Department of Education and Youth
FOI Requests — 2068 requests
- Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Copies of all audit reports carried out by the Department of Education's Internal Audit Division
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Schools Admissions Bill
- Granted Corporate ServicesReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Taxis & Oversea Travel
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Copies of all records/documents/notes /correspondence, in the period 1st March 2019 to date, which the Department has in its possession, regarding the proposal by CEIST (Catholic Education Irish Schools Trust, to close St. Marys College, Ballisodare, Co Sligo.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
The number of Evaluations of Provision for Pupils with Special Educational Needs in mainstream primary schools from 2015-2019.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
School Admissions
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland European Globalisation Fund
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Parliamentary Questions
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
The number of fire safety reports/audits carried out on schools in Longford during 2018 in tabular form. The number of fire safety reports/audits carried out on schools in Roscommon during 2018 in tabular form. The number of fire safety reports/audits carried out on schools in Leitrim during 2018 in tabular form. The details of any remedial works carried out at schools in Longford as result of fire safety reports/audits in 2018 in tabular form. The details of any remedial works carried out at schools in Roscommon as result of fire safety reports/audits in 2018 in tabular form. The details of any remedial works carried out at schools in Leitrim as result of fire safety reports/audits in 2018 in tabular form.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act
- Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Cost of Postage for Department of Education and the high percentage of that involved in sending payslips to staff and former staff
- Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Primary Teachers Circular 10/0 Part 7
- Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
2. Records relation to the establishment and conduct of the internal review mentioned by the Secretary General during the questions and answers section of the hearing regarding the sale of a spin off company by WIT
- Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
- Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
- Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
- Minutes of Department of Education management board meetings held from 01/03/2020 up to the date of processing this request Minutes of Minister and Management Board meetings held since 01/03/2020 up to the date of processing this request;Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Enrolment and Teacher Allocations 2019/20Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Copies of any invitations to events sent by email or by post to the office of the Minister and junior minister(s) at the department since their appointment in JuneReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- School Transport in Maynooth areaReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Copies of the actual mileage claim forms submitted by Minister Simon Harris from 26//06/20 to 27/08/20- a record of how much was paid to the minister for each of these claim forms.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Copies of all records held referring or relating to shortages of PPE in primary and secondary schools.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Deemed Refused
- All correspondence, including invoices, receipts and emails, related to any media and/or communications training provided to Ministers in the Department from the period June 27 to date of request.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Copies of any records held referring or relating to publicationof the university rankings as per the following newspaper article:https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/trinity-climbs-nine- places-in-latest-world-university-rankings-1.4344668Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- The First Day Briefing provided to Minister Foley and Minister of State Madigan upon their appointmentsReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- All records relating to the process of selecting a permanent location for Gaelscoil Aine, currently located at Colaiste Chaoimhin, St Mobhi Road, Drumcondra, DublinReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
- DecisionReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Request Summary
- Any external communication received by the Department that mentions Kildare Town Community School or Kildare Town Community School Board of Management between 10th June 2020 and 24th June 2020Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- A list of all submissions made to the Minister or Ministers of State at your Department using the e-submissions system (or whatever relevant/similar system is in place at your Department) in the period 1 July 2020 to the date of receipt of this requestReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Records of internal correspondence in the Department of Education, in relation to restoring pay equality for teachersfrom January-June 2020.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Covid provision of funding - School TransportReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Technical report compiled to oversee the calculated grades processReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- All reports or data supporting the decision of the Minister for Education the criterion of ' school historiocal education' from standardisation processReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Copies of any correspondence between the Department of Education and the Health and Safety Authority with regard to inspections of schools (as per the following newspaperarticle:https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/school- covid-19-safety-check-results-will-not-be-shared-with-parents- 1.4355817Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Any correspondence or internal records, including correspondence with the Joint Managerial Body, since 2020 regarding orders issued by the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, to drop admission rules that give priority to places for siblings of existing pupils.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Records related to the Professional Development Service for Teachers ("PDST")Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- All records relating to the Department of Education's 25,000 euro spend on media monitoring services as confirmed to the public accounts committee.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Any correspondence between private schools or boarding schools and the minister for education (or his/her private office or special adviser) in the last 5 months relating to request to allow for international students to be able to come into the country despite covid OR a request for financial support if no int students can come into the country.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Correspondence sent and receivedbetween 1st July and 28th September 2020 between the Minister Norma Foley, and Minister Simon Harris, and the president of UCD, TCD, Maynooth University, NUI Galway, UCC, DCU, ULReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- All correspondence between the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and NUI Galway regarding repeat exam fees.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Correspondences between the Irish Universities Association and Department of Further and Higher Education officials from assistant secretary and up between the 5th and 26th of September relating to the mode of delivery of education (whether in-person or remote learning)Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- All correspondence - dated between 21st September and 30 September - between Departmental officials regarding errors in the Calculated Grades system for 2020's Leaving CertificateReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- A breakdown of Department costs associated with ETS reviewing software for 2020 Leaving Certificate calculated grades system following errors identified in late SeptemberReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- All correspondence (email, letter, memo) between Minister Norma Foley and department officials in relation to Leaving Certificate results, between September 28 and September 30, 4pmReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Correspondence between Polymetricka international and the calculated grades unit in relation to potential and real errors in the code for calculated grades between June and time of requestReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- All communications at a senior official and ministerial level between the Department of Education relating to the errors discovered with the 2020 Leaving Cert calculated grades system.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Records pertaining to the calculated grades processReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Copies of all records concerning the decision to release class rankings in relation to the Leaving Cert 2020.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Copies of correspondence between the Minister and/or Secretary General's Office with universities with regard to the provision of extra places for students on courses during the academic year 2020/21.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused