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FOI Requests — 1014 requests

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    Request Reference since his appointment. Any records pertaining to the selection of an honorary consul in
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    Request Reference Québec City and Mr O’Gallagher’s appointment to that position in 2024. Please check
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    Request Reference personal emails and phones where appropriate
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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/195
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    The biannual accounts filed by Mr Peter O’Toole as honorary consul to Bolivia since January 1st, 2019. The annual reports filed by Mr O’Toole as honorary consul to Bolivia since January 1st, 2019. Please check personal emails and phones where appropriate

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/196
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    The biannual accounts filed by Mr Juan Carlos Rosas O’Donnell as honorary consul to Panama since January 1st, 2020. The annual reports filed by Mr Rosas O’Donnell as honorary consul to Panama since January 1st, 2020. Please check personal emails and phones where appropriate

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/198
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Please find below a request under the freedom of information act 2014 for 1. Records relating to a meeting between TikTok and the Tánaiste 2. During 2025 3. Records should include but not be limited to correspondence, meeting minutes, memos arising from the meeting, etc

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/199
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    I wish to submit the following request under the Freedom of Information Act. All records relating to a meeting between Tánaiste Simon Harris and the CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew on 08/05/25. I wish to include all communications between TikTok and the Department before and after the meeting, all briefing materials prepared in advance of the meeting, and minutes of the meeting. I wish to cover the timeframe 01/04/25 - present day.

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/201
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    1) All emails, briefing documents and reports related to the tanaiste's trade consultative forum from January 1 to date 2) All emails. briefing documents and reports related to the tanauste's Strategic Economic Advisory Panel (SEAP)

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    Request Reference The biannual accounts filed by Mr Juan Carlos Rosas O’Donnell as honorary consul to Panama
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    Request Reference since January 1st, 2020. The annual reports filed by Mr Rosas O’Donnell as honorary consul to
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    Request Reference Panama since January 1st, 2020. Please check personal emails and phones where appropriate
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    Request Reference I wish to submit the following request under the Freedom of Information Act. All records
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    Request Reference relating to a meeting between Tánaiste Simon Harris and the CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew on
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    Request Reference 08/05/25. I wish to include all communications between TikTok and the Department before
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    Request Reference and after the meeting, all briefing materials prepared in advance of the meeting, and minutes
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    Request Reference of the meeting. I wish to cover the timeframe 01/04/25 - present day.
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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/206
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    A copy of any briefings prepared for the Minister, related to support for Ukraine under the European Peace Facility, or related to Irish non-lethal military aid to Ukraine, between 1st January and 16th May 2025

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/207
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    I wanted to access, under Freedom of Information law, any correspondence between the Departments and AbbVie - relating to its botox plant in Westport and the possibility of new EU/US tariffs I would like my request to cover January 2025 to present

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/208
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Briefing notes prepared for the Department of Foreign Affairs for meetings and other engagements on the Joint Statement on Efforts to Counter the Proliferation and Misuse of Commercial Spyware, from the period of Jan 1st 2025 to May 19th 2025.

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/209
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    The actual current rates or amounts paid for each allowance listed in your response, specifically for Third Secretaries. - Any available breakdown or range of these allowances by location, where applicable. - Confirmation that these are the most up-to-date figures as of May 2025. - If this information is not available in a single record, please extract and provide the relevant figures as per Section 17(4)(a) & (b) of the FOI Act 2014, as referenced in your letter.

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/217
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request access to the files; 1) That contain the financial disbursments made between the Embassy in Kuala Lumpur & Irish Aid directly to, and the relevent receipts provided by, the Life Home Project on Phuket for the years 2010 – 2017.

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    Request Reference A copy of any briefings prepared for the Minister, related to support for Ukraine under the
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    Request Reference European Peace Facility, or related to Irish non-lethal military aid to Ukraine, between 1st
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    Request Reference January and 16th May 2025
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    Request Reference Briefing notes prepared for the Department of Foreign Affairs for meetings and other
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    Request Reference engagements on the Joint Statement on Efforts to Counter the Proliferation and Misuse of
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    Request Reference Commercial Spyware, from the period of Jan 1st 2025 to May 19th 2025.
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    Request Reference Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request access to the files; 1) That
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    Request Reference contain the financial disbursments made between the Embassy in Kuala Lumpur & Irish Aid
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    Request Reference directly to, and the relevent receipts provided by, the Life Home Project on Phuket for the
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    Request Reference years 2010 – 2017.
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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/219
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking access to the list of eSubmissions for the months of April and May.

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/223
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Under the freedom of information act 2014 I would like to request the amount provided in funding towards Polish celebrations, EID, Diwali. Chinese New Year and Africa day for 2022 to 2025 for each County or funding that goes towards each council for these celebrations?

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/224
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    The name of each special adviser appointed at your department in respect of the 34th Dáil. The name of the minister to whom they were appointed. The date of their appointment. The sanctioned pay rate for them. The relevant pay-scale that applies to them.

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/225
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a record of how much was spent by DFA on "items of artistic value" in 2024. - the invoices and receipts associated with the below set of transactions: A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property Management ESSENCO ARTS 12/12/2024 432153 9,515.87 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property Management Gallery One 10/04/2024 406102 6,081.16 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property Management GRAPHIC STUDIO DESIGN 29/11/2024 431398 8,055.00 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property Management SO FINE ART EDITIONS BIC 03/12/2024 431411 7,665.00 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property Management THE WHITETHORN GALLERY LTD 30/10/2024 428468 6,500.00 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) Pmu Property Development Graphic Studio Dublin 24/09/2024 423137 5,136.80

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    Request Reference Under the freedom of information act 2014 I would like to request the amount provided in
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    Request Reference funding towards Polish celebrations, EID, Diwali. Chinese New Year and Africa day for 2022 to
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    Request Reference 2025 for each County or funding that goes towards each council for these celebrations?
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    Request Reference Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a record of how much was spent by DFA
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    Request Reference on "items of artistic value" in 2024. - the invoices and receipts associated with the below set
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    Request Reference of transactions: A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs -
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    Request Reference ASU) PMU Global Property Management ESSENCO ARTS 12/12/2024 432153 9,515.87 A6C (vi)
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    Request Reference -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property
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    Request Reference Management Gallery One 10/04/2024 406102 6,081.16 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS
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    Request Reference OF ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property Management GRAPHIC
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    Request Reference STUDIO DESIGN 29/11/2024 431398 8,055.00 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF
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    Request Reference ARTISTIC VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property Management SO FINE ART
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    Request Reference EDITIONS BIC 03/12/2024 431411 7,665.00 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC
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    Request Reference VALUE (& ancillary costs - ASU) PMU Global Property Management THE WHITETHORN
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    Request Reference GALLERY LTD 30/10/2024 428468 6,500.00 A6C (vi) -PREMISES EXPENSES ITEMS OF ARTISTIC
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