Department of the Taoiseach
FOI Requests — 2,083 records (page 36 of 42)
- Received —Decided 29 November 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Copies of correspondence and records held by Department of the Taoiseach relating to the medicine Obdivo (Nivolumab) from 1 January 2017 to 1 November 2017.
- Received —Decided 28 November 2017GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
A copy of the following documents [or documents containing the following information] be provided to me: The total amount spent on the state reinterment of Thomas Kent in 2015.
- Received —Decided 24 November 2017GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
A list of all gifts received and given by the Taoiseach and the known costs of these gifts for the years 2016 and 2017.
- Received —Decided 22 November 2017GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Copies of all internal audit reports completed by or on behalf of the Department since 1 January 2017 to 3 November 2017. All and any briefing notes/report prepared for the Taoiseach arising from the completion of any such internal audit report, if such exists.
- Received —Decided 21 November 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All records and correspondence related to the Web Summit or MoneyConf from the period 14 June 2017 and 24 October 2017.
- Received —Decided 16 November 2017GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All records, receipts and material relating to the purchase of wine by the Department of Taoiseach including any prices and quantities of bottles.
- Received —Decided 15 November 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All documents, emails, memos, circulars and letters in relation to the breakdown of the budget allocation and set up costs for the Strategic Communications Unit.
- Received —Decided 15 November 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All electronic and written correspondence within the Department of the Taoiseach involving senior officials, including any meetings, emails, discussions, reports and memos on the €5million allocation made to the Strategic Communications Unit in Budget 2018, including all emails to other departments and details of meetings held/requested with other departments in relation to this budget allocation in the period to October 13th 2017.
- Received —Decided 10 November 2017GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
To ask the Department the actual and/or expected cost of advertising and promoting videos on Facebook by the Government Press Office through the "Merrionstreet" Facebook page during budget week October 2017 or the week before and to outline the targeting of these video advertisements, by reference to gender, age profile, geographic areas or counties targeted, to include all documentation, electronic or otherwise provided by Facebook in connection with any such advertising, including emails or messages from Facebook in connection with such advertising.
- Received —Decided 10 November 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All documents in relation to the establishment of the Strategic Communications Unit in the Department of An Taoiseach. This would include all correspondence from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, an itemised breakdown of all costs associated with the establishment of the Unit, as well as the individual salary of each staff member working in the Unit. I am seeking the salary of each employee only, and not the name of any individual working in the Unit.
- Received —Decided 10 November 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Records relating to the payments made by the Department for legal costs associated with the Moriarty Tribunal third parties in the last year.
- Received —Decided 10 November 2017GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
A breakdown in the number of staff employed by the Strategic Communications Unit, broken down by public service pay grades. A breakdown in the Strategic Communication Unit's Vote/budget of €5 million as allocated in Budget 2018. All emails and letters sent by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on the topic of the Strategic Communication Unit within the Department, or to other Government Ministers between 1st August and 13th October 2017. (This would include the relevant chain of emails or letters sent and received the correspondence pertains to).
- Received —Decided 9 November 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Details and contents all relevant emails, faxes and other correspondence prior to and following Leo Varadkar's meeting and discussion in relation to the Apple application for a data centre in Athenry and Ireland as reported in the Independent dated 16 September 2017.
- Received —Decided 9 November 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
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? Any correspondence to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Department of Finance seeking funding for the Strategic Communications Unit? Copies of all costing relating to the Strategic Communications Unit. Copies of correspondence between the Department and John Concannon relating to the Strategic Communications Unit.
- Received —Decided 3 November 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
A copy of all documentation submitted to Cabinet by the Department of Public Expenditure (including departmental observations) in relation to the review of public service allowances published in September 2012.
- Received —Decided 31 October 2017GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Copies of records showing the financial cost of establishing the Taoiseach's new Communications Unit/PR Unit, which has been recently established, and the financial projections for the cost of operating the unit for the first twelve months of operation.
- Received —Decided 27 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All correspondence between Michael O'Leary and the Taoiseach during 2017 and a copy of any minutes of the meeting between Mr O'Leary and the Taoiseach outlined in the following lobbying return. Please also include any briefings/memos prepared for, or arising out of, the meeting between Mr O'Leary and the Taoiseach. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/20483/ryanair https://www.lobbying.ie/return/20494/ryanair
- Received —Decided 27 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Copies of any records held relating to the possibility of providing the Government jet, or a lease jet service for the return of Ibrahim Halawa to Ireland.
- Received —Decided 25 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Records pertaining to Roundtable meeting with the Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach to discuss the impact of Brexit, opportunities for trade, financial services, private equity and the reform of Irish partnership law.
- Received —Decided 25 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All correspondence, briefing notes, speaking notes, agendas, minutes, presentations for a meeting of a delegation representing bishops and officials from the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference met with the Taoiseach and Ministers in Government Buildings, Dublin on 31 August 2017.
- Received —Decided 24 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
1. All records including invoices, bills, approval letters, memos, e mails and others forms of messages etc. between the Department of An Taoiseach and third parties pertaining to the accommodation, air flights, road transport, VIP service facilities, other transport, and general costs of the recent visit of An Taoiseach to Canada and the United States. I am requesting that these costs be broken down according to the number and rank of people travelling and accommodated, type of room/accommodation requested and provided, class of air flight tickets requested and provided, number and type of road transport requested and provided, class of other transport requested and provided, and VIP service facilities requested and provided. 2. All internal Department of An Taoiseach correspondence, (including letters, memos, faxes, briefing documents, invitations, emails, SMS messages and social media messages), pertaining to the recent visit of An Taoiseach to the United States and Canada, but not including correspondence regarding logistical arrangements. 3. All inderdepartmental correspondence between the Department of An Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation; the IDA, and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport which contains briefing material for any element of the Taoiseach's recent visit to the United States and Canada. 4. All external correspondence including letters, memos, faxes, e mails, SMS messages and social media messages between the Department of An Taoiseach, Prime Minister Trudeau’s office, the Canadian Head of Protocol, the Chicago Mayor’s office, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Border Patrol and the Montreal Pride Festival pertaining to the recent visit of An Taoiseach to Canada and the United States. 5. All internal correspondence including e mails, memos, SMS messages and social media messaging pertaining to George Hooks’ tweet about An Taoiseach’s visit and Newstalk coverage of visit.
- Received —Decided 23 October 2017GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Copies of any reports, submissions, briefing documents, memoranda signing off and/or discussing the requirement for tender competition for reports that will examine the public’s perception of Government, its services and to undertake a rolling tracker of attitudes to government projects.
- Received —Decided 23 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
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.
- Received —Decided 23 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All records, including emails, memos, correspondence, letters, handwritten notes, minutes of meetings and any other relevant documents, dating from 14 June 2017 to the present day, relating to the Eight Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which have been written by Leo Varadkar, relate to Leo Varadkar, mention Leo Varadkar or have been addressed to Leo Varadkar.
- Received —Decided 20 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Access to any minutes/briefings/reports prepared for, or arising out of, the meeting between An Taoiseach and representatives of RTE.
- Received —Decided 19 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Copies of correspondence to/from An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the following politicians: Micheál Martin TD Minister Shane Ross Minister Denis Naughten Minister Katherine Zappone Minister of State John Halligan Minister of State Seán Canney Minister of State Finian McGrath Kevin 'Boxer' Moran TD Dr Michael Harty TD Michael Lowry TD The timeframe for the correspondence can be limited to the period June 14, 2016 to July 26, 2017
- Received —Decided 19 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Copies of all correspondence between your Department and the Departments of Public Expenditure and Reform and Social Protection on the following subjects: 1.The eGovernment Strategy 2.Public Services Cards 3.M yGovID I am also seeking copies of all internal correspondence within your Department relating to the same subjects. The correspondence could comprise of letters, emails and faxes. I am seeking copies of all documents enclosed with letters and attachments to emails. The correspondence can be limited to items between May 6, 2016 and August 31, 2017.
- Received —Decided 19 October 2017GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Copies of all communication between the Department of the Taoiseach and Deputy Michael Lowry TD since March 1, 2011, including any and all representations made by Deputy Lowry on his own behalf, on behalf of his constituents, his constituency, and others.
- Received —Decided 17 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Any notes or records kept in relation to the Church-State meeting which took place at Government Buildings in Dublin on August 31, 2017. The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference met with Ministers.
- Received —Decided 13 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
1. All Cabinet records from June 2004 in relation to the development of a framework for authenticating the identity of (potential) service users, which could be used as a basis for issuing a public services card or any other identity card. 2. A copy of the joint memorandum submitted to Cabinet in July 2005 by then Ministers for Social Welfare and Public Expenditure/Finance in relation to the development of a technical specification for the procurement of cards/tokens supporting primarily the establishment and authentication of identity for access to public services. 3. Minutes of all Cabinet meetings held in June 2004 and July 2005, and copies of all memorandums submitted in relation to the justice and social welfare portfolios during those two months.
- Received —Decided 13 October 2017GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
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.
- Received —Decided 12 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All of the correspondence between the office of the Taoiseach and Apple on the matter of the Galway data centre, and details of any meetings or phone calls between the Taoiseach's Office and Apple on the same matter over the last two years.
- Received —Decided 9 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Any electronic and written correspondence within the Department of the Taoiseach and to any other Department in relation to discussions, meetings, letters as well as emails and briefing notes prepared in relation to the Strategic Communications Unit in the period June 1st to July 17th 2017.
- Received —Decided 9 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All of the correspondence sent from and received by the Department of the Taoiseach in the last year on the matter of the public services card.
- Received —Decided 9 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All electronic and written correspondence within the Department of The Taoiseach involving senior officials, including letters, memos, background papers, preparatory advice, memos, submissions and documents in relation to the establishment of the Government's Strategic Communications Unit and associated costs between 1st June 2017 and August 27th 2017.
- Received —Decided 9 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
1. All records relating to discussion of GDPR, to include correspondence, research, minutes of meetings, briefings for Minister(s) or senior officials. 2. During 2017
- Received —Decided 9 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
1. All correspondence and documents regarding the audit commissioned by the Taoiseach into public relations and communications services across every government department. 2. All correspondence and documents related to the establishment of a new Strategic Communications Unit within the Department of the Taoiseach, including, but not limited, to documents concerning the appointment of John Concannon.
- Received —Decided 9 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All electronic and written correspondence within the Department of The Taoiseach involving senior officials, including letters, memos, background papers, preparatory advice, memos, submissions and documents in relation to the establishment of the Government's Strategic Communications Unit and associated costs between 1st June 2017 and August 30th 2017.
- Received —Decided 9 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Copies of all correspondence between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and John Concannon relating to the Strategic Communication Unit. This request to cover emails sent through official email addresses, through personal email addresses when used for professional purposes, and through messaging services when used for professional purposes. Copies of any reports, briefings, memoranda and so on relating to the establishment or purpose of the Strategic Communications Unit. Minutes or notes of any meetings held by the Strategic Communications Unit.
- Received —Decided 9 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All correspondence between the Taoiseach and his officials and officials within the Government Information Service, including Government Press Secretaries, in relation to the establishment of the Taoiseach's new Strategic Communications Unit. All correspondence between the Taoiseach and his officials and officials within the Government Information Service, including Government Press Secretaries, in relation to the hiring of staff and costings of the Taoiseach's new Strategic Communications Unit. All correspondence between the Taoiseach and his officials and other department press offices, in relation to the establishment of the Taoiseach's new Strategic Communications Unit.
- Received —Decided 9 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All records arising out of the meeting between the Secretary General of the Department, Martin Fraser and a representative of Amazon Web Services, John Midgeley on a date between May and August this year. The records should include any documents presented by Amazon as well as any follow-up appraisals and communications generated within the Department of the Taoiseach to include, but not be limited to, any e- mails including any attachments contained therein.
- Received —Decided 6 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All correspondence to Enda Kenny from world leaders on the day he resigned; all correspondence to Leo Varadkar from world leaders on the day he was appointed as Taoiseach; all correspondence from the public to An Taoiseach's Office on 13 June on the subject of Enda Kenny's resignation; all correspondence from the public to An Taoiseach's Office on 14 June on the subject of Leo Varadkar's appointment as Taoiseach.
- Received —Decided 6 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Contacts between your Department and Amazon and/or its consultants, Wilson Hartnell. The time frame on my request is 1 January 2017 to 29/8/17. Any correspondence between your Department and Amazon/Wilson Hartnell acting for Amazon and meeting records e.g. agendas, briefing notes, minutes, presentations. Some meetings are detailed in these lobbying returns: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/18599/amazon-uk-services-ltd https://www.lobbying.ie/return/18529/wilson-hartnell. Any other records dealing substantively with Amazon, e.g. internal correspondence and memos, correspondence with other Departments.
- Received —Decided 5 October 2017GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
A breakdown of the total budget for the new strategic communications unit, including the individual salary and title of each member.
- Received —Decided 4 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All electronic and written correspondence including letters, memos, background papers, preparatory advice, minutes of meetings, submissions, and documents within the Department in relation to Government plans and investment strategies following the announcement by the Taoiseach in Canada to double Ireland’s global footprint by 2025 to attract greater investment in Ireland; boost tourism and trade; build stronger links with our diaspora and increase cultural exchange, in the period June 1st to September 6th 2017.
- Received —Decided 2 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Records dated between 1 January 2016 and 18 July 2017. 1. A record of all correspondence, letters, emails, briefing documents and phone calls to and from the Taoiseach’s office, the office of the Minister of State, the Secretary General and the Assistant Secretary General with representatives and lobbyists from the drinks industry in Ireland, including but not limited to; the Vintners Federation of Ireland, the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland, the Irish Hotels Federation, Tesco, the National Off-Licence Association, RGDATA, Heineken, Restaurants Association of Ireland, Dublin Airport Authority, Aer Lingus, Licensed Vintners Association, Diageo, Responsible Retailers. 2. A record of all meetings and notes from meetings the Minister, Minister of State, Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General had with representatives and lobbyists from the drinks industry in Ireland, including but not limited to; the Vintners Federation of Ireland, the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland, the Irish Hotels Federation, Tesco, the National Off- Licence Association, RGDATA, Heineken, Restaurants Association of Ireland, Dublin Airport Authority, Aer Lingus, Licensed Vintners Association, Diageo, Responsible Retailers. 3. A record of all correspondence, letters, emails, briefing documents and phone calls to and from the Minister’s office, the office of the Minister of State, the Secretary General and the Assistant Secretary General with Designated Public Officials and Former Designated Public Officials acting on behalf of drinks industry representatives, including but not limited to Imelda Henry. 4. A record of all meetings and notes from meetings the Minister, Minister of State, Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General had with Designated Public Officials and Former Designated Public Officials acting on behalf of drinks industry representatives, including but not limited to Imelda Henry.
- Received —Decided 2 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
The briefing document prepared for An Taoiseach for his speech at Queen’s University Belfast on Friday 4th August 2017.
- Received —Decided 2 October 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
In relation to contacts between Google and/or its consultants and your Department. Some meetings and other contacts are detailed here: 1. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/17905/google-ireland-limited 2. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/9281/google-ireland-limited 3. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/12817/google-ireland-limited 4. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/17902/google-ireland-limited 5. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/5849/ryan-meade 6. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/5855/ryan-meade 7. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/5857/ryan-meade 8. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/9324/ryan-meade Can I have all records relating to these lobbying returns, e.g. correspondence, agendas, briefing notes, speaking notes, minutes, presentations.
- Received —Decided 29 September 2017GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All written correspondence, including letters, memos, faxes, emails and SMS text messages and/or other social media messages, between Minister of State, Helen McEntee, and any other party regarding ‘Brexit' or Brexit related matters, since her appointment as Minister of State at the DFA.
- Received —Decided 27 September 2017GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
The minutes of the meeting below attended by former Minister of State for European Affairs, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Dara Murphy. Per his appointments diary. Tuesday, May 23 2017. "Meet with Microsoft, Apple, Google, Yahoo, and King on DSM."