Department of Defence

Department of Defence

Copies of all invoices/receipts associated with a trip by Minister Paul Kehoe to Vancouver in November 2017. I am seeking actual copies of receipts & invoices for the minister and those who accompanied him. - an itinerary for the trip. - copies of any records held relating or referring to the high cost of air travel for Minister Kehoe's trip to Vancouver.

Department of Defence

A database/spreadsheet/list containing the following data: • The number of employees of the department sacked in 2016, 2017, 2018. • The reason for the dismissal of each of the above employees. • The number of employees of the department suspended in 2016, 2017, 2018. • The reason for the suspension of each of the above employee • The number of complaints of bullying received by the department in 2016, 2017, 2018. • The number of complaints of sexual harassment received by the department in 2016, 2017, 2018.

Department of Defence

The budget allocation to the Army Equitation School in the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. The number of horses that were purchased for the Army Equitation School in the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Department of Defence

(1) Total amount spent, if any, on private detective work in 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, (2) Any contracts for private detective work in 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 (3) All emails/letters/correspondences, internal or external, in relation to private detective(s).

Department of Defence

1. Any documents relating to the establishment of EU Battlegroups in 2007. 2. Any documents relating to the decision for Ireland to participate in EU Battlegroups in 2008. 3. Any documents relating to the planned participation in a German-led Battlegroup in 2020. 4. The cost of participation in EU Battlegroups from 2016 and 2017.

Department of Defence

Any correspondence with the European Defence (EDA) from 2015 onwards relating to 1. The EU Training Mission in Mali 2. Ireland's bid for a seat on UN Security Council.

Department of Defence

I am submitting this Freedom of Information request to obtain any and all records, documentation, and materials held by your department or affiliated agencies related to the following: 1. Unidentified Craft/Objects/Phenomena: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO), or any other terminology used to describe unknown or unexplained aerial objects or phenomena (e.g., "unknown craft," "anomalous objects," or similar descriptors) but all of which below is simply referred to as UAP/UFO. 2. Specific Documentation and Records: Reports, memos, briefings, or logs of any sightings, incidents, or investigations as well as internal discussion about the existence of any such objects. Communications or reports from pilots (civilian or military) detailing encounters with unexplained objects or phenomena. Air Traffic Control (ATC) communication records, incident reports, or logs that document or reference unexplained or anomalous activity. Correspondence related to UAP/UFO phenomena between the Department of Defence, Defence Forces, and any other parties, including but not limited to An Garda Síochána, civilian organizations, and the public. Civilian reports made to the Defence Forces, Department of Defence, or any affiliated agency regarding UAP/UFO activity. Media files, including but not limited to photographs, videos, or audio recordings related to UAP/UFO incidents or investigations. 3. Incident Responses and Investigations:

Department of Defence

A list of public relations agencies engaged by the Department since June 27th 2020 to now, the fees payable, contract duration and purpose of engagement. In the alternative, I would like to request a copy of all contracts signed between the Department and public relations agencies / external advisors from the 27th June 2020 to the present date.

Department of Defence

1. The number of civilian personnel and or military personnel in each Army, Naval Service and Air Corps that were issued a work related credit card in the years 2014,2015 and to-date in 2016. 2. The grade of staff if civilian staff or rank of military personnel in each Army, Naval Service and Air Corps that have been issued with credit cards in each of those years eg 1 card was issued to Army personnel at the rank of Brigadier General in 2015 etc. 3. The spending limits on each of thiose cards that were issued in the years 2014,2015 and to-date in 2016. 4. If any personnel that have access to any of the cards ever requested in the time frame mentioned above that limit on a card should be increased; if so a brief description of why the limit on the cards should be increased eg Flights for a particular trip abroad for work related business was higher than the limit on the card etc.

Department of Defence

Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request access to the job description or role profile for the position of Secretary General or Deputy Secretary General used in the recruitment process on the last occasion either position was advertised.

Department of Defence

Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request access to the job description or role profile used in the recruitment / selection process on the last occasion a competition was held to fill each position based outside Ireland (e.g. Brussels, Geneva, Washington, Beijing, etc). This request should exclude all posts filled by career diplomats or staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Department of Defence

Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request access to any record which sets out the cost to date in 2024 of providing period products free of charge as part of measures to address period poverty. I am seeking any single record, or the smallest number of records possible to provide the information sought - I am not seeking "any and all" such records. I am willing to agree to any change which your FOI body suggests which will minimise work for your organisation and minimise or eliminate charges for me.

Department of Defence

- A breakdown of the detail of sales of all obsolete and/or used military equipment by the Defence Forces in the past twelve months. The information provided should include a detailed list of the equipment sold (name, number and use), the prices realised, the method of sale, and the recipient/purchaser. - A breakdown or inventory of items damaged beyond use, deemed uneconomical to repair, or no longer of use by the Defence Forces in the past twelve months. Broken down as above in as much detail as possible.

Department of Defence

The overall amount spent on UAVs procured between 1 January 2007 and 31 August 2016. The amount spent per each individual UAV procured between 1 January 2007 and 31 August 2016. The model name of each individual UAV procured between 1 January 2007 and 31 August 2016. The overall budget for any drone project/team/division per year from 2007 to 2016 and any budget estimation for 2017.

Department of Defence

Request for a copy of any briefing notes, priority lists, or other such documents prepared for the newly appointed head of transformation Brian Molloy.

Department of Defence

I am a long term resident of ADDRESS LOCATION PROVIDED. I am informed there are plans to move the Army from Cathal Brugha and to re purpose the Army Barracks into social/affordable housing. As a local resident part of a committee, we have several concerns and I am hoping under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I can gain access to some records to better inform local residents. I am advised there is an inter departmental working group between Defence, the Army, Housing and the LDA. Specifically I am requesting all email correspondence associated with the future plans of Cathal Brugha Army Barracks. Also if there are any reports into the repurpusing of the Army Barracks or indeed plans laying out its future. 01 Jan 23 to present.

Department of Defence

Copy of your 'Record of Processing Activities' for the Army Pensions Board

Department of Defence

All payments made to Caas Ltd in the period 1 January 2010 to 12 July 2021.

Department of Defence

All correspondence and communications of any kind whatsoever between the Department of Defence, its employees, the Minister for Defence and/or his advisers and other civil servants and/or the Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and/or the Green Party or their representatives regarding their programme for Government negotiations.

Department of Defence

All records and correspondence held by the department related to a briefing/presentation on 2020 government formation talks/programme for Government provided to either the Green Party, Fine Gael, and/or Fianna Fáil. (I understand in the Greens case the party supplied departments with a list of queries or questions on their policy objectives in talks, and in most cases departments then provided a presentation/briefing to the Green Party discussing the policy issues. This request would be for records related to that presentation, and associated correspondence, and records related to other similar presentations if they took place provided to Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil) 2. All briefings or analysis compiled by the department on policy proposals as part of the 2020 government formation talks/programme for Government 2020.

Department of Defence

A database of all items of equipment or vehicles sold off by the Department of Defence or Defence Forces in period 1 Jan 2013 to the current date to include the price it was sold for, date of sale, and a brief description of the item sold.

Department of Defence

All records that relate to the following entry on the Lobbying Register, which refers to an email and possible meeting between representatives of the Irish Amusement Trades Association and Minister of State Paul Kehoe: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/46641/irish- amusement-trades-association. The records I am seeking may include, but not be limited to, all correspondence (including any attachments), reports, briefings, memos, minutes or presentations.

Department of Defence

Copies of all correspondence relating to the following: The purchase of a new aircraft for the Ministerial Air Transport Service. correspondence can be limited to items from January 1, 2016 to May 16, 2016.

Department of Defence

The most recently updated Department Brief for an incoming Minister, either signed off and delivered to a new senior minister or minister of state following the 2024 April reshuffle, or a draft prepared for a possible change of minister but never delivered as the minister wasn't changed.

Department of Defence

A copy of the minutes of all of the Department of Defence High Level Procurement Planning Group (HLPPG) meetings over the period 1st January 2014 to 31st March 2019.

Department of Defence

Copies of all invoices associated with the ministerial trip by Paul Kehoe to the Middle East for St Patrick's Day 2017. This request to cover flights, accommodation, transport, gifts, subsistence, entertainment, dining, and so on.

Department of Defence

Copies of any records held by your Department relating to organisation, decision making, authorisation, or any other matter related to the following trip using the government jet: 01/11/2017 Baldonnel - Naples - Larnaca- Valletta - Athens - Paris - Baldonnel (Finance MoS plus 3)

Department of Defence

The number and a list of all bills enacted and which relate to matters for which the minister has responsibility since 2011. - the number of reports reviewing such legislation laid by by the minister before an Oireachtas committee since 2011 as required under Dáil standing orders 141A (now 164A). - drafts of all such reports which may have been commenced or prepared but not laid in the Dáil library. - all internal memos, notes or guidelines held by your department relating to compliance with Standing Order 164A (and its predecessor 141A in the 31st/32nd Dáil.

Department of Defence

Copies of all records held referring or relating to the provision of an aide-de-camp to the Tánaiste as part of arrangements for the new government

Department of Defence

a copy of any records held referring or relating to an audit or investigation that took place into stock-take adjustments and concealment of transactions at transport technical stores of the Defence Forces in the period 1 Jan 2018 to date

Department of Defence

Copies of all records held relating to the use of the government jet by the Taoiseach for engagements in Derry & the Northwest on September 11 of this year.

Department of Defence

A list of all internal audit reports conducted for both the Department and the Defence Forces in the period 1 January 2017 to date.

Department of Defence

A list of all the countries to whom Ireland has provided both military assistance and military training over the last five years. Please include where possible regiments, battalions etc.

Department of Defence

Current documentation with the Department on eligibility for Invalidity Pension within the Department, rates of pay and assessment criteria - with regards to soldiers

Department of Defence

Please confirm if your Minister uses WhatsApp for official government business and/or for exchanging messages with officials and colleagues. Please confirm if your Minister stores or deletes WhatsApp messages relating to government business or to and from officials and colleagues. Please confirm if your Minister has downloaded Signal on their work mobile phone. Please confirm if your Minister uses Signal for official government business and/or for exchanging messages with officials and colleagues. Please confirm if your Minister uses a private email account for official government business and/or exchanging messages with officials and colleagues. Please provide any guidance that has been issued to your Minister on the use of messaging systems, such as WhatsApp or Signal. Please send screengrabs of all WhatsApp messages in relation to government business sent to and from your Minister's work phone on September 27, 2022.

Department of Defence

I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to any memos / minutes / internal correspondence arising out of the phone calls and meeting between Babcock International and Des Dowling in May / June. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/7885/babcock-international-group

Department of Defence

All records related to this lobbying return filed by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, available at the following link: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/109397/irish-congress-of-trade-unions. Please include all correspondence, including emails, letters, as well as meeting minutes.

Department of Defence

Pursuant to The Freedom of Information Acts we require you to furnish us with the following information:- 1. Rates of Pay for a Private, Corporal, Sergeant and Flight Sergeant from 1997 to date. 2. 24 hour security duty/guard duty for a Private, Corporal, Sergeant and Flight Sergeant from 1997 to date. 3. Tech pay and allowances paid to an Instrument Technician in Avionics payable to a Private, Corporal, Sergeant and Flight Sergeant from 1997 to date.

Department of Defence

All correspondence, communications and messages, both internal and external, including with the Defence Forces, relating to a press query sent to the Department of Defence and Defence Forces press office on August 9th, 2019. The query read: Good afternoon, I have two queries I was hoping you could help me with. 1-The first relates to the current status of the Le Eithne and Le Orla. I know both are undergoing maintenance. Has any decision been taken on whether they will be on patrol once this has finished? Have enough new personnel been found to allow this? 2-The second relates to armourers in the Naval Service. I understand there are currently 3 armourers in the NS which represents about 25 per cent of the required capacity. I understand all three were recently persuaded to stay by increasing their pay rate from Tech 5 to Tech 6. Is the low number of NS armourers having an effect on capacities and use of weapons?

Department of Defence

Copies of all records held referring or relating to the docking of two naval service vessels. This request to cover the period 14 June 2019 to date of receipt of this request.

Department of Defence

1. The department’s expenditure on PESCO and PESCO-related projects since Ireland signed up to the initiative in December 2017. 2. Any correspondence to and from Google during the period January 2017 to March 2019 regarding the company’s work on Project Maven. 3. Any DoD memos or minutes of meetings/transcripts regarding Project Maven during the same period.

Department of Defence

- copies of any records held referring or relating to the decision to charter an aircraft for the use of the Taoiseach on his recent visit to Moldova. - copies of any correspondence between the DoD and DF with regard to the above. This request can exclude any records relating to organisation of overflights etc.

Department of Defence

Correspondence sent and received by the department secretary general in relation to policy issues associated with the Programme for Government 2020 talks, between 3rd May and 15th June 2020.

Department of Defence

A copy of any incident report relating to the event where a door fell from an Air Corps helicopter as per the following article: https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0521/1139891- helicopter/

Department of Defence

Specifically, I would like to request the following information: 1. The cost per round of 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition. 2. The cost per round of 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition. 3. The cost per round of 9×19mm Parabellum ammunition. 4. The cost per round of 12.7×99mm NATO ammunition.

Department of Defence

• Copies of all briefing material prepared for the new Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.

Department of Defence

A list of all refurbishment works that were carried out at any Air Corps, Naval Service, military barracks in the years 2014,2015 and to-date in 2016. Please include the length of time each project took to complete. To assist you further I am only seeking where the costs were in excess of €10,000

Department of Defence

1) The number of staff sick days for the calendar years 2014, 2015 and so far for 2016. 2)The cost of temporary/ substitute cover, if any, for those on sick leave during the periods specified above.

Department of Defence

-Any correspondence or meeting minutes between Tanaiste Michael Martin and the Cannabis Risk Alliance -Any correspondence or meeting minutes between Tanaiste Michael Martin and Prof Bobby Smyth -Any correspondence or meeting minutes between Tanaiste Michael Martin and Prof Mary Cannon

Department of Defence

Under the FOI Act of 2014, I would like to copy of records and correspondence in relation to procurement of military radar from 1st November 2024 to 10th February 2025.