Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
FOI Requests — 1,293 records (page 6 of 26)
- Received 29 October 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Please find below a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for: 1. Correspondence between this Department and the Department of Public Expenditure regarding the costs of passports 2. From the period 01 Jun 2025 to date
- Received 3 November 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment 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 PepsiCo. • Copies of the minutes of all meetings between Mr Harris and representatives of the same companies. The time period can be limited to 1/5/2025 to 3/11/2025.
- Received 3 November 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am making a Freedom of Information request for the following records: • Copies of all correspondence to/from Tánaiste Simon Harris and the following individuals/organisations: - (Catholic) Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin. - The Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference. - (Church of Ireland) Archbishop of Armagh Francis John McDowell. - The Church of Ireland. - The Presbyterian Church in Ireland. - The Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland. - Imam Sheikh Hussein Halawa. -Shaykh Dr Umar al-Qadri. - Chief Rabbi of Ireland Yoni Wieder. - Jewish Representative Council of Ireland. - Vedic Hindu Cultural Centre • The correspondence can be limited to items received/sent between 23/1/2025 and 3/11/2025. • The records should include copies of any documents attached or enclosed with the correspondence.
- Received 12 November 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. Specifically, I would like to obtain correspondence, meeting minutes and briefings, and records of phone calls or any other contacts between Pepsi Co, Coca Cola and the Tánaiste and officials from the department of foreign affairs and trade in the period 1 January 2025 to the present (11 November 2025). I note this lobby register entry for Pepsi Co in particular. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/127986/pepsico I would like to obtain similar records, if they exist, for Coca Cola and any other records that exist for Pepsi Co beyond this lobby register entry
- Received 24 October 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Records, including correspondence and any and all other documentation held by your department in regard to the MV Gary Chouest and its recent operating in Irish waters and berthing in Cork Harbour. - A copy of the diplomatic clearance document in regard to the MV Gary Chouest.
- Received 3 November 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 01-10- 2025 - 31-10-2025.
- Received 4 November 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
A copy of the pre-budget submission from your Department to the Department of Finance ahead of Budget 2026. A copy of any cover, explanatory or accompanying letters sent by the Minister or Secretary General of your Department along with the pre-budget submission. A copy of any response received from the Department or from D/PER.
- Received 5 November 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
A copy of the department secretary general's official work diary, for the months of July, September, October 2025.
- Received 7 November 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I request records to cover the period 1 January 2024-present. It was reported in the Business Post last week that 12 applications for dual-use exports were denied in 2024 “due to concerns about the intended end-use, the protection of human rights, the potential risk of diversion, and/or compliance with EU sanctions”. Of these, four were intended for Israel. In this regard, I wish for the release of the following [with redactions, as required, for company names, total amounts, types of export items, which will eliminate any possibility of identifying the commercial exporters/importers]: A copy of any assessments, reports, memos or correspondence received from Department of Enterprise concerning any applications for dual use licences for exports to Israel which were later refused [from 2024 and also in 2025 to date]; A copy of records sent by DFAT to Enterprise for the above cases where export licenses were denied [from 2024 and also in 2025 to date];
- Received 7 November 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am making a request for the following information from the Department of Foreign Affairs under the Freedom of Information Act 2014: • Correspondence sent from US politicians, US diplomats or US businesses urging the government not to pass the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 or the Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025, or not to pass a ban on trade with Israel. Timeline: January 1 - November 1 2025.
- Received 7 November 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
A copy of any correspondence/letters/emails, sent and received, between the Minister and any European commissioner, between 10th July and 6th November 2025.
- Received 10 November 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Copies of all invoices, receipts, or similar documents that detail expenses incurred directly or indirectly as a result of Minister of State Thomas Byrne’s participation at the 2025 EU-CELAC Summit held in Santa Marta, Colombia. This request should include but is not limited to: 1. Any invoices or documentation related to travel, accommodation, and other costs directly associated with the Minister of State's attendance at the summit. 2. Any invoices or documentation related to the travel, accommodation, and other costs incurred by any individuals who accompanied the Minister of State on this trip, including but not limited to staff members, advisors, or other official delegations. All records held by the Department relating to gifts, hospitality, travel expenses, subsidised events, or externally-funded trips received by: -Ministers and Ministers of State assigned to this Department, -Members of the Minister’s private office, and -Senior civil servants (Principal Officer level and above), for the period from 1 January 2024 to Date. This request should include, but not be limited to: -Records or registers of gifts or hospitality offered or received, including invitations to events, receptions, entertainment, or meals; -Records relating to travel or trips (domestic or international) where costs were paid in full or in part by external
- Received 12 November 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
organisations, including semi-state bodies, lobby groups, private sector entities, or foreign governments; -Details of payment or reimbursement, including who paid, the purpose of the event/travel, total cost, and whether departmental approval was granted; -Any conflict-of-interest declarations or assessments made in connection with such gifts, trips, or events; -Any correspondence or memos between the Department and the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) regarding such matters; and -Any records indicating whether the above gifts, hospitality, or trips were formally declared to the Department, SIPO, or any other relevant oversight body. I am seeking both electronic and hard-copy records, including emails, registers, memos, correspondence, and reports.
- Received 17 November 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
A copy of any internal audits carried you by the department's evaluation and audit unit, or contracted auditors, which returned opinions of limited assurance or no assurance, between 1st January and 17th November 2025.
- Received 17 November 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
A copy of the following evaluation reports completed by the Department in 2024: The Application of Ireland’s Soft Power: What Influences Outcomes? Evaluation of Ireland’s UN Security Council Term 2021–2022 Spending Review of Ireland’s Mandatory Contributions to International Organisations (conducted jointly with DPENDPR)
- Received 17 November 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
A copy of a report received by the department's audit committee and DCAD Senior Management Group, related to fraud/suspected fraud between 1st January 2024 and 17th November 2025 (referenced in the audit committee's 2024 report: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-foreign- affairs/publications/dfat-audit-committee-annual-report-2024/).
- Received 21 November 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I wish to make a request for records held by the Department of Foreign Affairs under the Freedom of Information Act. The records are: All briefing notes, external communications and correspondence relating to the company Nuctech, for the period 1/5/2024 to 31/12/2024.
- Received 24 November 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The Department's management board minutes during 2025, to date
- Received 24 November 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I request copies of the following audits: • Embassy of Ireland South Africa - Audit Report and Financial Statements year ended Dec 2024; • Audit of Procurement at Embassy Pretoria, March 2025 with a Limited rating
- Received 24 November 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 20/5/2025 to 24/11/2025
- Received 25 November 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am seeking copies of the following esubmissions and ancillary documents relating to: - €141 million contribution to the World Bank’s International Development Association In addition to this I am also looking for: - Any business case / analysis in relation to the €141 million contribution to the World Bank’s International Development Association - Any options paper sent to the minister - Correspondence between Senior officials (PO level and above), Assistant Secretaries, Second Secretaries, Secretaries General, and Ministers in relating to the decision. - Correspondence with Ireland’s representatives to the World Bank and the department. - Minutes of meetings in which the funding level was discussed. I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/6/2024 - 1/6/2025.
- Received 1 December 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. Copies of any memo, communique, correspondence from the Department, issued to Irish ambassadors/embassies, related to communications with the media and guidelines or rules related to communications with the media, between 1st November and 28th November.
- Received 1 December 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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 01-11-2025 - 30-11-2025.
- Received 16 December 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
A breakdown in grants awarded by the Irish embassy Kenya, for the years 2023 and 2024, broken down by value of grant, organisations funds were awarded to, and the stated aim of the programme or grant.
- Received 28 November 2023Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1. Internal departmental correspondence in relation to Parliamentary question 50300/23 from Patrick Costello here (below) “Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department is carrying out checks at Shannon Airport on US military vehicles which are stopping off enroute to Israel and other jurisdictions; if so, the number that have taken place in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50300/23]” 2. Internal departmental correspondence in relation to Parliamentary question 50512/23 from Matt Carthy here (below) “Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken to ensure that military aircraft of foreign states landing in Ireland or overflights in sovereign Irish airspace are unarmed, carry no arms, ammunition or explosives and do not engage in intelligence gathering or form part of military exercises or operations; and whether there has been any review of the oversight of these matters in the context of the Israeli military assaults on Gaza. [50512/23]” 3. Any documents related to any consultation between the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Transport and/or the Department of Justice to determine if there are foreign policy or security considerations to take into account for the five most recent requests for exemptions in respect of munitions of war as indicated by the Minister here (below) “I have addressed the wider issues relating to Ireland’s approach to the current crisis in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory on frequent occasions over recent weeks so I will focus my response on issues relating to diplomatic clearance for military aircraft. Under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, all foreign military aircraft wishing to overfly, or land in, the State require diplomatic clearance from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Diplomatic clearance is subject to strict conditions, including that the aircraft is unarmed; that it carries no arms, ammunition or explosives; that it does not engage in intelligence gathering; and that the flight in question does not form part of a military exercise or operation. This policy is well known and is fully understood by the United States and other international partners, and is done in compliance with Ireland’s traditional policy of military neutrality. With regard to the transit of US military aircraft through Shannon and other Irish airports, the Department of Foreign Affairs publishes statistics in relation to overflights and landings of foreign military and state aircraft on the Department’s website. This includes details on the number of US military aircraft that have landed in Shannon airport this year. My Department is committed to the highest standards of transparency and, as such, will continue to publish details relating to overflights and landings on a monthly basis on the Department’s website, as well as working to compile and publish historic data relating to overflights and landing of foreign military aircraft where and when possible.”
- Received 1 December 2023Decided —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 01-11-2023 - 30-11-2023.
- Received 11 December 2023Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am writing to foi@dfa.ie seeking the following; all available records held by Dept. of Foreign Affairs from month November 2023 to December 09/12/2023, including e-mail relating to flights in Ireland of two aircraft REG: 86-0014 REG ZP805
- Received 12 December 2023Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am writing to you under the FOI Act 2014 to request the following information from the Department of Foreign Affairs. Please may you provide me with: The total number of sick days taken by civil servants in your department (including when it was known as the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) in each year from 2010 to 2023 (or as far back as your records go) inclusive (2023 including sick days taken in the year to date). Please provide the information in the form of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with the year down the side and the number of sick days in the corresponding cell.
- Received 12 December 2023Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I wish to request the following information from the Department of Foreign Affairs under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. The rate/percentage increase in pay for each of our diplomatic missions for each year over the past five years.
- Received 13 December 2023Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I wish to receive copies of the following records under the FOI Act for the following records related to the use of Micheal Martin’s name and image in scam adverts to cover the period 1 October 2023-present. • Copies of any memos, briefing documents or other reports on the scam adverts using Mr Martin’s name and image. Prepared by departmental staff, ministerial advisory team, and/or by Fianna Fail and shared with departmental staff, ministerial advisory team and/or the Minister • Any communication between Ministerial advisory staff and/or departmental staff and Fianna Fail staff or members about scam adverts using Mr Martin’s name and image. Please include attachments.
- Received 18 December 2023Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Internal records and correspondence related to the decision to purchase 2221 30th Street as the new Washington ambassador's residence, between 1st September and 18th December 2023.
- Received 19 December 2023Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Please provide the lowest and highest rent reimbursement payment made in Belgium and the total number of officers in receipt in 2023. Please also provide the total paid in rent reimbursement payments in Belgium for year ending 31 December 2023.
- Received 21 December 2023Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the 2014 FOI Act, I'm seeking the following records: • All communications and documentation since June 2023 held by the DFA related to a virtual meeting which took place between An Taoiseach and a purported diplomat from the African Union Commission
- Received 29 December 2023Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a copy of any valuation reports associated with the department's purchase of 2221 30th Street in Washington DC. - a copy of the business case associated with the above purchase. - a copy of any briefing documents or submissions prepared for the minister with regard to the above purchase.
- Received 29 December 2023Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the freedom of information act 2014 ,the record I am looking for is the payment made by the GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND to UNIDROIT for the copyright usage of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) per year. The timeline I'm looking for is the current year 2023 if possible but if not 2022 would be fine.
- Received 2 January 2024Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I wish to make a request under the FOI Act for access to – 1. any submission(s) your organisation made to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to that Department's review of the FOI Acts, 2. Any record which is an analysis* of FOI requests received in your organisation in 2022, and 3. Any record which is an analysis* of FOI requests received in your organisation in 2023. I recognise that the record mentioned at 3. above may not exist on 2 January, 2024. Please provide either an analysis (if it exists) or requests received up to 30 November 2023, or (preferably) delay processing of this part of my request until an analysis of the complete year exists. *An analysis might include any of the following data – • number of requests received, granted, part granted or refused, • number of requests per section of your organisation, • number of requests by topic, • number of requests by requester (anonymised), • number of requests by category of requester (e.g. individual, journalist, lobby group, etc.), • number of requests withdrawn, • number of requests which attracted fees, • total amount of fees paid, • number of time extensions applied, • number of internal reviews, • number of appeals to Information Commissioner
- Received 2 January 2024Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - Details of the number of data breaches involving DFA and/or the Passport Service for the calendar years 2022 and 2023. - A brief line description of each data breach involved, its location in the country, and the outcome/result of it.
- Received 3 January 2024Decided —RefusedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I request a copy of all correspondence and related documents (e.g. email attachments) between department officials, including but not limited to Patricia O’Brien, currently the Irish Ambassador to Italy, and the International Olympic Committee (based in Lausanne, Switzerland), from February 24th, 2022 until the moment the FOI request is fulfilled. Under "International Olympic Committee" (IOC), I include all individual IOC officials/employees, group email addresses and the members of the IOC's Ethics Commission. A full list of members can be found here: https://olympics.com/ioc/ethics-commission I'm making this request in my capacity as a journalist for newsgathering purposes, and therefore would appreciate a waiver of any fees pertaining to the request, as any information disclosed would be in the public interest.
- Received 2 January 2024Decided —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 01-12-2023 - 31-12-2023.
- Received 12 January 2024Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I would like to request some information under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. Please could you send me a copy of the 2022 report by Prof. Richard Collins on Ireland and the Antarctic Treaty (as mention here: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2023-04- 20/143/?highlight%5B0%5D=antarctic) and below: 2022 Dr. Richard Collins Consultancy Services to Support an Assessment of the Antarctic Treaty System Due end of March 2022 €11,250
- Received 11 January 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Can I please request the following under the Freedom of Information Act; Internal departmental correspondence relating exclusively to the Global Ireland Media Challenge Fund management teams’ interactions & engagements with RTÉ from 1 December 2020 to date. Correspondence between this department and RTÉ in respect of the Global Ireland Media Challenge Fund from 1 December 2020 to date.
- Received 15 January 2024Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am making a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 regarding the following: ·How many new FBR applications were received by the FBR office from the date the office reopened post COVID-19, up to and including 22nd June 2023. ·I would also like confirmation on the recorded date(s) that the FBR office closed due to COVID-19 and the date(s) the FBR office reopened after the COVID lockdown. ·Can you provide a copy of the FBR Customer charter - or similar named document? ·The end of year Passport service press release for 2022, contains data relating to the FBR office. The same document for 2023 online has no FBR data. Can you provide this missing date or the whole report, if this is easier?
- Received 16 January 2024Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request copies of all records relating to the decision to provide funding for the Zeitgeist Ireland 24 initiative, a partnership between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Culture Ireland.
- Received 16 January 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Copy of the diary of the Irish Consulate General based in Los Angeles for the period of 1 June 2023 to 15 January 2024 inclusive.
- Received 23 January 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am making a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 regarding the following; • Number of correspondences to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin regarding the British Government’s Northern Ireland legacy bill be from members of the public, and from August 1st 2023. • Copy of correspondences to the Minister for Foreign Affairs regarding the British Government’s Northern Ireland legacy bill be from members of the public, and from August 1st 2023 if that is possible.
- Received 23 January 2024Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Please provide me with all documentation/information relating to the Minister for Foreign Affairs' attendance at the meeting on Wednesday 20 December 2023, which was convened by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell, to include any motions placed before Member States and the manner in which Ireland voted at that meeting.
- Received 24 January 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I am submitting an FOI request under the Act for records in relation to either 1. The nomination of the Minister and department of Mr Michael Flaherty as a Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner or 2. Endorsement of Mr Flaherty by the Minister as a Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner if the Minister is not the nominating body. I would like the records to include copies of any communications between Mr O Flaherty and the Minister and department.
- Received 23 January 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Could you send me a copy of the responses to the following - FOI/Req 23/023 23/045 23/087 23/117 23/121 22/030 22/061 22/069 22/097 22/124 22/177 22/188 21/036 21/137
- Received 25 January 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Passport stats 2018 to 2023
- Received 25 January 2024Decided —GrantedDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act; A record of all training or other services provided by Common Purpose Ireland to Departmental Staff since 2015, along with a record of all payments made for the provision of such services