Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
FOI Requests — 1,293 records (page 24 of 26)
- Received 3 August 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am requesting under the FOI Acts all records in relation to the appointment of M.s Katherine Zappone by Minister Coveney as a special envoy to the UN; the records to include all communications between the Minister and department and M.s Zappone and with other relevant parties, the full details of all salaries and expenses to be paid for this position and the records of the budget provided for the position.
- Received 3 August 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. All correspondence, memos, emails and their attachments were relevant, between officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, at the level of Principal Officer and above regarding the appointment of Katherine Zappone to the position of Special Envoy for Freedom of Expression between 1st January 2021 and 29th July 2021; 2. All correspondence, memos, emails and their attachments were relevant, between officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, at the level of Principal Officer and above regarding the appointment of Katherine Zappone to the position of a special envoy role between 1st June 2020 and 29th July 2021; 3. All correspondence, memos, emails and their attachments were relevant, between the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, at the level of Principal Officer and above regarding the appointment of Katherine Zappone to the position of Special Envoy for Freedom of Expression between 1st January 2021 and 29th July 2021; 4. All correspondence, memos, emails and their attachments were relevant, between the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, at the level of Principal Officer and above regarding the appointment of
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special envoy through electronic means, including email and private messaging services in the conduct of official government business between the 1st January 2021 and 29th July 2021, in accordance with Circular Number 09/19, entitled Policy on the Use of Private Email and Other Messaging Services, and Central Policy Unit Guidance Note 24, issued December 2015, entitled FOI Act implications for any official information held in non- official systems, email accounts and devices; 3. All correspondence between the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Katherine Zappone regarding Ireland’s bid to secure a UN Security Council Seat through electronic means, including email and private messaging services in the conduct of official government business between the 1st June 2020 and 29th July 2021, in accordance with Circular Number 09/19, entitled Policy on the Use of Private Email and Other Messaging Services, and Central Policy Unit Guidance Note 24, issued December 2015, entitled FOI Act implications for any official information held in non-official systems, email accounts and devices.
- Received 3 August 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. Copies of the “concept document” created by the Department of Foreign Affairs around the new role of special envoy on freedom of expression to which Katherine Zappone has been appointed 2. Copies of correspondence between Ms Zappone and any official (or Minister) in the Dept about the new role
- Received 3 August 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I wish to obtain copies of circulars, directions, policy guidance or office memos concerning making contacting with TDs that submit PQs to the Minister.
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A copy of all correspondences between the minister (or his advisors/officials) and Katherine Zappone in 2020.
- Received 3 August 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Copies of all correspondence (to include emails, letters, text messages, WhatsApp messages, memos etc) between Minister Simon Coveney and Katherine Zappone between June 27 2020 and the date of this request • Copies of all correspondence (to include emails, letters, text messages, WhatsApp messages, memos etc) between Minister Simon Coveney and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar regarding the creation of a new special envoy position between June 27 2020 and the date of this request • Copies of all correspondence (to include emails, letters, text messages, WhatsApp messages, memos etc) between Minister Simon Coveney and officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs regarding Katherine Zappone between June 27 2020 and the date of this request
- Received 4 August 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Correspondence between the Director General of Irish Aid, and the head of the evaluation and audit unit, between 1 March 2021 to 1 August 2021 • Correspondence between the Director General of Irish Aid, and the Minister, between 1 March 2021 to 1 August 2021
- Received 4 August 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• A copy of all audits completed by the internal audit division since March 2021
- Received 4 August 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am requesting all but not limited to correspondence to and from the Department of Foreign Affairs on the appointment of Katherine Zappone to a Special Envoy role with the UN under the Freedom of Information Act.
- Received 6 August 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1-All correspondence, documentation, receipts, invoices, and estimates from the Department of Foreign Affairs and to the Department from the Merrion Hotel Merrion St Upper Dublin 2 for social functions, gatherings, and receptions during the timescale of June 5th 2021 to August 5th 2021. 2- All of the above under the Departmental miscellaneous/entertainment budget 3- All or any correspondence, documentation, receipts, invoices, and estimates if any exist concerning a reception held by former Children’s minister Katherine Zappone on July 21st should such exist. When it comes to items 1-3 this correspondence should include all Departmental emails, memos, letters, reports, submissions faxes and other commentary on the above issue.
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- Received 10 August 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking to request the following information: - All correspondence, including official letters, memos and minutes of meetings, between the respective ministers and representatives of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs in Luxembourg, between October 1, 2019 and July 31, 2021. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably in its original formatting
- Received 11 August 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Please can we get copies of the following information re RFT 191933 : 1 Provision of the Blue Star Voluntary Education Programme for Primary Schools, 2021 - 2024: 1) Copies of tender applications 2) Names of members of evaluation committee 3) Copy of the procedure used by the evaluation committee to control for bias 4) Members of previous evaluation committees who evaluated the previous Blue Star Tenders in 2018, 2015, 2013 and 2011. 5) Scoring sheets with evaluation criteria used to inform applicant scores (as detailed in “Zeeko Scores.xlsx”)
- Received 10 August 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the FOI Acts I wish to request any documentation in your possession between yourselves and Katherine Zappone and/or the Merrion Hotel in relation to the much publicised party Ms Zappone hosted on 21 July at the Merrion Hotel Dublin 2. Documention includes emails and notes of telephone calls. Please rely by email to morrismargar@gmail.com
- Received 16 August 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I wish to request the following from the Department under the Freedom of Information Acts. All information including correspondence (including text and whatsapp messages) and documentation, memos held by the Department regarding an event hosted by former Minister Katherine Zappone held in the Merrion Hotel on July 21st 2021.
- Received 18 August 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I would like to request details under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 of any and all claims for the travel, accommodation, subsistence and other expenses submitted by Ms Katherine Zappone in connection with her role as a Special Envoy for Ireland's candidature for election to the UN Security Council. I understand Ms Zappone held the position from September 2019 until June 2020. Can you please furnish me with details of the expenses claimed and the expenses approved in relation to this position, and with any details of any unvouched expense allowances that were paid to Ms Zappone in connection with the role? Finally, I would also like to request details of any remuneration paid in relation to the performance of the role, and copies of any dispatches or reports Ms Zappone sent to the minister or department of foreign affairs in connection as special envoy to the UNSC membership campaign.
- Received 19 August 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am requesting the release of any email correspondence between officials from the department and the charity Sadaka between July and August of this year.