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National University of Ireland Galway

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  • Received 8 January 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) The number of allegations of sexual misconduct (harassment, inappropriate behaviour, assault etc.) made against lecturers/staff within the University since 1 January 2019. (2) The number of allegations of sexual misconduct (harassment, inappropriate behaviour, assault etc.) made against students within the University since 1 January 2019. (3) The number of investigations conducted by the University into allegations of sexual misconduct since 1 January 2019. (4) The number of lecturers/staff/students against whom disciplinary action was initiated on the foot of allegations of sexual misconduct since 1 January 2019.

  • Received 10 January 2020
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    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) The total amount NUIG received through student fines since 2016, broken down annually and broken down by offence. (2) The number of students who were fined since 2016, broken down annually and by offence.

  • Received 13 January 2020
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    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) The minutes of all meetings of the organisation's board/governing authority/management committee, or equivalent central authority, held in 2019. (2) The minutes of all meetings of the board/governing authority/management committee, or equivalent central authority held in 2019, of any other organisation's which this FOI office is the point of contact for.

  • Received 15 January 2020
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    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) Documents relating to details of legal actions for compensation claims made against NUI Galway in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. (2) Table of Claims detailing the total number of claims per year, broken down by type of claim and reasons for the claim, such as fall/trip, accident etc.

  • Received 16 January 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) Any documents or circulars relating to the operation of ERASMUS Gaeltachta programme within NUIG, including documents containing agreements or Terms of Reference, or outlines of qualifying criteria for students and courses agreed with the the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. (2) Any documents outlining how ERASMUS Gaeltachta operates within NUIG. (3) Any documents stipulating the range of courses in NUIG which qualify for ERASMUS Gaeltachta.

  • Received 27 January 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) How many cases of rape or sexual assault have been reported to the University in a) 2015/2016 b) 2017/2018 c) 2018/2019? (2) How many of these reports were passed on to the police? (3) How many of these allegations were later withdrawn? (4) What action did the college take in terms of any discipline or punishment?

  • Received 27 January 2020
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    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) How many students have requested access to counselling service in 2019, 2018 and 2017? (2) How many students received access to counselling services in 2019, 2018 and 2017? (3) How many students at the end of 2019, end of 2018 and end of 2017 were left waiting for counselling services and/or a response waiting for their counselling request? (4) What is the average waiting time from when a student requests counselling services to when they receive an initial assessment? (5) How many students so far in 2020 are awaiting access to counselling services? (6) The number of students enrolled in 2019, 2018 and 2017?

  • Received 27 January 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) The quote and tender submission submitted by the company that was awarded the 2019 contract for the supply of graduation robes to National University of Ireland Galway. (2) A copy of the 2019 contract between National University of Ireland Galway & the successful company (to include details of robe pricing - either individual per garment or to the total annual amount). (3) A copy of the NUI Galway's judging panels scoring sheet showing measurement/markings awarded to the successful bidder/company.

  • Received 30 January 2020
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    National University of Ireland Galway

    The cost incurred by the University for use of an external company's venue as an exam hall over the last five years (per year).

  • Received 3 February 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) Does the University contribute to the Áras na Mac Léinn fund, and if so how much. (2) Has the University actually been contributing the €486,931 to the student project fund, as claimed. Records requested for the last 10 years re amounts contributed to the Áras na Mac Léinn and Student Project Funds.

  • Received 6 February 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) How much an external company paid the university to lease the Sports Centre? (2) For the first 7 years, how much the University paid for club training time?

  • Received 13 February 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    The amount spent by the University on non-disclosure agreements (or equivalent) in each of the years 2016-2020.

  • Received 17 February 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Re request # 89, 2019: (1) Basic nature/subject of complaints identified in your response to my request without giving any identifying information i.e. bullying, inappropriate behaviour, or harassment. (2) Action taken regarding complaints identified in your response i.e. was there mediation, a formal complaint which was then investigated, was a formal complaint made but then dropped by the complainant, was there an internal review, etc. (3) Outcome i.e. was a complaint upheld, was a complaint not upheld, was the issue closed before any decision was made. (4) Surveys on staff or student satisfaction regarding bullying, harassment, or other relevant issues. (5) Outside parties invited, or contracted, to conduct mediation, investigations etc. (6) Invoices related to any costs involving bullying and harassment complaints.

  • Received 18 February 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    How much has been paid to an external company regarding the cages since the tennis court was renovated, and how that spending is broken down.

  • Received 19 February 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    The analysis report which resulted in the 4% rent increase in NUIG student accommodation.

  • Received 20 February 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Purchase orders over €20k from 2016 to date.

  • Received 26 February 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    The number of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) signed over the past five years over student grievances, to include nature of allegations: ie sexual assault, bullying, poor teaching, etc.

  • Received 26 February 2020
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    National University of Ireland Galway

    The number of students found to have plagiarised work in each of the past three years, to include details and breakdown of same and the type of anti-plagiarism technology used by the University.

  • Received 28 February 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) How many cases of students being raped or experiencing sexual assault have been reported to the University in a) 2015/2016 b) 2017/2018 c) 2018/2019 (2) How many of these reports were passed on to the police? (3) How many of these allegations were later withdrawn? (4)What action did the college take in terms of any discipline or punishment?

  • Received 10 March 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1)The number of staff in continuous employment in excess of two years but not on a CID for each of the past three academic years. (2)The number of staff receiving payment through the occasional hourly payment system and the amount of payment received by them for each of the past three academic years. (3)The total remuneration paid to non-permanent and/or casual lecturing staff - excluding adjunct professors - and the number of non-permanent and/or casual lecturing staff employed for each of the past three academic years. (4)The number of PhD students teaching, supervising or conducting other activities such as tutorials with no monetary compensation or as part of a condition of their PhD funding for each of the past three academic years. (5)The number of workers on visas versus EU/UK citizens for each of the past three academic years.

  • Received 10 March 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    All final reports on recruitment and retention by external consultants, from 01 January 2015 to the date of this request

  • Received 10 March 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    All records that reference payment for services done by staff or students with book tokens from 01 January 2017 to the date of this request.

  • Received 10 March 2020
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    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1)All complaints made by staff members about their employment status from 01 January 2017 to the date of this request. (2)All memos regarding cuts to hourly rates for casual work from 01 January 2017 to the date of this request.

  • Received 12 March 2020
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    National University of Ireland Galway

    Minutes of all meetings of the Governing Body/Údarás of NUI Galway from September 2019, to March 2020.”

  • Received 18 March 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Results of the 2018 staff work positive survey

  • Received 30 March 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1)Any documentation outlining criteria for NUI to award or sponsor degrees from other institutions (2)A list of current institutions whose students benefit from NUI awarding or sponsoring their degrees.

  • Received 6 April 2020
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    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) The number of persons who consented to whole body donation for medical research to your college in 2018 and 2019. 2) A copy of the most up to date policy document held by your college with regard to whole body donation for medical research.

  • Received 6 April 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    RE: an external company:(1) Copy of data protection impact assessment. (2) Documentation in relation to ethical approval. (3) A copy of his personal data stored in relation to the project under the GDPR. The relevant identifier, ‘device_id’ is [redacted]

  • Received 25 April 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Breakdown of expenses paid to the local authority nominees who sat on the Governing Authority of NUI Galway, at any point from 1st June 2014-end 2019.

  • Received 28 April 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1)The amount of money in total NUI Galway has spent on renovating the offices of members of the University Management Team in the last five years, from January 2015 to date. (2) Which members' offices were renovated (the title of their role) during this time period. (3) A breakdown of the cost of renovating each office (how much each office cost in total) (4) All associated costs, which are not covered under construction costs, broken down by office (planning contributions, furnishings, painting etc).

  • Received 12 May 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) Any correspondence in relation to the exams of final year medical students and the decision to bring it forward. (2) Any decision to moderate/change any bell curve for the exams due to the decision to bring the exams forward.

  • Received 18 May 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Request relating to a named individual who completed his Masters Degree 30+years ago. Request whether they were at any time subject to and disciplinary or clinical complaints or misconduct proceedings whilst at University? Request to review his final dissertation.

  • Received 28 May 2020
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    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) Number of live animals procured by the University during 2019 and 2019 for the purpose of testing or research, with a breakdown of the number by species, which Departments used them and details of the companies or individuals they were procured from. I do not need to know costs involved. (2) The total amount spent by the University for the disposal of animal carcasses during 2018 and 2019 and details of the companies or individuals to whom monies for these services were paid.

  • Received 15 June 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Number of graduates from the Medicine/Nursing/Pharmacy/Physiotherapy undergraduate programme in 2018/2019

  • Received 17 June 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    List of all the secondary schools and their roll numbers at which your first year undergraduate degree students who registered for the academic year starting in September 2019 first sat the Leaving Certificate

  • Received 2 July 2020
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    National University of Ireland Galway

    Príomhpholasaí Earcaíochta na hOllscoile as an Oifig um Acmhainní Daonna (cóip de shean- phríomhpholasaí earcaíochta na hOllscoile a bhí ann go dtí seo.) University's Principal Recruitment Policy from the Office of Human Resources (old version)

  • Received 3 July 2020
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    National University of Ireland Galway

    List/database/or spreadsheet of all purchase orders of over €20,000 for the period 2019 and for the first quarter of 2020.

  • Received 17 July 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) Where do the repeat fees charged by the University go? (2) What are these funds used for? (3) What are the costs associated with running repeat exams? (4) How does the move to online exams affect the costs associated with running repeat exams? (5) What is the latest figure for the University’s reserves? (6) How many will repeat exams this year? And how many repeated exams over the last 10 years?

  • Received 20 July 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Latest figures of national and International students applying at your law programme

  • Received 20 July 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    University's Primary Risk Registers from the years 2013 - 2018.

  • Received 21 July 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) Information/records for each of last 5 years - 2015-2019 in respect of places on the NUIG undergraduate medicine course (GY501) in relation to the following: a) The number of places offered in respect of each year b) The number of places accepted in respect of each year c) The Final Points (Combined Leaving Certificate/HPAT) at which such places were offered in each year (2) Confirm if random selection was used to allocate places in a given year a) The number of students who were offered a place as a result of random selection b) The number of students who were not offered a place as a result of random selection c) The number of students who completed Year 1 of the course in that academic year 2015/16 - 2019/2020.

  • Received 22 July 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    (1) The minutes of meetings held by Údarás na hOllscoile since July 1, 2019 (2) The minutes of meetings of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC) of Údarás na hOllscoile since July 1, 2019 (3) The minutes of meetings of the Academic Council since July 1, 2019 (4)The minutes of meetings of the External Advisory Coucnil since July 1, 2019

  • Received 28 July 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Reports of the Standing Committee on Language Quality 2017, 2018, and 2019

  • Received 3 August 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Copies of all correspondence between NUI Galway and an external company with regard to a hack of university data and the subsequent payment of a "ransom" to delete the information

  • Received 7 August 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Minutes of all meetings of the Governing Body/Údarás of NUI Galway from March to July 2020

  • Received 17 August 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Center for Academic Writing Application Form to the Student Project Fund for funding

  • Received 18 August 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Minutes of all board (or similar authority) meetings from January 2020 to August 2020 - Údarás

  • Received 19 August 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Records recording discussions about and the carrying out of a health and safety assessment in relation to the dangers posed to women, teenage girls and pubescent, girls arising from the granting of access to biological males, who have or are self id'ing as women under the Gender Recognition Act 2015, to womens toilets, changing areas and washing/showering facilities which are the property of or controlled by NUI Galway to include any communications with the Health and Safety Authority in relation to such health and safety assessment.

  • Received 24 August 2020
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    Requester Type Journalist
    National University of Ireland Galway

    Information from NUIG on the amount spent on travel expenses since July 1, 2020

  • Received 3 September 2020
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    Requester Type Other
    National University of Ireland Galway

    NUI Galway correspondence, invoices and discussions of costs related to the court cases involving named lecturers through the High Court/Labour Court