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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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    Request Reference 1. Copy of submissions made by Department officials to the Government formation talks in
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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/015
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    1. All correspondence, including SMS text or WhatsApp, or Microsoft Teams messages, sent and received, by the department secretary general inside the department (including the Irish perm rep), related to the representation of Irish nationals in EU institutions, including the cabinets of EU commissioners, between 1st September 2024 and 15th January 2025. 2. All correspondence, including SMS text or WhatsApp, or Microsoft Teams messages, sent and received, between the department secretary general and the Department of Taoiseach, related to the representation of Irish nationals in EU institutions, including the cabinets of EU commissioners, between 1st September 2024 and 15th January 2025. 3. Any internal department briefings related to the representation of Irish nationals in EU institutions, including the cabinets of EU commissioners, between 1st September 2024 and 15th January 2025. 4. All correspondence, including SMS text or WhatsApp, or Microsoft Teams messages, sent and received, between the department secretary general and European Commission staff or officials, including commissioners or commissioners- designate, related to the representation of Irish nationals in EU institutions, including the cabinets of EU commissioners, between 1st September 2024 and 15th January 2025.

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/016
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    I wish to apply under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for the following information relating to the National Security Authority, a body which is chaired by the DFA: The total number of times the National Security Authority has met, the dates of those meetings and who was in attendance at each meeting. I request the information going back to January 2017.

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/017
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Could you supply me with the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 1) Copy of the diary of the Irish Consul General based in Miami for the period of 1st April 2024 to 17 January 2025 inclusive

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    Request Reference I wish to apply under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for the following information
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    Request Reference relating to the National Security Authority, a body which is chaired by the DFA: The total
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    Request Reference number of times the National Security Authority has met, the dates of those meetings and
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    Request Reference who was in attendance at each meeting. I request the information going back to January
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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/019
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    Under the freedom of information act 2014, I am seeking the following "All records held by The Department of Foreign affairs regarding the following call for tender published on etenders on 17/08/2023 titled Archive/Record File Management Software https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=2259093 In particular - I wish to receive a full copy of the following 1) A copy of all tender submissions 2) All internal correspondence regarding this tender (Inclusive of correspondence prior to publication of notice) within The Department of Foreign affairs from 25th February 2023 to date 3) All external correspondence from The Department of Foreign affairs regarding this tender (inclusive of correspondence prior to publication of notice) - i.e. to prospective tenderers 4) All copies of scoring sheets made by the awarding panel to include contemporaneous notes 5) All copies of financial quotes from bidders

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/021
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: All records and correspondence held by the department relating to 2025 government formation talks or programme for Government discussions. This should include any briefings, memos or presentations prepared by civil servants in your departments and given to politicians or negotiators during these discussions, from November 8th 2024 until January 22nd 2025.

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/025
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    I would like to apply under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act for the following records held by the Department of Foreign Affairs: 1. Copy of briefing material drawn up for the new Minister for Foreign Affairs 2. Copy of submissions to the Minister from Department officials and/ or from the Department of An Taoiseach in relation to Ireland’s endorsement of the non-legally binding Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism.

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    Request Reference Under the freedom of information act 2014, I am seeking the following "All records held by
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    Request Reference The Department of Foreign affairs regarding the following call for tender published on
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    Request Reference etenders on 17/08/2023 titled Archive/Record File Management Software
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    Request Reference https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=2259093 In
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    Request Reference particular - I wish to receive a full copy of the following
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    Request Reference 1) A copy of all tender submissions
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    Request Reference 2) All internal correspondence regarding this tender (Inclusive of correspondence prior to
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    Request Reference publication of notice) within The Department of Foreign affairs from 25th February 2023 to
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    Request Reference 3) All external correspondence from The Department of Foreign affairs regarding this
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    Request Reference tender (inclusive of correspondence prior to publication of notice) - i.e. to prospective
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    Request Reference tenderers
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    Request Reference 4) All copies of scoring sheets made by the awarding panel to include contemporaneous
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    Request Reference notes
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    Request Reference 5) All copies of financial quotes from bidders
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    Request Reference I would like to apply under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act for the
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    Request Reference following records held by the Department of Foreign Affairs:
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    Request Reference 1. Copy of briefing material drawn up for the new Minister for Foreign Affairs
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    Request Reference 2. Copy of submissions to the Minister from Department officials and/ or from the
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    Request Reference Department of An Taoiseach in relation to Ireland’s endorsement of the non-legally
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    Request Reference binding Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism and the International Holocaust
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    Request Reference Remembrance Alliance’s non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism.
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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/036
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    I am making a request for the following information from the Department of Foreign Affairs under the Freedom of Information Act 2014: • Correspondence from business owners, advocacy groups, or politicians sent to the Department of Foreign Affairs about, or records of phone calls made to Department officials/Minister to discuss, the enactment of the Occupied Territories Bill. Timeline: October 1 2024 - January 27 2025

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/046
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    I wish to request information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please provide a full breakdown of projected and current spend on the Tokyo Ireland House project under the remit of Department of Foreign Affairs, which has been described as ‘the largest single capital investment abroad by the Government of Ireland since the foundation of the State’. Please include the following: - Cost of purchase of land in Tokyo - Estimated cost of construction – including a breakdown of costs for labour/material. - Final cost of construction - including a breakdown of costs for labour/material. - Estimated cost of architectural services - Final cost of architectural services (named) – please include a breakdown of costs. - Any rental costs associated with Ireland House Tokyo? Please also provide additional or unforeseen costs that were required: - i.e. in November 2023 under a Supplementary Estimate a further €5.7m was requested by the Department for ‘non-pay administration costs’. ‘This funding will support the fit-out of existing and new properties overseas, including new Ireland House premises’. Please outline how much of this related to the Tokyo Ireland House project? - And in November 2024 a further €19m was requested which would ‘support the fit-out of existing and new properties overseas, including new Ireland House premises, as well as higher than anticipated rental, maintenance and energy costs at our properties overseas.’ Please outline how much of this related to the Tokyo Ireland House project? Please also include an update on the status of the build – has it been completed or is it near completion? Please provide any other material including planning permission/ elevations (architectural plans), photographs of the completed building in the possession of the Department.

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    Request Reference I wish to request information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please provide a full
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    Request Reference breakdown of projected and current spend on the Tokyo Ireland House project under the
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    Request Reference remit of Department of Foreign Affairs, which has been described as ‘the largest single
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    Request Reference capital investment abroad by the Government of Ireland since the foundation of the State’.
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    Request Reference Please include the following: - Cost of purchase of land in Tokyo - Estimated cost of
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    Request Reference construction – including a breakdown of costs for labour/material. - Final cost of
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    Request Reference construction - including a breakdown of costs for labour/material. - Estimated cost of
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    Request Reference architectural services - Final cost of architectural services (named) – please include a
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    Request Reference breakdown of costs. - Any rental costs associated with Ireland House Tokyo? Please also
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    Request Reference provide additional or unforeseen costs that were required: - i.e. in November 2023 under a
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    Request Reference Supplementary Estimate a further €5.7m was requested by the Department for ‘non-pay
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    Request Reference administration costs’. ‘This funding will support the fit-out of existing and new properties
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