Department of Defence
FOI Requests — 849 records (page 6 of 17)
- Received 7 February 2023Decided 6 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
Request for a copy of a Price Waterhouse Cooper Report into the use, purchase and operation of a jet for Ministerial Air Transport Service operated by the Irish Air Corps
- Received 1 February 2023Decided 2 March 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A copy of the minutes of all meetings from the Defence Forces working group that are developing the Transgender Policy for the Defence Forces and a copy of any recommendations or reports that this group has produced in 2022 and 2023.
- Received 24 February 2023Decided 2 March 2023TransferredDepartment of Defence
My preferred form of access is to receive digital copies of the records as held by your department. In accordance with Section 12 of The Freedom Of Information Act 2014, I request access to records which are: NON-PERSONAL. I REQUEST THE FOLLOWING RECORDS: ALL DEFENCE FORCES REGULATIONS ARTICLES, PARAGRAPHS, SUBSECTIONS AND AMENDMENTS OF THE IRISH DEFENCE FORCES REGULATIONS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DFR's. (Eg. DFR A.11 or DFR A.7) The Regulations I refer to are ALL the Regulations with which all serving members of the Defence Forces are subject to under the Defence Act 1954 that are not readily available to view in the published Defence Act 1954. I request all these Regulations and Articles and there given Paragraphs and Information within said Articles.
- Received 31 January 2023Decided 1 March 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
- copies of inspection reports, service reports, and all other documentation including invoices provided by pest control companies in respect of services supplied to the Dept of Defence in 2022. - the total amount paid to pest control companies and contractors for goods and services supplied to the Dept of Defence in 2022.
- Received 1 February 2023Decided 1 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
1. A copy of the financial appraisal and economic assessment conducted by PriceWaterHouseCoopers on the future of the MATS and the costs associated with carrying out the report. 2. A copy of the Strategic Assessment Report and Preliminary Business Case produced by the Ministerial Air Transport Service Review Group.
- Received 3 February 2023Decided 1 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
Correspondence between the office of the Minister for Defence and the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces on the military police investigations into events at McKee Barracks on June 25, 2020. The timescale can range from June 26, 2020 to February 7, 2022 and should cover both Chiefs of Staff in place during this period. A copy of the report from the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces on events at McKee Barracks on June 25, 2020 provided to the Minister for Defence on Friday, January 28, 2022.
- Received 7 February 2023Decided 1 March 2023WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
I wish to obtain all notes, records and correspondence exchanged between the Department and Defence Forces Headquarters concerning the implementation of the plan to provide additional resources to the military following publication of the report by the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces. I also wish to obtain copies of all notes and briefing records provided to the Minister of Defence on his assuming office.
- Received 30 January 2023Decided 28 February 2023GrantedDepartment of Defence
Request for any correspondence between the Air Corps and Dept. of Defence relating to the use of the CASA Maritime Patrol aircraft for Ministerial Air Transport Missions, specifically for the month of January 2023.
- Received 22 February 2023Decided 22 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
Can you supply me with the number of full working days the current Minister Of Defence has spent in Department of Defence HQ, Newbridge in his office, since taking the role of Minister of Defence.
- Received 18 January 2024Decided 16 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of all invoices paid by Civil Defence since January 2022 for the development of the Volunteer and Equipment Management System (VEMS). The total amount of money paid by Civil Defence in relation to the development and rollout of VEMS. The amount of money VEMS costs Civil Defence monthly.
- Received 13 February 2023Decided 13 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. I am not sure which department this should be directed to but suspected it would be either the department of the environment or the department of defence. My request is based on concerns raised by numerous peer reviewed scientific studies, see below, on the impact of stratospheric aerosol injection experiments: • Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom • Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
- Received 4 January 2023Decided 1 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
All records held by the Secretary General (i.e. emails, letters, text messages) referring or relating to a proposal by D/PER that pay savings made by the DoD would be returned to the Exchequer, rather than continued to be used to cover budgetary shortfalls within the department. This request to cover the period 1 Aug 2022 to date of receipt.
- Received 30 January 2023Decided 1 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
To ask the Minister for Defence and his HR/Pensions Units the number of Civil/Public Servants in his Department in the last 10 years who have been granted full-service retirement of 40 years for compassionate/discretionary reasons when they retired on ill health grounds (on the advice of a medical advisor). (1) Can he please indicate the number of recipients whom full service has been awarded to, even, if it was beyond their nearest potential service age for retirement of 60 or 65 (whichever is applicable to their status) i.e., despite 40yrs being beyond their official retirement age they were not paid just to the nearest pensionable age but instead were awarded full pension. (2) How many years were granted to these retirees in these particular cases
- Received 21 December 2022Decided 23 January 2023WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
I request access to the following records which are to be provided in electronic format. For the years 2017 – 2021 that the Department provide the following information in tabular form: 1. The Total Number of FOIs received by the Department 2. A Breakdown of the number of Personal v. Non-personal v Mixed 3. The Number of FOIs that received a charge per year or had the applicant pay a cost 4. The Total cost per year for Search, Retrieval and Copying Charges.
- Received 3 January 2023Decided 18 January 2023WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
I wish to find out via the Freedom of Information Act the award criteria for the awarding of the Civil Defence Covid medal, first issued to volunteers on the 29th of November 2022. For the avoidance of doubt I do not need an in depth dive on documents or circulars, merely the award criteria that was circulated to Civil Defence Officers, and/or the guidance issued by the Department on the awarding of the medal.
- Received 11 January 2023Decided 12 January 2023WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
Request for a copy of the department briefing notes issues to the new Minister for Defence on his appointment in December 2022, electronic or otherwise.
- Received 28 December 2022Decided 12 January 2023WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
• Copies of all briefing material prepared for the new Minister for Defence Micheál Martin; • Copies of all briefing material prepared for the new Minister of State for Defence Peter Burke.
- Received 29 December 2022Decided 12 January 2023WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
The most recently updated Department Brief for an incoming Minister, either signed off and delivered to a new minister following the 2022 December reshuffle, or a draft prepared for a possible change of minister but never delivered as the minister wasn't changed.
- Received 29 November 2022Decided 11 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
- copies of any records held referring or relating to the participation/non-participation of the Defence Forces and/or the Department of Defence in the commemorative event as discussed in this newspaper article: https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/11/25/government-accused- of-marking-the-civil-war-in-anodyne-way-by-not-commemorating- national-army-dead/
- Received 21 December 2022Decided 22 December 2022RefusedDepartment of Defence
When Hong Kong was turned over to the People's Republic of China in 1997, the Royal Navy sold the five (5) Peacock Class corvettes, three (3) of which went to the Philippine Navy while the remaining two (2) went to the Irish Naval Service: the LÉ Ciara (P42) & LÉ Orla (P41). Now that I read in various articles (Irish Examiner, Irish Times, Wikipedia) that the said vessels were decommissioned last July 2022. I would like to inquire about the current status of said vessels, since five (5) months have passed from the latest information available. Hopefully, the Philippine Government thru the Philippine Navy & the Government of Ireland thru the Irish Naval Service would have communication with regards to the said vessels. I hope the said vessels would eventually meet her sister ships to add the assets of the Philippine Navy, whether by purchase or donation.
- Received 17 November 2022Decided 15 December 2022GrantedDepartment of Defence
I am making a formal request for the release of information under Freedom of Information Legislation pertaining to 'Responsible Person in the Controlled Drug/CD Branch HPRA License Application'. I am seeking all documentation and records held in all formats relating to this decision.
- Received 7 December 2022Decided 8 December 2022RefusedDepartment of Defence
Any records held by Department of Defence covering the following 1. Name of company who currently supplies your print equipment (multi-functional devices) 2. How many devices do they supply* 3. Start and end date of the contract 4. Details of any extension options 5. What route to market used – ie framework or open competition process* 6. Is this arrangement shared with any other organisation/s? If yes, please name the organisation that heads the contract* 7. Estimated total value of contract, or your annual spend if the contract is shared 8. Primary contact name
- Received 25 November 2022Decided 7 December 2022RefusedDepartment of Defence
1: Request all Portlaoise Governor's orders, Department of Justice records, emails, correspondences, and also Prison minutes generated as a result of meetings between senior management of Portlaoise Prison and senior military personnel in charge of Irish Military forces on guard duty in Portlaoise Prison in the 1970s, the 1980s. That agreed, allowed, and planned for shoot-to-kill, or shoot-to-injure, areas operated by the Irish Military forces guarding Portlaoise Prison. Including the forecourt area outside the South-end boundary wall adjacent to the main Dublin to Cork and Limerick Road in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. 2: Request all Portlaoise Governor's orders, Department of Justice records, emails, correspondences, and also Prison minutes generated as a result of meetings between senior management of Portlaoise Prison and senior military personnel in charge of Irish Military forces on guard duty in Portlaoise Prison in the 1970s, the 1980s and 1990s. Where Portlaoise Prison Officers were fired upon by soldiers on guard duty whilst they were performing their duties in any incident/incidents. 3: Request all Portlaoise Governor's orders, Department of Justice records, emails, correspondences, and also Prison minutes generated as a result of meetings between senior management of Portlaoise Prison and senior military personnel in charge of Irish Military forces on guard duty in Portlaoise Prison in the 1970s, the 1980s, and 1990s. This would preclude a member of Portlaoise Prison's senior management from ordering subordinate prison staff into the forecourt area as described in request 1 above without following the agreed standard operating practice or procedures of notifying the Irish military on duty on a specified date. 4: Request all Portlaoise Governor's orders, Department of Justice records, emails, correspondences, and also Prison minutes generated as a result of meetings between senior management of Portlaoise
- Received 1 November 2022Decided 1 December 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of all correspondence between the DF Chief of Staff and either the Minister for Defence or Department Secretary General in the period 1 September to date of receipt of the request.
- Received 2 November 2022Decided 30 November 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
All correspondence (letter/email) received by the Minister for Defence in regard to the operation of the Military Medicine Specialist Training Scheme in the Defence Forces, and in regard to the availability of medical officers/medical provision in the Defence Forces. The correspondences would date from 1 January 2019 to 2 November 2022. I also request any replies to these correspondences from the Minister.
- Received 2 November 2022Decided 30 November 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A list of all e submissions sent to the cabinet minister in this Department during August, September and October of 2022.
- Received 2 November 2022Decided 27 November 2022RefusedDepartment of Defence
The Departmental risk register
- Received 7 October 2022Decided 24 November 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
1. All internal department emails chains discussing the Building the Ecosystem event, identified by inbox searches for the word "protest"/"demonstration", by the defence research technology and innovation unit, between 1st September and 6th October. 2. The final list of speakers for each talk and panel for the event.
- Received 21 October 2022Decided 18 November 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
All correspondence for years 2020/2021 re: The number of complaints of bullying received by DOD and number of complaints of sexual harassment received by DOD.
- Received 10 October 2022Decided 11 November 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
All records pertaining to the Insurance cover required to be taken out by a named Building Contractor for the weeks undertaken by it at Pearse Barracks on behalf of the Department of Defence. All records pertaining to the mechanical works undertaken by a named subcontractor to include in particular all records touching on or relating to the contractual arrangements between the two companies.
- Received 14 October 2022Decided 10 November 2022GrantedDepartment of Defence
A copy of the pre-budget submission from your Department to the Department of Finance ahead of Budget 2023. 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.
- Received 2 November 2022Decided 8 November 2022WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
All internal department records, internal emails relate to decisions on who to invite to the Building the Ecosystem conference held on 6th October, by the defence research technology and innovation unit, between 6th September and 25th
- Received 14 October 2022Decided 1 November 2022RefusedDepartment of Defence
1. How many soldiers have purchased their discharges in order to leave the Defence Forces in each year of 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 in table form. 2. How much has the Defence Forces been paid in total by soldiers purchasing their discharge in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. 3. A breakdown of the names of the companies that purchased discharges on behalf of soldiers over the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. 4. A breakdown of the ranks and specialty skills of all soldiers who purchased their discharge from 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. 5. A copy of all correspondence between the Defence Forces and the office of the Minister of Defence regarding concerns about the number of soldiers purchasing their discharges between January 2021 and October 2022. 6. A copy of all correspondence between the Defence Forces and the office of the Minister of Defence regarding concerns about soldiers leaving the Defence Forces to join private companies between January 2021 and October 2022.
- Received 28 October 2022Decided 28 October 2022RefusedDepartment of Defence
Please can you respond to the following questions regarding the procurement of your IT software licensing agreement? 1. Can you confirm what year you moved to O365. 2. If you have answered question 1, can you please advise of the partner/reseller/entity/team you used to negotiate the move to O365. 3. Are you currently using, or have you ever used the “FromSA” product SKU in your Microsoft Office 365 software licensing agreement? 4. Do you have an overarching agreement or Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft? 5. If yes to question 4, please can you supply the name and copy of the agreement or Memorandum of Understanding. 6. Did you “relinquish/trade-in/levy up/buy back/upgrade/ transition (or any other terms including, but not limited to, the terms provided for your perpetual licences to be retained) the ownership of your prior perpetual licences to obtain discounts from Microsoft for subscription licences?
- Received 12 October 2022Decided 26 October 2022RefusedDepartment of Defence
A request for the Full Number; Rank, Name; DOB; address at date of Retirement; Unit Detail; date [ s ] of retirement of the Officers, NCOs, and Private Soldiers who retired before 01 August 1990, and who were in receipt of Military Service Allowance payments, at their date of Retirements and a copy of an agreed report of May 1991.
- Received 13 October 2022Decided 26 October 2022RefusedDepartment of Defence
Request for a copy of all records to the Department of Defence from multinational companies, the IDA and Eirgrid regarding the provision of security for undersea data cables which land in Ireland and provide internet connectivity. The date parameters of this request are March 1st to Oct 7th 2022.
- Received 24 August 2022Decided 20 October 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A copy of all documents and communications held by the Department relating to the decision to withdraw Defence Forces personnel from the MONUSCO mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo in August 2022, specifically documents and communications within the Department of Defence and/or with other Government Departments generated before, during and after the withdrawal.
- Received 30 September 2022Decided 14 October 2022RefusedDepartment of Defence
- A breakdown of the detail 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. - A breakdown or inventory of items damaged beyond use, deemed uneconomical to repair, or no longer of use by the Defence Forces in the past twelve months. Broken down as above in as much detail as possible.
- Received 29 September 2022Decided 13 October 2022RefusedDepartment of Defence
Please confirm if your Minister uses WhatsApp for official government business and/or for exchanging messages with officials and colleagues. Please confirm if your Minister stores or deletes WhatsApp messages relating to government business or to and from officials and colleagues. Please confirm if your Minister has downloaded Signal on their work mobile phone. Please confirm if your Minister uses Signal for official government business and/or for exchanging messages with officials and colleagues. Please confirm if your Minister uses a private email account for official government business and/or exchanging messages with officials and colleagues. Please provide any guidance that has been issued to your Minister on the use of messaging systems, such as WhatsApp or Signal. Please send screengrabs of all WhatsApp messages in relation to government business sent to and from your Minister's work phone on September 27, 2022.
- Received 29 August 2022Decided 3 October 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of any emails between the department and the Air Corps with regard to the mission to extract officers and equipment from the DRC. This request to cover the period 1 Aug 2022 to date of receipt of the request.
- Received 20 September 2022Decided 29 September 2022WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
1) A copy of your customer complaints procedure. 2) The number of complaints received from September 1st, 2021 until September 1st, 2022. 3) The number of complaints resolved satisfactorily. 4) The number of complaints that were escalated to the Ombudsman's Office. 5) The number of complaints that are still outstanding.
- Received 31 August 2022Decided 28 September 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A copy of reports the Defence Forces Chief of Staff sent the Minister for Defence on the number of cases of bullying and harassment between 1st January and 10th August 2022.
- Received 26 September 2022Decided 26 September 2022RefusedDepartment of Defence
Records of all payments made by Department of Defence for products manufactured by a named company since 2011. For your information, these products relate to CCTV technology. I seek the information broken down by year and the type of product/service which was being purchased.
- Received 18 August 2022Decided 15 September 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A complete list of vacant/unoccupied properties owned by the department and the agencies/bodies under its aegis, including the name and address of each property, and its zone status (eg residential, commercial, industrial).
- Received 8 September 2022Decided 9 September 2022TransferredDepartment of Defence
A request for information on officer retention in the Defence Forces, particularly with a focus on the period following the reorganisation of 2012 including the following; 1. The number of commissioned officers broken down by rank who applied for Special Leave Without Pay and Allowances for the purpose of a career break in each year since 2012. 2. The number of commissioned officers broken down by rank who applied for Special Leave Without Pay and Allowances for the purpose of a career break in each year since 2012 and whose application was granted. 3. The number of commissioned officers broken down by rank who applied for Special Leave Without Pay and Allowances for the purpose of a career break in each year since 2012 and whose application was not granted with a summary of the reason why not granted for each case. 4. The number of commissioned officers broken down by rank who submitted an application from 2012 to 2022 for Special Leave Without Pay and Allowances for the purpose of a career break for a career break to commence in 2022 or 2023 and whose application has not been processed i.e. is awaiting a decision. 5. To furnish a copy of the policy on Special Leave Without Pay and Allowances for Commissioned Officers to aid my understanding of the process. 6. Has there been a change in policy regarding officer career breaks? If yes, to furnish a copy of the policy. 7. The establishment and strength of officers in the Defence Forces broken down by rank for each of the years since 2012.
- Received 9 August 2022Decided 8 September 2022GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of the following: • The Department’s Records Management Policy. • Any guidelines, procedures or manuals compiled as part of the Department’s Records Management programme, including Records Retention/Disposal Schedules. • The minutes of meetings held during 2021 and 2022 by any records management committee, steering group or similar body operating within the Department.
- Received 3 August 2022Decided 2 September 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A list of all e submissions sent to the senior minister during Q2 of 2022
- Received 26 July 2022Decided 24 August 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
A copy of all email correspondence between the Department and the Naval Service with regard to this year's Beaufort Cup.
- Received 19 July 2022Decided 16 August 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
1. Details of the number of army houses on the Curragh or in Kildare Town. 2. Who owns the houses? 3. Who has responsibility for the houses? 4. Any information that you may have on the condition of these houses. 5. How many houses are habitable, occupied? 6. How many houses are uninhabitable? 7. How many houses are boarded up? 8. Copies of any reports on the houses. 9. Copies of any reports on proposals for future uses of the properties.
- Received 5 August 2022Decided 15 August 2022RefusedDepartment of Defence
With respect to the negotiations surrounding the inclusion of Military Service Allowance for pension purposes for members of the Defence Forces. I understand that at the time there were negotiations between members of the Defence Forces Representative bodies, and I believe that the Dept. of Finance would also have been involved. As such I request copies of the following from all who had input to these negotiations: - Contemporary Notes - Emails/letters/memos - Reports/research - Any additional correspondence relating to MSA. In addition, please supply what organisation represented the following groups: - Commissioned Officers - NCOs and Privates - Retired Commissioned Officers - Retired NCOs and Privates