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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

FOI Requests — 1014 requests

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    Request Reference for the redesign and the manufacturer of the passports.
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    Request Reference Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking copies of the
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    Request Reference following esubmissions and associated documents: - DFA 00772-24; Inward
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    Request Reference Investment Screening - DFA 00021-25; Letter from Tánaiste to Samantha Power
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    Request Reference I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/12/2024 - 4/3/2025.
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    Request Reference – all paper and digital correspondence (emails, letters, texts, WhatsApps, faxes)
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    Request Reference between the department and Aircraft Leasing Ireland thus far in 2025 – minutes
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    Request Reference of all meetings between the parties in the same period – records of all materials
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    Request Reference presented at meetings
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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/095
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    A log of all reported data protection breaches in respect of 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to include the date, department or section, location and brief details of the reported breaches - Records showing the usage and costs of diplomatic bags during the years 2023 and 2024, to include the number of times diplomatic bags were used, and the total cost of the diplomatic bag service

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/096
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    1. The internal guidelines document for the appointment of honorary consuls from Ireland to other countries. 2. The total amount claimed in expenses by each of Ireland's honorary consuls in 2024.

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/100
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    Under the FOI Act 2014, I am requesting, on behalf of Ditch Media Limited, the following: - All records related to the Irish ambassador to Israel’s meeting with Dimiter Tzantchev and other ambassadors to EUMs in Israel. The meeting was held last month. Please include briefing notes, memos etc. if applicable.

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    Request Reference 1. The internal guidelines document for the appointment of honorary consuls
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    Request Reference from Ireland to other countries.
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    Request Reference 2. The total amount claimed in expenses by each of Ireland's honorary consuls
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    Request Reference in 2024.
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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/101
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request the following records to cover 1 January 2025: • The agenda, notes taken to feed into the minutes, and any official minutes of any meetings of the new Consultative Group on International Trade Policy (Trade Consultative Group) chaired by the Tánaiste / Minister Simon Harris; • A copy of any terms of reference for the Trade Consultative Group; • A copy of any spreadsheet or document with a list of tentative or confirmed members of the Trade Consultative Group; • Any briefing papers or reports created by the department or shared with the department by other Trade Consultative Group members in advance of any meetings of the consultative group; • A copy of any invitations sent by the Tánaiste about membership of the strategic economic advisory panel (SEAP), the US-based group recently set up to advise the Government on trade issues; • A copy of any replies received from third parties about membership of SEAP; • A copy of any terms of reference for SEAP; • A copy of any spreadsheet or document with a list of tentative or confirmed members of SEAP; • Copies of any emails, memos, letters or briefings with recommendations for potential SEAP membership received from the US embassy, US consulates generals or Irish State agencies working in the US; • The agenda, notes taken to feed into the minutes, and any official minutes of any meetings of SEAP meetings;

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/103
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request a copy of records and correspondence in relation to United States Agency for International Development and Irish charities. The record requests are from January 20th 2025 to March 18th 2025.

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    Request Reference Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request the following records to
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    Request Reference cover 1 January 2025:
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    Request Reference • The agenda, notes taken to feed into the minutes, and any official minutes of
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    Request Reference any meetings of the new Consultative Group on International Trade Policy
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    Request Reference (Trade Consultative Group) chaired by the Tánaiste / Minister Simon Harris;
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    Request Reference • A copy of any terms of reference for the Trade Consultative Group;
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    Request Reference • A copy of any spreadsheet or document with a list of tentative or confirmed
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    Request Reference members of the Trade Consultative Group;
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    Request Reference • Any briefing papers or reports created by the department or shared with the
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    Request Reference department by other Trade Consultative Group members in advance of any
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    Request Reference meetings of the consultative group;
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    Request Reference • A copy of any invitations sent by the Tánaiste about membership of the
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    Request Reference strategic economic advisory panel (SEAP), the US-based group recently set up
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    Request Reference to advise the Government on trade issues;
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    Request Reference • A copy of any replies received from third parties about membership of SEAP;
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    Request Reference • A copy of any terms of reference for SEAP;
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    Request Reference members of SEAP;
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    Request Reference • Copies of any emails, memos, letters or briefings with recommendations for
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    Request Reference potential SEAP membership received from the US embassy, US consulates
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    Request Reference generals or Irish State agencies working in the US;
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    Request Reference any meetings of SEAP meetings;
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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/107
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a copy of any receipts or invoices associated with a stay at the Old Parsonage Hotel in Oxford by members of staff of DFA, senior officials from other departments, and then- Taoiseach Simon Harris. I am seeking a copy of the actual hotel bill and any other DFA bills associated with that trip/visit in July 2024.

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/108
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking documents; - The full ministerial briefing notes presented to Tánaiste Simon Harris prior to his St Patrick’s Day trip to Philadelphia and New York.

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    Under the Freedom of Information Act, any correspondence from 1st October
    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/117
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    2024 to date with the Tanaiste concerning a document produced by the Cork
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    Branch of the Construction Industry Federation entitled Development
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    Constraints Impacting Metropolitan Cork.
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    Under the 2014 FOI act can I request correspondence between Simon Harris or
    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/118
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Under the 2014 FOI act can I request correspondence between Simon Harris or his advisers and Irish Water in the last month.

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    his advisers and Irish Water in the last month.
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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/121
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Please can you provide me with the total number of Dept. Of Foreign Affairs staff in receipt of the Keyholder Allowance, broken down by each grade (General Operatives / Clerical Officers / Executive Officers, etc.)

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    Request Reference FOI/Req/25/125
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    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Any correspondence between Mr Harris and his advisers and IBEC or other pharma companies from January to present.