Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
FOI Requests — 3103 requests
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 30 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Any e-mail(s) received or sent from the Department of Justice, to include, but not limited to the following e-mails, the Minister's e-mail and info@justice.ie, since 1 November 2020, relating to racial discrimination by or within An Garda Síochána, including but not limited to, the keywords "racism", "racial discrimination", "prejudice”.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 30 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
1. All correspondence in the last 24 months between the Department or the Minister on plans to establish a new gambling authority and overhaul the regulation of betting and other forms of gambling. 2. Any minutes or notes from any meetings on this topic with any external institutions, companies or representative bodies.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 30 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copy of the correspondence between the Chief Executive Officer of the Legal Aid Board and the Director of Corporate Services at the Department of Justice in whatever format made between 15 July 2017 and 5 January 2018 as alreadyreleased pursuant to an FOI request and some of which was published in the Irish Examiner on 4 January 2018.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 30 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All documents containing details of the provision of funding by the Department of Justice and Equality to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal since 2016. All documents containing requests for funding from the International
- GrantedReceived —Decided 30 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
To detail all training or other services contracted by the Department since 2010 from Common Purpose Ireland.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 28 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copies of briefing materials prepared for the following Ministers as they assumed responsibility at the Department while Minister Helen McEntee is on maternity leave: • Heather Humphreys • Hildegarde Naughton • James Browne
- RefusedReceived —Decided 23 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence, including text messages, between the Minister for Justice and the Tánaiste in relation to the controversy surrounding the appointment of named person to the Supreme Court. I wish to narrow the scope of my request to correspondence which is dated between 18 and 27 November 2020. All correspondence, including text messages, between the Minister for Justice and any public relations specialists relating to the controversy surrounding the appointment of named person to the Supreme Court, which is dated between 18 and 27 November 2020.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 22 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence received and/or sent by from the following email address - of a named Department of Justice official that contains the words “Skellig” and/or “Cahersiveen” and/or “Caherciveen”. For the period anytime between 1 September 2019 and 23 April 2021.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 15 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence between Sex Workers' Alliance of Ireland and the Department of Justice / Minister McEntee. Any minutes / briefings / memos / internal correspondence related to any meetings between SWAI and Minister McEntee during 2020 / 2021.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 11 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence (and associated and attached documents) between the European Commission and the Department of Justice between 1 October 2020 up to the 10 March 2021, in relation to delays in processing EU Treaty Rights applications.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 11 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Details on the cost benefit of the recent decision to grant amnesty to illegal Residents. Details on communications on benefit to State of said amnesty.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 11 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
• All correspondence (emails, letters, texts, memos, voicemails) sent between Didean and the Department between 01 November 2019 to 17 May 2021. • Notes of calls and minutes meetings between Didean and the Department between 1 November 2019 and 17 May 2021. • Notes and minutes of the meeting between Dr Catherine Day and named person of Edelman Ireland in relation to Didean between 1 November 2019 and 17 May 2021. • All correspondence (emails, texts, letters, notes of calls and notes of meetings) between Dr Catherine Day and named person of Edelman Ireland in relation to Didean between 1 November 2019 and 17 May 2021 • All correspondence (emails, texts, letters, memos, notes of calls and notes of meetings) between Dr Catherine Day and named person and Didean. • All internal Departmental correspondence (between staff at Principal Officer Level and above) related to Didean between 01 November 2019 to 17 May 2021.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 3 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence (including documentation, minutes, research, etc.) exchanged internally and externally by the Department of Justice regarding
- RefusedReceived —Decided 2 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copies of the Mazars report on ICT Project Management, which was commissioned for the Department of Justice.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 1 June 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A copy of the Minister’s work diary from 1 July to 27 October 2020. A copy of the Secretary General's work diary from 1 July to 27 October 2020.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 31 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Lobbying submissions received by the Department in 2017 & 2018, relating to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill/ Act regarding: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/13782/ibec
- RefusedReceived —Decided 26 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
The average processing time for inward transfer of sentence applications (under Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act, 1995 and 1997), from receipt by the Irish Prison Service to the Ministerial decision, including the length of time taken by the Chief State Solicitors Office to issue their advices, in the following years: 2012, 2015, 2018 and 2020; and if further information was sought from the sentencing State, the average time taken for sentencing States to provide the necessary information.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 24 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Documents relating to the Minister for Justice’s decision to extend immigration permissions. This extension was given on 26 March 2021 and is the seventh extension given of its kind.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 20 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A copy of the Government statement referred to in paragraph 5 of the Government Press Release which was issued separately to the attached release following the announcement of a Presidential Pardon by the then Minister of Justice Padraig Flynn for named person.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 19 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Records on actions by the Department of Justice on and from 12 November 2019 to 9 March 2021 relating to allegations of child abuse by probation officer staff. This may include decisions (not) to review allegations, conduct of ongoing examination of such allegations, direct the Probation Service to do so or contact with the Garda Síochána around the concerns.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 18 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All records held by Department of Justice relating to “Shannonwatch” and "Shannon watch” for the years 2000 to 2020.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 18 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
The memorandum on immigration brought to Cabinet by former Minister Frances Fitzgerald in June 2015, as well as a final report from the working group on Direct Provision brought to Cabinet by former Minister of State Aodhán Ó Riordáin during the same period.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 18 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
In January 2021, the Court of Justice ruled that in effect the 2018 Reception Regulations, in introducing the 'applicant'/'recipient' distinction is contrary to the EU Reception Conditions Directive (Recast) 2013. This only impacts on access to the labour market. The Court of Justice case numbers are; C- 322/19 and C-385/19. FOI Request (Temporal Scope: January 2021 to April 2021): Any decisions/discussions/communiques (electronic or hard copy) etc. from officials within the Department of Justice with the Labour Market Access Unit detailing the response to C-322/19 and C-385/19 and permitting protection applicants, subject to Dublin III procedures, to enter the labour market, under a labour market access permission.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 18 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I would like information relating to visas that meet the following requirement: 1. Join family visa type. 2. Applied and also granted after 21 March 2020. The information required
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 13 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copies of the following audit reports as listed: • Department of Justice Internal Financial Controls • Forensic Science Ireland • IPS Anti-Fraud report
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 13 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copies of the following internal audit reports: • 2019 Internal Financial Controls Report (HQ/Main Report) • 2019 Internal Financial Controls Report - Arbour Hill • IPS Anti-Fraud Audit Report
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 12 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
According to the Lobbying Register, Edelman Ireland had phone calls and exchanged texts with Minister Helen McEntee last year in relation to "making representations on behalf of Didean outlining their alternative solution to current Direct Provision services". https://www.lobbying.ie/return/68144/edelman-ireland In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request access to the following records/details: - The texts sent to and from Edelman Ireland to Minister Helen McEntee (referenced on the Lobbying Register) in relation to Didean outlining their alternative solution to current Direct Provision services. - Notes of the calls between Edelman Ireland and Minister Helen McEntee where Didean outline their alternative solution to current Direct Provision services - All subsequent correspondence between Edelman Ireland and Minister Helen McEntee in relation to Didean outlining their alternative solution to current Direct Provision services
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 12 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Any documentation/records that are held by the Department of the following: The Expert Review Group on Recruit Education, Entry, Pathways and Learning & Development for An Garda Síochána.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 12 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Details of all expenditure incurred by the Department of Justice on cloud computing services in 2020. Cloud computing services should be taken to mean any cloud-related service provided to D/Justice, either directly by cloud computing firms (such as, but not limited to, the following: Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle, Amazon Web Services, and IBM) or by third party- consultancies. In either case, this would incorporate all varieties of cloud computing, including software-as-a- service, infrastructure-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service. Details are requested on the total payments made to each relevant individual private sector entity (cloud computing firm, third party consultancy, etc.) covered by this request, rather than a single accumulative figure.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 11 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Records relating to the Department of Justice Programme Board charged with leading the overall work programme in relation to the recommendations of the Advisory Group on the Provision of Supports including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 11 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Where subject matter relates to transgender inmates being housed in the Limerick women’s prison: 1. All emails and letters (including attachments) between the Governor of Limerick Prisons, and the Department of Justice between 1 October 2020 and 10 March 2021. 2. All emails and letters (including attachments) between the Department of Justice and other representatives from Limerick Prisons between the same dates as above. 3. Copies of minutes of any meetings held between the Department and the governor/representatives of Limerick Prison between the same dates as above.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 11 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
According to the Lobbying Register, Bartra Capital Property Management Limited sent three letters to Helen McEntee Minister (Department of Justice), Charlie McConalogue Minister of State (Department of Justice), Director General (Department of Justice and Equality) in relation to "The Immigrant Investor Programme". https://www.lobbying.ie/return/62402/bartra-capital-property- management- limited-trading-as-bartra-capital-property In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request access to the following records/details: - All records (correspondence, meeting minutes, documentation) connected to the lobbying.ie entry by Bartra Capital Property Management Limited that relates to the Immigrant Investor Programme.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 11 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence from TDs and Senators between 25 March 2021 and the 16 April 2021 to Minister McEntee in relation to Legal Aid, The Stardust Families and the upcoming Inquest into the Fire.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 6 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copies of all correspondence (emails, letters, texts etc.) between Matheson, the Justice Minister and John O’Callaghan, Assistant Secretary between 1 May 2020 and 31 August 2020 that relates to Section 32 of the Civil and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, and any internal/briefing notes relating to same. see https://www.lobbying.ie/return/69248/matheson
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 6 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copies of the following internal audit reports: • Internal Financial Controls in the Department of Justice and Equality 9 February 2020. • Review of Internal Controls in the Garda Síochána Inspectorate September 2020. • Audit of Asylum, Migration and Integration Funds. (year end 15 October 2019) April 2020.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 6 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
The amount of money spent by the Department throughout 2020 on taxi services.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 5 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A copy of the following audits completed by the Internal Audit Division in 2020: • Internal Financial Controls in the Department of Justice • Review of Internal Controls in the Garda Síochána Inspectorate • Audit of Asylum, Migration and Integration Funds. (year end 15 October 2019)
- GrantedReceived —Decided 5 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Any correspondence, briefing notes, research or analysis exchanged internally by the Department of Justice - at, or above, the rank of Assistant
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 5 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A copy of the following internal audits completed by the Department: • Data Protection Commissioner - Internal Controls 2019 • Insolvency Service of Ireland - Internal Controls 2019 • Probation Service - Internal Controls 2019
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 5 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Lobbying submissions received by this Department in 2017 & 2018, relating to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill/ Act regarding: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/27742/heineken-ireland https://www.lobbying.ie/return/24829/daa-plc https://www.lobbying.ie/return/23286/hume-brophy https://www.lobbying.ie/return/18600/ibec https://www.lobbying.ie/return/17055/daa-plc
- GrantedReceived —Decided 5 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Lobbying submissions received by the Department in 2017 & 2018, relating to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill/ Act regarding: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/29012/vintners-federation-of-ireland
- RefusedReceived —Decided 5 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence and records of complaints or concerns to the Minister or his senior officials, in relation to digital platform Shaw Academy, from 1 September 2020 to 1 April 2021.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 4 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Details of any purchases of computer equipment, mobile equipment, tablets, laptops, any mobile or computer accessories, any electrical equipment or appliances on behalf of any Minister or Minister of State at your Department in period between 1 May 2020 and 27 July 2020. Copies of any requests for additional office space, furniture, decoration, or paintings by any officeholder, Minister or Minister of State at your Department in period as outlined above. Copies of the response that was issued in any such instance. Copies of any receipts or invoices associated with the above.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 4 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copy of the decision, all recommendations, and any notes, explanations or comments regarding the death of named person that went to the Independent Review Panel (IRM).
- RefusedReceived —Decided 4 May 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A schedule of contracts of a value of €20,000 or greater awarded in 2018, 2019 and 2020 by the Property Services Appeal Board.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 30 April 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A blank copy of the contract of employment of each of the following: Chief Justice • Judge of the Supreme Court • President of the High Court • Judge of the High Court • President of the Circuit Court • Judge of the Circuit Court
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 28 April 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copies of minutes of the four meetings of the independent evaluation committee of the Immigrant Investor Programme in 2020. A list of the projects approved under the Immigrant Investor Programme in 2020 and the names and nationalities of the non-EEA nationals providing the minimum required investment in each one.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 28 April 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Correspondence to IPAT following the attendance of named person at an anti-mask rally. Internal correspondence between the Justice Minister and the Chair of IPAT on the matter.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 27 April 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence, meeting notes, memos and attachments between the Department of Justice and the Garda Representative Association since 1 September 2020 to 1 January 2021 that relate to an application by the Garda Representative Association to have a Statutory Instrument promulgated to allow the Association to hold Annual Delegate Conference 2020 and for associated business of conference to proceed.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 26 April 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I wish to request access to the following records/details: • All correspondence sent between Facebook and the Department between 1 September 2020 to 19 March 2021.