government department

Department of Education and Youth

FOI Requests — 2068 requests

  • Received
    Decided 16 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0577
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Complaints and feedback about Irish exemptions sent to the Minister of this Department.

  • Received
    Decided 16 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0587
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Briefing material for the new Minister for Education.

  • Received
    Decided 15 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0586
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents relating to staffing arrangements in Gaelscoil Uí Drisceoil.

  • Received
    Decided 15 December 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0584
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    School's inspection records from CBS primary Tralee.

  • Received
    Decided 12 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0582
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents related to integrating critical educational approaches into the national curriculum.

  • Received
    Decided 12 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0580
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents relating to the tender for the coaching framework/tender issued in August 2025 by Oide for the provision of coaching services to school principals.

  • Received
    Decided 12 December 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0579
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records held by the Department of Education relating to the property occupied by Our Lady of Good Counsel, Johnstown.

  • Received
    Decided 11 December 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0613
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    A copy of an esubmission regarding NCCA finances.

  • Received
    Decided 11 December 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0610
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    An esubmission regarding the Teaching Council Annual Report 2024/2025.

  • Received
    Decided 10 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0578
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents relating to the development of the circular: "Restricting the use of and access to personal mobile phones by students during the school day".

  • Received
    Decided 10 December 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0576
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Complaints received by the Department relating to non-fee pay schools charging some form of fee at enrolment.

  • Received
    Decided 9 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0573
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    All records relating to gifts, hospitality etc received by Department Minister's and officials.

  • Received
    Decided 9 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0572
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    All records relating to the policy document: the Guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Schools.

  • Received
    Decided 9 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0615
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Reports referencing student access to pornography/sexually explicit content on school-issued devices.

  • Received
    Decided 8 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0395
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    All information governing the health and safety assessment criteria which govern the selection of school bus routes in rural areas.

  • Received
    Decided 5 December 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0495
    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public Representatives
    Department of Education and Youth

    Correspondence between the Department and the Department of Finance regarding the budget.

  • Received
    Decided 5 December 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0496
    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public Representatives
    Department of Education and Youth

    Correspondence between the Department and the Department of Finance regarding the budget.

  • Received
    Decided 5 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0556
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Reports prepared in respect of the pilot scheme to reconfigure the school(s) at Raheny (Scoil Ide, Scoil Aine and Scoil Assaim) in circa 2023.

  • Received
    Decided 5 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0553
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Correspondence sent and received, between the Minister and any European commissioner.

  • Received
    Decided 5 December 2025
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0552
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records regarding primary school mainstream classroom teacher staffing appeals submitted to the Department of Education.

  • Received
    Decided 5 December 2025
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0551
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Internal department correspondence received by the Minister for Education in 2025 concerning teacher demand.

  • Received
    Decided 5 December 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0549
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Reports concerning Irish exemptions prepared in 2025 and held by the Minister for Education.

  • Received
    Decided 4 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0548
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Minister's diary for October 2025.

  • Received
    Decided 2 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0538
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    All Oide submissions on draft and final specifications in Leaving Cert Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

  • Received
    Decided 2 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0534
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    The ETB survey from 2018 on Religious Divestment/Reconfiguration.

  • Received
    Decided 2 December 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0532
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records relating to the development of the nationwide multimedia campaign to promote regular school attendance across Ireland.

  • Received
    Decided 1 December 2025
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0529
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Dataset of all post-primary schools in the Republic of Ireland that have changed their gender-admission status from single-sex to co-educational.

  • Received
    Decided 1 December 2025
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0531
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    A list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Education through the e-submissions channel.

  • Received
    Decided 27 November 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0527
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents on the subject of voluntary parental contributions to schools.

  • Received
    Decided 26 November 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0484
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    A note for the Minister regarding School Transport.

  • Received
    Decided 26 November 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0483
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    A note for the Minister regarding School Transport.

  • Received
    Decided 26 November 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0482
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    A note for the Minister regarding School Transport.

  • Received
    Decided 25 November 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0522
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Any audits concerning the Residential Institutions Redress Unit.

  • Received
    Decided 21 November 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0520
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Education and Youth

    Document that provides for a Post-primary Implementation Group (terms of reference etc).

  • Received
    Decided 19 November 2025
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0517
    Requester Type Client
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents regarding the agreed selection process for school transport operated by Bus Eireann.

  • Received
    Decided 19 November 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0516
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents related to the extension of a school in Dungarvan.

  • Received
    Decided 18 November 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0510
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents related to internal audits.

  • Received
    Decided 18 November 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0509
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Details of funding or support to schools and/or religious patrons.

  • Received
    Decided 17 November 2025
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0462
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    A list of all third-party organisations, charities, and external facilitators approved or funded by the Department of Education or its agencies.

  • Received
    Decided 14 November 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0457
    Requester Type Client
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents relating to the eligibility criteria for school transport.

  • Received
    Decided 14 November 2025
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0460
    Requester Type Client
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records regarding Middletown applications.

  • Received
    Decided 13 November 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0505
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    School enrolment statistics.

  • Received
    Decided 11 November 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0504
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    The number of Principals at secondary level, who have retired between May 2025 and October 2025, in the Dublin 7 area.

  • Received
    Decided 11 November 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0502
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents regarding the financial cost of equalising the pension benefits for post-2013 entrant teachers.

  • Received
    Decided 11 November 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0501
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Statistics regarding the amount of teachers who gave up their AP role for it to be refilled by another candidate from the school.

  • Received
    Decided 11 November 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0500
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents regarding the Department's funding relationship with a school patron.

  • Received
    Decided 10 November 2025
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0499
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents related to the national pilot online school admissions system.

  • Received
    Decided 7 November 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0366
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents regarding Scouting Ireland.

  • Received
    Decided 6 November 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0493
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documents related to the SPHE Curriculum, Primary Level.

  • Received
    Decided 31 October 2025
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2025-0488
    Requester Type Client
    Department of Education and Youth

    Details of a school bus route and contract providers.