Department of Defence
FOI Requests — 881 records (page 8 of 18)
- Received 6 September 2021Decided 6 October 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
All communication in relation to possible purchasing of aircraft from the Royal Air Force between 01/01/2021 and present day.
- Received 6 September 2021Decided 5 October 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
Any correspondence, records or briefings held by the Data Protection Office that relate to any assessment or discussion of Minister Coveney's phone being breached for the time period of July 1st to September 30th, 2020.
- Received 6 September 2021Decided 4 October 2021GrantedDepartment of Defence
A list of fees paid to guest speakers/motivational speakers hired during each of the years, 2019, 2020, and the first six months of 2021 A list of appearance fees paid for PR/promotional events guest appearances for each of the years, 2019, 2020, and the first six months of 2021
- Received 10 September 2021Decided 30 September 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
Records relating to spending by the Department on media advisers (including staff), PR companies, PR training for staff/ministers, and other relevant expenses for public relations/media events from March 01, 2020, to date.
- Received 1 September 2021Decided 29 September 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of all records held referring or relating to the diversion of the government jet between airports in the UAE. Copies of all records held referring or relating to restrictions placed on Air Corps crew from leaving their base in the UAE.
- Received 17 September 2021Decided 20 September 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
How many external advisors has the Minister for Defence Names of these advisors Qualifications of these advisors What is the procedure for selecting these advisors Is there a limit in the number of advisors that the Defence Minister is entitled to appoint What is the standard financial package and terms of the contract, And any other relevant information.
- Received 13 August 2021Decided 10 September 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
All information including correspondence (including text and whatsapp messages) and documentation, memos held by the Department regarding an event hosted by former Minister Katherine Zappone held in the Merrion Hotel on July 21st 2021.
- Received 25 August 2021Decided 8 September 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
All records relating to payments made to Hotel Merrion Ltd (t/a The Merrion Hotel) for the period 1 January 2020 - 24 August 2021.
- Received 8 September 2021Decided 8 September 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
Copy of current Pay and Pension rates for enlisted personnel.
- Received 7 September 2021Decided 7 September 2021TransferredDepartment of Defence
Copies of audio recordings of emergency broadcast systems during the Cold War era dated 1960s or 1970s
- Received 12 August 2021Decided 6 September 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
A copy of documents related to the use of the Government jet in 2020 and 2021.
- Received 5 August 2021Decided 2 September 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
With respect to the Independent Review Group into Jadotville please provide the following: Payments made including separately any expenses or lump sums to (a number of personnel or companies between 2019 and 2021).
- Received 12 August 2021Decided 2 September 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Any correspondence held by the Department of Defence regarding a nuclear submarine spotted off the coast of Donegal at Malin Head in April of this year.
- Received 6 July 2021Decided 30 August 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
All correspondence by e-mail and post by all members of the Department of Defence staff to and from the organisation Finabel - European Army Interoperability Centre between the years 2010 and 2020, and All minutes and documentation of any meetings of the Department of Defence that refer specifically to the organisation known as Finabel and to any related organisation between the years 2010 and 2020.
- Received 20 August 2021Decided 27 August 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
Copies of all records that were supplied to the Inter Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State Involvement in Magdalene Laundries. Contracts for laundry services from the Department of Defence and Military Archives: • SI/Barrack Services / 240 • 3/32678 • 3/85434 • 3/6984 • 3/19752 • 3/17572 • 3/15118 • 3/32678 • 3/81083 • 3/77893 • 3/85434
- Received 25 June 2021Decided 25 August 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
All documentation relating to the decisions made regarding the Public legal tender process for the sale of Firmount House Clane Co Kildare, by the defence forces in 2011 and all documentation from the Defence Forces, regarding the decision process regarding this sale.
- Received 5 August 2021Decided 19 August 2021TransferredDepartment of Defence
Payments made including separately any expenses or lump sums to (a number of personnel or companies, between 2019 to 2021).
- Received 19 July 2021Decided 17 August 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of any submissions, memos, briefings, reports, reviews or other such overview/discussion documents prepared for either the Secretary General or the Minister with regard to the Jadotville medals report. This request to cover the period 1 April to today's date.
- Received 3 August 2021Decided 11 August 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
Copies of circulars, directions, policy guidance or office memos concerning making contact with TDs that submit PQs to the Minister.
- Received 3 August 2021Decided 9 August 2021TransferredDepartment of Defence
A copy of all records held referring or relating to technical issues encountered during a flight by the Learjet to Turkey earlier this year. A record/spreadsheet/database of any costs associated with maintenance/repair of the Learjet incurred during 2021, and 2020.
- Received 6 August 2021Decided 6 August 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
A paper copy of the "Report by the Independent Review Group – Jadotville”.
- Received 3 August 2021Decided 4 August 2021TransferredDepartment of Defence
Records (meeting minutes, agenda, follow up memos, correspondence, etc.) relating to meetings of the Health Threats Coordination Group, a subcommittee of the Government Task force on Emergency Planning held in January, February, March and April 2020
- Received 26 July 2021Decided 28 July 2021WithdrawnDepartment of Defence
All correspondence between the Department’s communications unit and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (in DPER) from October 2018 to present. All correspondence received by the department’s communications unit in relation to gov.ie.
- Received 29 June 2021Decided 27 July 2021TransferredDepartment of Defence
A spreadsheet/database/inventory of all weapons and/or military equipment that was deemed of no further use since 1 Jan 2017. This record to include details of how much each item was sold for, or whether it was scrapped, and the date of its sale/scrappage. Also, if possible provide a yearly figure for how much was spent scrapping old weapons/military equipment in each year covered by the request.
- Received 29 June 2021Decided 27 July 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
Regarding the government’s LGBTQI strategy to promote the visibility of LBGTQI community: (1) Please provide any records you hold regarding plans to provide gender neutral toilet facilities in the workplace, (2) Please provide any records you hold of discussions around whether people who are transitioning to their preferred gender will be permitted to use the toilets that matches their preferred gender and whether this practice will only apply to holders of a gender recognition certificate. (3) Please provide any records you hold regarding any risk assessments that you carried out on your toilet proposals, including (a) records of staff consultation on these proposals, and (b) records of the outcome. (4) Please provide any records that you hold regarding the use of disabled toilets as gender neutral options for your department/office.
- Received 28 June 2021Decided 26 July 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of all correspondence between the Department and DFA with regard to the following ministerial air transport service flight: 26/05/2021 28/05/2021 295 Baldonnel - Lisbon - Montijo - Lisbon - Baldonnel DFA/Defence Minister plus 5 Copies of any records held referring or relating to the necessity for the Lisbon-Montijo-Lisbon leg of the journey.
- Received 21 July 2021Decided 26 July 2021TransferredDepartment of Defence
Copies of all records held referring or relating to the chartering of a private jet for use by Minister Coveney and his delegation for his trip to China in late May.
- Received 23 June 2021Decided 21 July 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
Have you commenced to roll out diversity and inclusion training in the workplace to promote the visibility of the LGBTQI+ Community? Who is providing this training i.e. in-house training branch or specific organisations such as Teni, BelongTo, Shout Out etc.Have you signed up as members of any of these organisations and please specify which organisations if you have. How many training days will each staff member receive, and is this training compulsory? Please provide a copy of documents/manuals provided for the diversity and inclusion training.
- Received 13 July 2021Decided 14 July 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
All payments made to Caas Ltd in the period 1 January 2010 to 12 July 2021.
- Received 25 June 2021Decided 9 July 2021TransferredDepartment of Defence
The yearly total, comprising salaries and other pay and non-pay related expenditure, for all available years, spent by the state on the army in providing security to the us military at Shannon.
- Received 19 May 2021Decided 7 July 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of any correspondence between the Department and Twitter with regard to the @DefenceIreland social media account in the period 1 January 2020 to date of receipt of the request. Copies of any correspondence between the Department and the Defence Forces with regard to the @DefenceIreland social media account during the same period.
- Received 9 June 2021Decided 7 July 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
All payments for legal services made to (Barrister) for the period 1 November 2013 to 8 June 2021.
- Received 21 June 2021Decided 5 July 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
Copies of documents relating to reports and investigation of reports of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) in the skies over the Republic of Ireland
- Received 2 June 2021Decided 1 July 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
All correspondence with Rivada Networks.
- Received 28 May 2021Decided 28 June 2021TransferredDepartment of Defence
An unredacted copy of Rivada Network's submission to the Commission of the Future of the Defence Forces.
- Received 28 May 2021Decided 28 June 2021TransferredDepartment of Defence
A record/list/spreadsheet/database of the following: Cost to the Defence Forces of damage to civilian vehicles as a result of accidents with military vehicles in 2019 and 2020. Cost to the Defence Forces of damage and repair to military vehicles in 2019 and 2020. Cost to the Defence Forces of damage, damage beyond repair, or loss of military equipment in 2019 and 2020 to include a list of damaged/damaged beyond repair/lost items.
- Received 24 May 2021Decided 22 June 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Any briefing documents or memos prepared by the department or others for the minister regarding the European Peace Facility (EPF) or the European Defence Fund (EDF) during the period 1 May 2020 to present. Any correspondence between the department and the European Defence Agency pertaining to the EPF or the EDF during the same period.
- Received 21 May 2021Decided 21 June 2021GrantedDepartment of Defence
Documentation regarding former and current owners and/or occupants of the premises at Military Barracks, Summerhill, Nenagh, North Tipperary.
- Received 21 May 2021Decided 21 June 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
Request in relation to the awarded contract for the provision of air ambulance services, specifically for nighttime priority 1 air ambulance cover.The tender was awarded by the HSE to IAS Medical Limited. And commences in June 2021.Hire of aircraft with crew2021/S 093-244274Contract award noticeResults of the procurement procedureServicesAny correspondence between the HSE/ National Ambulance Service and the Dept Of Defence or directly to the Irish Air Corps which may have occurred before the tender was drafted in Nov 2020. Any correspondence which suggests the Irish Air Corps would not be in a position to supply aircraft and crew for the purpose of nighttime air ambulance cover. Specifically this contract and not the previous contract issued in 2018.
- Received 17 May 2021Decided 15 June 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
Information relating to leases of land for Ballincollig Military Barracks within the area owned by the Dept. of Defence.
- Received 4 May 2021Decided 1 June 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
Copy of the plan proposed by the Department of Defence (on behalf of the Irish Air Corps) in providing Search and Rescue services to the Irish Coast Guard.
- Received 30 April 2021Decided 31 May 2021TransferredDepartment of Defence
Copy of the business case/cost benefit analysis or other such review/analysis relating to the decision to proceed with the following tender competition: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/naval- service-to-acquire-four-new-boats-over-coming-years-1.4541768
- Received 26 April 2021Decided 25 May 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of any records held referring or relating to remarks made by Chris Reynolds about the possibility of awarding a SAR contract to the Air Corps (as per the following newspaper article: https://www.businesspost.ie/ireland/awarding-part-of-search- and-rescue-contract-to-irish-air-corps-will-end-in-tears-55fdc3b5)
- Received 26 April 2021Decided 25 May 2021Handled outside of FOIDepartment of Defence
The number of civilian staff by Job title employed by the Department of Defence working in each military barracks here as of 23 April 2021 in tabular form The number civilian staff vacancies by job title by posts that are filled by employees of the Department of Defence in each military barracks here as of 23 April 2021 in tabular form.
- Received 22 April 2021Decided 21 May 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
Records of how much has been paid out to members of the Defence Forces as a result of claims lodged for personal injuries sustained in military training at Finner Camp, Donegal, over the past ten years (by year). Records of the nature of the injuries sustained in each case and how much in legal costs the State has had to pay out in each case.
- Received 21 April 2021Decided 20 May 2021RefusedDepartment of Defence
What is the policy that allows the Defence Forces to deny a position for reasons of Asthma? What date was this policy written? Has this position ever been reviewed to ensure compliance with modern equality law? Has this policy ever been tested in a court or commision?
- Received 20 April 2021Decided 19 May 2021GrantedDepartment of Defence
Copies of the following Statutory Guidelines: Non-Personal Request pursuant to FOI / GDPR. Copy of DFR A7 and DFR A8 that was extant during my service and more particularly that was in use on the date of my discharge from the Defence Forces.
- Received 19 April 2021Decided 18 May 2021GrantedDepartment of Defence
All social media reports prepared for the Secretary General of the Department of Defence from 1 Dec 2017 - present.
- Received 16 April 2021Decided 17 May 2021GrantedDepartment of Defence
A list of external legal practitioners (solicitors/law firms and barristers) paid in 2020 and so far in 2021 for services carried out on behalf of the Defence Forces, including the name of the practitioner, the sum paid and, where possible, a general description of the work carried out.
- Received 13 April 2021Decided 12 May 2021GrantedDepartment of Defence
The amount of money spent by the Department throughout 2020 on taxi services.