Department of Social Protection
FOI Requests — 761 records (page 4 of 16)
- Received 2 October 2019Decided 11 October 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
• The name of the firm(s) that has given the Department legal advice in relation to the public services card. • A breakdown (by firm) of how much has been spent on legal advice by the Department relating to the public services card in each of the years 2017, 2018, and 2019.
- Received 2 October 2019Decided 10 October 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
• Records, especially financial records regarding Seetec. • How does Seetec and the Department communicate with each other. • Send any records associated with Seetec.
- Received 9 September 2019Decided 7 October 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All submissions sent to the Minister through the e-submissions system for the period from 1 January 2019 to 6 September 2019.
- Received 12 September 2019Decided 7 October 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Any minutes / memos / correspondence relating to any meetings between Named Person of Transgender Equality Network Ireland and Minister Doherty during 2019.
- Received 6 September 2019Decided 4 October 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
Any memorandums for government in relation to the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018.
- Received 5 September 2019Decided 3 October 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
• A joint memo prepared by the Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for submission to Cabinet on 3 September 2019 • Any documents prepared for the Minister in advance of that Cabinet meeting
- Received 5 September 2019Decided 3 October 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
• Electronic copy of records related to the procedure of issuing replacement PPSN to people who are unable to get a public services card with their existing PPSN. • Electronic copy of records related to how the public services card was designed to not allow people use any existing valid PPSN. • Any records the Department has related to identifying people without public services cards such as people they are prosecuting, and subcontractors undertaking work for the Department. • Copy of any reports the Department has received in the past month related to data protection issues, including reports from the Data Protection Commissioner.
- Received 5 September 2019Decided 3 October 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
All electronic and written correspondence including letters, memos, background papers, preparatory advice, minutes of meetings, submissions, and documents within the Department (grades Assistant Principal and above) in relation to the report by the Data Protection Commission on the Public Services Card from 1 October 2017 to 16 May 2019.
- Received 6 September 2019Decided 2 October 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
State Pension Contributory customers who have a postal address outside of Ireland as of 31 December each year from 2014-2018 inclusive.
- Received 4 September 2019Decided 1 October 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All records held by the Department in relation to the complaint made by Digital Rights Ireland to the Minister on 16 August 2018 regarding interference with the Data Protection Officer.
- Received 12 September 2019Decided 30 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
• Any bills/acts that have been introduced/amended and an Equality Impact Assessment has been undertaken on them. • Any policy on when the government deem an EIA necessary to be undertaken by them.
- Received 3 September 2019Decided 26 September 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
A breakdown by named panellist of the amounts paid for hearing aid grants under the treatment benefit scheme for the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019.
- Received 21 August 2019Decided 24 September 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
• All memos / correspondence (both digital and other) / minutes of meetings between Department officials of Assistant Principal and higher and private companies • All internal memos / correspondence (both digital and other) / minutes of meetings between Department officials of Assistant Principal grade and higher - regarding registration of those companies' employees for the Public Services Card en masse via visiting officials from the Department, dated between 31 January 2019 and 30 June 2019. The number of such visits arranged over the same time period, split between those initiated by the Department or Intreo, the company in question, or a union where redundancies were expected, and those requested by the relevant company voluntarily.
- Received 26 August 2019Decided 23 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
• Any communications between the Department and the Department of the Taoiseach in relation to the draft report into the Public Services Card from August 18 to date. • Any communications between the Department and the Department of Finance in relation to the draft report into the Public Services Card.
- Received 26 August 2019Decided 23 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
• All records created within the Department from 1 August 2018 to 1 February 2019 after the submission in 2018 of the Data Protection Commissioner's draft report on the Public Services Card (and the system of registration known as SAFE 2 behind it). • Written assessment/analysis of the DPC draft report and any memorandum prepared for the Minister.
- Received 27 August 2019Decided 23 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
1. All memos / correspondence (both digital and other) / minutes of meetings between Department officials of level Assistant Principal and higher and - a company called Biometric Card Services, also known as Security Card Concepts, regarding the company's name between 1 March 2018 and 30 June 2018. - the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the name of a company called Biometric Card Services, also known as Security Card Concepts, - between 1 March 2018 and 30 June 2018. 2. All internal memos / internal correspondence (both digital and other) / minutes of internal meetings between Department officials of level Assistant Principal and higher regarding the name of a company called Biometric Card Services, also known as Security Card Concepts, between 1 March 2018 and 30 June 2018.
- Received 29 August 2019Decided 23 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
Copies of any briefings, submissions, memos prepared for Minister Doherty with regard to the Public Services Card in the period 1 July 2019 to date of receipt of this request - any records held in the press/communications area i.e. discussion over how to handle media queries, internal commentary on media coverage, discussion of media monitoring of certain individuals/media outlets etc.
- Received 3 September 2019Decided 23 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
The final report of the Data Protection Commissioner into the Public Services Card, delivered to the Department on 15 August 2019.
- Received 3 September 2019Decided 23 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
• A copy of the final report of the Data Protection Commissioner in respect of the Public Service Card Scheme. • Any internal correspondence, whether in electronic or other form, discussing the final report of the Data Protection Commissioner in respect of the Public Service Card Scheme from 4 August 2019 to 3 September 2019. • Any external correspondence, whether in electronic or other form, relating to the final report of the Data Protection Commissioner in respect of the Public Service Card Scheme from 4 August 2019 to 3 September 2019.
- Received 4 September 2019Decided 23 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
All internal and external correspondence related to a parody video about the public service card based on the film Downfall since August 2019.
- Received 23 August 2019Decided 19 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
Copies of all correspondence between the Department and the Data Protection Commissioner with regard to the investigation by the DPC into the Public Services Card. This request to cover the period 1 January 2018 to date.
- Received 26 August 2019Decided 19 September 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All records and correspondence in relation to the setting up of the Gender Recognition Act Review Group which reported to Minister Doherty in July 2018 (https://www.welfare.ie/en/pressoffice/Pages/pr180718.aspx), including but not limited to emails, agendas and minutes of meetings, notes or memos in relation to discussions or telephone calls, text messages including WhatsAp messages, internal and external correspondence.
- Received 21 August 2019Decided 18 September 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
• The estimated cost of the Public Services Card project in its entirety from inception to the current date, split by cost description. • The estimated welfare fraud savings achieved by the PSC project from inception to the current date, split by welfare payment type.
- Received 21 August 2019Decided 18 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
All correspondence, electronic and otherwise between the Department (grades Assistant Principal and above) and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner relating to the Public Services Card between the years 2017-2019.
- Received 21 August 2019Decided 18 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
All correspondence to and from the Minister in relation to the Data Protection Commissioners' report on the PSC, from August 2018 to 21 August 2019.
- Received 20 August 2019Decided 17 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
Between 27 August 2018 and 31 December 2018: • All memos / correspondence (both digital and other) / minutes of meetings between Department officials of Assistant Principal grade and higher and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform • All internal memos / internal correspondence (both digital and other) / minutes of internal meetings between Department officials of Assistant Principal grade and higher regarding the interim report into the Public Services Card carried out by the Data Protection Commissioner,
- Received 21 August 2019Decided 17 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
• All memos / correspondence (both digital and other) / minutes of meetings between Department officials of Assistant Principal and higher and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform • All internal memos / internal correspondence (both digital and other) / minutes of internal meetings between Department officials of Assistant Principal grade and higher - regarding the Data Protection Commissioner's final report regarding the legality of the Public Services Card, dated between 1 August 2019 and the current date.
- Received 20 August 2019Decided 16 September 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
The amount of money spent by the Department on document shredding services in the years 2014 to date in 2019, broken down by year.
- Received 21 August 2019Decided 16 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
All of the documents held by the Department relating to either the risks of OR advanced planning for a border poll at some point in the future.
- Received 16 August 2019Decided 13 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
Report of the Data Protection Commission into the Public Services Card
- Received 16 August 2019Decided 13 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
Between 1 August and 16 August 2019 1. All internal emails (including attachments) between Department staff on the Data Protection Commissioners report into the Public Services Card; 2. All correspondence (both sent and received) between the Department and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, on the Data Protection Commissioners report into the Public Services Card; 3. All briefings prepared for Minister Doherty on the findings of the Data Protection Commissioners report into the Public Services Card.
- Received 16 August 2019Decided 13 September 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Records/details, including documents, correspondence, emails, memos, briefing documents and minutes of meetings which include: 1. Documents detailing the cost to date of the roll out of the Public Service Card; 2. Documents that make reference to the total cost of destroying documents belonging to 3.2 million citizens as per the instructions by the Data Protection Commissioner; 3. Documents detailing whether the Attorney General was consulted in relation to the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (as amended), which established the provisions to roll out the Public Service Card; 4. Correspondence between the Minister, her officials and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in relation to the report on the Public Services Card from 1 June to 16 August 2019.
- Received 20 August 2019Decided 13 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
Any assessment, or draft assessment, of the PSC for GDPR purposes conducted by an internal GDR Project Unit between November of 2017 and May of 2018.
- Received 5 September 2019Decided 13 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
All correspondence from the Minister, Secretary General, and Deputy Secretary General, concerning an online video based on a viral clip from the movie 'Downfall', mocked up in reference to the Data Protection Commissioner's final report into the Public Services Card, from 15 August to date.
- Received 21 August 2019Decided 12 September 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
1. A copy of Deliveroo's recent submission to the Department proposing a 'Charter for secure and flexible work to end the trade-off between security and flexibilty' [as described by Deliveroo]. 2. Records of internal and external correspondence around this submission.
- Received 30 July 2019Decided 10 September 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Copy of all minutes from Department management board meetings, between 1 February and 30 July 2019.
- Received 15 August 2019Decided 10 September 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
From 1 January 2015 to 15 August 2019, all correspondence and details of meetings between the Department and 1. Deliveroo, trading as Roofoods Ltd. (either Irish or international entities); 2. Uber, trading as Uber Technologies Inc. (either Irish or international entities); 3. Airbnb Inc. (either Irish or international entities); 4. WeWork, trading as WeWork Companies Inc. (either Irish or international entities) Details of meetings between Department Ministers or officials and 1. representatives of Deliveroo, trading as Roofoods Ltd. (either Irish or international entities); 2. representatives of Uber, trading as Uber Technologies Inc. (either Irish or international entities); 3. representatives of Airbnb Inc. (either Irish or international entities); 4. representatives of WeWork, trading as WeWork Companies Inc. (either Irish or international entities).
- Received 9 August 2019Decided 6 September 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Records describing the new features or changes introduced to PSC and SAFE II by the "PSC Version 2" project. This includes but is not limited to a project specification document or slide deck or budget approval etc.
- Received 9 August 2019Decided 6 September 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
• For the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 the number and total value of salary overpayments recorded; • For 2016, 2017 and 2018 the total value of amounts written-off. • In general terms, the % of salary overpayments that are recovered; • The total value of outstanding salary overpayments at end-2018; • The total value of outstanding salary overpayments at a recent date; • For the year 2019 to date, the approx. average time lapse and the longest time lapse between issuing 'Overpayment (Amount) Notification Letters' - i.e. re precise amount of overpayment and the salary overpayment occurrence. • For the year 2018, the approx. average time lapse between issuing 'Overpayment (Amount) Notification Letters' and the 'Start Payday of First Recoupment'.
- Received 2 August 2019Decided 2 September 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
Any contact between Department officials and the office of the Data Protection Commissioner in relation to comments she made about the government's data policy at an event in Israel, as reported in the Sunday Business Post on 7 July 2019. The records should include but not be limited to any e-mails, and any attachments therein, and mobile phone text messages including any messages via Whatsapp.
- Received 9 August 2019Decided 2 September 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Government Decision, S180/20/10/1789, which mandates the use of PSC and SAFE II for identity authentication.
- Received 14 August 2019Decided 2 September 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
• The number of people issued with gender recognition certificates per year between 2015 and 2018 inclusive. • How many certificates were issued to 16 and 17 year olds per year from 2015 to 2018 inclusive.
- Received 6 August 2019Decided 30 August 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
• The number of full-time employees in the Department and the number of days holiday they are allocated/entitled to excluding bank holidays for 2018 and 2019. • The number of sick days incurred in the Department for all full-time employees for 2017 and 2018.
- Received 19 August 2019Decided 30 August 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Since Bessborough opened in 1922, the names, dates of birth, dates of death, and causes of death for all of the over 900 babies who were born and who died either there or following transfer to hospital.
- Received 23 August 2019Decided 30 August 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
A copy of a report, conducted by the Insolvency Service on a PIP provider in the Abhaile scheme New Beginnings, which has recently concluded, received by Minister Doherty, or another department official.
- Received 20 August 2019Decided 29 August 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Proof from the Department that there is currently (or has been) not one person in receipt of both the Domiciliary Care Allowance and Carers Allowance simultaneously.
- Received 2 August 2019Decided 26 August 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
• Any and all risk assessments that were carried out when drafting the Gender Recognition Act and subsequent amendments. • Any correspondence, both internal and external, which considers how women will be impacted by the Gender Recognition Act. • Any Equality Impact Assessments carried out.
- Received 24 July 2019Decided 20 August 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
1. The number of approved Short Term Enterprise Allowance scheme applications in the past 3 years (2016-2018); 2. The number of refused Short Term Enterprise Allowance scheme applications in the past 3 years (2016-2018); 3. A breakdown of the industries that those who have been approved Short Term Enterprise Allowance have entered over the past 3 years (2016-2018) i.e.: construction, hospitality, etc.
- Received 23 July 2019Decided 19 August 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
All records relating to Case No. REPS-2019-16056 (concerning the €5 increase in the pension rate from Budget 2019)
- Received 26 July 2019Decided 19 August 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
• 54 No. Audit reports pertaining to Seetec and Turas Nua as the Office of the Information Commissioner, in June 2018 advised to be issued. • A summary of existence of any directly related documents to the above and below and their approximate quantity by type, for example, how many correct action reports, or non compliance reports or other related reports have been issued regarding audit of Seetec and Turas Nua. • Copies of all subsequent audit reports following on from the date of completion of the above 54 reports.