Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
FOI Requests — 2457 requests
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copies of any documents or records in relation to the discussions which took place during the bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Granada on the 05 October 2023 on “the functioning of the Common Travel Area, and how "we secure the border around Ireland and Britain as well”, as referenced by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the enclosed media statement. Varadkar and Sunak discuss migration at security summit (rte.ie). 1. What information does the Department of Justice and Equality hold in relation to the discussions on the functioning of the Common Travel Area and “how we secure the border around Ireland and Britain”. 2. Copies of documents captured by the above request
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Any correspondence/minutes of meetings/chain of emails about processing and issuing of decisions on remaining applications submitted under the regularisation scheme for undocumented people (to include discussions of appeals of refused applications) between March 2023 to the present, to include correspondence at Assistant Principal Officer level or higher only.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Any records the Department of Justice has of all communication between elected members of Government and the Department in relation to family reunification and human trafficking between 01 January 2021 and date of request.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Briefing notes and observations made to assist the Department of Justice in recently updating the Safe Country List.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Any correspondence from/to, or material held by, Michael O'Cearuil which relates to the Irish language text of the recent referendums. Specifically records about the Irish language text and the usage of the phrase "strive".
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All communications from ministers and civil servants on the UK's The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 and its impact. The communications should have taken place between 01 November 2023 and 29 April 2024.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
The letter and any response to it as noted in this lobbying returns: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/105061/mediahuis-ireland-group-limited
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Records created on or after 01 January 2023 until 04 December 2023 relating to carrier liability fines imposed on airlines in 2023 under the Immigration Act 2003 (Carrier Liability) Regulations 2003, or, in the alternative, a table of total fines issued by month in 2023. I understand from questioning in the Oireachtas that the Garda National Immigration Bureau has issued 964 fines on airlines in 2022 for persons arriving in the State without the appropriate documentation, such as a visa or passport. I am seeking the total number of such fines issued to date in 2023, preferably by month.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- Received —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Records relating to my correspondence with Minister Flanagan in December 2017 concerning the most serious of allegations of wrongdoing by members of the judiciary, with specific reference to allegations of paedophilia. Details of all records generated on foot of this correspondence, including correspondence to other departments or state agencies covered by FOI.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I wish to request a breakdown under FOI of the Refugee and Subsidiary Protection Grant decisions as per July International Protection Office report by nationality and by family and individual cases involved.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I am seeking information related to intelligence and security monitoring activities concerning meetings involving members of the Oireachtas that took place outside Dublin between 2019 and 2024. Specifically, I am requesting: - Intelligence Assessments or Briefings: Any intelligence assessments, briefings, or internal memos prepared by the Department of Justice, An Garda Síochána, or other relevant agencies that discuss potential security risks or foreign influence related to these meetings. - Communications Involving “Cobalt” or Equivalent Codenames: Any documents, reports, or correspondences that mention the codename Cobalt or any equivalent alias used to refer to a member of the Oireachtas involved in monitored meetings with foreign agents
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I am seeking a list of eSubmissions submitted to the Minister for Justice through the e- submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01 December 2023 - 31 December 2023.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I enclose herewith freedom of information request regarding the UK-Ireland Common Travel Area Forum (CTAF) referred to in the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Ireland on the CTA (attached) . This freedom of information request is seeking copies of the terms of reference or similar document, agendas and minutes of the UK- Ireland Common Travel Area Forum (CTAF) dated from 01 January 2020 to the date of this request.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- Received —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A list of the purchase orders for 2020 containing the following - the name of the supplier, the service provided, the date of payment and the amount paid out by the Department.
- Received —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence between the Department and / or Minister's office and named person during 2020. Also access to any correspondence between the Department / Minister's Office and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal regarding named person during 2020.
- Received —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A copy of the Government statement referred to in paragraph 5 of the Government Press Release which was kindly sent to me by the Department of Justice Press Office on 26 August last after I requested it. Paragraph 5 of the Press Release Statement states the following: "In coming to his opinion the Attorney General took account of a number of factors (which have been detailed in a full Government Statement which is being issued separately.").
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
1. I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to correspondence between named company and Oonagh McPhillips in relation to the Draft General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill. 2. I also wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to any other correspondence during 2023 and 2024 with Ms McPhillips or Minister McEntee in relation to the Draft General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Any relevant internal messages regarding named person's pledge to fund Irish legal challenges to the Government's hate speech legislation (From 22 January to date of request).
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
This is a freedom of information request for any memorandum of understanding between state bodies and service providers in relation to the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 as amended by the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Act 2022.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Access to any correspondence with gambling companies / representative bodies / or their agents and Ministers McEntee or Browne during 2023 and 2024 in relation to the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Any memorandums produced by the Department of Justice between January 2020 to December 2020 related to the far-right in Ireland.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Records relating to communications between the Department of Justice and members An Garda Síochána's Senior Leadership Team between 01 January 2022 and 05 February 2024, which include any of following terms: 'Far right and/or far-right', 'Criminal Damage', and 'Arson'. This request should include all communication via email and written correspondence.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
1. I wish to request the 2023 figures for the categories IPO First Instance Determinations: RS Granted, RS Refused, SP Granted, RS & SP Refused, PTR Granted, RS, SP & PTR Refused with a nationality breakdown. 2. Separately, I wish to request an overall number for family reunification grants in 2023
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Correspondence between the Minister for Justice/Secretary General of the Department of Justice and the Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon, including any letters or emails, along with minutes of any meetings between the two sides from 15 June 2023 until 01 January 2024.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Justice through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01- 07-2024 to 31-07-2024
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I am requesting a copy of all submissions made as part of the consultation on reform of the Coroner Service.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
1. In this article in the Irish Examiner dated 01 July 2024, a Department of Justice statement was reported as saying that ‘a “multi-agency Prison Overcrowding Response Group” has identified a number of proposals to address overcrowding." Separately, in the Written Answer to Question 316 on 02 July 2024, the Minister for Justice stated: "The multi-agency Prison Overcrowding Response Group, which was formed in 2023, has considered a number of measures which are now being implemented by the Irish Prison Service." These point to the possibility that there might be a Prison Overcrowding Response Group Report or other specific documentation which states precisely what the identified proposals/agreed measures are which are being implemented to address prison overcrowding. Could you please release such a report or documentation to me? 2. In the same Written Answer linked to above, the Minister for Justice also states: "In that regard, the criteria for participation in the Community Return and Community Support Schemes were updated last year." Could you please release a document, email, report, policy or other text that contains these new criteria for participation in the Community Return and Community Support Schemes?
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I wish to seek a copy of the job description or role profile for the position of Secretary General or Deputy Secretary General used in the recruitment process on the last occasion either position was advertised.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I wish to request the following • The number of CCTV cameras used in buildings or areas owned/used by the Department which include facial recognition functionality built in. • The locations of these cameras and when they were installed. • How many of these cameras are by named company. • The location of these cameras and when they were installed.