Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
FOI Requests — 1,293 records (page 4 of 26)
- Received 13 May 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. All correspondence between the Department and Conor McEnroy, the honorary consul of Ireland to Paraguay, since January 1st, 2022. 2. The biannual accounts filed by Mr McEnroy as honorary consul to Paraguay since January 1st, 2020.
- Received 14 May 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• A copy of the DFA’s official policy regarding the obligation of public servants to provide their names when requested by a member of the public. • Any internal guidelines or training materials related to staff identification in public interactions. • Records of complaints or disciplinary actions related to staff refusing to identify themselves for the three year period of 2021–2024. • All records from 2019–2024 (5 years), citing: Murphy v. DFA [2019] IESC 23: Where the High Court ruled that the DFA’s "blanket refusal to apostille foreign documents" violated the Hague Convention (Article 3). • In light of Murphy, I require: o All internal memos/directives issued post-2019 regarding apostilles for foreign documents. o Training materials (2019–2024) on the Hague Convention for staff.
- Received 15 May 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
We request records of all correspondence between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Department of Children, Equity, Disability Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) between 8 October 2023 and 31 January 2025 that relate to Palestine/Israel We request records of all correspondence between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the IHRA between 8 October 2023 and 31 January 2025 We request any, and all correspondence including, but not limited to, emails (internal and external), memo, internal memo, external memo, phone calls, notes from phone calls, notes, diary entries, meeting minutes.
- Received 13 May 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The biannual accounts filed by Mr Buhindi as honorary consul to Bahrain since January 1st, 2020.
- Received 13 May 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Any records pertaining to the termination of Mr. Shashin’s position in Honorary Consul St Petersburg in 2019
- Received 13 May 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The biannual accounts filed by Liam McVeigh, the former honorary consul of Ireland to Ghana, from his appointment in 2010 to his termination in 2013.
- Received 5 June 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am seeking access to the following records- All representations made to Tánaiste Simon Harris regarding government plans to advance legislation in relation to trade with the Occupied Territories, dated between 25/01 and 04/06.
- Received 10 June 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the FOI Act 2014, we are seeking the following: Records specific to the following lobbying engagements of Meta: - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/111382/meta-platforms-ireland-ltd - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/121860/meta-platforms-ireland-ltd - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/126178/meta-platforms-ireland-ltd - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/126180/meta-platforms-ireland-ltd
- Received 12 June 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am making a Freedom of Information request for the following records: • Copies of all correspondence between Tánaiste Simon Harris and representatives of Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Intel, X, Google, TikTok, Amazon, Amazon Web Services. • Copies of the minutes of all meetings between Mr Harris and representatives of the same companies. The time period can be limited to 12/4/2025 to 11/6/2025.
- Received 16 June 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under Freedom of Information legislation please provide me with the training material your staff use to respond to FOI requests. I am happy to take advice on how to amend the request if the volume of material is excessive. My particular interest is in the guidance they are given on assumption of openness and how they are instructed on how to apply exemptions. Not the background to the introduction of the Act
- Received 19 June 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request access to • any record which shows the budget set aside in your FOI body for the EU presidency in 2025 or 2026, and • any record which shows staffing implications in 2025 and 2026 arising from the Irish EU Presidency
- Received 27 June 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am writing to request access to records held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request access to the following records/details: = Correspondence received by Simon Coveney (former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Cait Moran (former Ambassador of Ireland to Vietnam) by Powerscreen Indo-China Limited during the period 19 November 2018 to 25 November 2018 = Correspondence sent by Cait Moran (former Ambassador of Ireland to Vietnam) to H.E. Mr Truong Hoa Binh (Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) on February 15, 2019 = Correspondence sent by John McCullagh (former Ambassador of Ireland to Vietnam) to H.E. Mr Truong Hoa Binh (Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) on February 4, 2020 = Correspondence received by John McCullagh (former Ambassador of Ireland to Vietnam) from Patrick McKillen (Executive Director of Powerscreen Indo-China Ltd) on December 14, 2020
- Received 2 July 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of eSubsmissions submitted to the Minister for Foreign Affairs through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-06-2025 - 30-06-2025.
- Received 1 July 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a copy of the market assessment, business case, cost benefit analysis and any other such approval or sanction documents associated with the lease of the Irish Ambassador's residence in London.
- Received 3 July 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Please find below a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for; 1. A list of all e submissions sent to the cabinet minister in your Department during the period January 1st-July 2nd this year. Please note, I am not looking for the esubs themselves, just a list of their titles
- Received 22 April 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. Copies of any lobbying letter or correspondence from companies, trade/industry associations, organisations, to Aingeal O'Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU, between 1st January and 18th April 2025, plus any response to correspondence sent from the perm rep/department. This would include any correspondence the perm rep ambassador is cced on as well.
- Received 4 June 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am making a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeking the release of copies of all reports; briefing and file notes; correspondence and communications from 7 October 2023 to 3 June 2025 in whatever format that informed the department's assessment of whether genocide was occurring in the Gaza Strip
- Received 9 June 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I would like to request under Freedom of Information law all correspondence, memos, documents etc. prepared and shared within the Dept. and with the relevant minister of the day on the feasibility, risks, unintended consequences, costs of passing the Occupied Territories Bill. I want my request to cover the last year I would also like to access records which show how much Ireland's contribution to the EU EPF have gone unspent for the period 2021-2027?
- Received 30 June 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking a copy of the following piece of correspondence noted in the department's esubmissions channel, DFA 00190-25: Negotiations on the Establishment of a Claims Commission for Ukraine
- Received 11 July 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I wish to make a request for any text messages sent by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Harris, to a Signal chat group of the EU foreign ministers, administered by High Representative Kaja Kallas, since 1 December 2024. I notice that the European External Action Service has acknowledged the existence of this group chat, and considers that its messages fall under the scope of the EU's transparency law, Regulation 1049/2001
- Received 14 July 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am seeking all records, emails, letters, meeting minutes, phone call notes, and briefing documents, relating to JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimon’s visit to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin on July 10th, 2025. To make the search easier, I am looking for material spanning February 1st, 2025 to July 11th, 2025.
- Received 14 July 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am making three requests under the Freedom of Information Act seeking the release of any documents, records, information and/or correspondence in whatever medium provided to the Audit Committee in their assessment of: 1) "The Application of Ireland’s Soft Power: What Influences Outcomes?" 2) "Evaluation of Ireland’s UN Security Council Term 2021–2022" 3) "Rapid Review of the Global Ireland Media Challenge Fund Pilot Phase 2022 – 2023" as detailed in the committee's Q1 2024 Report - for reference www.gov.ie/en/department-of- foreign-affairs/publications/dfat-audit-committee-annual-report-2024/.
- Received 14 July 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I would like to apply under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act for access to the reports on the impact of USAID cuts submitted by ambassadors overseas to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
- Received 18 July 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
All records held by the Department relating to the meeting between Tánaiste Simon Harris and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, which took place in July 2025. This includes but is not limited to: 1. Pre-meeting materials or briefings prepared for the Tánaiste or his staff in advance of the meeting; 2. Internal emails or memos referencing the planning, purpose, or agenda of the meeting; 3. Any post-meeting summaries, notes, or correspondence (including emails or messages) detailing what was discussed, agreed, or followed up on; 4. Any communications with JPMorgan Chase or its representatives concerning the meeting, including logistical arrangements, discussion points, or outcomes.
- Received 18 July 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Guidelines or other such instructions held by the Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to AI use by staff members between the period 1 May 2025 - 16 July 2025.
- Received 17 July 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I wish to request access to the following records/details: = All internal departmental correspondence (from the period 01 July 2025 to 17 July 2025) received by Simon Harris, the Tánaiste and minister for foreign affairs and trade, about a meeting with senior representatives from the pharmaceutical sector based in the United States. = All briefing material prepared for Simon Harris, the Tánaiste and minister for foreign affairs and trade, for the meeting with senior representatives from the pharmaceutical sector based in the United States
- Received 18 July 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
All records showing when Paula Fitzsimons was first appointed as Director of the Back for Business programme, and by whom, including any letters of appointment, contracts, ministerial approvals, or internal communications documenting the appointment.
- Received 25 July 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am requesting access to any records held by the Department of Foreign Affairs relating to: 1. Any formal permission, authorisation, or delegation of authority granted by DFA to Back for Business, Fitzsimons Consulting, or Paula Fitzsimons to use Irish State emblems or branding elements (e.g. the harp, shamrock, or Irish Government visual identity) in the context of the Back for Business initiative. 2. Any internal or external correspondence discussing or approving the use of Irish State emblems or branding by this initiative or its operators. 3. Any coordination or communication with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding approval or delegation of emblem use or branding rights for Back for Business or Fitzsimons Consulting.
- Received 28 July 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I would like to request, under Freedom of Information law, all correspondence between Irish Aid and USAID on the subject of funding cuts imposed by the second Trump administration I would like my request to cover January 2025 on.
- Received 28 July 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I would like to request, under Freedom of Information law, all of the documents and correspondence held by the Department relating to any concerns or queries about the Team Ireland presence at the SXSW 2025 festival, given the association between the festival and US Army and weapons manufacturers in the context of the ongoing war on Gaza I would like my request to cover the last year.
- Received 28 July 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I would like to make a FOI request for DFA emails concerning the Ireland-Palestine Scholarship Programme (link) and the Israel Defence Forces including the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (Cogat) from February 2025 until 25 July 2025.
- Received 30 July 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am writing to formally request access to records under the Freedom of Information Act in relation to passport applications for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. I am specifically seeking the following information: 1. Monthly Totals o The total number of passport applications received each month (January to December) for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. 2. Application Method Breakdown o For each month and year, a breakdown of how applications were submitted: • Online • Via post office 3. County Breakdown o For each year, a monthly breakdown by county indicating where the passport applications originated.
- Received 1 August 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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 01-07-2025 - 31-07- 2025.
- Received 1 August 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
a. Any correspondence, and attachments, between representatives of Airbnb and the department that relate to the Occupied Territories Bill. b. The agenda and minutes of any meetings, and any documents discussed at meetings, between representatives of Airbnb and the department that relate to the Occupied Territories Bill. I would like any records from 1 Jan 2025 to present, please.
- Received 23 June 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following • Copies of correspondence from members of the public sent to Tánaiste Simon Harris regarding the Occupied Territories Bill between April 1 2025 and the date of this request • Copies of correspondence from members of the public sent to Tánaiste Simon Harris regarding Israeli Bonds between April 1 2025 and the date of this request • All briefing documents provided to Tánaiste Simon Harris regarding the Occupied Territories Bill and Israeli Bonds between April 1 2025 and the date of this request
- Received 2 July 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Timeframe: 1 January 2023 to 31 July 2025 Scope: I request access to non-personal records held by DFA Headquarters only (not missions) concerning: 1. Any internal briefing notes, guidance, correspondence, or policy documents discussing: • Irish citizens being misidentified as British nationals in EU Member States post-Brexit; • Irish citizens being asked to prove native English language ability despite their Irish nationality. 2. Any records of referrals or correspondence with SOLVIT or the European Commission regarding these issues.
- Received 5 August 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The total number of events held by Irish embassies and consulates for St Patrick's Day in 2025. The breakdown of these events per embassy and consulate. The cost for these events, broken down by embassy and consulate. Information on any events held in Iveagh House and their subsequent cost
- Received 5 August 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- a record/spreadsheet/database broken down line-by-line of all expenditures associated with the development of Ireland House in Tokyo. - a copy of any memos, submissions, reports, or other such high-level documents associated with cost overruns on the project. - a copy of any briefings, memos, reports, or other such high-level documents prepared for either the minister or the sec-gen with regard to the cost of the project.
- Received 12 August 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request access to the following records: 1. Emails — Copies of all emails sent from or received by Simon Harris, in his capacity as Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, using his official government email account or any other account or device where the emails relate to official government business. • Timeframe: 01/01/2025 to present. 2. Official Work Phone Call Logs — Copies of call log records (including date, time, duration, and number dialled/received) from Simon Harris’s official government-issued mobile phone or any government-issued landline used for official duties, where the calls relate to official business. • Timeframe: 01/01/2025 I am requesting only records that qualify as being held by the Department in the course of Simon’s official duties. I am not seeking: • Personal communications, • Constituency or political party matters, or • Records unrelated to official government business.
- Received 13 August 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. Strategy & Internal Preparedness
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Date range: 1 January 2024 – present
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(a) Any current written policy, strategy, framework, or briefing note adopted by the Department on identifying, monitoring, or responding to misinformation/disinformation (including foreign interference, election-related disinformation, and international coordination), whether standalone or part of a wider strategy.
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2. Participation in the National Counter-Disinformation Strategy (NCDS)
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(a) Any submissions or briefing papers by the Department to the NCDS working group, consultation, or related interdepartmental bodies.
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(b) Any minutes or agendas (internal or external) in which the NCDS Strategy was discussed.
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(c) Any terms of reference or governance note for a Counter-Disinformation Oversight Group or similar, where the Department is a participant or intended participant.
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Please include any such records that were received from other public bodies, if held by the Department, even if not authored by the Department.
- Received 13 August 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request the following: 1. A copy of all records (emails, reports, briefings, meeting minutes, text and WhatsApp messages, Microsoft Teams messages etc.) concerning the decision-making process to bring an inter-State case against the United Kingdom at the European Court of Human Rights regarding the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 from June 1st 2023 to December 31st 2023; 2. For the period January 1st, 2024 to the present, records of briefing notes, and internal memos and internal policy guidance held by the Department of Foreign Affairs, relating to information on the timeline for the case hearings of Ireland’s inter-State case against the United Kingdom at the European Court of Human Rights regarding the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.
- Received 14 August 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request access to non-personal records held by the Department of Foreign Affairs (Citizenship/Passport Division) regarding retrospective/posthumous entries in the Foreign Births Register and related decision- making. This concerns Section 27 (Foreign Births Register) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 (as amended), and any use of Section 28 certificates of nationality in support of such cases, particularly for historical diaspora claims. Scope and Date Range: 1 January 2018 to the date of this request. Records Requested: 1. Existing Statistics/Returns/Reports: Any existing annual or periodic statistics, management reports, dashboards, or returns showing, for the above period: o Number of retrospective/posthumous s.27 applications received, approved, refused, or withdrawn (by year). o Any recorded approval/refusal rates for such cases. o Any recorded processing-time metrics (e.g., mean/median or percentiles) for such cases, including breakdowns for multi-generational "broken chain" or pre-1956 transitional cases if available. (Note: I am not seeking the creation of new statistics—only existing compilations or extracts readily available.) 2. Guidance and Procedures: Current or superseded internal Standard Operating Procedures, guidance notes, staff circulars, training materials, or checklists used in assessing retrospective/posthumous s.27 entries, including references to: o Evidentiary standards (e.g., acceptable proof like birth/marriage/death records, foreign letters, translations/apostilles). o Treatment of pre-1956 and 1986 transitional issues. 3. Templates and Forms: Blank/redacted templates of forms, letters, decision templates, and acknowledgement/refusal/approval notices used in retrospective/posthumous s.27 matters. 4. Anonymised Case Summaries (If Held): Any existing anonymised summaries used for training/precedent purposes that illustrate successful and unsuccessful retrospective/posthumous s.27 entries (with all personal data removed), especially for diaspora cases involving unregistered abroad-born ancestors.
- Received 18 August 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I would like to request, under Freedom of Information law, all of the documents and correspondence held by the Department relating to budget challenges for under Vote 27 and 28 under Budget 2025 I would like my request to cover the last year