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FOI Requests — 2,313 records (page 40 of 47)

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    Request Reference 21-055
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Any documentation/records held by the Department in relation to the following: The Expert Review Group on Recruit Education, Entry, Pathways and Learning & Development for An Garda Síochána. Timeframe 01/01/2019 to present date.

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    Request Reference 21-056
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Records that relates to the matter of the Ministerial Grant of Right of Way provided to Margaret Maguire, 29 Aravon Green Bray Co Wicklow on 06 Nov 2001 by the then Minister for Finance, to include any correspondence or advice from/to the Chief State Solicitor’s Office on this Ministerial Grant matter. Records that relates to the matter of the Ministerial Grant of Right of Way provided to Margaret Maguire, 29 Aravon Green Bray Co Wicklow on 06 Nov 2001 by the then Minister for Finance, to include any correspondence or advice from/to the Chief State Solicitor’s Office on this Ministerial Grant matter.

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    Request Reference 21-058
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Records relating to the TLAC and the Civil Service Management Board from 2019 to present relating to DTTAS, the Department of Transport and the Department of Health. Records of all meetings of the Civil Service Management Board and TLAC and PER Management Board from 20i9 in which appointments to the Department of Transport and/or Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Department of Health are referred to. All correspondences between PER Management Boards and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Department of Transport and Department of Health relating to Assistant Secretary and Secretary General appointments from 2019 to present.

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    Request Reference 21-059
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of all correspondence, emails and messages, to include, but not limited to, instant messenger, text, WhatsApp or any other form of messenger, minutes/ notes of meetings etc. wherein concerns and/or issues etc. are raised/ referenced relating to the appointment of ‘a named individual’ to the Tax Appeals Commission. Please note that the disclosure of this request or any information identifying me as the submitter of same, unless required by legislation, to any person, organisation, Department or body outside of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform will be deemed by me to be a breach of my data protection rights. Should your Department need to notify, consult with or seek the permission of etc. any third party or organisation with regards to this request, I require that you seek my prior permission before making any form of contact with said third parties. I wish to be provided with the information requested in PDF format via email.

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    Request Reference 21-060
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Specific tender as published on https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ (https://irl.eu-supply.com/) on 16/12/2020 by Michael Brown of the Office of Government Procurement. Tender Details: “RFT 182062 - PROJ000006854 - PAS097F-01-042 SRFT for Lot 1 Business Consultancy Services for SEAI” – SRFT Title: Provision of Consulting services in the preparation of SEAI’s five year statement of strategy. This mini competition is run under OGP Framework Contract reference “PAS097F”, a “Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Business and Management and ICT Consultancy Services” All documentation relating to the above mini competition including but not limited to all tender submissions / reports / minutes of meetings / scoring and assessment of tenders and associated notes, minutes and drafts / summaries of the meetings and summaries of the tender reviews / tender feedback / tender assessment summaries / briefing materials / emails / letters / correspondence (internal and external) relating to the above Mini Competition as coordinated and facilitated by the Office for Government Procurement under Framework. All Tenderers Documents submitted should be fully accessible as clause 26 of the SRFT document states “…. subject to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Acts, 2014. If a Framework Member considers that any of the information supplied in their response is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity specified. In such cases the relevant material will, in response to a request under the FOI Act, be examined in the light of the exceptions provided for in the Act." Therefore, anything that hasn’t been marked and justified in advance as confidential or commercially sensitive should be available. Any over- reaching to claim confidentiality on an entire document should render it fully discoverable as to claim it is all confidential is clearly inappropriate. All other decision related documentation should be fully discoverable also as they must be in order to justify the decision made. Specifically, between the dates of 16/12/2020 and 15/03/2021 (so post publication of the RFT / SRFT on eTenders up to date of this request).

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    Request Reference 21-061
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    In relation to the €79 million plus given in funding to the Horseracing Industry, please provide details of how this money has been allocated and for what purposes it is (presumably) required. Given that many involved in the industry are mentioned in the 2020 Irish Rich List (Sunday Times), I am interested to see why precisely the funding is required and as a tax payer, I am requesting this information. Notoriety given recently to the alarming treatment of 2 dead horses (these are the ones we know about) leads one to believe that little regard is given to the ‘not earners’ as is the case where the Greyhound Industry is concerned and publicised by RTE documentary. I also gather that some staff are not well paid and this could in turn lead to the mistreatment of animals in their care, either dead or alive animals.

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    Request Reference 21-062
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Under the FOI Act 2014 , I request for years 2000 to 2019 the following indicators in tabular form for Shannon Airport; • Airport passenger numbers • Turnover • EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) • Profit before tax • Profit after tax • Net cash position • Capital expenditure • Proceeds from capital sales

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    Request Reference 21-063
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Please provide records, and correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and the Data Protection Commission (DPC), and the Office of Public Works, that relate to business cases and specification of office accommodation and equipment for the DPC. The timeframe is 2017 to the present day.

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    Request Reference 31-065
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    I refer to the Department of Finance Circular 35/2007 (E157/19/2000), dated 02/11/2007 and to Section 5. (Superannuation), which sets out the arrangements for the payment of a lump sum to “an officer who retires between 14 September 2007 and the date on which the full rate recommended in Review Body Report No. 42 becomes payable”. The circular also stated “The death gratuity of an officer who dies in service between 14 September 2007 and the date on which the full recommended rate becomes payable should be calculated on the same basis.” The Appendix to the circular set out the “Revised non-PPC rates of salary” for the posts of Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General with effect from 14 September 2007. The subject matter of this FOI Request is the decision contained in Section 5. to apply the full rates of Report No. 42 awards to the lump sums of officers who retired between 14 September 2007 and the date on which the full rate recommended in Review Body Report No. 42 became payable (01/03/2009). I request the following: (1) All records concerning the “decision” above, as contained in the circular, to include the formulation of any initial and subsequent proposal, internal departmental records, consultation processes, submissions to and from members of government, inter government department communications, external communications, legal advice and government decisions. Records to include formal and informal written communications, emails, file notes (handwritten or otherwise), records of telephone conversations and records held on any other medium. (2) Information regarding and records of a precedent(s) for the “decision”. (3) The numbers and grades of civil service officers in the Department of Finance and across each government agency comprehended by the circular who availed of the enhanced retirement lump sum arrangement on foot of the “decision”.

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    Request Reference 21-066
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Relevant documents/policies of the Department of Finance. I was employed in the public sector (University of Limerick) before Jan 2011. I left my job in the public sector (UCD) on 29 Feb 2016, with the annual salary of €42,500. I returned to the public sector (TCD) on 1 Sep 2018. The annual salary offered to me was €33,875 (the first point in the scale). TCD claimed (in the job advertisement) that the payment will be at a point of the pay scale in line with the current Government pay policy. Now, my request is to be provided with the document of the government policy that indicates, either: - It is recommended that a public sector body should/can offer the annual salary lower than the level which the employee was paid before in a similar public sector body. or: - The public sector body was obliged (based on the Department of Finance pay policy) to offer the salary in the first point of the scale, regardless of either the applicant competency or their previous history of employment and salary level in the public sector, or: - Possibly the policy of the Department of Finance that explains the obligation of the public sector body to offer the returning employees to the public sector with at least their salary when they left their previous post in the public sector.

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

    I would therefore request you with reference to the FOI Act 2014, to forward me the policies which may possibly address any of the above. Otherwise, in the case of lack of such policies, please formally confirm so, In any case, please provide me with the policy which you believe was referred to by TCD.

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    Request Reference 21-067
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    A copy of the following documents and/or records and/or documents containing the following information be provided to it: Copies of all records, information, documents, materials and data, whether in computer, electronic or hard copy form in respect of all dealings between Trinity College Dublin and The Office for Government Procurement in relation to the Covid 19 Ex‐Gratia Payment including but not limited to, inter alia, copies of all written and/or electronic correspondence, memos, notes, records between Trinity College Dublin, its agents, servants or representatives and The Office for Government Procurement, its agents, servants or representatives.

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    Request Reference 21-068
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    I refer to the Department of Finance Circular 35/2007 (E157/19/2000), dated 02/11/2007 and to Section 5. (Superannuation), which sets out the arrangements for the payment of a lump sum to “an officer who retires between 14 September 2007 and the date on which the full rate recommended in Review Body Report No. 42 becomes payable”. The circular also stated “The death gratuity of an officer who dies in service between 14 September 2007 and the date on which the full recommended rate becomes payable should be calculated on the same basis.” The Appendix to the circular set out the “Revised non-PPC rates of salary” for the posts of Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General with effect from 14 September 2007. The subject matter of this FOI Request is the decision contained in Section 5. to apply the full rates of Report No. 42 awards to the lump sums of officers who retired between 14 September 2007 and the date on which the full rate recommended in Review Body Report No. 42 became payable (01/03/2009). I request the following records: (1) All records concerning the “decision” above, as contained in the circular, to include the formulation of any initial and subsequent proposal, advice to the government, submissions to and from members of government, internal departmental records, consultation processes, inter government department communications, external communications, legal advice and government decisions. Records to include formal and informal written communications, emails, file notes (handwritten or otherwise), records of telephone conversations, minutes of meetings and such records held on any other medium. I am unable to be precise about a period in respect of which records are sought as I have no way of knowing when the process leading to the “decision” commenced. However, the process may have commenced as soon as the Review Body delivered Report No. 42 to the government, perhaps earlier. Inter alia, records to include those specifically identified at (2) and (3) below. (2) Records pertaining to a precedent(s) for the “decision”. (3) Such records as may indicate or refer to the numbers and grades of civil service officers in (a) the Department of Finance and (b) across each government agency comprehended by the circular who availed of the enhanced retirement lump sum arrangement on foot of the “decision”.

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    Request Reference 21-069
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    I refer to the Department of Finance Circular 17/2008 (E157/19/2000), dated 29/07/2008, which altered from 08/07/2008 the terms previously sanctioned in Circular 35/2007 (02/11/2007) concerning retirement lump sums. The subject matter of this FOI Request is the process that involved civil servants leading up to the issue of Circular 17/2008. I request the following records: (1) All records concerning the “process” above to include the formulation of any initial and subsequent proposal, submissions to and from members of government, advice to government, internal departmental records, consultation processes, inter government department communications, external communications, legal advice and government decisions. Records to include formal and informal written communications, emails, file notes (handwritten or otherwise), records of telephone conversations, minutes of meetings and such records held on any medium. The records being requested are likely to have been created between 02/11/2007 and 29/07/2008. Inter alia, records to include those specifically identified at (2) and (3) below. (2) Records indicating when the Secretary General, Department of Finance, or one of his senior officials, first become aware of any consideration being given by the government to not implement the pending phases of the pay increases as previously approved by the government on foot of Report No. 42 of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service. (3) Records indicating when the Department of Finance Officials may have informed (formally or informally) other government agencies in advance of the issue of Circular 17/2008 about the consideration being given by the government or about a probable decision by the government to not implement the pending phases of the awards.

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    Request Reference 21-070
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    I wish to request copies of correspondence (including attachments in the case of emails) between the Department of Finance and the OPW relating to the purchase by the OPW of 91-93 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, and apartments in Clare Lane at the back of the Merrion Square buildings. I am seeking records generated or received between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008.

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    Request Reference 21-071
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Number of HEO/EOs in the Civil Service with 2.1 Honours Degrees or above at the beginning and end of years 2018 to 2020 inclusive. Number of AOS in the Civil Service at the beginning and end of years 2018 to 2020 inclusive. Development programs for categories 1 and 2 that are in place from 2018 to present. Statements of compliance with all EU and national equality legislation for these development programs from 2018 to present.

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    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 21-073
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All agendas and minutes for the meetings of the Project Ireland 2040 delivery board from January 1 2020 to date.

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    Request Reference 21-075
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Any costings or expenditure analysis, studies / research papers undertaken or received by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the below two programmes and; • Written correspondence from staff/officials including the Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform (including email, handwritten, WhatsApp, signal messaging app etc) in relation to the below two programmes: 1) The Justice Plan 2021 and specifically the plan to regularise up to 17,000 illegal immigrants 2) A White Paper to End Direct Provision and Establish a New International Protection Service

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    Request Reference 21-076
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence, memos, briefing notes, emails and their attachments, where relevant, between Shane Corr and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform/Private Office of regarding the database referred to in RTE Prime Time 25.03.21 or policy related to it in the period 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2020. All correspondence, memos, briefing notes, emails and their attachments, where relevant, between Shane Corr and officials at the level of Assistant Principal Officer and above at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the database referred to in RTE Prime Time 25.03.21 or policy related to it in the period 1 January 2019 – 31 March 2020

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    Refused
    Request Reference 21-077
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence, memos, briefing notes, emails and their attachments, where relevant, between officials at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (including Private Office), at the level of Principal Officer and above, regarding correspondence received from Shane Corr in the period 1 January to 31 March 2020 and March 2021

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    Refused
    Request Reference 21-078
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence, memos, briefing notes, emails and their attachments, where relevant, between officials at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (including Private Office), at the level of Principal Officer and above, regarding correspondence received from Shane Corr in the period 1 January 2019 to 30 April 2019

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    Request Reference 21-079
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The letter referred to in the correspondence (attached), which is a letter from Paschal Donohoe to Simon Harris concerning the Public Health (Alcohol) Act, in November 2018.

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    Refused
    Request Reference 21-080
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence, memos, briefing notes, emails and their attachments, where relevant, between officials at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (including Private Office), at the level of Principal Officer and above, regarding correspondence received from Shane Corr in the period 1 May 2019 to 31 August 2019

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    Withdrawn
    Request Reference 21-081
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Any documentation since 2010 that shows the numbers and employment entities of public and, separately, civil servants that have been dismissed by the State and any reasons thereof.

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    Refused
    Request Reference 21-082
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence, memos, briefing notes, emails and their attachments, where relevant, between officials at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (including Private Office), at the level of Principal Officer and above, regarding correspondence received from in the period 1 September to 31 December 2019

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    Refused
    Request Reference 21-083
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of any records held referring or relating to the payment of an allowance to military cadets for work as contact tracers. This request to cover the period 1 Jan 2021 to date of receipt of the request.

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    Granted
    Request Reference 20-129
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of all records held referring or relating to a request from the Information Commissioner for the department to decide a case on whether the Registrar of Political Parties is a public body for the purposes of the FOI Act.

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    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 20-130
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    A copy of the briefing document provided to Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath following his appointment

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    Granted
    Request Reference 20-131
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of all records held by the department referring or relating to the following decision made by the Information Commissioner: https://www.oic.ie/decisions/right-to-know-clg-and-dep-8/ - Copies of the minutes of the IDWG for the period Jan 2020 to date of receipt of the request.

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    Request Reference 20-132
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The cost of each ministerial/Taoiseach/Tánaiste car during the last government - to include the costs of each driver, the cost of each car, the cost of fuel and the cost of maintenance - with a breakdown by each car, and who it was used to transport. Information on the rules that were in place regarding ministerial cars during the last government - i.e., who was entitled to a driver, a car, etc. A copy of the current policy regarding ministerial cars by the present government.

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    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 20-133
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of any correspondence between the Department and the Department of Health relating to provision of free GP consultations on Covid-19 or testing. Copies of any briefings/submissions/reports or other such explanatory documents prepared for Min Donohoe or the Secretary General with regard to the issue above.

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    Refused
    Request Reference 20-134
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence sent and received between Secretary General Robert Watt to the Secretary Generals at Housing, Justice and Children, on the topic of policies and issues discussed as part of the Programme for Government 2020 between 3rd May and 15th June 2020.

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    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 20-135
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    The Ministerial Brief for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

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    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 20-136
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    A copy of any briefing material presented to the new minister on their taking up of office following the election of Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Saturday, June 27 2020.

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    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 20-137
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    A copy of the briefing document(s) prepared for the new incoming minister and/or (if different records) the ministers for state in the Department.

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    Granted
    Request Reference 20-138
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    A copy of the paper prepared by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in and around 2014 on the private health insurance industry, hospital activity and collection of charges by the HSE.

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    Granted
    Request Reference 20-139
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of any emails, letters and/or meeting minutes with Construction Industry Federation (CIF) and internal correspondence in relation to this exchange with CIF as referenced in this return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/60030/construction-industry-federation-cif In all cases of requests for correspondence and meetings, please also include attached documents and/or documents referenced that are not already publicly available. In all cases for correspondence, please also note that this request excludes any correspondence in relation to the organisation of any meetings.

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    Withdrawn
    Request Reference 20-140
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All records (including but not limited to e-mails, letters and minutes) in relation to motor traffic access to the Phoenix Park between 01/03/20 and present day (09/07/20).

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    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 20-141
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All briefing documents prepared by your Department's officials and presented to the new Minister. I'm seeking copies of documents delivered to Michael McGrath to introduce him to his new portfolio and ongoing issues under his responsibility between his appointment on June 27, 2020 and today July 9, 2020.

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    Transferred
    Request Reference 20-142
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Please provide the number of car parking spaces provided to civil servants and other employees of the State in the county of Dublin as at 1 January 2020, broken down on a postcode basis.

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    Withdrawn
    Request Reference 20-143
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Copies of any correspondence (including emails, letters, and details or records of phone calls) between any member of staff of the Office of Public Works and the office of Minister of State Patrick O'Donovan relating to the decision to re- open entrances in the Phoenix Park to vehicular traffic; copies of any correspondence (including emails, letters, and details or records of phone calls) between the office of Minister of State Patrick O'Donovan and Jack Chambers TD or persons communicating on his behalf relating to same; copies of any complaints received relating to the closure of entrances to the Phoenix Park for vehicular traffic in the period since 1 April to the date of the request; copies of any minutes, agendas, briefings or documents associated with any meetings between the office of Minister for State Patrick O'Donovan and the Office of Public Works, or the office of Jack Chambers TD, in relation to the same decision.

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    Refused
    Request Reference 20-144
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All records in relation to the meetings, emails, letters and/or phone exchanges with Q4PR/Coillte as referenced in the following lobbying returns: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/58360/q4pr

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    Refused
    Request Reference 20-145
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Any correspondence, briefings, notes, reports, agendas, minutes or other records relating to the preliminary consultations held with “relevant State agencies” on the feasibility of introducing a Public Defender system in Ireland, referred to in the Programme for Government Annual Report 2017, published by the Department of An Taoiseach. Any correspondence, briefings, notes, reports, agendas, minutes or other records relating to the review of Public Defender systems in other jurisdictions, referred to on page 55 of the Programme for Government Annual Report 2017. Any reports or records outlining the potential costs of introducing a Public Defender system in Ireland.

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    Refused
    Request Reference 20-146
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All briefing notes relating to the National Children’s Hospital prepared for Minister Donohoe – either internally by department officials/ advisors or externally – during the period of March 1, 2020 - June 27, 2020. All briefing notes relating to the National Children’s Hospital prepared for Minister McGrath – either internally by department officials/ advisors or externally – during the period of June 27, 2020 - July 14, 2020.

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    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 20-147
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All briefing notes relating to the National Broadband Plan prepared for Minister Donohoe – either internally by department officials/ advisors or externally – during the period of March 1, 2020 - June 27, 2020.All briefing notes relating to the National Broadband Plan prepared for Minister McGrath – either internally by department officials/ advisors or externally – during the period of June 27, 2020 - July 14, 2020.

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    Transferred
    Request Reference 20-148
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Diaries for Patrick O'Donovan, Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works for the period 1st July 2020 to 14th July 2020

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    Refused
    Request Reference 20-149
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All documentation in relation to the Public Service Benchmarking Body (also known as the Benchmarking process), prepared for or considered by the Minister, Senior Officials Group, Cabinet Committee, or Cabinet meetings held between 01 January 2000 and 31 December 2003 including any briefings/memos/reports/correspondence or other documentation prepared for each meeting or arising out of those meetings.

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    Granted
    Request Reference 20-150
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    All correspondence between the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the appointment of special advisers in the Department of the Taoiseach between the period June 27 2020 to the present day

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    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 20-151
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    Can I request the briefing document for Michael McGrath, and other ministers in his department, files usually given to a minister informing them of what will be in their department, what roles or responsibilities they have and what issues lie ahead under a new government.

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    Refused
    Request Reference 20-152
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

    I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act, based on the following return on the lobbying register. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/55690/ibec A copy of the minutes of the meeting concerned between Danny McCoy, IBEC CEO and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe