Ability West
FOI Requests — 1172 requests
- Received 18 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence between the Minister (or his officials) and 1. IHREC and 2. The IPO regarding Asylum Seeker Applications between 1st December 2020 and 14th January 2021
- WithdrawnReceived 18 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence between the Minister for this Department (or his officials) and The Irish Universities Association, the USI and SIPTU, regarding conditions and working rights for PHD students.
- Received 18 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence between Tusla and the Minister for Children regarding the Mother and Baby Home Report between January 11th and January 15th 2021.
- GrantedReceived 18 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All records (company name, contract value amount and description of expenditure type) of purchase orders in excess of €20,000 made in Q1, Q2 and Q3 of 2020.
- Part-GrantedReceived 18 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A copy of all records relating to the organisation of the timing and release of the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Mother and Baby homes to include all
- Received —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
forms of communications including e-mails as well as any attachment contained therein within the Department as well as other Departments and stakeholders
- GrantedReceived 15 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A copy of all audits completed by the Internal Audit Division in 2020.
- Part-GrantedReceived 18 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between the Department and Scouting Ireland between 2016 and 2018 regarding funding matters re Operation Lelievlet.
- Part-GrantedReceived 19 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence sent to the Office of the Minister between 13 January and 18 January 2021 from Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes.
- GrantedReceived 19 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A list of all and any other professional subscriptions or membership fees (broken down by name of institution, and staff grade and number of each separately) either paid or reimbursed, party or fully, during 2018 and 2019.
- GrantedReceived 19 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Communications between the Minister/Department and the Primates of the Church of Ireland and the Catholic Church regarding the Commission of Investigation's Mother and Baby report since 1 January to 19 January 2021 Communications between the Minister/Department and the Sisters of Bon Secours, Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Daughters of Charity and the Sisters of Mercy regarding the Commission of Investigation's Mother and Baby report 1 January to 19 January 2021
- UnknownReceived 20 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of records consisting of academic peer reviewed scientific/medical papers dealing with the subject matters of (1) gender dysphoria and, (2), autogynephilia obtained by former Minister Zappone and current Minister O Gorman and the department and which the department holds in electronic or paper form and which documents the former Minister and current Minister, her/his advisers and officials considered and took into account when developing the respective ministers and department’s position and policy in relation to gender dysphoria and gender identity.
- Part-GrantedReceived 22 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence, in either electronic or paper form exchanged between Minister O'Gorman and or Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration Youth Staff and Scouting Ireland from 4th of December 2020 to the 22nd of January 2021. This request includes but indeed is not limited to meeting notes, hand notes and meeting minutes. I also note that funding decisions were made earlier this week, therefore I am requesting the Funding Document that was withheld in my last FOI Request "Department Reference FOI 2020 - 147" as decisions have now been made on same.
- GrantedReceived 25 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The total cost of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes, along with as comprehensive a breakdown of the costs as is available.
- GrantedReceived 25 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A table containing the company names of each Direct provision centre and the company that operates it in each year from 2012-Present.
- GrantedReceived 26 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence sent and received between 1st October 2020 and 26th January 2021 between the Minister and the chief executive of the Adoption Authority of Ireland.
- GrantedReceived 26 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence sent and received between 1st October 2020 and 26th January 2021 between the Minister and the board of management of Oberstown detention centre.
- Part-GrantedReceived 26 January 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between Scouting Ireland and Minister Roderic O'Gorman between 1st September 2020 and 26th January 2021.
- Received —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- RefusedReceived 1 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All phone records i.e. text messages - WhatsApp messages – recordings of phone calls – notes of phone calls between officials in the Department and Scouting Ireland staff between 1 August 2020 to 31st January 2021
- Part-GrantedReceived 1 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of any briefings, reports, submissions, memos or other such overview/discussion documents prepared for the Minister or the Secretary General with regard to the report of the Mother & Baby Home Commission. This request to cover the period 1 December 2020 to 31st January 2021.
- GrantedReceived 1 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The letter written by the Minister for Children to the churches, religious orders, and other organisations on foot of the publication of the Mother and Baby Homes report and their responses, if any, to date.
- Part-GrantedReceived 1 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The emails sent by Edelman Ireland, representing Didéan, to Tom Sheppard (referenced on the Lobbying Register) in relation to an alternative model to direct provision accommodation services. All subsequent correspondence between Edelman Ireland, representing Didéan, and Tom Sheppard in relation to an alternative model to direct provision accommodation services.
- Part-GrantedReceived 1 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Minutes of any meetings with Minister O'Gorman and St John Ambulance, between 13th November 2020 and 1st February 2021. Any briefings prepared for Minister O'Gorman ahead of any meetings with St John Ambulance, between 13th November 2020 and 1st February 2021. Any correspondence (sent and received) between Minister O'Gorman and St John Ambulance, between 13th November 2020 and 1st February 2021
- GrantedReceived 2 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All communications/documents in all formats received by the Minister for Children or his Department officials on February 1, 2021 from the Data Protection Commission (DPC).
- Received —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All communications sent by the Minister for Children or his Department officials between February 1, 2021 and February 2, 2021 to the Data Protection Commission (DPC).
- RefusedReceived 3 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
This request relates to a tender "RFT 182950 - Lotus Notes Administration and Migration Services" which was awarded to InVision Software and Technologies. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, we would like to be furnished with a copy of the winning tender.
- WithdrawnReceived 3 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Any memos prepared for the Minister on the subjects of: childcare closures, the suspension of ECCE and NCS subsidies for closed childcare providers, and the reopening of the sector, dating from 3 January 2021 to 3 February 2021.
- Part-GrantedReceived 4 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
1. Correspondence between Tusla and Department of Children/Minister O'Gorman on the topic of child sexual abuse in St John Ambulance, between 1st November 2020 and 4th February 2021. 2. A copy of the report conducted by Tusla into its records related to reports of child sexual abuse in St John Ambulance, at the request of Minister O'Gorman. 3. Correspondence between Department of Health and Department of Children/Minister O'Gorman on the topic of child sexual abuse in St John Ambulance, between 22nd October 2020 and 4th February 2021. 4. Correspondence between Department of Justice and Department of Children/Minister O'Gorman on the topic of child sexual abuse in St John Ambulance, between 22nd October 2020 and 4th February 2021.
- RefusedReceived 5 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All inspection reports for Birchwood Direct Provision Centre, Waterford, from Jan 2020- Jan 2021
- Part-GrantedReceived 5 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence between this Department and Birchwood DP centre, Waterford, from June 2020 - January 2021
- RefusedReceived 8 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Any correspondence between the DCYA and members of Scouting Ireland relating to the salary or compensation for the CEO from 2017- present.
- Part-GrantedReceived 5 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence between Scouting Ireland and Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (including the minister and junior minister(s) and staff). I am also requesting internal documents/briefing notes and minutes regarding Scouting Ireland. The period I am requesting these documents is from the 1st of January 2021 to the 05th of February 2021.
- Received —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Please note as part of this request I am looking for Text Messages (including WhatsApp and similar message platforms), Phone Call records between Scouting Ireland staff/ and department officials for the period outlined above.
- RefusedReceived 8 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
In the "archives" section of the report by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, there is a list of files provided by the Department of Health to the Commission. They're described as "departmental files for the purposes of access by researchers". I would be grateful if you could provide the file entitled "CCP-INA-0-482240: Cross Border Adoptions".
- Part-GrantedReceived 9 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The memo containing a summary of the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes that was sent to Cabinet, and the date that it was sent to Cabinet. All correspondence, and responses to that correspondence, among Department officials and the Minister about the Sunday Independent article published on 10 January about the findings of the report. Timeline: 8-15 January. Correspondence among Department officials, and sent to the Department by women who had been in mother and baby homes, or by their families, about a meeting with survivors to discuss the findings of the report. Timeline: 11-16 January.
- UnknownReceived 9 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence, briefing documents, draft briefing documents, memos, meeting notes and other records associated with the attached lobbying activities and meetings
- UnknownReceived 9 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence, briefing documents, draft briefing documents, memos, meeting notes and other records associated with the attached lobbying activities and meetings
- Part-GrantedReceived 11 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence to/from Minister Roderic O'Gorman to religious organisations following his 12/1/2021 letter to them in relation to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby homes report.
- Part-GrantedReceived 15 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
In reference to item 32.403 in the Mother and Baby Home Commission report: In May 2018, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs commissioned an independent review into incorrect birth registrations. • Which four mother and baby homes was the report referring to? • Which were the adoption agencies the report was referring to? • Please give details of the evidence pointing to why these birth registrations were deemed illegal. • What was the number of birth registrations associated with each M&B home that were found to be illegal?
- Received —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
• How many of the 748 'causes for concern' within the St Patrick’s Guild records were found to be potentially illegal birth registrations/adoptions?
- RefusedReceived 15 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Any correspondence between Bridgestock Care and DCEDIY, DJE and/or IPAS/RIA; and any internal correspondence, which relates to queries initiated by Bridgestock Care relating to the operations and management of the Direct Provision Accommodation Centre at Writer’s Square, Port Road, Letterkenny, County Donegal.
- Part-GrantedReceived 16 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Any or all documents and correspondence from the 16th of January to the 16th of February relating to Scouting Ireland. Any correspondence and documents regarding the expulsion and suspension of senior volunteers from the 16th of January to the 16th of February.
- RefusedReceived 16 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All records of communication between Department officials of grade Principal and higher and the Mother and Baby Home Commission regarding the wiping of audio recordings of oral testimonies of the survivors dating from 1 October 2020 to January 12 2021.
- Part-GrantedReceived 17 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Access records of the LGBT National Youth Strategy Committee, of which Una Mullally was appointed the chair. The time period I wish to request the information is from 1 July 2016 to 31 Dec 2020.
- Part-GrantedReceived 18 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between the Department and Scouting Ireland in 2015 and 2019 regarding funding matters re Operation Lelievlet. I am also looking for documents that are held by the Department regarding same.
- UnknownReceived 24 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A list of dates per centre in Waterford in past 5 years when capacity was exceeded. Have centres been oversubscribed and how have families been housed if so? A figure per centre, and per locality of deaths. How many deaths have occurred in each Waterford centre in the last five years. How many residents of Direct Provision have been in the system in Waterford for longer than 5 years.
- UnknownReceived 23 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence - dated between July 2020 and February 2021 - between DCEDIY and Direct Provision operators regarding plans to reform the system and move away from a not-for-profit approach.
- Part-GrantedReceived 23 February 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence (including texts/phone call logs/emails and whatsapps) between Roderic O'Gorman and the dept of An Taoiseach AND Micheal Martin on Sunday 10 January. All correspondence received by both departments complaining about the leaking of the report before its formal publication from Jan 10 to present.
- Part-GrantedReceived 1 March 2021Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all correspondence between the department and/or IPAS with the operators of the Davis Lane Apartments direct provision centre. This request to cover the period since direct provision has been under the umbrella of the department.