Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
FOI Requests — 3,015 records (page 16 of 61)
- Received —Decided 27 February 2023GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
1. Records of the number of the people who arrived in Ireland last year seeking refuge. 2. Records of the refugees who failed to show up for their first official interview and never entered the refugee system.
- Received —Decided 27 February 2023GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I wish to request records relating to the number of people who had asylum orders revoked prior to being granted leave to remain by Minister McEntee as part of her Scheme.
- Received —Decided 27 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
The Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland recommendation that the current maximum age limit of 35 for An Garda Síochána should be scrapped. Please provide any records and documentation for implementation of this recommendation.
- Received —Decided 24 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
1. Any correspondence since 1 September 2021 to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, her advisors or the Department of Justice from named company or its named subsidiaries on: a. EU-US data transfers. b. Online safety issues. c. Named company’s position on the Online Safety Bill. d. Named company’s position on the Media Regulation Bill. e. The EU’s proposed regulation on child sexual abuse material f. The Electoral Reform Bill, and any proposed amendments to the Bill. g. Ireland’s approach to enforcement of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. h. Ireland’s approach to corporate taxation and tax-related regulation. 2. Records or minutes of any meetings or phone calls on the same topics (a–h above) between Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, her advisors or the Department of Justice and representatives of named company platforms or any of its subsidiaries. 3. Any submissions, notes, reports or draft reports on topics a–h submitted to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, her advisors or the Department of Justice and named company platforms or any of its subsidiaries.
- Received —Decided 22 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Records relating to “retention and recruitment” within An Garda Síochána, from 1 June to date. 1. Correspondence with the Minister and/or her senior officials that refer to difficulties with “retention and recruitment” within An Garda Síochána 2. A list of all scheduled intakes of new recruits to An Garda Síochána that were cancelled since 1 January to date. 3. Records detailing the numbers of applicants accepted to An Garda Síochána to date in 2022. 4. Records detailing the number of applicants accepted who presented for training to date in 2022. 5. Records detailing the numbers of recruits that completed training with An Garda Síochána to date in 2022.
- Received —Decided 22 February 2023GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
(1) The final figure of leave to remain granted to persons over 2 years in the asylum process under Minister McEntee's Scheme. (2) Apart from the above figure, the number of failed asylum seekers granted leave to remain in the State by year from 2018 to 2022 and the nationalities involved (latter not required if not readily available). (3) With regard to outstanding deportation orders (c10,000 per media) the numbers that relate to failed asylum seekers and to illegal immigrants. A breakdown by year in which they were made would also be appreciated if available (as it should be from AISIP).
- Received —Decided 22 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
The number of people who flew into Dublin Airport and did not produce travel documents to border management officials in each of the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In each of these years, the number who subsequently sought asylum.
- Received —Decided 22 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
The number of people who flew into Dublin Airport and did not produce travel documents to border management officials in each of the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In each of these years, the number who subsequently sought asylum.
- Received —Decided 22 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I’m looking for details of arrests by Immigration Officers which I understand come under the purvey of the Department. The number of arrests at border crossings of international protection applicants under section 20 of the International Protection Act 2015 and the reasons for those arrests as specified in the act (suspected national security threat, forged documents, failure to establish identity etc). I request the information broken down by year and dating back to 2015.
- Received —Decided 22 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
How many persons were arrested by the BMU for destroying or using a false passport in each year from 2016 to 2022. How many searches of persons and their belongings have been carried out by the BMU in each year from 2016 to 2022.
- Received —Decided 17 February 2023GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I would be obliged if you could furnish me with the following information for the year 2022 (January to December inclusive). Total expenditure by the Department of Justice on external Consultants and or Independent Investigators in respect of the following matters applicable to the Irish Prison Service: • Dignity at Work Investigations • Dignity at Work Reviews (as provided for in the DAW Policy) • Protected Disclosure Assessments • Protected Disclosure Investigations • Protected Disclosure Reviews or any related matter
- Received —Decided 14 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Correspondence with other Departments and/or AG's office on third party funding of International Arbitration.
- Received —Decided 13 February 2023GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Records relating to the following: Does your Department record the sex and/or gender of those who made an application for international protection in Ireland in 2022? How many of the total number of people who have applied for international protection in 2022 was recorded as male? How many of those who applied for international protection in 2022 were female? I would like to request information on the gender/sex breakdown of those from the following countries who applied for international protection in Ireland in 2022 from the following countries 1. Ukraine. 2. Georgia. 3. Somalia. 4 Algeria. 5. Afghanistan
- Received —Decided 13 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A copy of all correspondence including emails between the Justice Minister and the Governors of all Prisons since 1 January 2022.
- Received —Decided 13 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Correspondence (sent, received, and included attachments) between Secretary General Oonagh McPhillips and Head of Policy for Criminal Justice Ben Ryan, between 1 January and 11 January 2023.
- Received —Decided 13 February 2023GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A list of all Peace Commissioners in Nenagh and Roscrea and the dates of their appointment to the role.
- Received —Decided 13 February 2023GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Letter sent by a named organisation to then Justice Minister Heather Humphries regarding the Immigrant Investor Programme, sent between 1 September 2022 and 31 December 2022.
- Received —Decided 13 February 2023GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
How many deportation orders where issued between 1 January 2022 and 31 January 2023 and how many of these orders were actually followed through (ie how many people were deported?)
- Received —Decided 12 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence received by and sent to the Department of Justice regarding the memorandum of understanding between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Rwanda In respect of asylum seekers between June 2020 and the present day.
- Received —Decided 10 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
1. Record/spreadsheet/database of all costs incurred by the Department for flights/accommodation associated with the deportation of asylum seekers. This record to include, if possible, the destination of travel, cost of flight, class of travel (business/first class/etc), cost of hotel, etc but appropriately anonymised. 2. Record/spreadsheet/database of any other costs associated with the deportation of asylum seekers by air or sea. Both parts of this request to cover the calendar years 2021 and 2022.
- Received —Decided 10 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A list of all e submissions sent to the cabinet Minister in this Department during August, September and October of 2022.
- Received —Decided 8 February 2023GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
1. The number of deportation orders signed/issued in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022 - with a breakdown by nationality. 2. The number of people deported by the state in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022 - with a breakdown by nationality. 3. The amount of money spent on flights deporting foreign nationals in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022.
- Received —Decided 1 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Records showing the number of unclaimed bodies in mortuaries around the country, with a list showing how long each body has been unclaimed for.
- Received —Decided 31 January 2023RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
1. All records held by the Department relating to the "good character" criteria for granting/refusing certificates of naturalisation under section 15(l)(b) if the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956; 2. All records held by the Department relating to any policy to refuse applications for certificates of naturalisation on the grounds of good character under section 15(l)(b) if the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 relating to being illegally present in the State.
- Received —Decided 31 January 2023RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copies of correspondence and minutes of meetings between the Minister and the Department of Justice officials on the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) on the subject of parole and parole for determinate sentenced prisoners from 1 January 2022 to 14 January 2023.
- Received —Decided 24 January 2023RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Submissions under the three-year review of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, which criminalised those purchasing sexual services.
- Received —Decided 24 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence sent/received by the Minister of State with responsibility for Gambling Regulation James Browne in relation to Head 49, subhead 4 part m of the General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill. I wish for my request to cover the period from 17 May 2022 – 5 October 2022.
- Received —Decided 23 January 2023RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All briefing notes prepared by the Department for the Minister, on the Minister's appointment to the role arising from the cabinet reshuffle on 17 December 2022.
- Received —Decided 23 January 2023RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
The most recently updated Department Brief for an incoming Minister, either signed off and delivered to a new Minister following the 2022 December reshuffle, or a draft prepared for a possible change of Minister but never delivered as the Minister wasn't changed.
- Received —Decided 23 January 2023RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A copy of the briefing paper prepared for new Minister for Justice Simon Harris.
- Received —Decided 20 January 2023RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Would you supply the following information in relation to processing adult applications (i.e. those submitted through Form 8) for naturalisation by means of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 (as amended)
- Received —Decided 20 January 2023RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
The following information in relation to processing naturalisation applications by means of Section 16 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 (as amended) (1) The number of "Irish Associations" applications on hand (i.e. in the queue) and currently awaiting consideration by the LS/review team that is responsible for making a recommendation to the Minister. (2) The number of "Irish Associations" applications in active, ongoing review by the aforementioned LS/review team and where the Minister (or nominee) has yet to sign off on a final decision. (3) The number of "Irish Associations" applications reviewed and consideration completed by the LS/review team in each of the twelve months of the 2022 calendar year. (4) The number of "Irish Associations" applications that were recommended for approval by the Minister in 2022. (5) The number of "Irish Associations" applications that were recommended for refusal by the Minister in 2022. (6) The average time, in weeks, between "Irish Associations" applications entering review (by the LS team) and a final decision being made by the Minister or nominee, for applications concluded in 2022. (7) The number of cases in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 where the Minister for Justice or Minister of State (Department of Justice) has himself or herself, rather than a Civil Service nominee, personally signed off on an “Irish Associations” application decision.
- Received —Decided 18 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I am requesting the following eSubmissions given to the Minister (and associated documents where noted). A. DJE 00315-22 Response to the US State Department's TIPS Questionnaire and approval sought to submit a request for a waiver on Ireland's automatic rating downgrade. B. DJE 00432-22 The DNA Database System Oversight Committee. C. DJE 00464-22 Intervention by Ireland in CJEU case relating to data retention. D. DJE 00592-22 Scrutiny Note on Proposal for a Directive on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings. E. DJE 00603-22 Letter to Minister PER re DSGBV agency and strategy funding, and subsequent replies between the Ministers. F. DJE 00640-22 Sensitive Litigation Report.
- Received —Decided 17 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I am seeking the following records, from 1 January 2021 to the present date: 1. All records (including internal and external correspondence, memos, and minutes of meetings) relating to the future use of facial recognition technology by An Garda Síochána and/or the procurement of such technology from private companies. 2. The names of any private companies discussed or considered as potential future providers of facial recognition technology to An Garda Síochána/the State. 3. All records regarding any risk assessments or impact assessments carried out in relation to the future use of facial recognition technology by An Garda Síochána or the procurement of such technology from private companies. 4. A schedule of all records identified as relevant to this request, including those which may be refused.
- Received —Decided 17 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
1. All records relating to the appointment of Judge Clyne to conduct an inquiry under Section 42 of An Garda Síochana Act 2005 concerning the Garda investigation and disciplinary inquiries that took place following the death of named person on 11 February 1984. 2. All records relating to the expenses and legal fees paid to any solicitor or barrister who was involved in this inquiry. 3. All records relating to the expenses and fee/payment to Judge Clyne concerning the general administration of this inquiry.
- Received —Decided 12 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
• Report of the second phase of the external review of the Immigrant Investor Programme and any recommendations made. • Any Departmental advice or observations to the Minister on the rise in the number of applications to the scheme since the start of 2022. • Any submissions to the external reviewers from any Government Department or An Garda Síochána or the National Immigration Bureau or Enterprise Ireland or any educational institution. • A list setting out the nationalities of all applicants to the scheme since its inception. • A list setting out the nationalities of all successful applicants to the scheme since its inception. • A list setting out the identity of each successful applicant to the scheme since its inception. • A list setting out each of the Enterprise, Investment Fund or Real Estate Investment Trust beneficiaries of investments made under the programme since the start of 2020; and the amount of money raised in each case.
- Received —Decided 12 January 2023GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
For the years 2017 – 2021 that the Department provide the following information in tabular form: 1. The total number of Freedom of Information requests received by the Department. 2. A breakdown of the number of Personal v. Non-personal v Mixed. 3. The number of FOIs that received a charge per year or had the applicant pay a cost. 4. The total cost per year for search, retrieval and copying charges.
- Received —Decided 11 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Correspondence to and from the Department of Justice, from 16 November 2021 to 02 November 2022, in relation to sex for rent in Ireland.
- Received —Decided 10 January 2023GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I wish to request records relating to: 1. Receipts and expenses claims of Minister Browne relating to trip to the Czech Republic earlier this year (2022). 2. Receipts and expenses claims of any support staff who accompanied the Minister on the trip.
- Received —Decided 10 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I wish to request records relating to: • How many deportation orders have been issued since the beginning of the year? • How many people issued with deportation orders have voluntarily left the jurisdiction since the beginning of 2022? • How many people issued with deportation orders have been involuntarily removed from the jurisdiction since the beginning of 2022?
- Received —Decided 3 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I wish to obtain documents, including correspondence, memos and reports in relation to The Court Poor Box in the ten years 2012 to 2022 to date of request.
- Received —Decided 22 December 2022RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All documents and correspondence between 1 March 2022 to 10 December 2022, that contain the following phrases (a list of named companies).
- Received —Decided 22 December 2022RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence between Minister of State for gambling regulation James Browne and members of the Oireachtas (*below) in relation to the gambling regulation bill. I wish for my request to cover the period from 1 January 2022 to 18 October 2022. *Senator Regina Doherty, Senator Martin Conway, Senator Paul Daly, Senator Garret Ahearn, Senator John Cummins, Deputy Paul Kehoe, Deputy Jackie Cahill and Deputy Joe Carey.
- Received —Decided 22 December 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Response to emn ad-hoc query on equipment to collect biometric data (https://home- affairs.ec.europa.EU/system/files/2018-12/2018.1335_-_ad- hoc_query_on_equipment_to_collect_biometric_data.pdf)
- Received —Decided 22 December 2022RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Records created on or after 1 January 2022 until 25 November 2022, relating to the engagement of named person, as Ambassador for the Department of Justice intimate image abuse awareness campaign.
- Received —Decided 21 December 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence between the Department and the following (named companies) between 10 November and 18 November.
- Received —Decided 21 December 2022RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All records within the office of the Minister relating to the Data Protection Commission, dated between 1 September 2022 and 10 October 2022 inclusive.
- Received —Decided 21 December 2022RefusedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All internal notes / memos in relation to in relation to Head 49, subhead 4 part M of the General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill. I wish for my request to cover the period from 17 May 2022 to 5 October 2022.
- Received —Decided 21 December 2022GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
The number of take back notices made by the IPO to other Dublin III countries for the last two years where the IPO believed another country to be responsible for the application.
- Received —Decided 20 December 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence, briefing documents, draft briefing documents, memos, meeting notes and other records since 2020 associated with the following subject matter: the far right in Ireland and anti-vaxxers in Ireland. To help with the retrieval process, I am interested in any record in respect of a number of named groups.