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FOI Requests — 1,809 records (page 7 of 37)

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    Request Reference 25-0094 25-0095 1. The Crisis Preparedness Group’s Lessons Learned Report, referenced here, from Exercise Echopay to the FSG at Journalist Refused its meeting of November 2023. 2. A list of attendees and participants in Exercise Echopay 3. Any documentation, correspondence or progress reports made by the CPG, referencing the six recommendations due to be implemented in 2024.
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    Department of Finance

    All communication between August and November 2024 between the Minister and Officials (Principal Officer grade and above) within the Department of Finance in relation to the housing targets for 2024. All communication between August and November 2024 between the Minister or officials (Principal Officer grade and above) of the Department of Finance and any other department in relation to the housing targets for 2024. And documents prepared in 2024 by the housing unit in the department of Finance that refer to the housing targets in 2024.

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    Request Reference 25-0096 25-0097 Documents related to the meeting between Conor Kenny and Minister for Finance Jack Chambers, as outlined Journalist Part-Grant here: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/122283/clancourt-management I am seeking a copy of the minutes of the meeting, plus any related records such as briefing notes, emails, WhatsApp or other messages, memos, and minutes of any related meetings.
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    Department of Finance

    All correspondence between the office of the Minister for Finance and Clancourt Management between 01 September and 31 December 2024 about commercial property sector All records of minutes/notes taken at meeting between the Minister for Finance and Clancourt Management that took place last year - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/122283/clancourt-management

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    Request Reference 25-0098 25-0099 Any emails, notes, memos, briefings and/or records in relation to a meeting/ phone call between Minister Jack Journalist Part-Grant Chambers TD and Conor Kenny or representatives of Clancourt Management on a date between 1 September 2024 and 31 December 2024 (as per lobbying register filing).
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    All records related to this lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/121969/google-ireland-limited Please search private phones, emails etc where relevant.

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    Request Reference 25-0102 25-0103 Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: Journalist Part-Grant Internal briefing documents prepared by the Department of Finance for the Minister in relation to the government stake in PTSB Internal briefing documents prepared by the Department of Finance for the Minister in relation to pay caps on bonuses at AIB I wish for my request to cover the period from December 01 2024 to February 28 2025
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    Department of Finance

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking copies of the following esubmissions and associated documents: - Restrictive Measures concerning cyber-attacks 2025 - RZLT Update - External risks to the Irish economy - ESB and Housing Targets to 2030 - Mortgage Arrears Statistics for Quarter 3 of 2024 I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/12/2024 - 4/3/2025

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    Request Reference 25-0104 25-0106 Dear Sir/Madam, Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: Journalist Part-Grant The last 20 emails both sent and received by the minister in the week beginning Monday 3rd March. The minister's calendar for February and March 2025. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably in its original formatting.
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    I am making a Freedom of Information request for the following records: Copies of all correspondence between Minister Paschal Donohoe and the following individuals: Minister of State Seán Canney; Minister of State Noel Grealish; Minister of State Marian Harkin; Minister of State Kevin 'Boxer' Moran; Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae; Danny Healy-Rae TD; Michael Lowry TD; Barry Heneghan TD; Gillian Toole TD. The time period can be limited to 23/1/2025 to 13/3/2025

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    Request Reference 25-0108 25-0109 Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the release of the following records: Journalist Part-Grant • A copy of the prebudget submission sent by the Irish Bookmakers Association to Minister Jack Chambers in advance of Budget 2025 • The minutes of any meetings between the IBA and officials from the Department in 2024 • Any internal documents, messages, emails, briefing notes, etc. related to the above
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    Department of Finance

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request the following records to cover 1 Sept 2024 to present concerning lobbying from Deloitte as outlined in the register here: • All records related to the lobbying event as emails, letters, minutes, meeting notes, transcripts of virtual meetings, briefing papers or copies of presentations; • All records of any follow-up action taken about the specific issues raised by Deloitte (e.g. correspondence with the lobbying entity, minutes of follow-up meetings, any internal reports, memos, briefings, assessments, etc.)

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    Request Reference 25-0111 25-0112 I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. I seek records covering the period from Journalist Part-Grant January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2024, detailing instances where your Department failed to meet the statutory deadlines for releasing records in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, as prescribed by the FOI Act 2014. Specifically, I request the following: 1) The total number of FOI requests where the Department both: a) failed to release the requested records within 20 working days, as required by Section 13 of the FOI Act 2014 AND b) did not notify the requester of an extension within that same 20-working-day period, as allowed under Section 14 Note that I'm asking about cases in which both a) AND b) conditions apply. The resulting figure should be broken down by year. 2) The total number of FOI requests where the Department released the requested records later than 30 working days, despite notifying the requester of a 10-working-day extension under Section 14, broken down by year. 3) The total number of FOI requests where the Department refused the request under Section 15(1)(f) of the FOI Act 2014, on the grounds that the records were intended to be published within 6 weeks of the request, but then released those records more than 6 weeks after the refusal decision, broken down by year.
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    Copies of all correspondence between Minister Paschal Donohoe and representatives of Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Intel, X, Google, Tik Tok, Amazon, Amazon Web Services. Copies of the minutes of all meetings between Mr Donohoe and representatives of the same companies.

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    Request Reference 25-0113
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request the following records to cover 1 January 2025 to date:

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    Request Reference 25-0114 I would like to request the following records under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, please: Journalist Refused a. Any records -- correspondence including emails, briefing notes, and meeting minutes -- from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008 discussing the phone given to Sheryl Sandberg, of Facebook, during a business trip to Dublin which gave her a line to government officials. b. Any records -- correspondence including emails, briefing notes, and meeting minutes -- from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008 which discuss who Sheryl Sandberg's phone should connect to.
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    Department of Finance

    • A copy of records held by the department concerning the strategic economic advisory panel (SEAP), the US- based group recently set up to advise the Government on trade issues

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    Request Reference 25-0115 25-0117 “…any correspondence from 1st October 2024 to date with the Minister for Finance concerning a document Oireachtas Part-Grant produced by the Cork Branch of the Construction Industry Federation entitled Development Constraints Impacting Metropolitan Cork”
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    Department of Finance

    I would like to request the following records under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, please: Any records that show a list of individuals and the companies they work for who have been given special phones to connect them to government officials or politicians (as happened with Sheryl Sandberg). I would like any records from 1 January 2015 to present.

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    Request Reference 25-0118 25-0119 A list of all individuals appointed as Special Advisers to any Minister or Minister of State within the Department, Journalist Part-Grant from 2011 to date, including: • Name of the adviser • Minister to whom they were assigned • Date of appointment • Date of resignation or cessation (if applicable) • Sanctioned salary rate at time of appointment • Total remuneration actually paid during the period of their service (gross, per year or cumulative) Any records containing biographical information provided to the Department or held by the Department in relation to those advisers, such as: • Curriculum Vitae (CV) • Biographical summaries prepared for internal use, ministerial briefings, or external publication (e.g., press releases or website bios) I believe the relevant records should all be held by HR/Payroll, although the requested information may not exist in a single precompiled record. I therefore request that, where necessary, new record(s) be created, under Section 17(4) of the FOI Act 2014, for the purpose of collating the requested details — particularly in relation to total pay received, biographical information, and the full timeline of appointments and resignations.
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Finance

    Under the FOI Act I would like to request a copy of the submission made by your Department to Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga in 2024 concerning the reporting of advertising activities and Irish language advertising by your Department in 2023. I understand your department received a PDF confirmation of your submission from the office and that is the single record I am seeking.

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    Request Reference 25-0120 25-0121 A copy of any briefings, submissions, memos, or other such high-level documents prepared for the minister or the Journalist Part-Grant secretary general with regard to AIB's €1.2 billion share buyback proposal.
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Finance

    Please can you provide me with the total number of Dept. Of Finance staff in receipt of the Keyholder Allowance, broken down by each grade (General Operatives / Clerical Officers / Executive Officers, etc.)

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    Request Reference 25-0122 25-0123 Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Journalist Part-Grant Finance through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-03-2025 - 31-03-2025.
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    A copy of Minister Paschal Donohoe's engagements diary. The time period can be limited to 23/1/2025 and 1/4/2025.

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    Request Reference 25-0124 25-0125 Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the release of any briefings, memorandums, notes, presentation files or Journalist Withdrawn other such high-level documents prepared for either the Minister or Secretary General since 1 January about US tariffs.
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    Department of Finance

    Any memos/research papers/correspondence sent to the minister on the widening of the property tax bands and implications for the exchequer Any papers/memos/correspondence setting out alternative options from the one eventually arrived at in relation to widening the property tax bands

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    Request Reference 25-0126 25-0127 Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request copies documents and memos prepared for the Journalist Part-Grant Minister for Finance or senior officials regarding the tax treatment of pharmaceutical intellectual property held in Ireland, from June 1st 2024 to present.
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    Department of Finance

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking the following esubmissions to the Minister for Finance and any ancillary documents: - Monthly Housing Update - Monthly Unemployment

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    Request Reference 25-0128 25-0131 All letters and other communications between the Secretaries General of the Department of Housing, Finance and Journalist Part-Grant Public Expenditure and Reform on the issues of social and affordable housing funding and delivery during the period of October 1st 2024 and February 28th 2025.
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    Department of Finance

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking copies of the following esubmissions and associated documents: - AIB Consultation re Dividend - Observations on Memo regarding the publication of the First Revision to the National Planning Framework (NPF) - Local Property Tax Bill 2025: Key Dates & Draft Timeline - Draft Memo for Information - Local Property Tax

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    Request Reference 25-0132 25-0133 I am making a Freedom of Information request for the following records: Journalist Part-Grant Copies of all correspondence between Minister Paschal Donohoe and representatives of Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Intel, X, Google, Tik Tok, Amazon, Amazon Web Services. Copies of the minutes of all meetings between Mr Donohoe and representatives of the same companies. The time period can be limited to 20/3/2025 to 11/4/2025.
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Finance

    I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 1997. I would be grateful if you could provide copies of all records held by the Department of Finance related to all queries regarding my pensions, Ministerial and/or Oireachtas, covering the period from 1st January 2023 to 1st August 2024. This request includes, but is not limited to, the following: • Letters and correspondence, • Emails, • Telephone records, • Related notes, memos, or documentation.

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    Request Reference 25-0134
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    All correspondence between Minister Paschal Donohoe and the following, dated between February 25, 2025 and March 15, 2025. Myles O'Grady/Bank of Ireland. Colin Hunt/AIB.

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    Request Reference 25-0135 1. Copies of any minutes and briefing material prepared for the meetings referred to in Parliamentary Question Other Part-Grant No. 334 (answered on 1 April 2025), in which it was stated that the Minister of State Robert Troy met with the CEOs of the major insurance companies regarding flood insurance. 2. Copies of all emails, along with any attachments or enclosures, between senior officials in the Insurance Unit at the Department of Finance — defined as those at Principal Officer and Assistant Secretary grade — and Insurance Ireland, concerning flood insurance, for the period from 1 January 2022 to the date of this request. (This request excludes routine administrative emails such as those solely arranging meeting times, phone calls, or calendar scheduling.)
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    Department of Finance

    Eamonn Crowley/PTSB.

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    Request Reference 25-0136 25-0138 1. Correspondence between the Department of Finance (including but not limited to the Minister for Finance) and Journalist Part-Grant Nina Carberry MEP, between 1st January and 24th April 2025. 2. All records related to a meeting between the department and Nina Carberry, in March 2025, recorded in her log of meetings as a parliamentarian, on 18th March: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257296/NINA_CARBERRY/meetings/past#detailedcardmep
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Finance

    I wish to apply to the Department of Finance under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for information regarding the following: Any engagement between the Minister, Secretary General and the Tobacco and Vaping industry from September 2024 to date

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    Request Reference 25-0140
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Finance

    All correspondence between officials of the Department of Finance related to the approval of the Information Memorandum of the Israel Bonds/Development Corporation for Israel leading to its approval dated September 2nd 2024. All minutes/briefing notes/records of any meetings between officials of the Department of Finance related to the approval of the Information Memorandum of the Israel Bonds/Development Corporation for Israel leading to its approval dated September 2nd 2024. All correspondence between officials of the Central Bank of Ireland and Department of Finance officials related to the approval of the Information Memorandum of the Israel Bonds/Development Corporation for Israel leading to its approval dated September 2nd 2024. All minutes/briefing notes/records of any meetings between officials of the Central Bank of Ireland and Department of Finance officials related to the approval of the Information Memorandum of the Israel

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    Request Reference 25-0141 Dated between January 25th, 2025 and April 30th, 2025, all correspondence between Minister Donohoe and Journalist Part-Grant Minister Darragh O'Brien.
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    Department of Finance

    Bonds/Development Corporation for Israel leading to its approval dated September 2nd 2024.

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    Request Reference 25-0142 25-0143 I seek, under the various FOI Acts, all information held by your Department with regards to the grant of State Other Refused indemnity by Minister Paschal Donohoe T.D. to the Minister for Education, Mr Richard Bruton T.D., the Attorney General, Mr Séamus Woulfe and based on the demand of Ms. Eileen Salmon, General Secretary of the Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools (ACCS) a Company Limited by Guarantee for State indemnity for the “"Board of Management" of Carndonagh Community School, Co. Donegal in June/July 2017. Please include in the information sought, the checks carry out by the Minister for Finance prior to granting this State indemnity, the date of the grant of indemnity, the costs of the indemnity provided, a list of the recipients and dates of payments and the entity who carry out the disbursement of State funds involved.
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    Department of Finance

    Dated between January 25th, 2025 and April 30th, 2025, all correspondence between Minister Donohoe and Minister Jack Chambers.

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    Request Reference 25-0144 25-0145 Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Journalist Part-Grant Finance through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-04-2025 - 30-04-2025
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    Department of Finance

    All correspondence between Minister Donohoe and Gabriel Makhlouf, Central Bank governor, dated between February 15, 2025 and April 30, 2025.

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    Request Reference 25-0146 25-0147 Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking the following esubmissions to the Minister for Finance Journalist Grant and any ancillary documents: - Monthly housing update - Monthly Unemployment I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-04-2025 - 30-04-2025.
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    Department of Finance

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am seeking access to the following records- Dated between January 25th, 2025 and April 30th, 2025, all correspondence between Minister Donohoe and Minister James Browne.

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    Request Reference 25-0148
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    a copy of any briefings, submissions, memos, or other such high-level or overview documents prepared for the minister or the secretary general with regard to the imposition of tariffs by the government of the United States. I

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    Request Reference 25-0149 Any economic impact assessments conducted on how the DSA affects digital companies operating in Ireland, Other Withdrawn particularly Big Tech.
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    Department of Finance

    am happy to confine it to formal submissions, reports, or memos. This request to cover the period 1 Jan 2025 to date.

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    Request Reference 25-0151 25-0154 A copy of any non-papers submitted/circulated by the department to the council of the EU, and the European Journalist Refused Commission at working group level or otherwise, between 1st July 2024 and 30th April 2025.
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    Department of Finance

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am seeking access to the following records, dated between January 1st 2025 and April 30 2025- All correspondence between the Department (principal officer grade or higher) and the Department of Housing relating to the secondment of Nama chief executive to the new housing activation unit. All correspondence between the Department (principal officer grade or higher) and the NTMA relating to the secondment of Nama chief executive to the new housing activation unit. All correspondence between the Department (principal officer grade or higher) and NAMA relating to the secondment of Nama chief executive to the new housing activation unit.

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    Request Reference 25-0155 25-0156 I am looking for all internal records relating to a potential move to the Housing Activation Office for the Nama CEO Journalist Refused Brendan McDonagh, including correspondence - at PO level and above - between the Department of Finance and Department of Housing in relation to the move. This should include letters, emails, memos, text messages and WhatsApp messages
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    Department of Finance

    I am seeking records related to the implementation of the OECD/G20 inclusive framework on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) two-pillared tax agreement, including the Pillar 2 or global minimum tax. More specifically, I would like to obtain minutes of meetings or representations between stakeholders and the Department of Finance, cabinet documents and briefings or Submissions to the minister by officials from the department of finance on this issue since the formation of the new government on 23 January 2025 to the present day, 7 May 2025.

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    Request Reference 25-0157
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    Johnson Controls has reported meeting with Paschal Donohoe between January 1 and April 30 2025. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request access to the

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    Request Reference 25-0162 Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am seeking access to the following records- Journalist Transferred A copy of all Housing for All Investment Working Group notes and key actions, dated, finalised and compiled between December 2024 and May 2025.
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    Department of Finance

    following records/details: – all paper and digital correspondence (emails, letters, texts, WhatsApps, faxes) between the department and Johnson Controls related to the meeting – all briefing material prepared by officials ahead of the meeting – minutes for the meeting – records of all material presented at the meeting

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    Request Reference 25-0164 25-0165 All records relating to the broadening of the remit of the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) in the Journalist Part-Grant National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) to provide expert advice for major infrastructure delivery as required by sponsoring departments or agencies as outlined in the Programme for Government, dated between 25/01/25 and 20/05/25. This should include all correspondence between the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and all correspondence between the Department of Finance and the NTMA on this matter.
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    Department of Finance

    Under the FOI Act, I wish to apply for the following: 1. Minutes of meetings of the Housing for All Investment Working Group during 2024 and 2025 to date. Please note I am not seeking the "note of key actions" documents available at this link: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/housing-for-all- investment-working-group-meetings/#2024* 2. Any further "notes of key actions" arising from meetings after the November 2024 meeting which are at this time unpublished online* A paper on LDA funding referenced in the November 25th 'AOB' section, being prepared by the Department of Finance

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    Request Reference 25-0166
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    1. A copy of any correspondence (including attachments) between the department and the European Commission, in relation to sanctions introduced on Russia, between 1st September 2024 and 16th May 2025. 2. Internal correspondence within the department, related to any correspondence with the European

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    Request Reference 25-0167 The release of all communications between Housing Minister James Browne and Finance Minister Paschal Journalist Part-Grant Donohoe on the possibility of the establishment of a State-saving's scheme to finance housebuilding, between 23 January 2025 and 21 May 2025. The release of all communications between senior civil servants at the Department of Finance and senior civil servants from the Department of Housing, PO level or higher, on the possibility of the establishment of a State- saving's scheme to finance housebuilding, between 23 January 2025 and 21 May 2025. The release of all briefing notes, memos, reports, draft reports or any other relevant material related to the possibility of establishment of a State-saving's scheme to finance housebuilding.
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    Department of Finance

    Commission, in relation to sanctions introduced on Russia, between 1st September 2024 and 16th May 2025.

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    Request Reference 25-0173 25-0174 The name of each special adviser appointed at your department in respect of the 34th Dáil. The name of the Journalist Grant minister to whom they were appointed. The date of their appointment. The sanctioned pay rate for them. The relevant pay-scale that applies to them.
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    Department of Finance

    All records relating to the creation of a new strategic fund to invest in infrastructure, to acquire land, assemble sites, de-risk sites in existing towns and cities to maximise their potential growth as outlined in the Programme for Government

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    Request Reference 25-0175 25-0177 Under the 2014 Freedom of Information legislation, I am looking for the following records: Journalist Refused All correspondence, briefing notes, emails or documentation between the Department of Finance and the NTMA/NAMA about the new Housing Activation Office. All correspondence, briefing notes, emails or other documentation between the Department of Finance and the Department of Housing about the new Housing Activation Office. The timespan for this request is 2025 to date.
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    Department of Finance

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking the following esubmissions to the Minister for Finance and any ancillary documents: - Monthly housing update - Monthly Unemployment I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-05-2025 - 31-05-2025.

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    Request Reference 25-0180 25-0182 Please provide any and all records regarding the appointment to office and employment Other Refused contracts (with personal information redacted other than the name and date) of PJ Fitzpatrick to the Ofice of Chief Executive of the Courts Service pursuant to section 17 of the Courts Service Act 1998.
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    Department of Finance

    All correspondence between Oliver Gilvarry and representatives of AIB in relation to the state’s shareholding in Allied Irish Banks, dated between 01/04 and 05/06.

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    Request Reference 25-0183 25-0195 I’m seeking records created/sent by a principal officer or person in a more senior role that specifically detail the Other Withdrawn amount of Accelerated Capital Allowances availed of by the ICT sector in since 2008.
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    Department of Finance

    I would like to request the following records under the FOI Act 2014, please. Any correspondence, and attachments, between officials in the Shareholding and Financial Advisory Division, and officials in the Department of Housing, that relate to funding of residential development in Ireland. I would like any records that date from 1 April 2024 to present, please.

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    Request Reference 25-0196
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Finance

    I would like to make a request under the FOI Acts for a copy of the compliance-based review of the Irish real estate fund (IREF) sector which commenced in 2022 and was referred to in this Parliamentary Question: Tax Yield – Thursday, 13 Feb 2025 – Parliamentary Questions (34th Dáil) – Houses of the Oireachtas

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    Request Reference 24-0261 24-0280 A spreadsheet/table detailing all costs incurred by the State in its handling of the Apple tax Journalist Grant case appeal and the management of the escrow account. This spreadsheet/table to include a list of all service providers whether corporate or individual and the amounts paid to each of them.
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    Department of Finance

    I am requesting the release of all records relating to correspondences to and from Department of Finance (at PO level or above) regarding auto-enrolment from 1 May – 31 August This should include, but is not limited to, any letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, memos, notes, reports, draft reports and any other relevant records that relate to the above.

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    Request Reference 24-0286 24-0328 a copy of any correspondence between the department and the OPW with regard to expenditure on a bicycle Journalist Refused shelter at Leinster House and/or a security pavilion at Leinster House and/or works carried out under the OPW's measured maintenance contract. This request to cover the period 1 Sept 2024 to date. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format.
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    Department of Finance

    I would like to apply under the FOI Act 214 for the names of the lawyers that worked on the government case against the EU Commission concerning its decision on the Apple Tax €13 billion dispute, judgment on which was handed down recently. I would also like to know the sums awarded to each lawyer for their work on the case

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    Request Reference 24-0344 24-0345 Any submissions made to the Minister for Finance, by officials at Principal Officer level or above, related to the Other Part-Grant preparation and implementation of any scheme designed to directly compensate members of the public who have been unduly impacted by measures taken to curb the spread of COVID-19, dating from November 2019 to present.
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Finance through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-11-2024 - 30-11-2024.

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    Request Reference 24-0346 24-0348 Under the FOI Act, I am seeking any internal department Memos, briefing documents, correspondence, meeting Journalist Part-Grant minutes and notes to and from officials of Principal Officer (and equivalent) grade or higher or correspondence with the Revenue Commissioners in 2024 relating to the decision by the Minister for Finance Jack Chambers to make changes to the eligibility requirements for Agricultural Relief in Budget 2025.
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    The dataset mentioned in this report on "of the ownership of housing units in Ireland by large residential landlords" and comprising of roughly 50 landlords and about 34,000 completed rental units and more under construction: www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/309057/feaa9af3-5838-4a57-b756- e31f5c5ee57d.pdf#page=null

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    Request Reference 24-0349 24-0350 the monthly housing update for November sent to the Minister for Finance by the Department of Finance's Journalist Grant Budget & Economics Division.
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking a copy of the following eSubmissions: Bud25 #5 Tax Exemption in respect of compensation payments arising in respect of CervicalCheck Bud25#11 Reduced VAT on Bicycles Bud 25 #25 Philanthropy Proposals FB24 #54 Tax Treatment of Redress Payments for the Families of the Deceased Victims of the Stardust Fire

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    Request Reference 24-0353 24-0354 The letter sent by the minister to the Dáil Business Committee on the PMB re: Illegal Israeli Settlements Journalist Grant Divestment (noted by department's executive board meeting June 17 2024)
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Finance

    The Budget submissions made by all government departments to the Department of Finance for Budget 2025.

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    Request Reference 24-0355 24-0356 Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking copies of the following esubmissions and attached Journalist Part-Grant documents: • FB24#49 Amending the scope of the financial services VAT exemption for the management of special investment funds • FB24#50 - Transposition of VAT Directive Amendment for SMEs • Bud25 #36 VAT Decisions • Bud25#23 - Farmer's Flat-Rate Addition 2025 (VAT) • Bud25 #34 E-liquid Products Tax • Bud25 #28 Emission thresholds for vehicle capital allowances I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/7/2024 - 17/12/2024.
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    Copies of all correspondence between Minister for Finance Jack Chambers and representatives of Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Intel, X, Google, Tik Tok, Amazon, Amazon Web Services. Copies of the minutes of all meetings between Mr Chambers and representatives of the same companies. The time period can be limited to 12/9/2024 to 23/12/2024

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    Request Reference 24-0357 24-0358 Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking copies of the following esubmissions and attached Journalist Part-Grant documents: Population and Migration Estimates April 2024 Earnings and Labour Costs Quarter 2 2024 Department of Finance Economic Insights - Volume 3 2024 ESRI Post-Budget Briefing - Budget 2025: Distributional Impact Analysis Ireland's medium-term fiscal and structural plan and Draft Budgetary Plan I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/7/2024 - 17/12/2024.
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking copies of the following esubmissions and attached documents: • Bud25#17(b): Clarification on application of new 6% Stamp Duty on residential property value in excess of €1.5 million • Bud25#17(c): Clarification on application of new 6% Stamp Duty on residential property value in excess of €1.5 million • FB24#44: Stamp Duty Modernisation - deletion and amendment of provisions • FB24 #42b: Analysis paper on the 10% rate of stamp duty on bulk acquisitions of houses • Bud25 #17 Stamp Duty on property (residential and non-residential) • Bud25#3a: Revised Bank Levy post-2024 I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/7/2024 - 17/12/2024

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    Request Reference 24-0360
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Finance

    I would like to request a copy of the following record under the Freedom of Information Acts:

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    Request Reference 24-0361 Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking copies of the following esubmissions and attached Journalist Part-Grant documents: * BUD25#37 Final Income Tax Package 2025 * Income Tax Package - Budget Package 6 * Income Tax Package - Budget Package 7 * Income Tax Package - Budget Package 8 * Income Tax Package 8a and 9 * Information Note on a Possible Income Tax Package Option to inform Budget 2025 deliberations * Information note on Mortgage Interest Tax Relief in advance of Budget 2025 * Bud25 #32 Mortgage Interest Tax Relief Extension * Information note on the Minor Tax Credits in advance of Budget 2025 I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/7/2024 - 17/12/2024.
    Requester Type
    Department of Finance

    Indecon Review of Financing Costs for Residential Development and Forward Funding by a Government Purchaser in Order to Reduce All-in Delivery Costs (September 2023)

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    Request Reference 24-0362
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking copies of the following esubmissions and attached documents: • Title: Bud25 #26 Capital Gains Tax (‘CGT’), Retirement Relief • FB24 #33a Amendments to Residential Zoned Land Tax • FB24 #33b Committee Stage Amendments to Residential Zoned Land Tax • Bud25 #26a Capital Gains Tax (CGT) Retirement Relief

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