Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Records relating to the tendering / award of the contract for the operation of the Music Industry Stimulus Package to the organisation "First Music Contact" - this to include the contract/service level agreement itself.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Copies of all records relating to the decision (announced October 22nd, 2024) to give provisional support to the hosting of The Open and the AIG Women's Open at Portmarnock Golf Club.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Aon chaipéisí a bhaineann leis hullmhú bhuiséad na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta do 2024, lena n-áirítear aon chaipéisí agus comhfhreagras réamhbhuiséid agus aon phlé nó caipéis faoin bhuiséad ó fógraíodh é an mhí ar an 10 Deireadh Fómhair. Any documents relating to the preparation of the Irish and Gaeltacht budget for 2024, including any documents and pre-budget correspondence and any discussions or documents about the budget since it was announced on October 10.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

List of the 2000 artists who received the three years salary [Basic Income for The Arts].

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

The below listed categories of historical data (a-f) which appear in ComReg’s Quarterly Key Data Reports for the mobile wireless industry from the years 1993-1995. a. Market Revenues b. Subscribers c. Penetration Rates d. Voice Usage e. SMS Usage f. ARPU All consumer (residential and business) surveys conducted by the Department in relation to the Irish communications market between 1993-1995 All mobile wireless market studies produced by the Department between 1993 and 1995. All weighted average cost of capital (WACC) studies prepared by the Department for the mobile wireless and telecommunications industries from 1993 to 1995.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Copies of any records/briefing documents or other relevant material held by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media relating to meeting(s) this year between Susan Moss BL of TikTok, other TikTok officials, Minister Catherine Martin and other Department officials.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Any record created since 1 January 2023 which: 1. lists / identifies contracts placed by your department with Israeli companies, or for the supply of goods or services originating, or partially originating, in Israel, or 2. lists / identifies Israeli goods already in use in your department / office.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All submissions and lobbying information received (full submissions, not just the list of submissions) relating to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill/ Act received in 2017 and 2018.Furthermore, I am also requesting all correspondence received by your department from all other Government Departmentsand public representativesrelating to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill/ Act received in 2017 and 2018.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Access to correspondence between the National Association of Regional Game Councils and Minister Madigan. Details of the correspondence are outlined here:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/63373/national-association-of- regional-game-councils

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Aon chomhfhreagras nó caipéisí eile a bhaineann cruinniú a reáchtáil Roinn na Gaeltachta ar an 9ú Feabhra 2023 maidir le smaointe agus tuairimí a fháil ar bhearta nua a d’fhéadfaí cur i bhfeidhm chun tacú le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge sa stát. Ba mhaith liom aon taifid ón 1/1/2023 go dáta a bhain leis an chruinniú nó an plé a d’eascair as a fháil i bhfoirm ríomhphoist, le do thoil.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Any emails, memos (including messages from mobile phones and messaging apps), letters or submissions and their attachments where relevant between officials in the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media at the level of principal officer and above regardingthe Grassroots Music Venue Support Scheme including all information in relation to criteria, applicants and decisions. Any emails, memos (including messages from mobile phones and messaging apps), letters or submissions and their attachments where relevant between officials in theDepartment of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Mediaat the level of principal officer and above and Minister Patrick O'Donovan and his staff regardingthe Grassroots Music Venue Support Scheme including all information in relation to criteria, applicants and decisions. Any emails, memos (including messages from mobile phones and messaging apps), letters or submissions and their attachments where relevant betweenMinister Patrick O'Donovan or his staffand members of the public including applicants of the schemeregardingthe Grassroots Music Venue Support Scheme including all information in relation to criteria, applicants and decisions.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Correspondence between RTÉ; and Minister for Media Catherine Martin, on the topic of the pay and remunerationof any top ten RTÉ; highest paid on air presenters, and related issues, as well as the understatements of payments, as well as issues related to Grant Thornton audits and reviews of same, between 20th February and 22nd June 2023. Internal correspondence among Department officials,in the Media section, including the Secretary General, Assistant Secretary or Minister's Office employees on the topic of the pay and remunerationof any top ten RTÉ; highest paid on air presenters, and related issues, as well as the understatements of payments, as well as issues related to Grant Thornton audits and reviews of same, between 20th February and 22nd June 2023. Internal briefings or memos, or speaking notes prepared for the Minister, in relation to issues around the pay and remunerationof any top ten RTÉ; highest paid on air presenters, and related issues, as well as the understatements of payments, as well as issues related to Grant Thornton audits and reviews of same, between 20th February and 22nd June 2023

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Copies of all correspondencebetween Minister Catherine Martin and the following individuals: - RTÉ; Director General Dee Forbes - Ryan Tubridy - Incoming RTÉ; Director General Kevin Bakhurst - RTÉ; chairwoman Siún Ní Raghallaigh Copies of the minutes of all meetings between Ms Martin and the above named individuals. Copies of all correspondence between secretary general Katherine Licken and the same above named individuals.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All correspondence between officials in the Department with the RTÉ board regarding the audits of financial accounts in RTÉ between January 1 2023 and the date of this request. All correspondence between RTE (including Dee Forbes) and officials in the Media section of the Department regarding the audits of financial accounts, Ryan Tubridy payments and barter accounts between January 1 2023 and the date of this request. All briefing notes and memos prepared for Minister Catherine Martin regarding RTÉ between March 1 2023 and the date of this request. Correspondence should include, but not be limited to, letters, emails, briefing notes, memos, text messages, WhatsApp messages etc

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Records covering: Legal fees paid by the Department in utilising legal firms and consultancy firms to consult on and answer FOI requests and appeals of FOI requests including appeals to the Office of the Information Commissioner in the past 5 years.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Records relating to the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund.Specifically, I am looking for the details of the scores achieved by each of the 35 successful projects broken down under each of the 14 criteria. I'm not looking for commentaryor explanation on the marks awarded.I will accept this information in any format that is convenient for you, the attached spreadsheet would be ideal.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All records regarding Galway as Ireland's 2020 European Capital of Culture. The request is for records to include; but not limited to: Internal and external correspondence, Minutes of meetings, Notes or memos in relation to discussion or telephone calls. The time period for this request is from 2018 to the present day (23/06/2022).

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Copies of all records relating to the decision to provide €23,000 to the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Details of all expenditure incurred by DTCAGSM on cloud computing services in 2020. Cloud computing services should be taken to mean any cloud-related service provided to DTCAGSM, either directly by cloud computing firms (such as, but not limited to, the following: Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle, Amazon Web Services, and IBM) or by third party- consultancies. In either case, this would incorporate all varieties of cloud computing, including software-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service. Details are requested on the total payments made to each relevant individual private sector entity (cloud computing firm, third party consultancy, etc.) covered by this request, rather than a single accumulative figure.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Access to correspondence between Bauer Media and Minister Martin during 2023 and 2024 in relation to media mergers.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Access to correspondence between Minister Martin and David McRedmond of An Post in relation to the TV licence during 2023 and 2024.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Access to any correspondence between Diageo and Minister Martin during 2023 and 2024 in relation to the Rupert Guinness Theatre in Dublin.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All meetings of the technical working group set up last year to review the collection of the TV licence fee

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Copies of records held by the the National Archives concerning guidance in relation to the digital preservation of records by the Revenue Commissioners since 2010.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All records relating to the amendments being made to the Broadcasting Act by the Minister. To specifically include changes to the Media Fund and the ban on the introduction of a streaming levy

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Research and/or feasibility studies undertaken into reform of the Short Term letting sector in advance of changes approved by cabinet in April 2025. Correspondence with the Department of Housing regarding same. From April 2024 to date

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

A copy of all correspondence between the Department / NPWS and the Irish Coursing Club between December 1, 2019 and the present day. A copy of all correspondence between the Department / NPWS and any person who is or is understood to be a member of a group called Bantry Open Coursing Club between December 1, 2019 and the present day. Refinement for part 1 of the requestenforcement matters relating to open coursing meetings and any matters related to the activities and status of associative coursing clubs

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

copies of all records relating to the plan by the Arts Council to move from Merrion Square to a different property. This request to cover the period 1 January 2019 to date of receipt of the request.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All correspondence between The Department and Culture Ireland dated between 01/02 and 20/03 relating to the staging of The Monk play in Dublin and proposed staging of the play in New York City. This should include any correspondence relating to the funding of this production by Culture Ireland during this period. All correspondence between Culture Ireland and Glass Mask Theatre dated between 01/02 and 20/03 relating to the staging of The Monk play in Dublin and proposed staging of the play in New York City.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All correspondence from An Post to the Minister, General Secretary or Assistant Secretary General for the Media and Broadcasting Division, regarding the TV license between 1/9/2025 to the 1/03/2026.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Under the FOI Act 2014, I request the following - A copy of the communication received from the EU Commission to the Department of Tourism on March 22 2023 regarding the proposed short term letting laws. I prefer to receive this information in its original format, preferably automatically. Many thanks

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I wish to make an application under the Freedom of Information Act. The application is for any correspondence received on the subject of 2rn in the previous two years.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All substantive correspondence (emails, research, briefingpapers, memos, speaking notes, etc) sent or received by the Minister forTourism,Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin onthe subject of(a) the financial prospects for the Irish arts/music industry for thecoming year (b) the impact of financial supports extended to the sector duringthe Covid-19 pandemic so far and (c) possible future financial supports.The time period in question is December 1, 2020 to February 1, 2021.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Records showing the number of employee/official mobile devices - to include smartphones, laptops and tablets - reported lost by or stolen by employees/officials in 2020 and 2021. Breakdown of same by device and year. Whether devices were encrypted or not. If it is necessary for any reason to redact any information, please redact the minimum necessary and send me the rest of the material, explaining the legal grounds for each redaction.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I request access to the following records which are non-personal and which I believe are held by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, dated between August 1, 2023 and the date of this request: A record of correspondence and notes from meetings between Amazon (or representatives acting on behalf of Amazon) and the ranks of assistant secretary or higher in relation to audiovisual production in Ireland and the public policy issues in relation to audiovisual production. Correspondence should include, but is not limited to, letters, emails, memos, reports, draft reports, WhatsApp messages, texts messages and other communications and their associated documents. The following lobbying register entry may be of assistance with this request: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/104015/amazon-ireland-support-services- limited This should include a record of the dates payments were made and the services covered by the payments. It is preferable to receive the records in Excel format for each company/director.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

The minutes of a meeting involving Minister Chambers and/or Assistant Secretary Cian Ó Lionáin on 18th November 2022 with representatives from the Football Association of Ireland, and any briefing materials prepared for the minister in advance. Any email sent by FAI chief executive Jonathan Hill to either of the individuals above following that meeting on 18 November 2022, and the response given. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, and in its original formatting.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Records concerning two meetings taken by Minister for Arts Catherine Martin with Twitter and TikTok on January 27, 2021. Records may include any notes taken at the meetings or any briefing documents prepared and presented to the Minister in advance of the meeting. Searches of any relevant mobile phones, private email addresses and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request, as should any parallel communications relating to these meetings.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Records concerning a meeting between Minister for Arts Catherine Martin and Google held on Wed, 10 February 2021, as indicated by her ministerial diary. Records may include any notes taken at the meetings or any briefing documents prepared and presented to the Minister in advance of the meeting. Searches of any relevant mobile phones, private email addresses and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request, as should any parallel communications relating to these meetings.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Any analysis or research commissioned by or conducted by the Department into the impact of EU regulations on Ireland's sports infrastructure; Any analysis or research commissioned by or conducted by the Department into the impact of the European REACH regulation on Ireland's artificial pitches (3G specifically, but not exclusively) Any reports, briefings, memos or presentations prepared by the Department containing references to, or analysis of, the future of Ireland's artificial pitches in light of European regulatory changes.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Is mian liom iarratas a dhéanamh ar chóip den iarraidh ar thairiscint (RFT) a d’eisigh an Oifig um Sholáthar Rialtais ar son na Roinne ar an 7 Nollaig i dtreo sainchomhairleoireacht a aimsiú le tabhairt faoi athbhreithniú ar an bpróiseas roghnúcháin/toghcháin i ndáil le Bord Údarás na Gaeltachta.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

the 2018 reports for Dingle Ocean World, Galway Atlantaquaria, Daves Jungle and the SeaLife Bray and the 2019 report for Tayto Park

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Is mian liom iarratas a dhéanamh faoin Acht um Saorála Faisnéise ar aon chomhfhreagras nó doiciméad eile a bhaineann le foilsiú nó dréachtú Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019, ón 1 Bealtaine 2017 go dáta.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Copies of any valuation reports held by the department relating to the purchase of Aerfort Na Minna.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

1) All correspondence, including, but not limited to, briefings, synopses and correspondence between the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Galway Aviation Services Limited / Aer Arann in relation to the purchase of Aerfort Na Minna in Connemara between 26 November 2018 to 26 November 2019. 2) All correspondence, including, but not limited to, briefings, synopses and correspondence between the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Department of Finance and Public Expenditure in relation to the purchase of Aerfort Na Minna in Connemara between 26 November 2018 to 26 November 2019. 3) All correspondence, including, but not limited to, briefings, synopses and correspondence between the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Department of An Taoiseach in relation to the purchase of Aerfort Na Minna in Connemara between 26 November 2018 to 26 November 2019. 4) All correspondence, including, but not limited to, briefings, synopses and correspondence between the Department of Culture, Heritage and Senator Pádraig O Céidigh in relation to the purchase of Aerfort Na Minna in Connemara between 26 November 2018 to 26 November 2019.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All files and correspondence related to a meeting for Fine Gael parliamentary party members on hare coursing / hare catching / Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHD2) in Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 on Wednesday, October 9, 2019Correspondence with any members of the Oireachtas regarding hare coursing / hare catching / Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHD2) since June 1, 2019;

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

The latest figures or data you hold on the culling of deer in Dublin annuallyInformation of who culls the deer in DublinRecords or data of baby deer of old deer culled annually

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All documentation regarding the lifting of the suspension of the hare netting licence, to include Minutes of all meetings held between the NPWS and the Irish Coursing Club in relation to the licence suspension and the lifting of this licence; all correspondence generated within the Department of Culture & Heritage, Minister Josepha Madigan's office and the Irish Coursing Club, and various TDs relating to the licence suspension and lifting of the suspension, and any other documentation relating to this matter.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Access records concerning the granting to Dublin Cemeteries Committee/Glasnevin Trust of several million Euros of public moneys around 2006/7. Specifically I am interested in records relevant to - The decision to award the grant of moneys- The extent of the grant- The scope of the grant- Conditions attaching to the grant- Scrutiny of the compliance by the recipient with such conditions

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Please send me all correspondence, internal and external, with the department since the start of the year relating to the issue of a night mayor for Dublin or the closure of venues - nightclubs, theatres etc - in Dublin.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All invoices in relation to spending on make-up, cosmetics and hair styling (to include both products and services) by the Department in 2019.