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    Request Reference 17-238 4) Record(s)/ minutes or/and correspondence pertaining to the following meetings that took place regarding lobbying activity relating to the following information:- https://www.lobbying.ie/return/12592/irish-funds-industry-association-clg 17-239 Journalist Part-Granted
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    Department of Finance

    3) Record(s)/ minutes or/and correspondence pertaining to the following meetings that took place regarding lobbying activity relating to the following information:- https://www.lobbying.ie/return/11552/hume-brophy

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    Request Reference 17-241 (a) A breakdown by grade the details of staff mentioned in reply to PQ 15480/16 (copy hereunder) (b) The number of staff (by grade) transferred from the Dublin and Tullamore offices of your Department to the National Shared Services Office (including PeoplePoint) between 1st January 2014 and 31st March 2017 and (c) The breakdown (by grade) of the staffing employed in the Human Resources Division in the 17-254 Other Dublin Office and in the Tullamore Office respectively at 1st January, 2017 Refused
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    Department of Finance

    6) Record(s)/ minutes or/and correspondence pertaining to the following meetings that took place regarding lobbying activity relating to the following information:- https://www.lobbying.ie/return/14304/bridgedale-asset-management

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    Request Reference 17-264 • copies of any reports (electronic or hard copy) held by your department on the operations of REITs - Real Estate Investment Trusts - in Ireland • copies of any submissions (electronic or hard copy) made to your department on the introduction and/or operations of REITs - Real Estate Investment Trusts in Ireland - by other government departments or third parties • copies (electronic or hard copy) of any submissions made by your department about the introduction and/or operations of REITs - Real Estate Investment Trusts - in Ireland • copies of any diary entries or phone logs relating to Hibernian Reit and/or Kevin Nowlan 17-231 Journalist Between January 1 2010 and July 4 2017. Part-Granted
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    Department of Finance

    provide the most up-to-date figures regarding the Special Assignee Relief Programme (SARP) under the following headings: 1. How many individuals have availed of SARP? 2. What has the cost to the exchequer in revenue forgone been? 3. How many individuals that availed of SARP were in the €75,000-€150,000 income bracket? 4. How many individuals that availed of SARP were in the €225,000-€300,000 income bracket? 5. How many individuals that availed of SARP were in the €300,000-€375,000 income bracket? 6. How many individuals that availed of SARP had an income greater than €375,000? 7. What percentage of the total number of individuals that availed of SARP were in the Financial Services Industry?

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    Request Reference 17-257
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    Re-worded version of the second part of the FOI request received 4/8/2017 as follows - All internal department correspondence relating to Ireland's corporate tax system and Apple in the context of the report since May 1, 2017 Initial request as follows: - A copy of the Seamus Coffey report on Ireland's tax system instigated by Children's Minister Katherine Zappone in response to the 2016 Apple tax controversy (please note: I have been informed this report was provided to the Department of Finance at the start of July)

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    Request Reference copies of all records, including correspondence, notes, minutes and emails, relating to the participating intermediaries for retail investors that were appointed by the Department of Finance in connection with the recent initial public offering (IPO) at AIB Bank. The request covers the period from the government's announcement of the IPO to date 17-263 Journalist (14/08/2017). Withdrawn
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    Department of Finance

    - All internal department correspondence relating to this report since May 1, 2017

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    Request Reference 17-260 records showing logs of meetings between June 23rd 2015 and present between companies (and/or individuals representing named companies) with representatives of the Finance & Banking Directorate at which one or more of the following individuals was present, • minister • minister of state • secretary general/second secretary • assistant secretary general /head of division of the shareholding and financial advisory division/director of the international finance division • principal officer The record should include: • the date on which the meeting took place • the minister and/or minister of state and/or name and title of the highest ranking departmental official in attendance • the name of the respective company (or companies if more than one company was represented at the meeting) • the purpose of the meeting To aid you in the treatment of this request, I am hoping to identify meetings the deparment held with companies regarding the relocation (or partial relocation) of their company or their staff 17-252 Other from the UK to Ireland Refused
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    Department of Finance

    a copy of Minister Paschal Donoghoe's letter 5th July to Sligo County Council pertaining to Bank of Ireland in Ballymote, Co. Sligo?

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    Request Reference 17-256
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    copies of all correspondences (emails, letters, details of telephone calls or minutes of meetings) between department officials, the minister or his staff and representatives of Diageo or Proctor & Gamble for the period while Paschal Donohoe was Minister for Finance. I would also like correspondences (emails, letters, details of telephone calls or minutes of meetings) between department officials, the minister or his staff and representatives and drinks industry during the same period.

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    Request Reference 17-262
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    1. How much has the Department spent on social media in 2016 and 2017? Is there a breakdown of that spend available? 2. How much was spent on boosting posts on social media in 2016 and 2017? 3. Does the Department have a social media team? If so, how many people are on it and how much do they cost the Department per year? 4. How much has the Department spent on photography or videos making costs in 2016 and 2017> Is there a breakdown of that spend available? 5. How much money has the Department spent on advertising (print, radio, TV or online) in 2016

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    Request Reference copies of all correspondence between the Department and Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor and/or her officials relating to her salary. I would also like details of any additional expenditure requested by the minister or her officials relating to her new role in the Department of Education. Please include any invoices relating to 17-280 Journalist this expenditure. Refused
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    and 2017? Is there a breakdown of that spend available?

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    Request Reference 17-281 All memos, advice, correspondence, communication and minutes of meetings in 2017 between the Department of Finance and Eurostat and/or the Central Statistics Office on the potential surplus in NAMA and whether such a surplus would be deemed to be a financial transaction when 17-267 Journalist NAMA is eventually wound down. Part-Granted
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    Department of Finance

    details of any additional expenditure requested by the Taoiseach and his ministers or their officials to the Department of Finance or Department of Public Expenditure and Reform seeking additional funding to pay for office expenses/renovations (please include additional furniture/office equipment sought by Taoiseach, ministers or their officials) since the current Government was formed last year. Please include detailed requests for funding, responses from the Department and invoices relating to costs incurred if additional funding was granted.

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    Request Reference 17-271 all records of representations made to the Department concerning the measures to increase protections for members of Defined Benefit Occupational Pension schemes under the General 17-270 Other Scheme of the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017. Refused
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    Department of Finance

    All emails, reports, briefings and other internal memos within the Department of Finance and or the Department of Social Protection and or between the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners and or between the Department of Finance and the Central Bank of Ireland and or between the Department of Social Protection and the Revenue Commissioners and or between the Department of Social Protection and the Central Bank of Ireland from 1 January 2016 to 28 August 2017, regarding concerns about the lending practices of Provident Personal Credit and or concerns regarding the activities of Provident Agents operating in Ireland and or the need for regulate their Agents and or the need for more regulation regarding the companies lending practices.

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    Request Reference 17-266
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    A copy of the report carried out by Seamus Coffey for the Government on Ireland’s corporate tax code.

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    Request Reference 17-285 copies of any correspondence relating to 1. The granting of State aid to the Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe; 2. The monitoring, or overseeing, by the State of the use to which that aid was put; 3. Any matters sought by the State, such as appointments to the Board of the Institute, so that the public interest would be protected with regard to the granting of public monies and the use to which such funding was put; and 4. Copies of any accounts furnished to your office by the Institute and/or Malachy Vallely. By way of explanation, this request relates primarily to the provision, some 10 years ago, of some €11 million from this State, accompanied by some €3m from the Northern Ireland Executive, for restoration works at the Irish College in Leuven, Belgium, leased by the Franciscan Order to the 17-289 Journalist Institute. Transferred
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    Department of Finance

    1. All records relating to this entry in the lobbying databasewww.lobbying.ie/return/19014/irish- life-health-dac 2. To include records relating to any follow up meetings which took place

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    Request Reference 17-261
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    Department of Finance

    29/08/2017 Rewording of request All records, correspondence, briefing etc related to the corporate taxation of the aviation leasing sector including analysis of the carrying forward of losses by the sector, since August 1 2016 Old request All records, correspondence, briefings etc. related to the taxation of the aviation leasing sector

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    Request Reference “All emails, reports, briefings and other internal memos within the Department of Finance and or between the Revenue Commissioners from 12th October 2016 to August 2017, regarding concerns around the Research and Development tax credit, related to it’s suitability and affordability to the State and or related to concerns regarding the cost and appropriateness of the fact that the Research and Development Tax Credit allows companies which do not have sufficient profits to receive a cash refund from Revenue related to Research and Development 17-265 Oireachtas expenditure.” Part-Granted
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    including analysis of the carrying forward of losses by the sector, since 1 January 2015

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    Request Reference 17-283 - All briefing notes relating to the government cap on bankers' salaries - All external submissions/correspondence received by the department in relation to the cap on bankers' salaries 17-277 Journalist The timeframe should cover the period of March 1, 2017 to August 30, 2017. Part-Granted
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    Department of Finance

    - copies of all mileage claims made by Minister Donohoe in the calendar year 2017. - any records relating to the provision of a "fresh start" to Minister Donohoe for the purposes of calculating his mileage in 2017.

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    Request Reference 17-282
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    all records (including notes, memoranda, correspondence, emails, of contacts, diaries, briefing material, background papers, letters), dating from July 1st 2016 to September 1st. 2017, held by the department relating to changing the cap on the remuneration of staff in financial institutions?

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    Request Reference 18-228
    Requester Type Business/ Interest Group
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    Request Reference 18-236
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    Request Reference 18-242
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    Request Reference 18-245
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    Department of Finance
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    Request Reference 18-252
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    Department of Finance

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    Request Reference 18-254
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    Request Reference 18-256
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    Request Reference 18-257
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    Request Reference 18-258
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