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

FOI Requests — 2,436 records (page 36 of 49)

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

    Under the FOI Act 2014, I am requesting the release of any records created during lobbying by the FAI with the department regarding investment into facilties. I'm specifically requesting the correspondence referred to in this entry on the Lobbying Register, and I'm looking for records including correspondence between Jonathan Hill and Paschal Donohoe on the matter.

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    Request Reference FOI/P166/2023
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of any records held referring or relating to the decision to backdate payment of the increased salary levels recently agreed for certain secretaries general.

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    Request Reference FOI/P165/2016
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    1) The amount spent by the Dept of Public Expenditure and Reform on purchasing mobile phones for staff to use for work related business in the years of 2014, 2015 and to-date in 2016 2) The number of staff by grade within the Department that have been issued with a mobile phone as part of their work duties in each of those years 3) If the Department put out a tender for companies to supply mobile phones to the Dept of Public Expenditure and Reform upon request; if so the names of the companies that currently have contract with the Department eg Vodafone, 3 mobile etc 4) When each contract with mobile phones are scheduled to expiry eg 31 May 2017 etc

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    Request Reference 17 - 164
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    I am writing to request access to records held by DPER 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: - All queries/complaints from the public concerning the expansion of the Public Services Card for additional state services dating from 1 January 2017 until 11 September 2017 I would request that this information be provided in digital format, although if this is not possible any other format is also acceptable.

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    Request Reference 17 - 167
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request access to the following records that I believe to be held by the Department: A list of the cost incurred by the department to pay for Irish translation of documents, speeches, online content, bills, contracts etc. for the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and for the first six months of this year Could I please have the above information sent to this email address in tabular form and in a digital format, preferably a workable excel spreadsheet.

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    Request Reference 17 - 169
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, can I request the following: All emails and memos, internal and external relating to the departure of Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan from her post, specifically dealing with her pension.

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    Request Reference 17 - 171
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence – including letters, emails, records, memos and notes of phone calls and meetings – between the Department of Public Expenditure and the Department of Justice, and between the Department of Public Expenditure and An Garda Síochána, on the retirement arrangements for former Garda Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan.

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    Request Reference 17 - 173
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    copies of correspondence between Activision Blizzard and Secretary General Robert Watt as outlined in lobbying return

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    Request Reference 17 - 175
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Any records held by the Department relating to possibility that payment of whip allowance as well as junior ministerial allowance to Regina Doherty may not be allowed for under legislation. This request can obviously exclude any such records already released to me.

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    Request Reference 17 - 177
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of any briefings, submissions, memoranda, reports prepared for the Minister relating to the setting of a new salary level for the Garda Commissioner.

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    Request Reference 17 - 179
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    (a) - access to any correspondence with Minister Regina Doherty since the start of July 2017 in relation to the payment of a "super junior" allowance to her while she was Chief Whip, including any correspondence in relation to repaying the money (b) - access to any correspondence with Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor in relation to the payment of a "super junior" allowance to her in her role as Minister of State with Responsibility for Higher Education since the start of July 2017. (c) - access to any internal correspondence / memos / reports created since the start of July 2017 into the payment of "super junior" allowances

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    Request Reference 17 - 181
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    • Any correspondence to the Minister and/or the Department from the Law Society of Ireland since January 1, 2015; • Any replies issued in response to such correspondence.

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    Request Reference 17 - 183
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    access to details of redundancy and severance payments during 2016 to four staff members who were formerly employed as ministerial staff. Please detail the names of the staff and how much they received each in respect of redundancy / severance.

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    Request Reference 17 - 185
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    I wish to apply under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts for a copy of the rules, regulations and relevant circulars and correspondence governing promotions on the basis of seniority and suitability within your Department and relating to the retention or the abolition of promotion on the basis of seniority and suitability within your Department. I wish to receive a copy of any circular, correspondence or instructions issued by the CPSA, the Department of Finance or the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, or any of their predecessors, to your Department concerning promotions on the basis of seniority and suitability within your Department and the retention or abolition of promotion on seniority and suitability within your Department. Please state whether your Department currently allows promotion on the basis of seniority and suitability. If your Department does not currently allow promotion on the basis of seniority and suitability please state when your Department abolished it and on what basis it abolished it. Please confirm if your Department was obliged to abolish Seniority and Suitability or whether it took the decision to do so of its own accord. Please provide all relevant documentation concerning this decision. If your Department allows promotion on the basis of seniority and suitability please state whether the promotions for those officers promoted are paid through the 1% PCW allowance or whether they are paid through the normal exchequer funding as per all other promotions. Please note I am not referring to uplifts under the 1% PCW allowance but to promotions on the basis of seniority and suitability outside of the 1% PCW allowance; i.e. paid out of normal exchequer funding. Please state whether your Department has ever discussed the abolition of promotion on seniority and suitability with the trade unions and if it has reached and signed an agreement with any of the trade unions in this regard. If it has signed such an agreement, please provide the details of this agreement and the name of the trade union with whom the agreement was signed.

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    Request Reference 17 - 187
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to any briefings / memos / minutes arising out of the meeting between Ryan Meade (on behalf of Google) and Minister Murphy (in his role with DPER) relating to the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/21736/ryan-meade

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    Request Reference 17 - 189
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The details of when and on what basis promotion on seniority and suitability was first established in the Irish Civil Service. Under what legislative act or Ministerial Order or otherwise it was established. The circulars or memos that notified Departments of its establishment and the rules on which it is and was based.

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    Request Reference 17 - 191
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Briefing material prepared for bi-lateral meetings between the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Education relating to Budget 2018, between May 2017 up to the date of receipt of this request.

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    Request Reference 17 - 193
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    I would like copies of correspondence between the Taoiseach's Office and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Department of Finance relating to the Strategic Communications Unit? I would like any correspondence to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Department of Finance seeking funding for the Strategic Communications Unit? I would also like copies of all costing relating to the Strategic Communications Unit. I would also like all copies of correspondence between the department and John Concannon relating to the Strategic Communications unit.

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    Request Reference 17 - 195
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    non-personal records created since 1st January 2016 of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) relating to any requirement for the Health Service Executive (HSE) or Department of Health to notify it, DPER, or seek its approval, for expenditure on medicines or a group of medicines by the HSE.

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    Request Reference 17 - 97/
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All records generated between the Dept. of Defence and DPER relating to the spending review 2017 Defence Vote Group Report as published in July 2017.

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    Request Reference 17 - 199
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copy of all correspondence between the Minister for Public Expenditure and the Minister for Health since 01 July 2017 Copy of all correspondence between the secretary general of the Department of Public Expenditure and the secretary general of the Department of Health since 01 July 2017

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    Request Reference 17 - 201
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    ‘Representative Association of Commissioned Officers requests copies of all records generated from 01/01/10 - 31/12/12, held by DPER pertaining to Commissioned Officers. Seeking records relating only to the question of application or non-application of supplementary pensions type arrangements to PDF personnel joining the SPS on or after 01/01/13..’

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    Request Reference 17 - 203
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All records from 2013 to date where the State Claims Agency, the Chief State Solicitors's Office or the Attorney General has sought sanction from DPER to increase the rates of legal fees paid to lawyers representing those bodies in litigation.

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    Request Reference 17 - 205
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of all internal audit reports completed by or on behalf of the Department since 1 January 2017 to date. All and any briefing notes/report prepared for the Minister arising from the completion of any such internal audit report, if such exists.

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    Request Reference 17 - 207
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of all instructions, directions, notifications, clarifications, correspondence (including email) etc issued to any or all Government Departments by DPER in the period January 2015 to date as follows: (a) in relation to the operation of Circular 13/1975 and (b) in particular any instruction, direction, notification, clarification, correspondence (including email) etc issued to any or all Government Departments by DPER to the effect that applications for retention beyond normal retirement age under Circular 13/1975 would not be sanctioned from a particular date and,

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

    (c) where any instruction, direction, notification, clarification, correspondence (including email) was issued under (b) , any further instruction, direction, notification, clarification, correspondence (including email) etc issued by DPER to any or all Government Departments rescinding, modifying, clarifying or varying in any way any such instruction, direction etc already issued under (b).

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    Request Reference 17 - 209
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Regarding the Bespoke Tailored made to measurement Irish Army Band and Motorcyclist of Honour Uniform. Information received from Office of Government Procurement. There was one (1) additional item added to this Contract Valued at €75,416.00. 1. Please provide list all the NPS number together with their full description of the items purchased under the above "additional item". 2. If there was further additional items add to this contract, please supply list of all POs including details of the NPS number together with their full description of the items purchased.

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    Request Reference 17 - 211
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All records related to the appointment of Special Advisers since 20 October 2017.

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    Request Reference 17 - 213
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of any records held by your Department relating to the contractual entitlement or calculation of pension benefits for the former managing director of Irish Water John Tierney. Copies of any letters received from Irish Water relating to pension arrangements for Mr Tierney. This request to cover the period 1 July 2012 to the current date

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    Request Reference 17 - 215
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copy of representations & submissions made by lobbyists or others to DPER & any subsequent correspondence in relation to the drafting of the Public Service Pay & Pensions Bill 2017.

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    Request Reference 17 - 217
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All payments/(or fees charged) made either directly to the National Shared Services Office or indirectly through the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for financial years ending 31st December 2014, 31st December 2015 and 31st December 2016 in respect of services provided for the Department of Business (formerly Jobs), Enterprise and Innovation for the processing of Annual Leave/Pensions/Worksharing arrangements for staff employed by that Department.

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    Request Reference 17 - 219
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    2. Copy of briefing material prepared by officials of the Department of Public Expenditure for the bi- lateral meetings between the Minister for Public Expenditure and the Minster for Transport relating to Budget 2018 from May 2017

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    Request Reference 17 - 221
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    1. Records relating to the establishment of the Assistant Principal Officer 1 grade in the Dept. Finance / DPER etc. 2. Records relating to the establishment of the Assistant Principal Officer 1 grade in other Gov Depts and Offices. 3. Records relating to the establishment of the Assistant Principal Officer 1 grade in the Houses odf the Oireachtas. 4. Records relating to any contact the Dept. Finance / DPER has had with the Houses of the Oireachtas Service concerning the employment of both AP1 and AP2 grades.

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    Request Reference 17 - 223
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of all records relating to the creation of a shortlist of public relations companies for the provision of services on Government projects where the public relations contract is worth more than €25,000.

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    Request Reference 17 - 225
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Any correspondence between the minister, secretary general, assistant sec gens and union leaders since the start of the year.

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    Request Reference 17 - 227
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Any records and correspondence relating to the RTE voluntary severance / redundancy scheme in 2017.

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    Request Reference 17 - 230
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    1. Copy of correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and the Department of Health from 01 October 2017 regarding the supplementary estimate for the health service in 2017 2. Copy of correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and the Department of Justice from 01 October 2017 regarding the supplementary estimate for An Garda Síochána in 2017

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    Request Reference 17 - 232
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Records and correspondence from the Fiscal Advisory Council relating to the PSSA or public service pay bill

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    Request Reference 17 - 243
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    all information relating to tender IPS001F from the Office of government procurement. This is titled “Multi supplier framework for the provision of external ICT technical support”. The RFT number is 107504 and the OJEU number is 2016/S 210-381346.

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    Request Reference 18-166
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The information requested is any paperwork for the sanction for a promotion competition of up to 29 Sergeants positions/civilian equivalent and 6 Inspector positions/civilian equivalent in the ICT section of An Garda Siochána. Possible Garda Correspondence Record 120780/13

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    Request Reference 18-167
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The salary increases of Secretary Generals of Government Departments over the past 8 years.

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    Request Reference 18-168
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copy of all records of correspondence and communications between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and other government departments and state agencies to include but not be limited to the Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, the Valuation Office and the Irish Greyhound Board on the proposed and actual sale of Harold's Cross greyhound stadium.

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    Request Reference 18-169
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The staff turnover in the central policy unit (FOI) in DPER since Jan 2014 to June 2018. The staff turnover in the open data unit in DPER since Jan 2014 to June 2018. The staff turnover of the various business units for the period Jan 2014 to June 2018. All documents / notes / emails related to the transfer of staff