Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
FOI Requests — 2434 requests
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A copy of all submissions made as part of the public consultation on the review of ethics legislation.
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The Minutes, Emails and/or Notes for any meetings/communications between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with Dublin City Council Planning Department and/or the Conservation Office of Dublin City Council concerning the creation of the Christmas Crib in Stephens Green, Dublin 2 in the open-sided summer house/pavilion beside the ornamental lake. The Dublin City Council Record of Protected Structures Reference No. for the summer house/pavilion is RPS Ref. No. 7756.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Any memos/briefings prepared on departmental duties to new minister Brendan Howlin in March 2011 Any memos/briefings prepared on departmental duties to new minister Paschal Donohoe in May 2016 Any memos/briefings prepared on departmental duties to new minister Michael McGrath in June 2020 Any memos/briefings prepared on departmental duties to new minister Paschal Donohoe in December 2022
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
In his opening statement to the Oireachtas Health Committee on 25 January 2023, Mr Fran Thompson, CIO, HSE stated that approval for the national Electronic Health Record Programme was deferred in 2019 until a review of the outcomes of the Children’s Health Ireland electronic health record was completed (see attached highlighted at pages 3 & 4). I make a request under the Freedom of Information Acts for copies Correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Health in relation to the view provided in 2018/2019
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I request records, suitably redacted to preserve identities, submitted in 2021 to the Minister seeking a determination under Section 41(7) of the Irish Aviation Authority Act, 1993
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All information and records relating to the application of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts to legal professional services particularly information and records relating to reductions in fees and information and records relating to the unwinding of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts to legal professional services, made since 1st January 2018.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of documents that explain why the civil and public service 5 and 10 hour subsistence rules require a distance from base to be considered before paying out, and not just the time. Any individual names should be redacted.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Records of all communications between the DPENDPDR and the following organisations: the Road Safety Authority (RSA), the Work Relations Commission (WRC), FORSA, the Department of Transport (DoT), and any recruitment company engaged to conduct competition/recruitment campaigns, in relation to the recruitment, appointment, and retention of Driver Testers during the period 2017 – 2023
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I am seeking copies of the following in respect of the three years 2020, 2021 and 2022: 1. Certificates for Retention of Departmental Records or Part(s) Thereof, pursuant to Section 8(2) of the National Archives Act, 1986. 2. Certificates for Retention or Withholding from Public Inspection of Departmental Records pursuant to Section 8(4) of the National Archives Act, 1986. Please note, I am seeking copies of the completed certificates, indicating whether the Consenting Officer of the Department of the Taoiseach has consented to the making of the certificates. 3. Schedules of records (if any) attached to the certificates specified at 1) and 2) above.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Project completion reports or ex-post evaluations for projects over €50m to be submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform under the Public Spending Code capital appraisal guidelines which would be a matter for the National Investment Office in this Department.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any records held referring or relating to difficulties encountered by ministers of state in paying for accommodation in Dublin without access to the travel and accommodation allowance. This request to cover the period 1 Sept 2022 to date of receipt. Ccopies of any correspondence received by the department with regard to the above during the same time period.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
The request is for guidelines and or advice on working after retirement on health grounds as former civil service employees who paid modified contributions. I understand hse advice is working part time is accepted.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I attach a copy of the Briefing Note for Minister Hackett for a meeting with Coillte on 13 January 2022. Page 4 of the Briefing refers to Project Pearl and the consent from, inter alia, the Minister of DPER in relation to the establishment of FuturEnergy Ireland. I request, by email, a copy of the consent from DPER in relation to Coillte's Project Pearl i.e the establishment of FuturEnergy Ireland, as noted in the Briefing for Minister Hackett for the meeting with Coillte on 13 January 2022.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
An Excel spreadsheet of all purchase orders ('PO') and payments of €20,000 or more, made by DPER for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 (both dates inclusive). The Excel spreadsheet to include the following information : 1. Date of purchase order (e.g. 04-01-2022) 2. Amount of purchase order 3. Date of payment (relating to the relevant PO) (eg. 10-04-2022) 4. Amount of payment (if different from the PO) 5. Name of supplier 6. Description of goods and/or services provided When considering this request, I would ask that you note the Public Service Reform Plan of 17 November 2011, in which publication of such data is an obligation for all public bodies: https://www.reformplan.per.gov.ie/2014/downloads/files/Reform%20Plan%202011.pdf
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records received from Government Departments with regards to mandatory procedures for offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions associated with official air travel, as per Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 01/2020.
- TransferredReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I am seeking for information in relation to the announcement of €850,000 for HSE led initiative to reduce health related harms from cocaine and 'crack' cocaine. I request for : List or demography of targeted disadvantaged communities that is worst affected by cocaine and 'crack' cocaine.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of the central registers maintained by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, as per its obligations as set out under Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 01/2020: Procedures for Offsetting the Emissions Associated with Official Air Travel. Under the Circular, it is expected that registers contain details of individual flights, associated greenhouse gas emissions, and the monetary value calculated for each flight to be paid into the Climate Action Fund by the Department.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I am seeking information in relation to the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR), under which Ireland has been allocated €1 billion. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) announced yesterday (March 14) that the potato and chipping potato sector will receive €3.1 million under the BAR. How many requests have been made by the DAFM to access funding under the BAR for agricultural sectors? Please also provide a breakdown of how Ireland has used the BAR fund to date.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Any correspondence received or sent (between 1/1/2021 and 24/03/23) by any staff within this Department which includes the following keywords/phrases: 'IDEX', 'Abu Dhabi', 'International Defence Exhibition'
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Any correspondence or records created (between 1/1/2021 and 24/03/23) within this Department which refer to the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) for 2023 and also for 2025 held in Abu Dhabi, UAE
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
The information I seek are the results of the survey that is noted below (OGCIO survey). Can I take you up on your offer of that information being provided to me please. I would be grateful if the number and grades of IT staff could be provided from that survey. I understand that it’s a point in time, that it was voluntary, that not all agencies responded and that it’s not validated. If possible could the information be provided in an excel spreadsheet please. Separately, I wonder if DPER has census data for each of the agencies that did reply to the survey. I understand that the HSE publishes its staff census each month. Could that be forward also? Again, I had presumed that an approx. number of total staff was compiled for that survey which would give a ratio of IT to total staff. Happy to accept that - with the above caveats - if available.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all advice, from either the Chief State Solicitor’s Office or the Office of the Attorney General, issued to DPER and/or the Office of Government Procurement concerning the forthcoming central procurement arrangements for the new cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) contract. This request covers the period from 1 March 2022 to 28 February 2023.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of any correspondence (or representations or complaints or letters of support) received by the department and/or the minister's office with regard to controversy over declarations of election expenses by Minister Paschal Donohoe.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1. The business case submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for the HSE buying 162-165 James's Street, Dublin 8. 2. Any correspondence to or from DPER in the past 12 months regarding the business case submitted for the HSE buying 162-165 James's Street, Dublin 8.
- TransferredReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Is there any records available to me (a civilian) which can readily show that the practice and implementation of the 'Corporate Governance Framework' was carried out within the division/section known as The Oireachtas Services, covering either whole or part of that division/section; or is there records in the form of a statement/letter showing that the division/section 'The Oireachtas Services' was covered as part of the whole implementation, specified or listed or obvious from say a report?
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I would like to request copies of records showing details of the costs of travel and associated expenses for all Senior and Junior Ministers and their delegations for the St Patrick’s Day trips to celebrate the day in 2023. To include, but not be limited to, the following: • Records showing the names, positions, titles of those who travelled and their official functions as part of the Department’s delegations this year • Records showing the costs of all travel for every member on each trip • Records showing what class of travel was booked for all travellers individually • Records showing the accommodation details and total costs for each person • Also, any other records showing any other costs organised or incurred by the department, e.g., gifts, presentations, receptions, guest hospitality, photography, flowers etc.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I am requesting the release of details of email correspondence sent to the minister's office from members of the public between 1 January and 31 March. I am specifically seeking the number of emails sent by the public containing the terms "trans", "transgender", "transgenderism", "gender", and "sexuality" (with a breakdown of the number of emails which mention each term); and I am also seeking the number of emails sent by the public containing the terms "eviction", "eviction ban". If possible, I am also requesting the release of all pieces of correspondence sent between 1 January and 31 March to the minister's office containing these terms.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A list of esubmissions submitted to the minister through the e-submissions channel from 01 02 2023 to 11 04 2023.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All travel and accommodation costs associated with St Patrick's Day foreign engagements this year, 2023, for senior/junior ministers in the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery & Reform. To include: • costs for both senior and junior ministers in the department. • costs for their advisors & staff. • details and cost of any gift given by same senior/junior ministers during their trips. • details of any gifts received by same senior/junior ministers during their trips.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all email correspondence between Minister of State Ossian Smyth and the Small Firms Association since the beginning of 2023
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All communications on a senior and Ministerial level between the Department of Education and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform relating to the pausing of 58 school building projects due to funding pressures. This is including, but not limited to, emails, texts, phone calls and notes of any briefings. The date for this search is from September 2022 to date. Clarification This can be taken to mean Assistant Secretary Level and above
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I am writing to request the following records under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 on behalf of Cornmarket Group Financial Services. I wish to apply for access and a copy of all records both electronic and written, held by the Department related to: 1. The numbers of serving civil servants who are categorised as being aged over 50 years and under 70, banded by age group, by grade/ grade equivalent. 2. The average retirement age of public service pensioners and average pension at year end 2018. – If data can be broken down by gender & grade/grade equivalent, if available.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Details of the top 10 highest pensions paid to former Officeholders in 2019, and details of the current payments and details of the top 10 highest pensions paid to former civil servants in 2019, and details of current payments and figures for the total cost of former Officeholders and separately, civil service pensions (the latest total and the total for 2019).
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I would like to know what are the expenses related to child benefits and one parent family, broken down by mothers and fathers? I would like to obtain information about the expenses related to support for women's organizations (for example Women Aid), and what are the expenses for men's organizations? I would like to obtain information about the expenses related to support for female victims of domestic violence and for male victims of domestic violence? I would like to know what are the expenses related to support for single mothers in accessing Social Housing and HAP, and what are the expenses for single fathers I would like to know what are the expenses related to the implementation of these programs from the strategy " The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderick O’Gorman TD and the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe TD - have today (Tuesday), updated Government on the Equality Budgeting initiative and have received Government agreement to mainstream the approach to equality budgeting and build on the progress to date in this area. Equality budgeting was introduced by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) in 2017 to highlight how certain areas of expenditure are intended to promote equality policies and outcomes. CONT .... Built upon the existing ‘performance budgeting’ framework, which links expenditure to intended outputs and impacts, equality budgeting was initially
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence and minutes of any discussions between the HSE and D'PER from 1st June 2022 to the current date in 2023 in respect of the "Periodic and Pro-Rata Application of Abatement" as described in Clauses 11 and 12 of D'per Circular 24/22 attached and as set out in Example 5 – Periodic & Pro-Rata in the appendix of the Circular .
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A list of gifts/high value items kept by the Department. This should include a list of items handed over to the Department by ministers, Oireachtas office holders, TDs and Senators - by name. The FOI is to cover the period February 2020- present. Please include a description of the items and their estimated value.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
As mentioned in the attached link, please provide the records of the public competition, names and recommendations from the Civil Service to the Minister for Transport
- TransferredReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A record of any discussion papers, memos, reports, draft reports, briefing documents and similar files held by the department relating to the tax treatment/taxation of residential landlords, dated between January 1, 2022 and the date of this request.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
• All email correspondence between DPER staff and the Department of Housing regarding RTB data on RTB notices of termination for q3 and q4 2022; • All internal email correspondence between DPER staff regarding RTB data on RTB notices of termination for q3 and q4 2022.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Proposals held by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Delivery Plan Delivery and Reform received between 1 April 2017 and 31 December 2020 in relation to the conception and development of proposals to improve the overall cybersecurity of a Government Department or agency under its aegis (including hypothetical projects for which draft documents were received, but not progressed), rather than specific cybersecurity elements of individual projects or work programmes not related to the overall cybersecurity of a Public Service Body.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Táim ag iarriadh gach leagan den Phlean Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide, atá de dhualgas ag gach eagraíocht a bheith acu de réir an Acht Aeráide, le 1. Sonraí iomlán de gach Phleann a bhí agat ó dul-i-bhfeidhm an Achta 2. Dáta ar a foilsíodh gach Plean 3. Dáta ar a chuaigh gach Plean i bhfeidhm 4. An méid airgead, miondhealaithe de réir cúiseanna na gcoastas, a caitheadh ar chruthú agus ar chur i bhfeidhm gach Plean
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I wish to request records and correspondence between DPER and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; DPER the Dept of the Taoiseach and DPER and the Dept of Justice on the subject of restoration of the FEMPI cuts (including but not limited to correspondence on this issue, submissions made for reversal of the cuts and records of DPER’s position on not restoring the cuts to date). The timeframe for this request is 1st June 2021 to the present.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
The list of government tenders issued in the last ten years (from 1st Jan 2012 to 31st Dec 2022). The list should include: 1. Each Tender ID and Tender Name. 2. The Contracting Authority of each tender. 3. The date each tender was published and the response deadline for submitting the bids from interested suppliers. 4. Main CPV Codes and CPV Code Descriptions for each tender. 4. The Spend Category of each tender (e.g. construction, supply of equipment, technology etc.). 5. The Contract Type of each tender (e.g. Supplies, Works, Services). 6. The Threshold Level of each tender (e.g. OJEU, National). 7. The Procedure of each tender (e.g. Open Procedure, Restricted Procedure). 6. Is the tender new or recurring? 6. The number of bids, e.i., companies/individuals that applied for each tender. 7. The estimated value of each tender. 8. The contract duration for each tender. 9. Was the tender a Framework (yes/no)? 10. The Awarded Supplier of each tender (company/individual). 11. The Awarded Value of each tender. 12. The date the Tender Award was Published 13. Where relevant, the date the tender was cancelled 14. Was the Awarded Supplier an SME (yes/no)?
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Any memos or correspondence sent to the sec gen or minister by John Conlon or his team (see link here) link to who does what site on shadow carbon pricing from January to present. Any memos or correspondence sent to sec gen or minister by John Conlon or his team (see link here) link to who does what site on proposals to charge departments or businesses on account of failing to meet emissions targets, from January to present.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of the final submission sent to the Minister for Public Expenditure through the e- submissions channel as listed in FOI PO61:23: - PER 00415-23 - PER 00387-23 - PER 00365-23 - PER 00364-23 - PER 00383-23 - PER 00379-23 - PER 00346-23 - PER 00343-23 - PER 00313-23 I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/12/2022 – 1/4/23.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of the final submission sent to the Minister for Public Expenditure through the e- submissions channel as listed in FOI PO61:23: - PER 00262-23 - PER 00286-23 - PER 00237-23 - PER 00235-23 - PER 00167-23 I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/12/2022 – 1/4/23.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I am requesting from your department how much funding the Irish Council for Civil Liberties received for the following years 2022-2023. Also how much funding in total was paid to all Non-Government Organisation for the following years 2021-2022-2023.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1. A copy of all Statement of Interests forms submitted by department staff of PO grade and above to the Secretary General, for the year 2022.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I wish to request records held by the Department related to the policy for the awarding of incremental credit in the Civil Service
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
The pay of civil servants employed at the Clerical Officer grade. Specifically, how many individuals there are at each point of the Clerical Officer salary scale, or their proportions, in order to calculate a distribution of those employed at each of the pay points on the Clerical Officer salary scale. If possible, I am also requesting this breakdown by each government department.