Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
FOI Requests — 1,293 records (page 3 of 26)
- Received 7 April 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request the following records concerning the alleged transport of munitions between the US and Israel through Irish sovereign airspace, Irish-controlled airspace, and/or over Ireland. Period: 1 January 2025-present: • Any records outlining any proposed next steps or recommendations for action based on the findings of said examination; • Any correspondence and/or meeting minutes between departmental and/or ministerial officials and/or ministers from Transport and/or the Taoiseach’s office about the examination of allegations made in the media concerning the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft through sovereign Irish airspace without the appropriate exemptions carried out by Transport as mentioned by the Tánaiste here; • Any briefings, summary reports and/or memos for the Minister on the above
- Received 7 April 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request the following records to cover the period 1 January 2025-present concerning the EU-Israel Association Council meeting in February 2025: • A copy of any briefing papers or speaking points for the Minister/Tánaiste; • A copy of the minutes of any internal department meeting and/or meetings of ministerial advisors with the minister in advance of the EU-Israel Association Council meeting; • A copy of any departmental or ministerial reports, memos, briefings or correspondence with an overview or feedback from the meeting;
- Received 7 April 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Any form of written correspondence received which outlined positions against implementation of the Occupied Territories Bill and not just that which would fall within the definitions of the lobbying act
- Received 1 April 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
A list of cultural or educational or philanthropic programs/events funded by the Irish embassy in Israel/the Irish state since 2023 (e.g., grants, partnerships, events). Please also include the amount of money spent.
- Received 10 April 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am making a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 regarding the following: Messages the Minister for Foreign Affairs has received from other ministers, TDs, and members of the public on plans to amend the Triple Lock from March 1st, 2025, to present
- Received 10 April 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. A copy of all internal audits carried out of Irish embassy operations in Europe, including the perm rep to the EU, between 1st April 2024 and 10th April 2025
- Received 14 April 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
As of 14 April 2025 The number of Irish Passports that have been reported lost or stolen to the Passport Office for each month of 2024 and to-date in 2025 in tabular form
- Received 15 April 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking all records since 11 November 2022 relating to the potential ratification by Ireland of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (including all records relating to how the government might be able to ratify CETA following the Supreme Court's decision in the Costello case).
- Received 15 April 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request access to the following records held by the Department of Foreign Affairs; 1. Documentation or records detailing the Freedom of Information (FOI) training provided to staff, including: - Training schedules. - Course content or syllabus. - Details on the duration (in days) of each training session. 2. Any policy or guidance documents related to FOI training for staff. 3. Records indicating the frequency and scope of such training sessions provided for the last two years.
- Received 14 April 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Copies of the daily diary of the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1 January 2024 to date, highlighting all occasions where the Minister travelled outside of the State.
- Received 14 April 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am writing to request all internal scoring/evaluation documents related to applications for the Department's Political Division Internship Scheme for 2025: eg scoring matrix for applications.
- Received 14 April 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I hereby request access to the following records currently held by the Department of Foreign Affairs: • The current comprehensive table of allowances payable to Third Secretaries of the Irish Diplomatic Service when posted abroad, including but not limited to: a) Overseas Allowance (OA) or equivalent b) Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) c) Education Allowance d) Cost of Living Allowance e) Local Post Allowance f) Children's Foreign Allowance g) Representation Allowance h) Language Proficiency Allowances i) Health Insurance entitlements j) Hardship/Danger allowances for specific postings k) Any other allowances or benefits available to Third Secretaries serving abroad • Any policy documents describing the eligibility criteria and conditions attached to these allowances. • Information on whether allowances are taxable or non-taxable. • Any recent changes to the allowance structure since January 2023.
- Received 24 April 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 to request all records previously released in response to the following FOI requests: 1. FOI 17/123 2. FOI 19/222 3. FOI 19/245
- Received 29 April 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - Copies of all correspondence (including attachments) between 1st January 2025 and 31st March to or from the Ireland Israel Alliance sent or received by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, or the Middle East and North Africa Section.
- Received 29 April 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The registration codes of United States Military Aircraft which requested of DFA Landing in Shannon Airport to land in the month October 2023. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably in its original formatting.
- Received 1 May 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Foreign Affairs through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-04-2025 - 30-04-2025.
- Received 1 May 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request the following records to cover the period 1 January 2024-present: • A copy of all submissions / observations provided to the Department of Enterprise for dual-use licence applications for Acra Control where the end user is in Israel; • A copy of all submissions / observations provided to the Department of Enterprise for dual-use licence applications for Synopsys where the end user is in Israel; • A copy of all submissions / observations provided to the Department of Enterprise for dual-use licences applications for Powell Electronics where the end user is in Israel; • A copy of all submissions / observations provided to the Department of Enterprise for dual-use licence applications for Novachem where the end user is in Israel;
- Received 6 May 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request the following records to cover the period 1 June 2024-present; • Any records with departmental insights, analysis, suggestions or other input for the Irish position on negotiations for the updated/amended EU Common Position 2008/944/CFSP
- Received 6 May 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am submitting an FOI requester under the Act for any records recording discussions by the Minister Harris, or his predecessor as the case may be, about the ethical obligation of the Minister and department to seek out and consult with individual women, informal groups of women, women’s representative bodies such as The Countess and individual female politicians such as Deputy Carol Nolan, Senator Sharon Keogh and Senator Sarah O Reilly to establish their views in relation to the participation by biological males, who id as women, in women’s sports and the accessing, by such aforementioned biological males, women’s safe spaces such as toilets, dressing rooms and showering facilities.
- Received 25 March 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. All correspondence between the Department and Carlos Gomez Lecompte, the honorary consul of Ireland to Barranquilla, Colombia, since his appointment in 2022. 2. The biannual accounts filed by Mr Lecompte as honorary consul to Barranquilla since his appointment.
- Received 26 March 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. The annual reports filed by Carlos Gomez Lecompte, the honorary consul of Ireland to Barranquilla, Colombia, since his appointment in 2022. 2. Any records pertaining to the selection of an honorary consul in Barranquilla, Colombia and Mr Lecompte’s appointment to that position. Please check personal emails and phones where appropriate
- Received 7 April 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. Records of briefing notes, and internal memos and internal policy guidance held by the Department of Foreign Affairs from January 1st, 2023 to the present, relating to the use of Shannon Airport by the U.S. military or U.S. military-chartered aircraft. 2. Documents relating to any complaints or public concerns raised about U.S. military stopovers at Shannon during this period, and any departmental responses or follow-up.
- Received 14 April 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am making a Freedom of Information request for the following records: • Copies of all correspondence to/from the Department of Foreign Affairs relating to plans to re-open an Irish embassy in Tehran. - Correspondence could comprise of but not be limited to items to/from politicians, non-governmental organisations and members of the public. - The time period involved can be limited to 1/10/2024 to 11/4/2025. • A breakdown of all costs incurred by the Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to plans to re-open an Irish embassy in Tehran. These costs could include but are not limited to the purchase of buildings (embassy/residence etc), purchase of vehicles, building rent, design/archtect's fees, estate agent fees, security costs, furniture costs, travel costs including flights/hotel accommodation. - The time period involved can be limited to 1/3/2021 to 11/4/2025.
- Received 17 April 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. Correspondence between the department and the Iranian state or Iranian companies, related to mobile phone roaming coverage/contracts in Ireland, between 1st December 2024 and 17th April 2025. 2. Internal correspondence within the department related to the above correspondence or issue. 3. Internal briefings prepared by the department related to the above. 4. Correspondence between the department and any other departments, related to the above.
- Received 22 April 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
A breakdown of Reconciliation Fund grants awarded to organisations, projects, or activities in Northern Ireland from 1 January 2022 to the present, including the organisation name, project title, amount awarded, and year.
- Received 6 May 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request the following records to cover the period between 20 March 2025 to present: • Agenda for any meetings of SEAP; • Notes taken by departmental staff or ministerial staff or the minister or tanaiste at any SEAP meetings or meetings with specific SEAP members (in-person, by phone or online); • Ministerial or Tanaiste speaking points or briefings for any SEAP meetings or meetings with specific SEAP members (in-person, by phone or online); • Correspondence (including attachments) received through the dedicated SEAP email from current members of SEAP (redact names as determined with justification as per the FOI Act exemptions)
- Received 6 May 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request the following records; • Copies of letters and/or emails (including attachments) from/to BearingPoint Ireland since 1 May 2025.
- Received 6 May 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Could you supply me with the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 1) As of 6 May 2025 The amount that the Department of Foreign Affairs paid towards accommodation costs of DFA staff that are based at Irish Embassies and Consulate General Offices worldwide in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025. The rates that are available eg DFA will pay a maximum of €3,000 or equivalent per month towards assisting DFA staff to source accommodation while they are posted overseas. If the limit is difference in certain counties please provide the amounts by location eg a Maximum of €3,000 per month if posted in Washington DC, a maximum of €2,500 if posted in Sydney etc in tabular form 2) If the Department of Foreign Affairs pays any contribution fees towards Educational costs for children aged between 4-17 years old of DFA staff that are posted overseas at Irish Embassies and Consulate General Offices; if so the rates that apply for Educational costs by location in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025 in tabular form 3) If the Department of Foreign Affairs pays any contribution fees towards car insurance or vehicle costs where DFA staff that are posted overseas at Irish Embassies and Consulate General Office and that DFA staff members hires out a vehicle for personal and or business related work for the duration of them being deployed overseas at Embassy or Consulate General offices; if so the maximum rates available for DFA to recoup costs where all necessary receipts have been supplied eg Maximum costs up to €150 or equivalent per month by location eg £150 per month is available per month for vehicle related costs of DFA staff posted at the Irish Embassy in London, $150 US dollars is available for DFA staff posted at the Irish Consulate General office in Boston and so on. I'm looking for the information in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025 in tabular form
- Received 7 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. copies of position papers/briefing documents to the Minister on the issues of increasing antisemitism in Ireland and of giving effect to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism, since October 2023; 2. copies of representations by the Irish Jewish community on the issues of increasing antisemitism in Ireland and of giving effect to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism, since October 2023; 3) copies of representations from multinational corporations to the department on the issues of antisemitism in Ireland and of giving effect to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism, since October 2023.
- Received 7 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. The number of Foreign Birth Registration applications received from 1998 to date by the Department of Foreign Affairs from applicants whose parent(s) were/are naturalised Irish citizen(s). 2. The number of children born abroad annually who have (1) two naturalised Irish citizen parents or, (2) one naturalised Irish citizen parent and one non-Irish citizen parent. 3. The total number of children born abroad since 1998 who have (1) two naturalised Irish citizen parents or, (2) one naturalised Irish citizen parent and one non-Irish citizen parent
- Received 9 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
All letters from members of the public to the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris which relate to the Occupied Territories Bill, and the war in Gaza.
- Received 12 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am requesting the release of any briefings (including speaking points), memos or correspondence sent to the Minister about his meeting with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on 8 May, both from officials within the department and from representatives of TikTok. I am also requesting any minutes or notes taken of the same meeting
- Received 13 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I would like to request under FOI all records including correspondence, notes, phone calls, records of meetings, etc that the Department of Foreign Affairs has had in relation to Castletown Demesne as a venue for DFA for the period of January 2017 - April 2025.
- Received 13 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request the following records: - A copy of all records (emails, reports, briefings, meeting minutes, text and whatsapp messages, etc) concerning the decision-making process to endorse the Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism and/or the IHRA’s non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism between 1 August and 31 November 2024. Please also include records from US Embassy and Consulates; the German Embassy and the Israeli Embassy; - A copy of any letters or correspondence from entities in the US, German or Israel [EXCLUDING FROM INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS UNLESS DIRECTLY WRITING ON BEHALF OF A STATE BODY, NGO OR A PRIVATE ORGANISATION/INSTITUTION] encouraging adoption of the IHRA’s non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism between 1 August and 31 November 2024; and - A copy of the Briefing Note on the IHRA Definition prepared for DFA's Political Director circa September 2024;
- Received 9 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The biannual accounts filed by Mr O’Gallagher as honorary consul to Québec City since his appointment. The annual report filed by Mr O’Gallagher as honorary consul to Québec City since his appointment. Any records pertaining to the selection of an honorary consul in Québec City and Mr O’Gallagher’s appointment to that position in 2024. Please check personal emails and phones where appropriate
- Received 9 May 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The biannual accounts filed by Mr Peter O’Toole as honorary consul to Bolivia since January 1st, 2019. The annual reports filed by Mr O’Toole as honorary consul to Bolivia since January 1st, 2019. Please check personal emails and phones where appropriate
- Received 9 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The biannual accounts filed by Mr Juan Carlos Rosas O’Donnell as honorary consul to Panama since January 1st, 2020. The annual reports filed by Mr Rosas O’Donnell as honorary consul to Panama since January 1st, 2020. Please check personal emails and phones where appropriate
- Received 15 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Please find below a request under the freedom of information act 2014 for 1. Records relating to a meeting between TikTok and the Tánaiste 2. During 2025 3. Records should include but not be limited to correspondence, meeting minutes, memos arising from the meeting, etc
- Received 15 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I wish to submit the following request under the Freedom of Information Act. All records relating to a meeting between Tánaiste Simon Harris and the CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew on 08/05/25. I wish to include all communications between TikTok and the Department before and after the meeting, all briefing materials prepared in advance of the meeting, and minutes of the meeting. I wish to cover the timeframe 01/04/25 - present day.
- Received 19 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1) All emails, briefing documents and reports related to the tanaiste's trade consultative forum from January 1 to date 2) All emails. briefing documents and reports related to the tanauste's Strategic Economic Advisory Panel (SEAP)
- Received 19 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
A copy of any briefings prepared for the Minister, related to support for Ukraine under the European Peace Facility, or related to Irish non-lethal military aid to Ukraine, between 1st January and 16th May 2025
- Received 20 May 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I wanted to access, under Freedom of Information law, any correspondence between the Departments and AbbVie - relating to its botox plant in Westport and the possibility of new EU/US tariffs I would like my request to cover January 2025 to present
- Received 20 May 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Briefing notes prepared for the Department of Foreign Affairs for meetings and other engagements on the Joint Statement on Efforts to Counter the Proliferation and Misuse of Commercial Spyware, from the period of Jan 1st 2025 to May 19th 2025.
- Received 20 May 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The actual current rates or amounts paid for each allowance listed in your response, specifically for Third Secretaries. - Any available breakdown or range of these allowances by location, where applicable. - Confirmation that these are the most up-to-date figures as of May 2025. - If this information is not available in a single record, please extract and provide the relevant figures as per Section 17(4)(a) & (b) of the FOI Act 2014, as referenced in your letter.
- Received 26 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request access to the files; 1) That contain the financial disbursments made between the Embassy in Kuala Lumpur & Irish Aid directly to, and the relevent receipts provided by, the Life Home Project on Phuket for the years 2010 – 2017.
- Received 26 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking access to the list of eSubmissions for the months of April and May.
- Received 29 May 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the freedom of information act 2014 I would like to request the amount provided in funding towards Polish celebrations, EID, Diwali. Chinese New Year and Africa day for 2022 to 2025 for each County or funding that goes towards each council for these celebrations?
- Received 3 June 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The name of each special adviser appointed at your department in respect of the 34th Dáil. The name of the 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.
- Received 3 June 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a record of how much was spent by DFA on "items of artistic value" in 2024. - the invoices and receipts associated with the below set of transactions: A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property Management ESSENCO ARTS 12/12/2024 432153 9,515.87 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property Management Gallery One 10/04/2024 406102 6,081.16 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property Management GRAPHIC STUDIO DESIGN 29/11/2024 431398 8,055.00 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property Management SO FINE ART EDITIONS BIC 03/12/2024 431411 7,665.00 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property Management THE WHITETHORN GALLERY LTD 30/10/2024 428468 6,500.00 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) Pmu Property Development Graphic Studio Dublin 24/09/2024 423137 5,136.80
- Received 3 June 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Foreign Affairs through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-05-2025 - 31-05-2025.