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Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

FOI Requests — 2,436 records (page 32 of 49)

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    Request Reference 18-235
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    A copy of all records, including but not limited to correspondence, emails and meeting minutes between 2016 and 2018 that relate to a possible visitor tax for tourists travelling to Ireland.

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    Request Reference 18-237
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Any correspondence between either the Minister and/or Sec Gen of the department and any of Permanent TSB, Ulster Bank, KBC Bank Ireland, AIB, and Bank of Ireland in relation to the sale or potential sale of non-performing loans to private equity funds or their regulated agents in Ireland (a.k.a. vulture funds). I would like to make this request for any records from February 1 2018 to the present day (15/08/2018).

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    Request Reference 18-238
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    1) A full list of sections and or parts of all legislation brought forward by the Department in each of the past 4 years to date in 2018 that have yet to be commenced in tabular form. To assist you further I'm only seeking legislation that has been signed into law.

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    Request Reference 18-239
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence over the period January 2018 to July 2018 between Richard Pym, the chairman of AIB, and Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Finance, in relation to bank bonuses.

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    Request Reference 18-240
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    1. A copy of the letter/ briefings / memos relating to the correspondence and meetings between Daniela Marilungo in Bank of America and the Minister of State; as outlined in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/27451/bank-of-america

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    Request Reference 18-241
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    I would like to request all records and details held in the department in relation to the cost of preparing and publishing the department’s annual reports. These to include, but not be limited to, the following:

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    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    • The specific cost paid for the compilation and presentation of the official report of the Department for the most recent calendar year? • Copies of records relating to the costs of reports published for the past three consecutive years if applicable; 2017, 2016 and 2015? • Additional and separately the costs for the publication of the reports in Irish? • If the report was prepared out-of-house, who secured the contract for this project? • Was the contract tendered if yes to above? • Copies of records relating to any other costs associated with publications?

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    Request Reference 18-243
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Minutes, briefings and notes taken by hand or electronic regarding meetings between Department officials, the Minister and any or all Irish banks in which Corporation Tax and/or exemption of tax due by Banks here was discussed and/ or briefings offered on. The scope of this request is from 1 January 2017 to 28 August 2018.

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    Request Reference 18-244
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    “All correspondence relating to the intra-departmental working group on virtual currencies and blockchain technology between Department of Finance officials that partake in the working group. The working group was first proposed in the department's March 2018 discussion paper. Seeking records from the period of the 1 March 2018, to 22 August 2018 inclusive.”

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    Request Reference 18-246
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All briefing notes, reports and correspondence to and/or from the Secretary General of the department, the department's Assistant Secretaries or the Minister of Finance relating to the Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax for the period 30 April 2018 to 20 August 2018 inclusive.

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    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 18-248
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to all correspondence in 2018 between Big Picture Communications / Lottoland and Minister Michael D'Arcy. Details of correspondence is referred to in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/30158/big-picture-communications-ltd

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    Request Reference 18-249
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of all documents/correspondence (i.e. documents/correspondence between 1st June 2016 to date) between your Department (Department of Finance) and the following: - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform - The Revenue Commissioners - The Civil Service Arbitration Board Regarding a claim considered by and the Civil Service Arbitration Board on the 8th February 2017 the content of which referred to the integration of the Staff Officer Grade with the Executive Officer Grade and the findings given by that Board on the 24th February 2017.

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    Request Reference
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The correspondence should in particular include any clarification sought pre or post 24th February 2017 by Department of Finance with the DPER re the APTH portion of the Boards findings.

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    Request Reference 18-275
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Can you provide me copies of all communications between ESB and Government Departments or between one Government Department and any other Government Department related to the application or non-application of ‘A’ stamps versus ‘D’ stamps to employees of ESB who were in the employ of ESB prior to 6th April 1995?

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    Request Reference 19-149
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    I am request copies of correspondence, both electronic and on paper between the Pensions Policy / Public Service Pay and Pensions Division in the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform and the Attorney General’s Office concerning legal advice sort by the department on a matter or matters concerning the “Public Service Pension Appeals – Information Note for Appellants” over the period from 2018 to now.

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    Request Reference 19-150
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All submissions sent to the Minister through the e-submissions system. I wish for my request covering the period 01/05/2019 –- 01/07/2019.

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    Request Reference 19-151
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence between the Dept. and the An Garda Siochána regarding the placement of the Project Ireland 2040 logo on new Garda cars. A copy of any and all correspondence between the Dept. and any other Ministerial department regarding the placement of the Project Ireland 2040 logo on funded materials. When conducting your search and retrieval please consider official information held on non-official systems, emails accounts and devices, for example WhatsApp groups etc.

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    Request Reference 19-152
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The total number of staff number working at the department, broken down by building. The total number car parking spaces and their type (over ground carpark, underground car park, street

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    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    parking etc. Any costs in terms of upkeep of parking spaces (cleaning, staffing etc.)

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    Request Reference 19-153
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Minutes of all meetings of the new Health Budget Oversight Group, chaired by the Assistant Secretary of Public Expenditure and Reform, since 1 January 2019, including its most recent meeting on 2 July 2019. Monthly financial reports from the Department of Health and HSE that have been shared with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform since 1 January 2019; Quarterly health financial management Memos to Government since 1 January 2019.

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    Request Reference 19-155
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All documentation that contains the Department’s regulations which it has issued to other Government Departments and to the Houses of the Oireachtas Service or not, that govern, regulate and provide the legal and regulatory basis by which those other Government Departments and the Houses of the Oireachtas service in particular are allowed to employ some of their Assistant Principal Officers as Assistant Principal Officers Higher and some of their Assistant Principal Officers as Assistant Principal Officers standard. If no such documentation exists in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, please state that this is the case.

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    Request Reference 19-157
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Budgets/reports from within the department/or received by the department that relate to public sector spending on legal fees/professional fees (specifically consultancy fees) in general. The request is from 1 January 2018 to present.

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    Request Reference 19-158
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The release of information relating to the National Broadband Plan, including emails, letters, memos, and meeting logs (with times and dates of meetings), mentioning Eir, between 24 June and the present date. My request should cover records relating

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    Request Reference
    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    to the Minister, his secretary, and the secretary general at the Department only.

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    Request Reference 19-159
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The release of information relating to the National Broadband Plan, specifically meeting logs (with times and dates of meetings) mentioning the projected government subsidy for the National Broadband Plan, including any presentations provided to the Minister, his secretary or the secretary general at the Department, between August 2017 and August 2018

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    Request Reference 19-160
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The information detailed below relating to the approval by Minister Howlin of “The Irish Aviation Authority Staff Superannuation (Amendment) Scheme 2012” on 7 February 2012. Schedule of information requested: The memorandum and other information explaining the reason for and purpose of Amendment 2012 provided to the Minister when seeking his approval for the amendment.

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    Request Reference 19-161
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of all correspondence between the Department and An Garda Siochána regarding the branding of new Garda vehicles with the Project Ireland 2040 logo. - copies of any reports, memos, submissions, or other such review or explanatory documents relating to or discussing the above issue held by your department

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    Request Reference 19-162
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copy of all correspondence between the Budget Oversight Group in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Health (including submissions from the Department of Health) since 01 April 2019. Copy of minutes of meetings of the Budget Oversight Group since 01 March 2019.Copy of correspondence between the secretary general of the Department of Public Expenditure and the secretary general of the Department of Health since 01 April 2019.Copy of

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    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    correspondence between the Minister for Public Expenditure and the Minister for Health since 01 April 2019

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    Request Reference 19-163
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence between the Minister for Finance/PER and Minister Shane Ross between the period 01 January 2019 and the present day regarding matters related to the Budget. All correspondence between the Minister for Finance/PER and Minister Finian McGrath between the period 01 January 2019 and the present day regarding matters related to the Budget. All correspondence between the Minister for Finance/PER and Minister John Halligan between the period 01 January 2019 and the present day regarding matters related to the Budget

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    Request Reference 19-164
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The total amount of expenses claimed by all civil servants in your department / any agency subject to FOI under the auspices of your department, in the following years: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and so far in 2019. Please provide the category of expense claimed.

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    Request Reference 19-165
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence between SIPO and the department as it relates to the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 since January 2018 to present. Any memos, internal correspondence, reports or other documents that were created as a result of this engagement with SIPO on this matter.

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    Request Reference 19-167
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    This request relates to the tender for the Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Procurement Consultancy Services (Ref: PAS104F) ("the Framework"). The Contract Notice was published on 4 May 2018.This request relates to Lot3 of the above-named Framework (Procurement Training and Development).We hereby request the following information: - The number of tenders received for Lot 3;

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    Requester Type
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    - The number of companies appointed for Lot 3; - Reasons why any tenderers who submitted a tender failed to be appointed to Lot3; - A copy of the award letter issued to each successful tenderer for Lot 3; - A copy of the debrief letter issued to each unsuccessful tenderer for Lot 3; - The blended daily rate of each tenderer appointed to Lot 3. Alternatively, please provide the blended rates submitted devoid of company names; - The total score achieved by each tenderer appointed to Lot 3 (broken down by each of the three award criteria); - The total value of contracts awarded under Lot 3 to date; - The total number of contracts awarded under Lot 3 to date; - The names of all Contracting Authorities who have procured services under Lot 3 to date; - Contact details of the individual within each Contracting Authority who has called off the services under Lot 3; - Details of which tenderers have been awarded contracts under Lot 3 to date and by which Contracting Authority; and - A copy of all supplementary RFT's issued to the Framework Members appointed under Lot 3.

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    Request Reference 19-168
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    This request relates to the tender for the Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Procurement Consultancy Services (Ref: PAS104F) ("the Framework"). The Contract Notice was published on 4 May 2018. This request relates to Lot3 of the above-named Framework (Procurement Training and Development). We hereby request the following information: - The number of tenders received for Lot 3;

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    Request Reference 19-169
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All government records (emails, briefings, meeting minutes, reports etc.) relating to lobbying undertaken by Irish Funds to the Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform, and/or his officials or Ministers of State, in the period 1st September 2016 to 31st December 2016.

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    Request Reference 19-170
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The number of Full Time Employees in your department and the number of holiday allowance they are allocated/entitled too

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    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    excluding bank holidays for 2018 and 2019? The number of sick days incurred by your department for all Full Time employees for 2017 and 2018?

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    Request Reference 19-171
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All government records (emails, briefings, meeting minutes, reports etc.) relating to lobbying undertaken by Managed Funds to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and/or his officials or Ministers of State, in the period 1st September 2016 to 31st December 2016.

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    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 19-172
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence between the Minister and his officials on the funding of the school bus transport scheme and all correspondence between the Minister and his officials with their counterparts in the Department of Education for the year 1/01/2019 to 12/08/2019

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    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 19-173
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of all correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Education relating to the ‘School Transport Scheme’ between January 1 and August 12, 2019.

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    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 19-174
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence between the Department of Education and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform relating to the school bus scheme. The request is for records to include – but not limited to: - internal and external correspondence - Minutes of meetings, - Notes or memos in relation to discussions or telephone calls. The time period for this request is 13/5/19 and 13/8/19

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    Request Reference 19-175
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence between the HSE and/or the Department of Health and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform concerning the salary and terms and conditions for the new

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    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    director General (now Chief Executive) of the HSE i.e. from the time Tony O'Brien stepped down to the appointment of Paul Reid.

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    Request Reference 19-176
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence between the Gardaí and/or the Department of Justice and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform concerning the salary and terms and conditions of the Garda Commissioner i.e. up to the appointment of Drew Harris.

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    Request Reference 19-177
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The release of records relating to the High Speed Broadband Working Group, including all minutes, notes and logs of the group's meetings, any reports prepared by the group, and any presentations given by the group where the Taoiseach, Minister for PER, or Minister for CCAE were present.

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    Request Reference 19-178
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Correspondence or records relating to the performance management system for secretaries general, including results, since it was rolled out.

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    Request Reference 19-179
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence to/from officials of rank assistant principal or higher with officials from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection between 1 August 2018 and 30 November 2018 on the draft report from the Data Protection Commissioner on the Public Services Card.

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    Refused
    Request Reference 19-180
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    A copy of the email sent to Euro safety and Training Services Ltd. informing them of the tender for participation in a framework for trainers (2019-2021) published on July 20th 2018 concerning LASNTG. If Euro safety and Training Services Ltd were not sent the above email then I wish to receive any documents that would explain the decision not send it.

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    Request Reference 19-181
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Any documents that would explain the circumstances under which LASNTG Regional Training Centred are required to or not