Department of Finance
FOI Requests — 1,810 records (page 28 of 37)
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All briefing materials on, or in any way referencing, Project Setanta prepared for Minister Donohoe The timeframe should cover the period of June 1, 2021 to July 29, 2021
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A copy of Minister Paschal Donohoe's diary dated between 01/01/2021 and 01/08/2021. All records between the Minister's office and Dublin City Council during the same period.
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All correspondence between 30/7/2020 – 30/7/2021 at the level of AP and above between the Department of Finance and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the Housing for All strategy.
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I would like copies of all emails (departmental & personal), texts messages, WhatsApps and letters between Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and former minister Katherine Zappone since January 1, 2021.
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• Copies of all correspondence (to include emails, letters, text messages, WhatsApp messages, memos etc) between Minister Paschal Donohoe and Katherine Zappone between June 27 2020 and the date of this request
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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.
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The various draft plans or papers regarding the plan submitted to the Minister or his office of Ireland's National Recovery and Resilience Plan It can be limited to the period 1/1/2021 and 30/6/2021
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Correspondence with the Department of Housing in relation to the return on investment for 'Housing For All' housing plan and the future current spending commitments. For clarity, my query relates to identifying the asset value of housing stock anticipated to be in state ownership in 2025 and in 2030, and the future annual spending commitment ( leases, PPPs, rent subsidies, equity share schemes etc.) in 2025 and in 2030. -Copy of cost/ benefit analysis of 'Housing for All' housing plan.
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•Copies of any records held by the Minister or his office relating or referring to the proposed appointment of Katherine Zappone as a special envoy to the UN. •Copies of any correspondence between the Minister and Ms Zappone relating to the above. •Copies of any correspondence between the Minister, Leo Varadkar and the Tánaiste relating to the above Searches of any mobile phones, relevant private email addresses and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request.
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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.
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I wish to know the amount of tax paid by Apple Inc. and all it's subsidiaries in Ireland. I wish to know the amount of tax paid by Aphabet Inc. in Ireland and all it's subsidiaries including Google Ireland.
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I wish to know the total amount of corporation tax take in Ireland for the year 2020 or the fiscal year that takes account of the year 2020. I would like this broken down by the top 10 foreign companies in Ireland by revenue. I wish for a hard copy of this information to be sent to my address below.
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A chara, Is mian liom iarratas a dhéanamh faoin Acht um Shaoráil Faisnéise 2014, gach comhfhreagras agus cáipéis dhigiteach seolta idir oifigeach ar leibhéal príomhoifigeach, ar a laghad nó níos sinsearaí, sa Roinn Airgeadais, agus an tAire Paschal Donoghue, agus a chuid comhairleoirí speisialta, ina déantar plé ar ráta cánach corparáideach ó 1.1.2021 go dáta. Ba mhaith liom an t-eolas ar fad a fháil go leictreonach agus sa teanga a scríobhadh é gan aistriúchán. All digital correspondence and documents sent between officers, at Principal Officer level or above, in the Department of Finance and Minister Paschal Donoghue, and his special advisors, which discusses the corporation tax rate, from 1.1.2021 to the date of receipt of this request.
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A chara, Is mian liom iarratas a dhéanamh faoin Acht um Shaoráil Faisnéise 2014, gach comhfhreagras agus cáipéis dhigiteach seolta idir oifigeach atá ar leibhéal príomhoifigeach, ar a laghad, sa Roinn Airgeadais, an tAire Paschal Donoghue, agus a chuid comhairleoirí speisialta agus an IDA ina ndéantar plé ar ráta cánach corparáideach ó 1.1.2021 go dáta. Ba mhaith liom an t-eolas ar fad a fháil go leictreonach agus sa teanga a scríobhadh é gan aistriúchán. All digital correspondence and documents sent between officers, at Principal Officer level or above, in the Department of Finance, Minister Paschal Donoghue, and his special advisors and the IDA, which discusses the corporation tax rate, from 1.1.2021 to the date of receipt of this request.
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A chara, Is mian liom iarratas a dhéanamh faoin Acht um Shaoráil Faisnéise 2014, gach comhfhreagras agus cáipéis dhigiteach seolta idir oifigeach atá ar leibhéal príomhoifigeach, ar a laghad, sa Roinn Airgeadais, an tAire Paschal Donoghue, agus a chuid comhairleoirí speisialta agus an American Chamber of Commerce ina ndéantar plé ar ráta cánach corparáideach ó 1.1.2021 go dáta. Ba mhaith liom an t-eolas ar fad a fháil go leictreonach agus sa teanga a scríobhadh é gan aistriúchán.
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All digital correspondence and documents sent between officers, at Principal Officer level or above, in the Department of Finance, Minister Paschal Donoghue, and his special advisors and the American Chamber of Commerce, which discusses the corporation tax rate, from 1.1.2021 to the date of receipt of this request.
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A chara, Is mian liom iarratas a dhéanamh faoin Acht um Shaoráil Faisnéise 2014, gach comhfhreagras agus cáipéis dhigiteach seolta idir oifigeach atá ar leibhéal príomhoifigeach, ar a laghad, sa Roinn Airgeadais, an tAire Paschal Donoghue, agus a chuid comhairleoirí speisialta ina ndéantar plé ar ráta cánach corparáideach, ó 1.1.2021 go dáta, le ceachtar de na comhlachtaí seo a leanas: Apple Facebook Google Microsoft
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Medtronic Pfizer Dell Amazon Ba mhaith liom an t-eolas ar fad a fháil go leictreonach agus sa teanga a scríobhadh é gan aistriúchán. All digital correspondence and documents sent between officers, at Principal Officer level or above, in the Department of Finance, Minister Paschal Donoghue, and his special advisors which discusses the corporation tax rate, from 1.1.2021 to the date of receipt of this request which any of the following companies: Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Medtronic Pfizer Dell Amazon
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Assistant Secretary and above and officials in Revenue regarding excise duty applied to home heating oil, between 1st January 2022 and 6th April 2022.
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Under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I would be obliged if the department would reply to and furnish all data and other documentation as held on record by the Department regarding the highlighted section in the statement below made by Deputy Eoghan Murphy Minister of State at the Department of Finance. Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Second Stage https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-05-25/26/ I am specifically looking for the “Extensive research” and any conclusions, resulting presentations, etc., that will assist in understanding the amendment as reported in the extract below and highlighted yellow. I am trying to understand the reasoning behind the addition of the three year rule into the Time Limits section of the FSPO Act 2017 and understand more the phrase “or three years from the date the complainant knew or
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All advice and correspondence sent to Minister Donohoe regarding a windfall tax on energy companies from February 24th 2022 to May 31st 2022. 2. All correspondence between Minister Donohoe and Bord Gais, Electric Ireland, Energia, and Flogas from February 24 2022 to May 31st 2022. 3. All correspondence between Minister Donohoe and the Taoiseach from February 24 2022 to May 31st 2022 regarding a windfall tax on energy companies. 4. All correspondence between Minister Donohoe and the Tanaiste from February 24 2022 to May 31st 2022 regarding a windfall tax on energy companies.
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All notes, memos, speeches, emails and text messages to and from Minister Paschal Donohoe relating to his attendance at the 2022 Bilderberg Meeting in the US.
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All correspondence between Bartra Capital Property and Pascal Donohoe, Minister at Department of Finance, connected to the following entry on the Lobbying Register about "Social and cost rental homes." (https://www.lobbying.ie/return/82330/bartra-capital-property- management-limited-trading-as-bartra-capital-property)
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All correspondence between Mr Ed Sibley and the Department of Finance regarding his position as Deputy Governor Prudential Regulation at the Central Bank of Ireland, his contract of employment and any extension/new contract, his departure from the Central Bank of Ireland, as announced in February The timeframe should cover the period of November 2021 to March 2022
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A copy of minutes taken at a meeting between Minister Donohoe and the HBFI representatives on 31 January, 2022.
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Under the Freedom of Information Act, I request all records tied to the following meeting: • The meeting between Minister Donohoe and Kevin Cardiff on 10 May 2022 These would include, but not be limited to, briefing notes, minutes and other communications.
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Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am seeking access to the following records: • A copy of minutes taken at a meeting between Minister Donohoe and Bank of America representatives held on 20 May, 2022. • A copy of minutes taken at a meeting between Minister Donohoe and CEO of Barclay's held on 7 April, 2022.
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Copies of any submissions, briefings, memos, or other such high-level documents prepared for the minister or the secretary general with regard to the sale of 5% of the state's stake in AIB.
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In relation to travel undertaken by Minister Donohoe and Minister of State Fleming as part of the 2022 St Patrick’s Day Programme to Rebuild Connections, I would like to receive: • The names of people who accompanied the Ministers on their respective trips and their job titles or relationship to the Ministers. • The schedule of flights undertaken by the above people as part of their respective trips, including flights to and from Ireland, connecting flights and the names of airports where departures and arrivals took place. Also, please include whether the flights were economy class, business class, first class or other and the name of the airline used for each flight. • The Ministers’ itinerary for their respective trips. • A breakdown of expenses accrued and paid by Government for the trips, including flights, accommodation, subsistence, gifts, PCR testing, taxis/public transport, etc.
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I wish to receive the following information which I believe to be in your records: • all internal correspondence within the department referencing the possibility of fuel, electricity or food "rationing" since 24 February, 2022 • all external correspondence between the Department and other Government departments referencing the possibility of fuel, electricity or food "rationing" since 24 February, 2022 • all external correspondence between the Department and non- Government agencies referencing the possibility of fuel, electricity or food "rationing" since 24 February, 2022
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Submissions or briefings to the Minister concerning the signing into law of Statutory Instrument No. 226/2012 – Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax) (Touring Coaches) Order, 2012 for the 6 months before the Statutory Instrument was signed.
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I wish to make an application under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for access to all documentation related to the lobbying reported at this link; https://www.lobbying.ie/return/66512/kpmg
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Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request the following material: Copies of all correspondence and material received by the Department of Finance (including the Banking Division and the Offices of Ministers Donohoe and Minister of State Fleming - including their Special Advisers) from Allied Irish Bank (AIB) in June and July, 2022 in relation to the bank’s decision to withdraw cash and cheque services from 70 branches (announced on the 19th July, 2022) and the subsequent reversal of this decision which was announced on the 22nd July, 2022. The information requested should include all internal department
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correspondence and correspondence on the subject matter issued by the department (including the offices of the relevant Ministers and their advisers) to AIB in June and July, 2022.
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I request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, the following records held by the Department of Finance:
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In relation to Uber and its activities or planned activities in Ireland. • All minutes of meetings between (i) Minister Michael Noonan or Derek Moran, the then Secretary General, and (ii) Mr John Moran and/or Red House Hill International, or Ms Ann Kelly • All correspondence between (i) Minister Noonan or Derek Moran and (ii) John Moran and/or Red House Hill International, or Ms Ann Kelly The timeframe of the request should cover the period of September 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016.
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Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - copies of any records held by the Minister, the Secretary General, or any of the Minister's Special Advisers with regard to proposals by AIB to cease cash services at certain branches. This request to cover the period 1 July 2022 to date of receipt of the request. Searches of any mobile phones, relevant private email addresses and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request.
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A list of all e submissions sent to the senior Minister during Q2 of 2022 Please note, I am not looking for the esubs themselves, just a list of their titles
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Any emails, notes, memos, briefings and or/records in relation to Paschal Donohoe's meetings with the CEO of Axa, Thomas Buberl, on Thursday 31 March and 2nd June of this year.
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I wish to request records under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. I am seeking records and correspondence held by the Department and sent and received by the Minister's Office respectively regarding the following: - the development of data centres in the State - any analyses or proposals of such regarding the financial impacts of constraints on energy supply arising from the impact of data centres on the national grid - any correspondence sent or received by the Minister regarding the growth of data centres in the State or their importance to the economy
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Records of all materials presented to the OECD on 04 March 2022 in connection to the Irish housing market. Records should include presentations made by any of the following individuals who were in attendance: [Names Provided] • Records of briefing materials prepared by, or for, [Names Provided] ahead of the meeting • Any audio or video recording of the meeting with the OECD at the Department of Finance's office on 04 March 2022
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I am making a request under the Freedom of Information Act for any records, communications or file notes relating to the meeting between Eoin Murphy, TD; Paul Ryan, (Director, Department of Finance); and Joe Duffy (Managing Director Head of Global Client Management, EMEA, Bank of New York Mellon / BNY Mellon) held on Thursday, 30 March 2017 at the Department of Finance, Government Buildings, Upper Merion Street Dublin 2 as detailed in the Register of Lobbying at https://www.lobbying.ie/return/16173/the-bank-of-new-york-mellon.
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A complete list of vacant/unoccupied properties owned by the department and the agencies/bodies under its aegis. Please include the name and address of each property, and its zone status (eg residential, commercial, industrial).
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I am seeking copies of record that I believe are held by your Department, under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts. I am seeking copies of all correspondence – letters, emails, meetings’ minutes, teleconference minutes – between your Department and the Department of Housing on the question of publishing the review of income eligibility limits for social housing, since January 2022.
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The below FOI request is detailed in the 2021 quarter two disclosure log and was part granted. 1. The document entitled ‘PRS Market Overview’ authored by KPMG and commissioned by Home Building Finance Ireland; 2. All correspondence, memos, emails and their attachments were relevant, between officials in the Department of Finance, at the level of Principal Officer and Home Building Finance Ireland regarding the Private Rental Sector (PRS) market between 1st January 2020 and 1st May 2021; 3. All correspondence, memos, emails and their attachments were relevant, between the Minister for Finance and Home Building Finance Ireland regarding the Private Rental Sector (PRS) market between 1st January 2020 and 1st May 2021; 4. All correspondence, memos, emails and their attachments were relevant, sent to or received by members of the Executive Team of Home Building Finance Ireland regarding the Private Rental Sector (PRS) market between 1st January 2020 and 1st May 2021. Could I please request (under the FOI Act 2014 if necessary) that you forward me the records concerned which have already been granted to another party.
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• Minutes or notes taken at a meeting attended by Jennifer Carroll MacNeill with Allianz to discuss the company's position in terms of the ongoing insurance reform programme • Any briefings or memos prepared for the Minister in advance of this meeting • Any correspondence sent by Allianz to the junior Minister's office arising from this meeting (either before or afterwards) For reference, my request relates to this entry on the Lobbying register.
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• All correspondence – including emails, letters, WhatsApps, texts/iMessages and other formats – concerning the advertisement and recruitment process for the 'Position in Minister of State Carroll MacNeill Constituency Office' (closing date for applications this year Friday, 14th April) • Minutes of all meetings concerning same • Copies of any reports/submissions/memos or other such review documents prepared on foot of these meetings
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The minutes of the meeting involving Minister MacNeill and the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland on 4 May on the topic of uninsured driving as per this lobbying request; and, Any briefing materials, documents, emails submitted to Minister of State MacNeill in relation to this meeting, between 1 March 2023 and 31 May 2023.
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• Any minutes taken at a meeting between Amundi Ireland Limited and representatives from the Department of Finance on 12 June 2023 • Any correspondences or other documentation exchanged between the two parties in relation to the above meeting, or exchanged/prepared within the Department in relation to the meeting from Principal Officer and above. • Any other correspondences in the year to date between the two parties regarding ongoing and upcoming EU reforms impacting the asset management industry in Europe, including developments in the Sustainable Finance area as well as Capital Markets Union from Principal Officer and above.