Department of Defence
FOI Requests — 849 records (page 5 of 17)
- Received 19 July 2023Decided 17 August 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
I am seeking the following: - The minutes from the meeting between Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG (Irish Defence and Security Association (IDSA)), Minister Simon Coveney, Secretary General McCrum, Deputy Cathal Berry, which took place October 6, 2022. - All records of and minutes from all other meetings that have taken place between Mr Ciaran Murphy and Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG (Irish Defence and Security Association (IDSA)). - All records of and minutes from all other meetings that have taken place between Simon Coveney and Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG (Irish Defence and Security Association (IDSA)).
- Received 10 August 2023Decided 16 August 2023TransferredDepartment of Defence
I am seeking the following information; • The cost of the Irish contribution to Operation Irini in 2022 and 2023 so far • The number of Defence Forces personnel allocated to working on Operation Irini this summer • Copies of any correspondence between the Defence Forces chief of staff and the Taoiseach re Operation Irini, between 1st March 2023 to 8th August 2023
- Received 27 July 2023Decided 14 August 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
I am a long term resident of ADDRESS LOCATION PROVIDED. I am informed there are plans to move the Army from Cathal Brugha and to re purpose the Army Barracks into social/affordable housing. As a local resident part of a committee, we have several concerns and I am hoping under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I can gain access to some records to better inform local residents. I am advised there is an inter departmental working group between Defence, the Army, Housing and the LDA. Specifically I am requesting all email correspondence associated with the future plans of Cathal Brugha Army Barracks. Also if there are any reports into the repurpusing of the Army Barracks or indeed plans laying out its future. 01 Jan 23 to present.
- Received 11 July 2023Decided 9 August 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
I am seeking copies of the following ministerial submissions: 00385-23 - Unplanned Travel: Oversight of Maintenance and Return of Learjet Aircraft 00283-23 - Briefing Note for the Tánaiste on Capability Development 00201-23 - Unplanned Travel: Oversight of Maintenance Work on Defender and Learjet Aircraft 00129-23 - Recommendation from Chief of Staff to re-enlist former DF personnel 00093-23 - Feasibility Study Cathal Brugha Barracks 00112-23 - Unplanned Travel: Oversight of Maintenance Work on Defender and Learjet Aircraft 00040-23 - Recommendation from Chief of Staff to re-enlist former DF personnel
- Received 21 July 2023Decided 4 August 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
Legal fees paid by the Department in utilising legal firms and consultancy firms to consult on and answer FOI requests and appeals of FOI requests including appeals to the Office of the Information Commissioner in the past 5 years.
- Received 21 July 2023Decided 4 August 2023WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
I would like to know how much your Department (including the Defence Forces) spent on advertising through the various forms of media available in the State in 2022 (or the closest previous, non- Covid year). I would like to see the total amount broken down by media type, i.e. : Television Radio Print Online In relation to the total spend on radio advertising, I would like to know the breakdown of that figure by : RTE Radio Other National Radio Local Commercial Radio Community Radio
- Received 28 June 2023Decided 27 July 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
-any record which lists additional facilities or services recommended or provided in your department / office / body for cyclists since publication of the Government’s Climate Action Plan in 2022.
- Received 28 June 2023Decided 27 July 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
1.any records which show or analyse the carbon footprints of persons for whom your department / office / body pays, directly or indirectly, travel expenses (2021 and 2022);
- Received 28 August 2023Decided 26 July 2023GrantedDepartment of Defence
-any record which is a formal delegation of a function or functions by the head of your body under section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and which is currently in force. I am not seeking past / revoked / lapsed instruments of delegation.
- Received 24 July 2023Decided 24 July 2023WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
Please complete the below table in relation to your All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) - Quads - 2-wheel drive & 4-wheel drive off-road vehicles, adding lines as required: ATV Type Year of Purchase Engine Size Make Model Please can I get the information by close of business on Friday 28th July, if not I will enter a formal FOI request for the information.
- Received 21 June 2023Decided 19 July 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
-copies of all completed audits – internal and external - conducted by or on behalf of the Department of Defence of all organisations that receive public funding from the Department. The time frame of this request is January 1 2002, to date.
- Received 16 June 2023Decided 17 July 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
- copy of all emails, letters, text messages, whatapp messages and correspondence held by the Dept of Defence in relation to the appointment of the Secretary General of the Department of Defence to the External Oversight Body of the Defence Forces on April 5th, 2023. Can I get a copy of this correspondence between Jan 1st this year and April 5th please?
- Received 16 June 2023Decided 13 July 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
- copies of any records held referring or relating to the decision to charter an aircraft for the use of the Taoiseach on his recent visit to Moldova. - copies of any correspondence between the DoD and DF with regard to the above. This request can exclude any records relating to organisation of overflights etc.
- Received 14 June 2023Decided 12 July 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
- copies of all correspondence, email and otherwise, sent or received by the Department of Defence, in relation to its compliance with, and obligations under, the National Archives of Ireland Act 1986, specifically, the deposit by the Department of Defence of records for public inspection, their full or partial withholding of records from public inspection, and other policy and decisions relating to this. I would like to view records from 1 January 2016 to present.
- Received 30 May 2023Decided 28 June 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
-Copy of all department management board meetings for the calendar year 2023. -A list of all submissions made to the Minister through e-submissions (or any similar system) for the calendar year 2023.
- Received 28 June 2023Decided 28 June 2023WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
1.any records held in your department / office / body relating to the general principle / policy currently applied by your department / office / body regarding the purchase of carbon offsets when paying for flights, and 2.any records which show whether carbon offsets were either a) paid for in respect of any travel during 2023 which was funded by your department / office / body, or b) included in T&S claims submitted but subsequently disallowed. In relation to 1. above, a copy of the department’s / office’s / body’s current internal office notice / circular on this matter would suffice, but if no formal notice / circular exists, then I request access to all records regarding the drafting or formulation of such a notice / circular.
- Received 18 May 2023Decided 16 June 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
-all internal documents concerning the decision to host a consultative forum on neutrality, including the selection of the Chair of that forum and the decision to opt for that method rather than a Citizen’s Assembly, in the period Feb 2022 - present.
- Received 24 April 2023Decided 6 June 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
I would like to get information, documents, emails and correspondence between the Defence Forces, Department of Defence and the independent review group in the 4 weeks before the publication of the final report of the review group on 28/03/23 to include information given to the group by the top brass or civil servants for explanation or context to be included in the report. The report was made public on 28 mar 23, and under foi i would like to know what information was given to the group by the top brass or civil servants for explanation or context to be included in the report. Can I get this on email please? I would like to receive reports, documents or emails sent from, or signed or approved by, civil servants of the department of defence to the independent review group of the defence forces between 01 March and 28 March 2023; from the following people that are named on your website: • Jacqui McCrum Secretary General of the Department of Defence • Clare Tiernan Assistant Secretary for Defence Capability (People) • Aileen Nolan Director of Emergency, Operations and Infrastructure Oversight • Bernie Maguire Assistant Secretary for Defence & Security Policy International & National • Eamonn Murtagh Assistant Secretary for Strategic Change & Capability Development • David Lawler Acting Assistant Secretary Corporate Affairs
- Received 14 April 2023Decided 2 June 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
I am seeking the following please in regard to the operation of the Independent Monitoring Group (IMG) of the Irish Defence Forces circa July 2017 to December 2021; -Correspondence between then Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces Vice Admiral Mark Mellett and Minister with responsibility for Defence Paul Kehoe in regard to the IMG. -Any correspondence, emails, letters etc between the Irish Defence Forces, Department of Defence, Government advisors, Robert Mooney, Ciaran Murphy, Jacqui McCrum and Government ministers Leo Varadkar, Paul Kehoe and Micheál Martin regarding the operation of the IMG.
- Received 3 May 2023Decided 31 May 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
-copies of any records held referring or relating to the inadvertent publication of an incorrectly redacted version of the Mohan report online by the department.
- Received 2 May 2023Decided 30 May 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
-copy of all emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages or other correspondence within and between the Department of Defence, and the Defence Forces in relation to the Press Release and press relations concerning the release of the Meenan Report on 21 Apr 23 and the 14 days before the release. -a copy of all emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages or other correspondence within and between the Department of Defence, and the Defence Forces in relation to the Press Release and press relations concerning the release of the Mohan Report on 24 Mar 23 and the 14 days before the release.
- Received 28 April 2023Decided 29 May 2023WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
I am making an official FOI request for any document, notes or emails that contains an instruction or guidance that states or shows ..... NOT TO ALLOW ANY INCIDENT OF ARMY SEX ABUSE BE REALISED INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
- Received 28 April 2023Decided 29 May 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Correspondence between the project team on radar capabilities and the Department of Defence and the Minister of Defence. Minutes of meetings of the project team on radar capabilities. Any briefing notes, correspondence, or documents relating to these meetings. Any briefing notes, memos or documents prepared for the Minister relating to radar capabilities or the project team on radar capabilities meetings. Any correspondence with EU or NATO regarding the project team on radar capabilities or Ireland’s radar capabilities. The period of the request is from Jan 1, 2023 to April 28, 2023.
- Received 24 May 2023Decided 25 May 2023WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
Request for any records held by the Property Management Branch of the Department of Defence in respect of the former British Army Barracks situate at Fort Camden, Crosshaven, Co Cork and any associated activities which may relate to “Old Rose Cottage”, Crosshaven, Co Cork.
- Received 6 June 2023Decided 20 May 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
1. How many staff are in your department? 2. How many staff are working from home 5 days per week? 3. How many staff are working from home 4 days per week? 4. How many staff are working from home 3 days per week?
- Received 2 May 2023Decided 16 May 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Seo iad na taifid atá iarraidh agam ná: Táim ag iarriadh gach leagan den Phlean Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide, atá de dhualgas ag gach eagraíocht a bheith acu de réir an Acht Aeráide, le 1.Sonraí iomlán de gach Phleann a bhí agat ó dul-i-bhfeidhm an Achta 2.Dáta ar a foilsíodh gach Plean 3.Dáta ar a chuaigh gach Plean i bhfeidhm 4.An méid airgead, miondhealaithe de réir cúiseanna na gcoastas, a caitheadh ar chruthú agus ar chur i bhfeidhm gach Plean
- Received 3 April 2023Decided 5 May 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
I am seeking the following: • All correspondence between the Tánaiste and members of the "Women of Honour" Group regarding the report from the Independent Review Group examining the Defence Forces between December 17 2022 and the date of this request • All correspondence between the Tánaiste and members of the Independent Review Group regarding its report examining the Defence Forces between December 17 2022 and the date of this request Correspondence should include, but not be limited to, letters, emails, briefing notes, meeting minutes, text messages etc.
- Received 11 April 2023Decided 3 May 2023GrantedDepartment of Defence
All correspondence related to the support - if any – from the Defence Forces authorised by Dept of Defence for Kilkenny College from 01 January 2018 – 31 March 2023. Supporting information: ‘Support’ to include, but not limited to, materials, miscellaneous stores, inventory and/or use of military vehicles and personnel.
- Received 26 April 2023Decided 27 April 2023WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
•Details of all costs incurred by the Department of Defence in relation to the visit of US President Joe Biden in April 2023. •The details should include an itemised breakdown of costs incurred including but not limited to any building works; catering; vehicle hire; hiring of security infrastructure - barriers etc.; travel; accommodation; gifts etc. and copies of all invoices related to same.
- Received 27 March 2023Decided 26 April 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a copy of any correspondence between the DF and either the Dept of the Taoiseach or the Air Corps with regard to the availability of the Learjet. This request to cover the period 1 December 2022 to date of receipt of the request.
- Received 28 February 2023Decided 24 April 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A request for all correspondence and representations received by the Department in relation to the Grace O'Malley ship since January 1, 2021
- Received 11 April 2023Decided 24 April 2023TransferredDepartment of Defence
All correspondence from 01 January 2022 to 31 March 2023 related to the unauthorised access to confidential medical files by an agency nurse in Collins Barracks, Cork. I would prefer to receive this information electronically please.
- Received 17 April 2023Decided 18 April 2023WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
I wish to request a copy of the Irish Defence Forces Uniform Regulations
- Received 16 March 2023Decided 17 April 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Request for a copy of all communications between the Minister/Department of Defence and the Ukraine Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein group) since the group’s establishment in 2022.
- Received 11 April 2023Decided 13 April 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
-Any correspondence or meeting minutes between Tanaiste Michael Martin and the Cannabis Risk Alliance -Any correspondence or meeting minutes between Tanaiste Michael Martin and Prof Bobby Smyth -Any correspondence or meeting minutes between Tanaiste Michael Martin and Prof Mary Cannon
- Received 6 April 2023Decided 12 April 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
I am requesting the release of details of email correspondence sent to Minister of State Peter Burkes office from members of the public between 1 January and 31 March. I am specifically seeking the number of emails sent by the public containing the terms "trans", "transgender", "transgenderism", "gender", and "sexuality" (with a breakdown of the number of emails which mention each term); and also the number of emails sent by the public containing the terms "eviction", "eviction ban". If possible, the
- Received 24 March 2023Decided 11 April 2023GrantedDepartment of Defence
A request for any correspondence or records created (between 1/1/2021 and 24/03/23) within this Department which refer to the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) for 2023 and also for 2025 held in Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Received 11 April 2023Decided 11 April 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
All travel and accommodation costs associated with St Patrick's Day foreign engagements this year, 2023, for senior/junior ministers in the Department of Defence. To include: •costs for both senior and junior ministers in the department. •costs for their advisors & staff. •details and cost of any gift given by same senior/junior ministers during their trips. •details of any gifts received by same senior/junior ministers during their trips.
- Received 9 March 2023Decided 6 April 2023GrantedDepartment of Defence
A request for copies of the central registers maintained by the Department of Defence, as per its obligations as set out under Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 01/2020:
- Received 6 April 2023Decided 6 April 2023TransferredDepartment of Defence
I’d like to apply for the following document under the Freedom of Information Act. A letter from the Chief of Staff to Hugh Mohan dated November 22, 2022. It's listed on Page 40 of The Mohan Report.
- Received 30 March 2023Decided 31 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
Under the Freedom of Information Acts 2014 et al I would like to request copies of records showing details of the costs of travel and associated expenses for all Senior and Junior Ministers and their delegations for the St Patrick’s Day trips to celebrate the day in 2023. To include, but not be limited to, the following: • Records showing the names, positions, titles of those who travelled and their official functions as part of the Department’s delegations this year • Records showing the costs of all travel for every member on each trip • Records showing what class of travel was booked for all travellers
- Received 30 March 2023Decided 30 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
I'm looking for the following questions to be answered in accordance with the Freedom of information act 2014. 1. Is there anyone under Asylum/Refugee status receiving any type of training provided by the department of defence ? 2. Please list types of training being provided. 3. How many Live Army camps are currently or plan on being used to house anyone under Asylum/ Refugee status ?
- Received 27 February 2023Decided 28 March 2023GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of any records held referring or relating to the organisation of ministerial air transport for the Tánaiste's recent trip to Munich & Brussels. If this is likely to be voluminous, I am happy to confine it to records that discuss or deal with options over whether to use the CASA or a PC-12 for the mission.
- Received 24 February 2023Decided 28 March 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
I am seeking copies of the following in respect of the three years 2020, 2021 and 2022: 1. Certificates for Retention of Departmental Records or Part(s)
- Received 24 March 2023Decided 25 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
I am researching the long and distinguished career of LtGen Peadar MacMahon, first as Chief of Staff between 1924 - 1927 and then as Secretary of the Department of Defence between 1927 - 1958. 1I have already consulted files in Military Archives for his period as Chief of Staff and now wish to research his 'second' career. I would like to inquire if there exists a series of files linked to the Secretary, distinct from the general registry files. If there is such a series I would be very grateful for permission to consult it.
- Received 20 February 2023Decided 21 March 2023GrantedDepartment of Defence
A request for copies of all electronic and paper correspondence on all unidentified aerial phenomena over Irish skies in the last 10 years. The records should include emails and all other electronic records on the number of unidentified aerial phenomena and all descriptions of these objects and records of how, when and where they were seen. The records should include all statements and descriptions made on the unidentified aerial phenomena.
- Received 15 February 2023Decided 15 March 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A list of all e submissions sent to the cabinet minister in this Department from January 1, 2022 to the current date
- Received 7 February 2023Decided 7 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
In reply to the above referenced questions (141, 142 & 143) tabled to you (Minister) by John Brady TD during Dail Eireann Debate, Wednesday-1 June 2022. You (Minister) requested "additional time for a search to be carried out with Military Archives to determine if any such information exists". Under the above-mentioned FOI act can you kindly forward me the findings of the search.
- Received 30 January 2023Decided 6 March 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A request for any correspondence between the Air Corps and the Dept Of Defence regarding any restriction on the use of the PC12 for MATS flying with either the Taoiseach or the President.
- Received 3 February 2023Decided 6 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
• A copy of the report by Hugh Mohan SC on the external review of events in McKee Barracks on June 25, 2020, received by the Department before Christmas • Correspondence with An Garda Siochana referring on the report by Hugh Mohan SC on the external review of events in McKee Barracks on June 25, 2020 • Correspondence with the Defence Forces referring on the report by Hugh Mohan SC on the external review of events in McKee Barracks on June 25, 2020.