Department of Finance
FOI Requests — 1,809 records (page 32 of 37)
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
Correspondence between the Department and the Irish Funds Industry (sent and received, including attachments) between 1st January and 9th November 2018 relating to investment fund regulation and legislation?
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2014, the firm hereby requests copies of all correspondence with the Appeals Commissioners and/or Tax Appeals Commission in connection with possible legislative amendments to the tax appeals regime, including that pertaining to the amendments contained in Finance Bill 2018.
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- a copy of the submission/briefing prepared by the minister that led to the proposed introduction of an income cap for the special assignee relief programme. - a copy of the submission/briefing prepared for the then minister that led to the removal of the income cap in the Finance Act 2015.
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnDepartment of Finance
Any details of any payments, contracts, or other business arrangements by, or on behalf of, the Dept, with the following telecoms companies whether related to use of the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) or otherwise, for the past five years (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) in relation to the following companies: eNet enasc éireann teoranta Enet Telecommunications
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Airspeed where there were related meetings on such payments, fees, monies, contacts or other business arrangements, please can you provide the following records if they exist: agendas, attendees, minutes, briefing notes, details on alternative bidders, correspondence setting up and following up on the meeting, and any post tender audits or related documentation on performance of the tenders this should include, agents, intermediaries or other persons acting on behalf of eNet, its subsidiaries or parent company.
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- A database of the pensions paid to all former constitutional/ministerial/judicial office holders for the calendar year 2017. To be clear, I am seeking the actual payment made after any deductions made by way of Haddington Road agreement or any such similar cuts to the rate.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
A copy of the analysis and recommendations paper submitted to the department by ConsenSys in September regarding blockchain technology.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
Any correspondence/emails/letters/briefing material/ minutes of meetings between the Minister for Finance and the Governor of the Central Bank from 1 June 2018 to present.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
All records since February 2018 (briefing notes, meeting records, lobbying records, research papers, minutes etc.) relating to the government's decision to adopt 'Model B' of the Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) rules in the Finance Bill 2018.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
All correspondence between Minister D’Arcy and Insurance Ireland since 20 June 2017 and all records related to meetings (including briefings prepared for him) between the Minister and Insurance Ireland during this period. Both categories of documents are in relation to the Cost of Insurance Working Group.
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnDepartment of Finance
All records since February 2018 (briefing notes, research papers, minutes etc.) related to the Taoiseach's announcement of his intention to increase the threshold at which people pay the upper rate (40%) of income tax.
- Received —Decided —Handled outside of FOIDepartment of Finance
A dhaoine córa, Ba mhaith liom ceist a chur maidir leis an teanga a labhraíodh agus a scríobhadh le linn cruinnithe le hionadaithe de chuid an Chiste Airgeadaíochta Idirnáisiúnta nuair a tháinig siad go hÉirinn ó 2010 ar aghaidh. Tá dhá theanga oifigiúil in Éirinn – an Ghaeilge agus an Béarla. Cé teanga a labhraíodh nuair a chas Airí Airgeadais agus feidhmeannaigh an rialtais le hionadaithe an Chiste Airgeadaíochta Idirnáisiúnta? Más rud é nár labhraíodh ná níor scríobhadh ceann de na teangacha oifigiúla, cén fáth nár
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labhraíodh í? Táim ag súil go mór le bhur fhreagra.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
Copies of the following submissions sent to the Minister through the e submissions system: ID 29157 - Memorandum for decision by Government on Brexit Preparedness and Contingency Planning ID 36089 - Regulation of Crowdfunding ID 36171 - Information note: The Italian Economy ID 36612 - Obs on memo regarding Tuam Mother and Baby home ID 36691 - Brexit - Contingency and Communications
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
Regarding a press release on the Government’s decision to safeguard the Irish Banking System. Made by Mr Brian Cowen on 30th of September 2008 The guarantee was put in place with immediate effect. My request is for a copy of the Specific Terms and Conditions attached to the Guarantee in relation to the AIB (Allied Irish Bank) of Bankcentre, Ballsbridge D4.
- Received —Decided —Handled outside of FOIDepartment of Finance
All briefing notes, external communications and correspondence to the Secretary General of the Department of Finance, the department's Assistant Secretaries or the Minister for Finance relating to Airbnb from the period 1 January, 2018 to 30 November, 2018 inclusive. The records I am requesting include any attachments to the relevant correspondence, and any minutes or notes taken in relation to meetings involving these parties.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
All submissions made to the Department of Finance for its public consultation on the review of the Employment and Investment Incentive (EII) and the Start-Up Refunds for Entrepreneurs (SURE) scheme.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I request the following information for the years 2015 to 2018 inclusive: a) The number of attempts made to access websites categorised as pornography from department computers or other devices on a month by month basis b) A breakdown of these figures by department c) A list of which teams, if any, have legitimate reasons for accessing, investigating or categorising pornographic websites d) The number of above access requests that were from teams with this legitimate reason for access
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e) An indication of how many appear to be purposeful requests, how many appear to innocent (embedded links and cookies etc), and how many are unclear. f) An outline of what action is being taken to improve the situation. g) The number of attempts that have been investigated and any management action taken
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
- Any correspondence between banks or funds and the finance minister, his department, or any of his officials in relation to the number of vacant dwellings on their books over the last year. - Any correspondence between the banks or funds and the finance minister, his department, or any of his officials in relation to vacant dwellings in general over the last year. - Any correspondence between the banks or funds and the finance minister, his department or any of his officials in relation to the "no further harm" instruction placed on properties associated with the tracker mortgage scandal.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
'copies of all correspondence between Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and Transport Minister Shane Ross since January 2018.'
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
1. Correspondence from lenders, lobby/industry groups, or advocacy groups, relating to the macro prudential lending rules 2. Minutes/memos/other records arising from internal meetings relating to same 3. Minutes/memos/other records arising from meetings with external parties relating to same 4. During 2018
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
"'Correspondence between Retail Excellence and Minister Donohoe/the Department of Finance related to a new rate of tax on health food supplements, sent and received between 1 September 2018 and 31 December 2018, as referred to in the Register of Lobbying (see here).'
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
All records related to the proposed and final amendments of tax legislation related to the taxation of IREFs and REITs per Finance Bill 2020 and or any guidance issued following Finance Act 2019 related to the taxation of REITs and IREFs, from 23rd December 2019 to 1st September 2020.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
All records related to alterations to the application of Capital Gains Tax and anti avoidance provisions introduced regarding the sale as assets by REITs and or the dissolution of REIT structures as per Finance Act 2019, from 23rd December 2019 to 1st September 2020.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
- A list of all submissions made to the Minister or Ministers of State at your Department using the e-submissions system (or whatever relevant/similar system is in place at your Department) in the period 1 July 2020 to the date of receipt of this request. This request is to include the date of the submission and its title. I am not seeking copies of the submissions themselves.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
Copies of any briefings, reports, submissions, reviews, or other such high-level overview or discussion documents on the decision to postpone reform of the local property tax this year. This request to cover the period 1 June 2020 to date of receipt of the request.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
I would like to request the following under Freedom of Information, All email correspondence from 2018 - present, including any documents and attachments, between the Department of Finance and the European Commission, related to the plan by the Department of Finance to extend the lifespan of NAMA till 2025
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to records relating to the meeting between Q4PR / Hibernian Reit, Des Carville and Gary Tobin as outlined below: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/62789/q4pr
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to correspondence between Eversheds Sutherland / Next and Des Carville in relation to Next and reopening during the Covid-19 crisis. : https://www.lobbying.ie/return/63582/eversheds-sutherland
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
Correspondence between the Minister for Finance and the Secretary General of the Department of Finance in relation to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/6/2020 – 26/9/2020.
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
Correspondence sent and received between 1st July and 28th September 2020 between the Minister and the chief executive/head of Home Building Finance Ireland and NAMA.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
May I request please the following record: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/61568/amazon-web-services and any records pertaining to it, by which I mean for clarity: any emails in response, follow on meeting records or other emails or correspondence or calls directly relating to it.
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am requesting the release of a Budget 2021 submission sent to Minister Paschal Donohoe by Imperial Brands John Player (referenced in this return on the Lobbying Register).
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
A copy of any briefings, submissions, recommendations or other such review or discussion documents prepared for the Minister or Secretary General with regard to the cut in the VAT rate to 21%.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
• All minutes and/or other records of the meeting between Minister Donohoe, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, Minister McGrath and representatives of the five main banks along with the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland (BPFI) on September 28, 2020 • All correspondence between any of the parties mentioned above in advance of the meeting • All briefing notes prepared for Minister Donohoe in advance of the meeting The timeframe should cover the period of September 14, 2020 to September 28, 2020.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
I would like to submit an FOI request for emails, minutes of meetings and letters between Mr. Michael D’Arcy and the Minister for Finance from 28th June 2020 to 30th September.
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnDepartment of Finance
All information relating to media monitoring activities undertaken by, or for, the Department of Finance in the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 to include: - Any contracts and associated agreements and any documentation relating to the appointment of third parties to undertake media monitoring activities, and any costs associated with same. - Details and any associated documentation relating to internal media monitoring undertaking by officials within the Department, and any costs associated with same. - All documents relating to media monitoring including relevant minutes of meetings, briefings for officials, Ministers or Ministers of State, or any correspondence with other third parties, including other government departments, agencies, statutory bodies or private
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individuals and companies. - The media monitoring reports compiled in or for the department during the timeframe as outlined.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
1 - All communication or documentation exchanged internally between officials in the Department of Finance at the grade of assistant principal officer and above with officials from the Central Bank on the issue of payment breaks for loans and mortgages 2 - the minutes of any meetings (online or offline) between officials from the Department of Finance and the Central Bank on the same issue. The dates my queries relate to are between September 1 to October 7.
- Received —Decided —WithdrawnDepartment of Finance
Any correspondence from Airbnb sent to or from the minister regarding the company's economic impact on Ireland, referred to in this entry on the lobbying register, but not limited to it.
- Received —Decided —RefusedDepartment of Finance
Under the freedom of information act I am requesting pre-budget submissions from the FAI, IRFU and the League of Ireland.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
Letter sent by Revolut Payments Ireland Ltd to the department as referenced here on the lobbying register: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/64484/revolut-payments-ireland-ltd
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
• Briefing notes prepared for Minister Donohoe in advance of his meeting with senior Ulster Bank executives on October 21 • Minutes of the same meeting
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
Copies of the submissions for Minister Donohoe for Budget 2021 where they relate to the following item: h/ extension of Knowledge Development Box Relief.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
A record or list of submissions prepared for the Minister with regard to Budget 2021. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format.
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
- All records (correspondence, reports, documents, meeting minutes) related to the following lobbying register entry by Amazon Web Services. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/61568/amazon-web-services
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Finance
Correspondence between Q4PR and the Department of the Finance connected to following lobbying activity – https://www.lobbying.ie/return/63728/q4pr
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
Any communication between Michael D'Arcy, former junior finance minister, and the Irish Association of Investment Managers between 1 June, 2017 and 28 September, 2020. - Any communication between the Department of Finance and the Irish Association of Investment Managers between 1 June, 2017 and 28 September, 2020. I request that any documents granted be sent in an electronic, easily searchable format (eg a PDF where keywords can be searched, or a Microsoft Word document.)
- Received —Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Finance
Correspondence regarding mortgage breaks due to Covid-19 between the CEOs of the five main retail banks (AIB, Bank of Ireland, Permanent TSB, Ulster Bank, KBC Ireland) and the Department of Finance between 27 June, 2020 and the current date.