the Department and the Department for Transport;

Department of Defence

In accordance with Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting access to the following non-personal information from your records 1. All correspondence between the Department of Defence and representatives of the Roman Catholic Church (including but not limited to bishops) since 1st March 2023. 2. All correspondence between the Department of Defence and representatives of non-Catholic Christian Churches (including but not limited to bishops) since 1st March 2023. I will look forward to a detailed response in relation to these records, within 4 weeks from the date of this correspondence.

Department of Defence

1) The amount of prize money collected from competitions win from horses and riders from DF Equitation School in the years of 2022 and to-date in 2023 in tabular form 2) Of the amount of prize money collected from competitions the percentage of the winnings is awarded to the successful rider and support team eg 66% of all prize money winnings is distributed among rider and support team and the balance of prize winnings is returned to DF vote

Department of Defence

Request for a copy of any briefing notes, priority lists, or other such documents prepared for the newly appointed head of transformation Brian Molloy.

Department of Defence

Pursuant to The Freedom of Information Acts we require you to furnish us with the following information:- 1. Rates of Pay for a Private, Corporal, Sergeant and Flight Sergeant from 1997 to date. 2. 24 hour security duty/guard duty for a Private, Corporal, Sergeant and Flight Sergeant from 1997 to date. 3. Tech pay and allowances paid to an Instrument Technician in Avionics payable to a Private, Corporal, Sergeant and Flight Sergeant from 1997 to date.

Department of Defence

Request for all email correspondence between the Defence Forces and the Department of Defence and/or the Minister for Defence regarding the possible closure of the Curragh Camp Fire Station.

Department of Defence

I wish to apply under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for the following information relating to correspondence received from the arms industry: A copy of all proposals, advertisements, brochures, sales pitches and similar items received by the Department from representatives of manufacturers of military arms and equipment since July 1, 2002.

Department of Defence

I am seeking the following: - the review of vacant former married quarters that was carried out to determine if such accommodation could be brought back to use.

Department of Defence

Minutes of meetings held between the department and the OPW with regard to the provision of short or long term accommodation in Dublin

Department of Defence

All supporting tender documentation related to compliance, legal obligations and accuracy related to the award of a contract to Waterford Technologies for the use of its Mail Meter System by the Defence Forces. Specific information: Tender documentation regarding the provision of an email management and compliance platform for the Defence