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FOI Requests — 1172 requests
- RefusedReceived 30 January 2023Decided 28 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A list of temporary accommodation provided for Ukrainian refugees in Ireland with addresses of those.
- Part-GrantedReceived 15 February 2023Decided 28 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Minutes of dept's sitcen meetings so far this year (01/01/2023 - 15/02/2023). Minutes of dept's sitcen meetings for the first week the meetings began in 2022 after the war began in Ukraine.
- RefusedReceived 26 January 2023Decided 24 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Briefing documents prepared for incoming Ministers in December 2022
- RefusedReceived 25 January 2023Decided 23 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copy of the briefing note for Joe O'Brien that was released to the IT after an FOI request
- Part-GrantedReceived 15 February 2023Decided 23 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Up to date statistics occupancy of the people seeking international protection in an office building: Single men; Single women; Lone parents; Children; Couples; The same as the weekly reports issued on gov.ie website.
- RefusedReceived 24 January 2023Decided 22 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records related to lobbying of Minister Roderic O'Gorman by the Immigrant Council of Ireland between 01/09/2022 and 31/12/2022. Records related to this entry on the Lobbying Register.
- RefusedReceived 24 January 2023Decided 22 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copy of the scoping paper commissioned by the Minister in April 2021 in relation to the issue of conversion therapy.
- RefusedReceived 26 January 2023Decided 22 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
1. All emails, letters, memorandums or other documentation held by the department, its servants or agents concerning the use or potential use of a property by or on behalf of the department or any other state body or body corporate. 2. Records of all communications and/or meetings between the department, its servants and/or agents, and owners or management of a property. 3. Records of any site visits by the department, its servants or agents to a property. 4. Records of any assessments or analysis carried out by the department, its servants or agents on a property. 5. Records of all communications between the department, its servants and agents, and a school concerning capacity and/or potential enrollments in the school. 6. Records of all communications between the department, its servants and agents, and a creche concerning capacity and potential enrollments in the creche. 7. Records of all communications between the department, its servants and agents, and a health centre and/or the HSE concerning capacity and future requirements at a health centre. 8. Records pertaining to any discussion, consideration or examination by the department of acquiring any premises in a village for any purpose, whether in fee simple, by licence or by lease or howsoever arising. The request is limited to records coming into existence 1 year prior to 25/01/2023 and up to and including the date of reply to the request.
- Part-GrantedReceived 5 January 2023Decided 21 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records relating to a school being used for refugees over the Christmas holiday period 2022. In particular the records of how many, the breakdown of men, women and children and the record of the meeting held with residents.
- Part-GrantedReceived 10 January 2023Decided 21 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
1. Any correspondence since January 2021 with Glaxo Smith Kline on the findings of the mother-and-baby homes Commission of Investigation; 2. Notes, minutes, summaries or conclusions drawn from any meetings on the commission's findings between the Department or the Minister for Children and any Glaxo Smith Kline representatives; 3. Any papers, reports, position papers or proposals submitted by Glaxo Smith Kline to the department or the Minister in relation to the commission's findings; 4. Any summaries, notes, appraisals or assessments prepared by the department for the Minister on Glaxo Smith Kline's stance in relation to the commission's findings.
- Part-GrantedReceived 24 January 2023Decided 21 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All emails, documents, or any other communication about the National LGBTI Strategy Committee meeting that took place in July 2022 - to include the minutes of the meeting and any communication about the draft minutes or the minutes of the meeting.
- GrantedReceived 25 January 2023Decided 20 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copy of the minutes of the inter-departmental group that was set up to monitor the Children's First legislation for 2022.
- Part-GrantedReceived 1 February 2023Decided 20 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A copy of all SitCen reports from January 2023.
- Part-GrantedReceived 6 January 2023Decided 17 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records held by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of complaints it has received in relation to the temporary tented accommodation which was used to house international protection applicants at an IPAS centre from July until November 2022.
- RefusedReceived 5 January 2023Decided 15 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Any correspondence or meeting minutes in relation to: Correspondence between the Minister of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and his department and the HSE on the recent arrival of 112 people to a town under the Temporary Emergency Accommodation International Protection Scheme. Correspondence between the Minister of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and his department, Tusla, local schools, local Social Protection offices and other stakeholders regarding the need for support services for 112 people who recently arrived in a town under the Temporary Emergency Accommodation International Protection Scheme. Correspondence between the Minister of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and his department and Roscommon County Council on the arrival of 112 people to a town under the Temporary Emergency Accommodation International Protection Scheme. Extra health and social services required since the recent arrival of 112 people to a town under the Temporary Emergency Accommodation International Protection Scheme. What countries did the 112 people arrive from?
- RefusedReceived 17 January 2023Decided 15 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copy of a template, or an example of a standard contract used by the State to secure accommodation with hotels.
- RefusedReceived 16 January 2023Decided 13 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All internal correspondence within the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth from 01/01/2022 to 16/01/2023, about the following topics: Plans to excavate the site of the former mother and baby institution in Tuam, and recover and identify remains; Plans to hire a Director who will oversee this process. Copies of minutes of any meetings related to the above, as well as any briefing documents prepared for ministers in the department on these topics.
- GrantedReceived 16 January 2023Decided 13 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All documents, emails (internal and external communication) in relation to LGBTI+ Training (or associated training) for the judiciary and legal systems in Ireland as part of the implementation of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018-2020 and/or the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy from 2018 to present.
- Part-GrantedReceived 18 January 2023Decided 10 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Monthly reports for the whole of 2022 for the International Protection Accommodation Services as published on https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/90641-statistics/#. Percentage of undocumented asylum applications made in 2022.
- GrantedReceived 23 January 2023Decided 10 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Up-to-date statistics regarding the occupancy of the people seeking international protection in an office building. Including a breakdown of: Single men; Single women; Lone parents; Children; Couples; The same as the weekly reports issued on gov.ie website.
- Part-GrantedReceived 6 January 2023Decided 9 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All documents, briefing notes, emails and internal discussion documents relating to the increase in funding of the 2022 LGBTI+ Community Services Fund. All documents, briefing notes, emails and internal discussion documents relating to the increase in funding of the 2021 LGBTI+ Community Services Fund.
- Part-GrantedReceived 17 January 2023Decided 9 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all representations made by politicians (ministers, TDs, Senators and councillors) on the subject of modular homes for refugees. The time period can be limited to 15/10/2022 to 17/01/2022. The records should include copies of any documents attached or enclosed with the correspondence.
- Part-GrantedReceived 5 January 2023Decided 2 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copy of the Conversion Therapy Research report by Trinity School of Nursing and Midwifery which was comissioned by DCEDIY in 2021/2022. All documents, briefing notes, emails and internal discussion documents relating to the aforementioned Conversion Therapy Research report.
- RefusedReceived 30 January 2023Decided 2 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A copy of the department's report comparing Ireland's accommodation response for Ukrainians coming to Ireland with that of other EU member states; all resulting department correspondence with other government departments and NGOs relating to the report, over the past three months; all resulting internal department correspondence relating to the report, over the past three months.
- RefusedReceived 17 January 2023Decided 1 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between the department and hotel operators since November 2022 regarding the provision of accommodation to refugees and people from Ukraine and conversations about the renewal of contracts to provide accommodation for refugees and people from Ukraine. Any briefings provided to the Minister and Junior Minister for Integration regarding the same.
- RefusedReceived 26 January 2023Decided 1 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The budget Roderic O'Gorman and his department were given and how it was spent for the Department of Integration regarding the settlement of Ukrainians, in particular the funding the department is giving Ukrainians to find employment and travel expenses. The budget on modular houses and where that money is going. The numbers of disabled and sick refugees.
- RefusedReceived 30 January 2023Decided 1 February 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All internal department correspondence over the past three months in relation to overdue payments to people and groups (hotels, B&Bs etc) providing accommodation to Ukrainians coming to Ireland; all correspondence between the department and the Irish Hotels Federation over the past three months in relation to overdue payments to hotels providing accommodation to Ukrainians coming to Ireland; a breakdown of the department budget for accommodation for Ukrainians who have arrived in Ireland; a breakdown of how many of the 700+ hotels/B&Bs which are providing accommodation to Ukrainians who have arrived in Ireland have overdue payments of (a) more than €400,000 (b) more than €300,000 (c) more than €200,000 and (d) more than €100,000; a breakdown of how many hotels/B&Bs have been waiting (a) more than six months for overdue payments (b) more than three months for overdue payments (c) more than one month for overdue payments at the time of this request.
- Part-GrantedReceived 3 January 2023Decided 31 January 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of any documents/memos/internal briefing notes prepared for the Minister regarding the decision to end the practice of paying for Ukrainian refugees' food in hotels and other serviced accommodation/the new scheme in which residents will now be obliged to contribute. Between 01/10/2022 to 31/12/2022.
- Part-GrantedReceived 5 January 2023Decided 27 January 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All documents, applications, briefing notes, emails and internal discussion documents relating to applications to the 2022 LGBTI Community Services Fund by the groups TENI, AMACH, BelongTo & ShoutOut. Copy of the LGBTI Community Services Fund assessment criteria set out in the published funding call guidelines. Names of all the employees on the internal panel within the Equality Division of the department that made the assessments and decisions to award funding as well as the name of the external reviewer.
- RefusedReceived 3 January 2023Decided 26 January 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of any documents/memos/internal briefing notes prepared for the Minister regarding the use of refurbished barracks and residential institutions to house refugees between 01/10/2022 to 31/12/2022.
- RefusedReceived 24 January 2023Decided 24 January 2023Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A list of the contracts awarded by the department for accommodating Ukrainians fleeing war, including the name and address of the successful contractor, the value of each contract, and the amount paid to each provider in 2022.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 21 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all records held referring or relating to proposals to house Ukrainian refugees on a cruise ship at Dublin Port.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 21 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Requesting records previously refused under FOI-0053-2022.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 20 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All records of meetings, including agendas and minutes, of the department with the Federation of Early Childhood Providers in 2022 limited to bilateral meetings between the Department and the FECP. All communications between the department and the Federation of Early Childhood Providers in 2022 and 2021 limited to bilateral correspondence between the Department and the FECP regarding core funding.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 20 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The 12 month emergency contract between the Department and Digi Quarter Ltd regarding St. Joseph's convent in Fermoy.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 19 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The Departmental risk register
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 15 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Any internal correspondence/chain of emails (including attachments and drafts) between the Department of Children and Equality and the Irish Red Cross regarding pledged accommodations to Ukrainian refugees between June 2022 up the present.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 15 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all records held by your office relating to the agreement with the IPAS Accommodation centre in Wicklow Town including all correspondence among your department staff and between members of staff your staff to other parties.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 14 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records of a general administrative character, that do not constitute minutes of meetings, including but not limited to Agendas, or notes which reference meetings, that identify when the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters), including Commissioners and staff, met and who was present.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 12 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All records relating to or discussing Scouting Ireland between January 1st 2021 and July 22nd 2022
- RefusedReceived —Decided 12 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All records concerning the following matters in relation to the preparation of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: 1. the requirement for eligibility for a general payment that a person be resident as a child in a relevant institution for at least 180 days. 2. the requirement for eligibility for a medical card: that a person who was resident as a mother or a child, or both, in an institution listed in Schedule 1 for at least 180 days 3. Correspondence regarding Schedule 1 (inclusion of institutions) 4. Correspondence regarding "boarding out"/foster care
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 7 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All records/communications to, from, and created by the Interdepartmental Group on the following matters in relation to the development of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme. 1. the requirement for eligibility for a general payment that a person be resident as a child in a relevant institution for at least 180 days. 2. the requirement for eligibility for a medical card: that a person who was resident as a mother or a child, or both, in an institution listed in Schedule 1 for at least 180 days 3.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 7 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence received by the Department from Ukrainian refugees since February 24, 2022, with complaints or concerns about measures put in place for Ukrainian refugees, including accommodation. Anonymised statistics and nature of complaints will suffice.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 6 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between Chair of the Irish Red Cross Pat Carey and the Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman relating to housing Ukrainian refugees between 23/2/2022 - 20/4/2022.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 2 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
To ask what monies have been paid or have been agreed to be paid to the owners or former owners of the proposed refugee accommodation centre at the former Fun Galaxy premises at North Road, Finglas since that premises was designated as an accommodation centre earlier this year.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 2 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All minutes of the LGBTI Strategy Research sub-committee and copies of all minutes prepared by the RAG following meetings with the Conversion Therapy Research Team submitted to the LGBTI Strategy Research sub- committee. Copies of any reports prepared by the RAG submitted to the LGBTI Strategy Research sub-committee.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 1 December 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Documents circulated to the Birth Information and Tracing Implementation Group between 1st January and 2nd November 2022
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 30 November 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records of all emails or correspondence with, including minutes or notes of meetings with Murray Consultants, or any employee of agent of Murray Consultants, in 2022; Specifically, records or any other references to Murray Consultants’ execution of its functions under a contract issued by the department related to communications services as part of the department’s provision of accommodation to more than 50,000 people in need arising out of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 29 November 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence between the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and Tusla regarding delays in responding to applications for information under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022. This request covers the period from 3rd October 2022 to present. All correspondence between the Department of Children, Equality, Disability,
- RefusedReceived —Decided 25 November 2022Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All documents comprising or documenting the “Clandillon papers”; held by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (and its predecessors) or any employee or agent therefore (the “Department”;) as specified in Part 5, Archives of the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes.