public service body

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Organisation Details

Sector
S13
Legal Status
Non-Commercial Agency under the aegis of Department
Government Department
Department of Children, Disability and Equality
NACE Code
Q8810
Data Vintage
2025

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FOI Requests

  • Received 9 February 2026
    Decided 14 April 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0026-2026
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Correspondence on the issue of funding to Tusla to increase pay for special care workers, and ministerial briefing papers and position papers on the issue of pay for special care workers in Ballydowd, Crannog Nua and Coovagh House

  • Received 30 January 2026
    Decided 30 March 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0019-2026
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Records regarding the topic of children missing from Tusla's care.

  • Received 20 February 2026
    Decided 24 March 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0040-2026
    Requester Type Individual
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Records regarding lobbying return submitted by Children's Rights Alliance in 2018 re the Early Years Strategy

  • Received 19 February 2026
    Decided 23 March 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0035-2026
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Records regarding use of Special Emergency Arrangements by Tusla to accommodate children

  • Received 26 February 2026
    Decided 23 March 2026
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0041-2026
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    List of eSubmissions for January and February 2026

  • Received 2 March 2026
    Decided 23 March 2026
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0042-2026
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    A list of all submissions made to the Minister in the period 1st December 2025 to 2nd March 2026

  • Received 4 March 2026
    Decided 23 March 2026
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0048-2026
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Records prepared for the Minister with regard to online gaming platforms in the period 1 Jan 2025 to March 2026

  • Received 19 February 2026
    Decided 19 March 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0037-2026
    Requester Type Government Officials
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Records regarding processes in place in relation to handling queries from survivors of institutional abuse

  • Received 18 February 2026
    Decided 18 March 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0033-2026
    Requester Type Individual
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Records regarding the contract awarded to conduct the review of the guidance document for schools on LGBTQI+ issues

  • Received 3 February 2026
    Decided 16 March 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0023-2026
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Records relating to The OCO and the Department with regard to staffing, resources, or budgetary requirements

  • Received 16 February 2026
    Decided 16 March 2026
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0034-2026
    Requester Type Individual
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Records regarding the contract awarded to conduct the review of the guidance document for schools on LGBTQI+ issues

  • Received 12 February 2026
    Decided 12 March 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0030-2026
    Requester Type Government Officials
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Records regarding the First Annual Report on The Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme 2024

  • Received 10 February 2026
    Decided 10 March 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0025-2026
    Requester Type Individual
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Correspondence regarding, UL Student Life/UL Students Union CLG, Aontas an Mac Léinn in Éireann (formerly the Union of Students in Ireland) and UL Postgraduate Students Union (PSU).

  • Received 7 January 2026
    Decided 6 March 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference F0I-0006-2026
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Any correspondence between the Department and Tusla on risks associated with SEAs; and also any correspondence regarding the risks associated with the lack of available special care capacity

  • Received 3 February 2026
    Decided 4 March 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0021-2026
    Requester Type Individual
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Volume 2 of the report on the Dublin Honours Magdalenes (DHM) Listening exercise event held on 6th of June 2018.

  • Received 18 February 2026
    Decided 4 March 2026
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0032-2026
    Requester Type Individual
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Guidelines, notes, policy, instruction, prohibition or other document issued to staff in your organisation regarding BYOD (bring your own device)

  • Received 19 February 2026
    Decided 2 March 2026
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0036-2026
    Requester Type Government Officials
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Records showing the number of survivors of institutional abuse who qualify for general payments, work related payments or health supports, and a breakdown for each institution

  • Received 4 February 2026
    Decided 27 February 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0022-2026
    Requester Type Individual
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Implementation of Windows 11

  • Received 7 January 2026
    Decided 26 February 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0004-2026
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Crisis' in special care capacity and business case for increase in pay/allowances for special care workers

  • Received 27 January 2026
    Decided 25 February 2026
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0018-2026
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Children, Disability and Equality

    Records of consultation between the Department and the Land Development Agency in relation to acquiring buildings for the provision of state led childcare,