Department of Finance
FOI Requests — 1874 requests
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- copies of any briefings/submissions/memos or other such overview/explanatory documents prepared for either the Minister or the Secretary General with regard to the Apple tax case verdict. This request to cover the period 10 July 2020 to date of receipt of the request.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- Submissions made to the Department (or the relevant public body) in relation to the drafting of Statutory instrument S.I No 125/2009.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
I request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 the following records held by the Department of Finance: All records in relation to the meetings, emails, letters and/or phone exchanges with the IFA as referenced in the following lobbying returns:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/508/the- irish-farmers-association---ifa
- Received —Decided —Department of Finance
In all the above, please exclude any and all correspondence in relation to setting up or organising of physical or virtual meetings.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
1. Correspondence between the Minister for Finance and the Central Bank pertaining to payment breaks issued in the context of COVID-19 from the 18th March 2020 to 20th July 2020; 2. Correspondence between the Department of Finance officials and the Central Bank pertaining to payment breaks issued in the context of COVID-19 from the 18th March 2020 to 20th July 2020.
- Received —Decided —Department of Finance
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
1. Briefing notes prepared for the Minister for Finance in relation to Parliamentary Question with Reference 10395/20, answered 9 June 2020; 2. Correspondence between the office of the Minister for Finance and Department of Finance officials in relation to the reply given to Parliamentary Question with Reference 10395/20, answered 9 June 2020; 3. Correspondence between Department of Finance officials in relation to the reply given to Parliamentary Question with Reference 10395/20, answered 9 June 2020.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
All correspondence between the department of Finance and (a) the Central Bank and (b) the main retail banks regarding the tracker mortgage issue since 1 March 2020.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
1. Briefing notes prepared for the Minister for Finance in relation to Section 8 of the Financial Provisions (Covid-19)(No. 2) Bill 2020, pertaining to the Help to Buy Scheme, between 27 June 2020 and 27 July 2020; 2. Correspondence between the office of the Minister for Finance and Department of Finance officials in relation to Section 8 of the Financial Provisions (Covid-19)(No. 2) Bill 2020, pertaining to the Help to Buy Scheme, between 27 June 2020 and 27 July 2020; 3. Correspondence between Department of Finance officials in relation to in relation to Section 8 of the Financial Provisions (Covid-19)(No. 2) Bill 2020, pertaining to the Help to Buy Scheme, between 27 June 2020 and 27 July 2020.
- Handled outside of FOIReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
The times and dates and which radio station or show when the minister of finance took part in media interviews specifically with television and radio interviews from the 1st March 2020 till the 31st April 2020.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
1. Internal correspondence between Department of Finance officials concerning the Consumer Insurance Contract Act 2019 or any of its provisions, from 1 June 2020 to 16 July 2020; 2. Correspondence between the Department of Finance and Insurance Ireland concerning the Consumer Insurance Contract Act 2019 or any of its provisions, from 1 June 2020 to 16 July 2020; 3. Correspondence between the Department of Finance and any insurer concerning the Consumer Insurance Contract Act 2019 or any of its provisions, from 1 June 2020 to 16 July 2020 (where insurer means an insurance undertaking, that is to say, an insurance undertaking within the meaning of, as appropriate, Regulation 3 of the European Union (Insurance and Reinsurance) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 485 of 2015), Regulation 2 of the European Communities (Non-Life Insurance) Framework Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 359 of 1994) or Regulation 2 of the European Communities (Life Assurance) Framework Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 360 of 1994)); 4. Minutes of meetings held between the Minister for Finance or Department of Finance officials with Insurance Ireland or any insurer as defined in 3. above concerning the Consumer Insurance Contract Act 2019 or any of its provisions, from 1 June 2020 to 16 July 2020.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
1. Internal correspondence between Department of Finance officials concerning the Consumer Insurance Contract Act 2019 or any of its provisions, from 1 March 2020 to 16 April 2020; 2. Correspondence between the Department of Finance and Insurance Ireland concerning the Consumer Insurance Contract Act 2019 or any of its provisions, from 1 March 2020 to 16 April 2020; 3. Correspondence between the Department of Finance and any insurer concerning the Consumer Insurance Contract Act 2019 or any of its provisions, from 1 March 2020 to 16 April 2020 (where insurer means an insurance undertaking, that is to say, an insurance undertaking within the meaning of, as appropriate, Regulation 3 of the European Union (Insurance and Reinsurance) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 485 of 2015), Regulation 2 of the European Communities (Non-Life Insurance) Framework Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 359 of 1994) or Regulation 2 of the European Communities (Life Assurance) Framework Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 360 of 1994)); 4. Minutes of meetings held between the Minister for Finance or Department of Finance officials with Insurance Ireland or any insurer as defined in 3. above concerning the Consumer Insurance Contract Act 2019 or any of its provisions, from 1 March 2020 to 16 April 2020.
- TransferredReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking copies of invoices or fee notes submitted by the following individuals for payment by the Department of Finance. - Aoife Goodman for work undertaken on the Apple tax case in the calendar year 2017. - Barry Doherty for work undertaken on the Apple tax case in the calendar year 2019. - Maurice Collins for work undertaken on the Apple tax case in the calendar year 2019. - Paul Gallagher for work undertaken on the Apple tax case in the calendar year 2019. - Philip Baker for work undertaken on the Apple tax case in the calendar year 2019.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- copies of any briefings or submissions prepared for either the Minister or the Secretary General with regard to the following announcement:https://www.gov.ie/en/press- release/50a6d-minister-donohoe-reinstates-proprietary-directors-to-the-employment- wage-subsidy-scheme/
- Received —Decided —Department of Finance
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- a record of the amount paid out in severance payments for former office holders [as per the attached image in the Dept of Finance accounts for 2019]. A breakdown of severance payments in each of the following years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and the number of persons in receipt of such payments.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- Correspondence and documentation (sent during 2020) between the Department of Finance (Principal Officer Level and above) and the NTMA that related to Genomics Medicine Ireland + Genuity Science - Minutes from meetings (that took place during 2020) between the Department of Finance (Principal Officer Level and above) and the NTMA that related to Genomics Medicine Ireland + Genuity Science - Briefing notes or documents received or compiled by the Department of Finance during 2020 that relate to Genomics Medicine Ireland + Genuity Science - Correspondence and documentation (sent during 2020) between the Department of
- Received —Decided —Department of Finance
Finance (Principal Officer Level and above) and Genomics Medicine Ireland + Genuity Science
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
Any communications related to a meeting between Minister Donohoe and "Private Equity Investors" as listed in his diary for 10 June 2020. This would include, but not be limited to, briefing documents, minutes and other relevant material.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
All emails, notes, memos, and letters within the time period 1st January 2020 to 30th April 2020 between Q4PR and the Minister for Finance and the special adviser to the Minister for Finance Ed Brophy, in relation to the lobby return dated the 21st of May 2020, and the
- Received —Decided —Department of Finance
housing policy proposals put forward by Irish Institutional Property as outlined in the aforementioned lobby return. (https://www.lobbying.ie/return/59704/q4pr.)
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
I am requesting the 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 June. I am also seeking the release of any correspondence sent in response to these invitations, either by the minister(s) themselves or their secretary.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- copies of all correspondence between Minister/Sec Gen of Dept and financial institutions ( AIB (including EBS & Haven), BOI, KBC, Permanent TSB, and Ulster Bank) with regard to mortgage lending during the Covid-19 pandemic. - copies of any briefings/submissions/reports or other such review/overview documents prepared for the minister or secretary general with regard to mortgage lending during the Covid-19 pandemic. Request to cover the period 13 March 2020 to the date of receipt of the request.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- copies of all records held referring or relating to the decision to reopen all but one gate in the Phoenix Park to vehicular traffic. This request to cover the period 6 June to date of receipt of the request. To clarify, this would be records held relating to Minister O'Donovan's role in this decision.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
• A copy of a letter sent to ministers by An Taisce between 1 May, 2020 to 31 Aug, 2020; please include any subsequent communications resulting from the letter, including internal departmental communications. • For assistance:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/60531/an-taisce-the-national-trust-for- ireland When conducting your search and retrieval please consider official information held on non- official systems, emails accounts and devices. For example, WhatsApp groups etc.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
I would like all budget submissions from senior cabinet ministers dealing with issues outside the remit of their departments which were sent to the finance minister’s office from 01/06/2018.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
All records associated with this entry in the lobbying database:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/35015/american-chamber-of-commerce-ireland
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
All briefing material including memos, background papers, preparatory advice, minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence, documents and publications in relation to analysis undertaken by the Department of Finance with regard to how insurance claims were managed by insurance companies in the wake of Storms Ophelia and Emma between March 2018 and now.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- copies of all correspondence between your Department and any of the following airlines: Ryanair, Norwegian, Cityjet with regard to anomaly which sees air crew taxed in two different jurisdictions. This request to cover the period 1 January 2018 to the current date.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
A copy of all correspondence from 1st September 2017 to current date, between The Department of Finance and The Department of Communication, Climate Action and Environment, specifically relating to climate change and environmental policy relating to agriculture.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- All external correspondence with non-government parties at assistant secretary level and above or to ministerial offices regarding the reintroduction of duty-free sales for journeys between Ireland and the UK after Brexit from the period 1 July 2018 to 8 March 2019 inclusive; - Any reports or briefing documents prepared by the department relating to the same from the period 1 January 2018 to 8 March 2019 inclusive. By correspondence with non-government parties, I am referring to material such as lobbying from businesses, interest groups or private individuals. This would exclude communications with other governments such as the UK or EU.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- All correspondence with Apple and its representatives and the department since January 1, 2019 to date (correspondence to include senior officers at Assistant Secretary and above)
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- All correspondence with Microsoft and its representatives and the department since January 1, 2019 to date (correspondence to include senior officers at Assistant Secretary and above)
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
In March 2018, the European Council issued a summary document of questionnaire responses that it had received from Member States in relation to defensive measures, with regard to non- cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (see link). In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2014, the firm hereby requests details of Ireland’s response to this request.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- copies of any records held referring to or discussing the possibility that hurley making could qualify for the artist's exemption. This request to cover the period 1 January 2018 to date of receipt of this request.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
1. A list of all members and staff who travelled to the Czech Republic and Poland as part of the official visit for St Patrick’s Day in March this year. 2. The itinerary for each member of the delegation if there were differing itineraries for the members of the delegation. 3. Copies of all invoices/receipts associated with the trip to include flights, hotel, subsistence, car hire, translation, internal travel and gifts. 4. Records relating to any special arrangements made for members of the delegation including travel in Ireland.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- copies of any submissions made to the Minister for Finance in 2015, 2016, and 2017 relating to use of special purpose vehicles.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
Any correspondence from the Minister or Junior Minister at the Department to the Football Association of Ireland requesting tickets to any games involving men's, women's and underage Republic of Ireland soccer teams, or any UEFA or World Cup games, since 2016.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am requesting the release of any correspondence between Minister of State Michael D'Arcy and insurance companies regarding a plans to introduce legislation that would see insurance companies reveal how much they are paying out to settle compensation claims against businesses. I am also requesting the release of any minutes of any meetings between the junior Minister and insurance companies regarding the same. The date range for the records being sought is from 21 March last year until the present date.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- copies of all records referring or relating to the decision to defer changes to the local property tax regime in 2021. For avoidance of doubt, I am only looking for records relating to the postponement and as that decision has already been made, I do not believe it can be considered to form part of the broader deliberative process on reform of the local property tax.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
Copy of any correspondence directly between the department and ConsenSys between October 1 2018 to April 1 2019, inclusive, but excluding correspondence copying other parties (i.e. group emails, meeting invites etc.).
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking copies of the following ministerial submissions (FOI 20190328 refers): - FIN 00004-19 - FIN 00100-19 - FIN 00121-19 - FIN 00078-19 I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
All correspondence between the Department of Finance and the Central Bank regarding the ”Code of Practice on the Transfer of Mortgages” in the month of November 2012, and all records regarding the same Code held by the Department internally during the same period
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
All correspondence between Des O'Leary and any other representative of the Department of Finance with the FSIA in relation to Case 1 income and trading as referred to on page 3 of the handwritten notes of Des O'Leary in the attached letter dated 23 July 1999 from David Hurley to Des O'Leary of the Budget & Economics Division of the Department of Finance.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
1. All correspondence in which Sinn Féin's No Consent No Sale is mentioned or discussed, including emails, letters and memos from 1 March 2019 to 2 April 2019 between Minister Paschal Donohoe, his officials/staff/advisors and Irish financial institutions, banks, credit firms, and 2. All correspondence in which Sinn Féin's No Consent No Sale is mentioned or discussed, including emails, letters and memos from 1 March 2019 to 2 April 2019 between Minister Paschal Donohoe and his officials, staff and advisors (only including staff above assistant secretary level status) and including senior advisor Ed Brophy and special advisor Deborah Sweeney
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
1. All correspondence received by Minister for Finance, and Minister of State Michael D'Arcy, on the issue of ICAV regulations or legislation, between 1st January and 15th April 2019.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
• All correspondence between the Department and Paddy Cosgrave (WebSummit) between the period 01 September 2018 and the present day.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
Briefing materials prepared for Department of Finance officials in advance of their appearance before the Oireachtas Finance Committee on Tuesday April 2 to discuss the No Consent No Sale Bill.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
- All submissions to Dr Nicholas O’Brien, Assistant Secretary General; the Secretary General; or Minister relating to proposals to develop a programme of Irish-German cooperation on a range of policies, including financial stability. - All minutes of meetings between department officials and the German finance ministry in relation to the same issue. The time period should cover December 1, 2018 to January 15, 2019.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
All records relating to the Office of Public Works' potential purchase of the Central Bank's former Dame Street headquarters.