Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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whereby Irish EU citizenship appears to rank below certain non-EU nationalities, and what counter-measures, if any, have been considered or implemented.
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I would like to request the following records: 1. A breakdown of the lost, stolen, damaged, or fraudulent passports reported from 2020 to date (Up to September 1st, 2025). 2. A breakdown showing the amount of criminal convictions relating to fraudulent passport activity from 2020 to date (Up to September 1st, 2025). 3. All records relating to fraudulent passport activity by another country or government in 2024 and 2025 (Up to September 1st, 2025).
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Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a list of all allowances that are currently payable to members of staff of the DFA. - a record of how much was spent on each allowance in 2024 and Q1 and Q2 of 2025. - a breakdown of the expenditure above according to the country in which the money was spent.
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Under the Freedom of Information Act, I wish to request access to documents, including memos and correspondence, which references or discusses the ‘Occupied Territories Bill’. The timeframe for this request is 1 June 2025 to 5 September 2025.
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I request access to records comprising the official diaries/calendars of the following DFA officials for the period 25 October 2024 to 10 December 2025: • Ambassador Colum Hatchell (Ambassador of Ireland to Chile) • Bébhinn Cogan (Irish Consulate, Chile) • Micheál Martin T.D. (Minister for Foreign Affairs during the relevant period) • Simon Harris T.D. (Tánaiste and later Minister for Foreign Affairs during the relevant period) For each diary/calendar entry, please provide: • Date • Start/end time • Event title/description • Location • Host/organiser • Attendees (names/organisations where appropriate)
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I am writing to request access to records held by the Department of Foreign Affairs under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request access to the following records/details: = Minutes of the meeting held between Helen Blake and Maeve Von Heynitz and AerCap Holdings NV on May 9, 2025 = Minutes of the meeting held between Geraldine Byrne Nason and Aercap on June 2, 2025. = Minutes of the meetings held between Maeve Von Heynitz and AerCap between June 20, 2025 and July 16, 2025. = Details of the calls between Aingeal O'Donoghue and Aercap between August 16 and 21.
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I am writing to request access to records held by the Department of Foreign Affairs under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request access to the following records/details = Emails sent to/from Conor Glynn, Special Advisor to the Tanaiste, and Simon Harris, Tanaiste, to/from Karen O'Keeffe, Pfizer, Albert Boura, Pfizer, between 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025. = Minutes of the meeting held between Tánaiste Simon Harris and Albert Boura, Pfizer, between 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025.
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Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request access to records held by the Department of Foreign Affairs relating to the issuing of apostilles in Ireland. Specifically, I request: 1. The number of apostilles issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs in each of the years 2019–2024; 2. If available, a breakdown by month for the same period. 3. Any other related and relevant statistical information on the volume of apostilles in Ireland issued for the same period.
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1. Any correspondence (sent and received) between the secretary general of the department of Foreign Affairs, and the sec gen of the Department of Justice, related to Ireland's preparations to host the council of the EU presidency, between 1st February and 25th September 2025.
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of eSubmissions submitted to the Minister for Foreign Affairs through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-09-2025 - 30-09-2025.
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All records, including email correspondence, details of scheduled meetings, meeting minutes, or any other documents, related to interactions between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and/or the Department of Foreign Affairs and the following named individuals between 17 December 2022 and 23 January 2025: • Bertie Ahern • Henry Wen (aka Henry Danjing Wen, aka Danjing Wen) Henry (Danjing) Wen is the Senior Advisor on Business for the Interaction Council, a non-profit organisation. Bertie Ahern is the co-chair of the organisation. There is no specific topic I am interested in. I'm simply interested in any interactions between Wen and Ahern and the minister/department for the time period described.
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I am making a request under the Freedom of Information Act for access to records held by the Department of Foreign Affairs for the period 1 January 2016 to present. I request the following records: 1. Policy and Guidance • Internal policies, instructions, or guidance documents provided to DFA staff (HQ or embassies) on handling cases where Irish citizens face discrimination, denial of EU free movement rights, or barriers to work/residence in EU Member States. • Records outlining when such cases should be escalated to SOLVIT, the European Commission, or host authorities. • Guidance, if any, on referring citizens to local lawyers instead of direct DFA intervention. 2. Records of Case Handling • Records of complaints/representations by Irish citizens to DFA since 2016 concerning denial of EU free movement, access to work, residence rights, or nationality-based discrimination in EU Member States. • DFA responses and internal notes/classifications of such cases (e.g. whether deemed “private matters”). 3. SOLVIT Interaction • All DFA communications with SOLVIT Ireland concerning case reference 4585/25/IE. • Any reports/statistics on DFA referrals to SOLVIT since 2016, including case outcomes and follow-up actions.
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