Department of Finance
FOI Requests — 1,809 records (page 10 of 37)
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
All correspondence between the Department and the Strategic Communication Unit as well as any internal departmental correspondence relating to the Strategic Communications Unit. I wish for my request to cover the period between 01/09/17 - 28/02/18.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
1. Copies of submissions received by the Department of Finance from in relation to Project Ireland 2040. 2. Copies of correspondence to the Minister/secretary general/deputy secretary general on Project Ireland 2040.
- Received —Decided —Department of Finance
3. Internal documentation within the Department relating to Project Ireland 2040. Please include policy papers, early drafts of policy papers, research on costings etc.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
All briefing notes, external communications and correspondence to the Secretary General of the Department of Finance and/or the Minister for Finance relating to potential EU changes to taxation of the digital economy and/or companies' digital revenues for the period 1 July, 2017 to 16 March, 2018 inclusive.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
All correspondence received and sent by Paul Cotter referring to the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. 14 September, 2017 - 13 November, 2017.Paul.Cotter@finance.gov.ie. Any minutes of meetings which reference the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. 14 September, 2017 - 13 November, 2017. Any ministerial briefings which reference the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. 14 September, 2017 - 13 November, 2017.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
Any emails, letters, presentations, memos or any documentation held by the Department of Finance regarding remuneration, pay, bonuses, share options and pensions of senior executives at AIB and Permanent TSB. I would also like to request any letters, memos, emails or presentations sent by AIB and Permanent TSB to the Department of Finance regarding remuneration, pay, bonuses, share options and pensions of senior executives. I would like to make this request for any records from March 1, 2017 to the present day.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
- All correspondence between Minister Noonan and Insurance Ireland between November 25 2015 and December 30 2015. - All internal memos and briefing documents relating to - and minutes of - meetings between Minister Noonan and representatives of Insurance Ireland in December 2015. - All internal memos and briefing documents relating to - and minutes of - meetings between Minister Noonan and representatives of the Irish Brokers Association in December 2015. I request the release of both electronic and non-electronic records and for the records held on formal files, temporary folders or in any other manner.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
- All correspondence between Minister Michael Noonan and Eoghan Murphy TD in relation to the cost of insurance between December 1 2015 and March 31, 2016. I request the release of both electronic and non-electronic records and for the records held on formal files, temporary folders or in any other manner. If appropriate this information is requested via copies/photocopies of original records, or where this is not appropriate - in electronic form.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
Any correspondence between the office of the Minister for Finance (including secretaries, etc) and directors of Bank of Ireland, including the chairman and CEO. This should include any representatives of any Bank of Ireland directors. I request that this cover the period from 1 January 2017 to the current date.
- Received —Decided —TransferredDepartment of Finance
Any available documents summarising the extent of, or providing statistics or estimates on, the annual report / disclosure of Irish taxpayer information provided to the US IRS as a result of the above FATCA requirements. This includes non-identifying information, by year, such as number of taxpayers reported on, number of accounts, aggregate amounts, average / range of values, country of residence, etc. Ideally, this would be broken down by individual versus entity account. This information would be for each reporting year so 2015, 2016 and 2017. All such information would be held by the Office of Revenue of the Commission given it acts as reporting entity under the IGA signed by Ireland with the US.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
• All correspondence between the Department and Apple Inc. related to taxation, lobbying and meetings with officials and/or the Minister including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 25 January 2018 to 03 April 2018 inclusive. • All correspondence between the Department and Facebook, related to taxation, lobbying and meetings with officials and/or the Minister including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 25 January 2018 to 03 April inclusive. • All correspondence between the Department and Google, related to taxation, lobbying and meetings with officials and/or the Minister including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 25 January 2018 to 03 April 2018 inclusive.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
• All correspondence between the Department and Twitter, related to taxation, lobbying and meetings with officials and/or the Minister including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 25 January 2018 to 03 April 2018 inclusive.
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
Copies of email correspondence between Minister Michael D’Arcy and Pat Larder, the CEO of lobby group Irish Funds, in relation to reform of Ireland’s investment limited partnership legislation. I am seeking correspondence between November 1st 2017 and March 31st 2018.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
Copies of Internal Audit Reports finalized between 01/01/2017 and 22/03/18
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
All documents, records, correspondence, meetings (minutes), emails, phone memos in relation to communications between KMPG and the Minister for Finance, his General Secretary and his Assistant General Secretary at the Department of Finance in relation to - (a) taxation matters (including those relating to investment funds, changes to Finance Bills, the national Budgets)- from the period January 1st 2015 to the present.
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
All documents, records, correspondence, meetings (minutes), emails, phone memos in relation to communications between Matheson Solicitors firm and the Minister for Finance, his General Secretary and Assistant General Secretary at Department of Finance in relation to - (a) Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicle Bill/Act - from Jan 1st 2012 to March 2015.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
All documents, records, correspondence, meetings (minutes), emails, phone memos in relation to communications between Revenue and the Minister for Finance, his General Secretary or Assistant General Secretary at Department of Finance in relation to - (a) the need for a ' tick the box' new funds vehicle for US investors (b) proposals in relation to legislation to introduce a Irish collective asset management vehicle, what became an 'ICAV' (c) Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicle Bill; (d) Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicle Act 2015 and its operation post its enactment. - from January 1st, 2012 to the present;
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
copies of all records, including correspondence, notes, minutes and emails, relating to the remuneration restrictions contained within the Covered Institutions Financial Support Scheme 2008 and the "Minister's Letter" of July 2011. This includes copies of all records relating to the Excess Bank Remuneration Charge on RoI tax residents in Covered Institutions. The request covers the period from December 1, 2017 to date
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
All briefing material including memos, background papers, preparatory advice, minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence, documents and publications between the Minister for Finance and the then Minister of State at the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with special responsibility for Financial Services, eGovernment and Public Procurement between the 1st June 2016 and 10th January 2017 in relation to the establishment of the Cost of Insurance Working Group and the publication of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
'Copy of the report provided to the Department/Minister by the Central Bank and compiled by University College Cork which examined different moneylending rules and regimes in other countries.'
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnDepartment of Finance
All briefing notes, external communications and correspondence for the Minister for Finance, Secretary General and/or assistant secretaries of the Department of Finance relating to potential EU changes to taxation of the digital economy and/or companies' digital revenues for the period 17 March, 2018 to 24 April, 2018 inclusive.
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnDepartment of Finance
1) A list of all staff, ministers, spouses, or partners who travelled abroad for St Patrick's Day 2018 on official departmental business. 2) A table of costs associated with their travel to include flights, hotel, transport, entertainment, gifts, dining, subsistence, and all other related expenditure. 3) Copies of the actual invoices/receipts relating to all of the above.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
- A list of all unpublished tax division reports compiled by Joe Cullen's office (responsible at principal level for general income tax policy and reform, and various income tax allowances, reliefs and incentives) and Anna Donegan's office (responsible at Principal level for Finance Bill co-
- Received —Decided —Department of Finance
ordination, tax administration/clearance, property taxation, capital taxes, stamp duties, and taxation of savings.) which were sent to the minister's office since January 2017."
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
- a copy of the following document, ref 00835-17
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
All material relating to Betting Duty between 1 January and 31 December 2017, relating to the Offices of the Minister and of the Secretary-General of the Department of Finance, including:- - letters, emails, records of phone calls, meeting requests, meeting notes from individual bookmakers - retail and online, betting exchanges, on course bookmakers, and representative groups for the bookmaking industry to the Minister and/or Secretary-General - records of letters, emails, phone calls or meetings relating to Betting Duty with the Minister, requested by TDs and Senators - internal summaries, memos, notes to Minister and the Secretary-General relating to Betting Duty and the related work of the Tax Strategy Group
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
copies of any briefing material prepared for the secretary general or other officials from the Dept of Finance ahead of their appearance at Public Accounts Committee late last month. This request only relates to briefing material concerning use of GDP and/or GNIstar measurement of economic growth in Ireland.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
The briefing material provided to the Minister for Finance for the Budgetary Oversight Committee of 18th April 2018
- Received —Decided —TransferredDepartment of Finance
All records relating to the following entry in the lobbying database:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/27103/rio-tinto-plc
- Received —Decided —Handled outside of FOIDepartment of Finance
1. The amount spent by the department on Facebook advertisements in 2017 2. The amount spent by the department on Facebook advertisements in the first 5 months of 2018 3. The amount spent by the department on Google advertisements in 2017. 4. The amount spent by the department on Google advertisements in the first 5 months of 2018
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
All records associated with this entry in the lobbying database:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/27947/xl-group
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
1. All records associated with this entry in the lobbying database:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/26705/kpmg
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
1. All records relating to this entry in the lobbying database:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/27917/ulster-bank-ireland-dac
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnDepartment of Finance
1. All records relating to this entry in the lobbying database:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28786/blackrock-investment-management-dublin- limited
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
A breakdown of the number of male staff employed by the Department and their pay grade, and a breakdown of the numbers of female staff employed by the Department and their pay grade, as of December 31 2016, December 31 2017 and December 31 2018.
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
1. All records relating to this entry in the lobbying database:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/27711/mccann-fitzgerald
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
I request the following records for the period 2016, 2017 & 2018: 1. Copies of submissions received in relation to changes to the Planning and Development Act 2000 regarding the categorisation of data centres as ‘strategic infrastructure’. 2. Details of any meeting requests in relation to changes to the Planning and Development Act 2000 regarding the categorisation of data centres as ‘strategic infrastructure’. 3. Details of any meetings held in relation to changes to the Planning and Development Act 2000 regarding the categorisation of data centres as ‘strategic infrastructure’. 4. Copies of any briefing notes prepared regarding the categorisation of data centres as ‘strategic infrastructure’. 5. Details of any submissions in relation to the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016 regarding the categorisation of data centres as ‘strategic infrastructure’. 6. Details of any meetings to discuss the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016 regarding the categorisation of data centres as ‘strategic infrastructure’. 7. Details of any parliamentary or legislative queries regarding the categorisation of data centres as ‘strategic infrastructure’.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
Copies of the Minister's diary dated January 1 2018 to May 21 2018
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
Copy of the correspondence between William Fry and Derek Moran as outlined in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/27807/william-fry
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
1. All records relating to this entry in the lobbying database:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28786/blackrock-investment-management-dublin- limited substitute proposed wording: meetings with Minister D'Arcy/staff and Blackrock
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
1. Correspondence between Ryanair and Minister Paschal Donohoe and Assistant Secretary John Hogan, on tax of non-residents, between 1st January and 21st May 2018. Further Information: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28355/ryanair
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnDepartment of Finance
All submission to the department of finance's review of Ireland’s Corporation Tax Code, which ran from 10 October 2017 to 30 January 2018.
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
A copy of all minutes, notes, memos etc relating to a meeting Paul Hewson (Bono) had with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste Simon Coveney, Minister Paschal Donohoe, and Mr Martin Fraser at Government Buildings bewto discuss ODA and Ireland as a global leader in the development field.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
Correspondence between Ryanair and Minister Donohoe and John Hogan relating to the law on the taxation of individuals resident outside of Ireland as referred to in the Register of Lobbying (details herehttps://www.lobbying.ie/return/28355/ryanair)
- Received —Decided —Handled outside of FOIDepartment of Finance
I request the following records for the period 2017: 1. The total amount spent on public notices in print media outlets (newspapers or magazines) in 2017, and a listing of amounts paid to each media outlet. 2. The total amount spent on public notices on digital media outlets in 2017, and a listing of amounts paid to each media outlet. 3. The total amount spent on public notices on broadcast media outlets in 2017, a listing of amounts paid to each media outlet.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
I am seeking a database/spreadsheet/list containing the following data: - the number of employees of the department sacked in 2016, 2017, 2018. - the reason for the dismissal of each of the above employees. - the number of employees of the department suspended in 2016, 2017, 2018. - the reason for the suspension of each of the above employees. - the number of complaints of bullying received by the department in 2016, 2017, 2018. - the number of complaints of sexual harassment received by the department in 2016, 2017, 2018.
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
The cost of providing "unconscious bias" training for Department of Finance staff from 1st September 2017 to 7th June 2018. The training is referenced here: https://www.finance.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180531-q1-2018-signed-eb-minutes- ilovepdf-compressed.pdf
- Received —Decided —TransferredDepartment of Finance
- copies of all records held by the Department in relation to payment of a pension to former Attorney General Paul Gallagher in period 1 January 2016 to current date. - copies of any correspondence between the Department and Mr Gallagher relating to whether or not he would take this pension in period 1 January 2013 to current date.
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnDepartment of Finance
All records and details held in the department in relation to any travel that was undertaken by members of the department to the Web Summit in Lisbon last November. These to include, but not be limited to, the following: • All costs in relation to air fares, including what class travelled • All costs in relation to hotel accommodation during the trip • All costs in relation to conference fees paid for attendees • The numbers of persons from the department that attended • The names or department positions of those persons who attended • Any further details relevant to the trip, for instance, per diems, expenses or subsistence claims submitted after the event in connection with Web Summit
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
- copies of any records relating to the following "oversight" regarding end-January 2018 exchequer returns [as detailed in attached image]:Please note that yesterday's Submission regarding the end- January 2018 Exchequer Returns contained an oversight.I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that approximately €94 million in relation to January's Exchequer tax revenues was misallocated, between the following tax-heads, Excise Duties and VAT. Excise Duty receipts of €572 million were overstated by €94 million and VAT receipts of €2,351 million were understated by €94 million.I would point out that the misallocation had no effect on the overall January tax figures submitted yesterday.