An Garda Síochána

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

I make a request under the Freedom of Information Acts for copies of all correspondence between DPER and the HSE, from 1 January 2020 to 12 November 2021, relating to the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) project in the HSE. Records provided should be in electronic form only.

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Any correspondence and attachments in 2020 between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Housing that relates to the budget given to cost rental in budget 2021.

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Data on the ten highest pensions being paid to former politicians, with details of the increases paid under Building

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Momentum/restoration agreements since January 2020. This should include name/role if possible and value of payment, plus the annual payments made to all former politicians in bands eg under €25K, over €25k…to over €250k, over €300k etc (with the numbers receiving payment in each band).

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

Data on the ten highest pensions being paid to former public servants, with details of the increases paid under Building Momentum/restoration agreements since January 2020. This should include name/role if possible and value of payment, plus the annual payments made to all former public servants in bands eg under €25K, over €25k…to over €250k, over €300k etc (with the numbers receiving payment in each band).

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

Any correspondence relating to a decision to link a pay increase for the role of secretary general at the Department of Health with economic conditions, including a fall in unemployment, involving any members of cabinet or ministers, secretary generals/bodies representing secretaries’ general or senior public servants. Any correspondence relating to how the decision was reached to link the €81,000 increase with economic conditions.

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Any correspondence, reports or documents to/from ministers and senior civil servants relating to public servants working part- time on full salaries during the Covid-19 pandemic, including the Property Registration Authority.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

I wish to seek all correspondence and meeting records involving the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform or anyone above the grade of Clerical Officer regarding the Western Rail Corridor between 1 January 2021 and 18 November 2021.

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All correspondence – including emails, letters, WhatsApp’s, texts/iMessages and other formats – between former public expenditure minister Paschal Donohoe and PJ McGrath from 6 May 2016 – 27 June 2020. All correspondence – including emails, letters, WhatsApp’s, texts/iMessages and other formats – between former public expenditure minister Paschal Donohoe and Martin Sadlier from 6 May 2016 – 27 June 2020. Minutes of all meetings involving former public expenditure minister Paschal Donohoe and Martin Sadlier and/or PJ McGrath from 6 May 2016 – 27 June 2020, including but not limited to the meeting in Dublin 8’s Ashling Hotel on 9 July, 2018. Copies of any reports/submissions/memos or other such review documents prepared on foot of these meetings involving former public expenditure minister Paschal Donohoe and Martin Sadlier and/or PJ McGrath from 6 May 2016 – 27 June 2020, including but not limited to the meeting in Dublin 8’s Ashling Hotel on 9 July, 2018

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

I make a request under the Freedom of Information Acts for copies of records relating to the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) project currently under way in the HSE created in the period 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. Records should be provided in electronic form only.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

I make a request under the Freedom of Information Acts for copies of records relating to the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) project underway in the HSE created from 1 January 2021 to 22 November 2021. Records should be provided in electronic form only.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

A database of chartered aircraft by each Government department across the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021. The reasons for

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these chartered flights, the locations these chartered flights went to and the type of aircraft used. The cost of these chartered flights over the period 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021.

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Documents, reports, minutes of meetings and correspondence related to the Subgroup for Innovation and Digital Adoption, within DPER’s Construction Sector Group (CSG), for the dates 01/01/2020 to 30/06/2020

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

Minutes of meetings related to the Subgroup for Innovation and Digital Adoption, within DPER’s Construction Sector Group (CSG), for the dates 30/06/2020 to 31/12/2020

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All correspondence, meeting minutes and documents sent or received between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Údarás na Gaeltachta regarding the provision of affordable housing from 1.1.2020 until the present.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

Under the FOI Act to request any correspondence between the Open Data Unit and the following Departments/Agencies in relation to the implementation, use and enforcement of the Open Data Directive. Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine OSi EPA Coillte. For the purpose of this request, please consider the timeframe July 2021 to current

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I am seeking a copy of the following ministerial submissions: Draft roadmap for FOI review for approval - PER 01238-21 Afghan Admission Programme - PER 01147-21 Response to Mayor of County Cork Letter RE Assessment of Grant Funding To Local Authorities - PER 00935-21 Sport Ireland Funding Request - PER 00829-21 Review of the FOI Act - PER 00834-21 Consent sought to the terms and conditions for the position of

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VHI Group Chief Executive Officer- PER 00884-21 Briefing Note re NCSC - PER 00881-21

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A spreadsheet/database/record of call costs incurred by the department as part of Innovation Week. This data to be provided line-by-line in excel if possible. A copy of the programme/schedule of events associated with Innovation Week. A copy of the business case, sanction, approval document associated with Innovation Week.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

I am requesting copies of emails (including attachments) received or generated, by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform or the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in which any of the following terms were used: “subordinated debt”, “subordinated bonds”, “Anglo bonds”, “junior bonds”, “junior debt” “burn the bondholders” between 1st April, 2014 to 30th November, 2014.

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All correspondence between the Department of Health and Department of Public Expenditure regarding the proposal to subsidise the cost of antigen tests.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

Could I please request all records, correspondence, reports and meeting minutes held in relation to the scheme to make €100 payment to all domestic electricity accounts.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

All reports, audit and budget documentation regarding the Start- up Schools Interim Accommodation section of the Dept of education in relation to their planned and actual expenditure and budget allocations for 2018- 2021

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All correspondence, email and written and meeting notes between D/PER and the executive of TU Dublin between the dates of 01/05/2019 and 15/12/2021.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

I'm looking for a copy of any documents, but most likely email correspondence, between NAMED and NAMED that occurred around 14/12/21 in relation to 'FOI Request P190/2021'. NAMED answered a query for me on that day and implied correspondence with NAMED. - Ireland had its first Covid lockdown in Spring 2020. I'm not too sure how the State operated it with its Departments, but I'm looking documentation that shows the State's instructions to the Department of Expenditure and Reform about when its staff should start working remotely. If the Department itself decided who should and shouldn't operate remotely and when, I would like that for NAMED (I have other documentation that he had 13 days’ notice and I need to try getting that confirmed.)

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

I wish to receive the following information for the time period from Monday 23rd March 2020 until Monday 20th December 2021, regarding Premium Payments in the Garda Siochána. Premium payments relate to Saturday Allowances, Sunday Allowances, Bank/Public Holiday Allowances, Night Duty Allowances, or any other unsocial hour’s allowances paid to members of the Garda Siochána

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

1. Please advise how many Department of Agriculture employees recruited after 1/1/2016 were appointed with salaries starting

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above point 1 of their respective pay scales? If possible please break this down per year of commencing employment. 2. Please advise how may Department of Agriculture employees recruited after 1/1/2016 were awarded additional increments on commencing with the Department of Agriculture in respect of previous service in the Irish Civil service? 3. Please advise how may Department of Agriculture employees recruited after 1/1/2016 were awarded additional increments on commencing with the Department of Agriculture in respect of previous service in the Civil/Public service of another EU state? 4. Please advise how may Department of Agriculture employees recruited after 1/1/2016 were awarded additional increments on commencing with the Department of Agriculture in respect of role relevant previous experience in the Irish Public service?

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The Department’s Records Management Policy. Any guidelines, procedures or manuals compiled as part of the Department’s Records Management programme, including File Plans and Records Retention/Disposal Schedules. The minutes of meetings held during 2018 by any records management committee, steering group or similar body operating within the Department.

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1. Copy of correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Health regarding the cost of the planned new National Children’s Hospital from 1 July 2018 2. Copy of correspondence between the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Health since 01 September 2018 3. Copy of correspondence between the secretary general of the Department of Public Expenditure and the secretary general of the Department of Health since 01 September 2018

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

Copies of all correspondence between your department and the Department of Foreign Affairs regarding: - The administrative burden at the DFA given the significant rise in passport applications in recent years - Calls for the DFA to hire more full time staff to the passport office to deal with this surge in applications

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- The cost and logistics of printing so many passports each day - Additional DFA funding to meet this rise in demand

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How much was spent by the Department in 2017 and 2018 on bottled water.

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All briefing material including memos, background papers, preparatory advice, and minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence, documents and publications shared between the Department of Health and/or the Health Service Executive and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform between April 2018 and October 2018 in relation to the cost of the National Children’s Hospital.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

All briefing material including memos, background papers, preparatory advice, minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence, documents and publications shared between the Department of Health and/or the Health Service Executive and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform between October 2018 and now in relation to the cost of the National Children’s Hospital.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

Any documents that explain the basis on which the Assistant Principal Officer was upgraded in 2016 and the two Assistant Principal Officers were upgraded in 2018? Any documents that explain the basis of these upgrading or outline or relate to whether these upgrading were just a simple matter of upgrading the officers after a given period of time or otherwise, or any documents that outline or relate to whether or not the officers in question needed to sit and pass an interview or any other competition or evaluation process before being upgraded? Any documents that outline or relate to the holding of and the results of any such interview, competition or

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evaluation process, including any documents that outline or relate to the number of officers who participated in any such interview, competition or evaluation process? 3. Any documents that outline or relate to whether or not the three officers in question had previously transferred into the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform from another Government Department or Office as Assistant Principal Officers Standard; and any documents that outline or relate to the basis on which these officers were upgraded, whether on the basis that they were performing the same functions and duties as their Assistant Principal Officer Higher Scale colleagues, or on some other basis? This to include any documents that relate to the assignment and performance of functions and the need to treat staff who perform the same duties and functions equally and fairly. 4. Any documents that relate to the salary paid to these officers including the authorisation to pay the extra salary (the difference in the amount paid between the Assistant Principal Officer Standard and the Assistant Principal Officer Higher), and any records relating to whether the extra salary was to be paid directly from Central Exchequer funds or was to be paid from the 1% PCW Allowance? 5. Any documents that contain information on any discussions undertaken or decisions taken on how such upgrades are allowed and operated, including any process of ‘Assimilation’ that is in place, and the basis on which they are to be paid, i.e. central exchequer funding or 1%PCW. I hope this clarifies the matter. Please note that I am seeking copies of records that exist in relation to practice and procedure

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followed, and the basis on which appointments are made, at Assistant Principal Officer Standard and Higher levels, in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I am also seeking for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to provide any documentation it holds on the justification for the existence of the two separate grades of Assistant Principal Officer Standard and Assistant Principal Officer Higher and on the differentiation in the roles and duties to be assigned to each of these grades, given the difference of €7,000 plus per annum paid in respect of them.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

All records relating to correspondence between the Department and the IDA concerning data centres

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1. Please confirm that the Department of Defence Report to the Public Service Pay Commission (PSCP) was sent to your Department for review before being submitted to the Public Service Pay Commission. 2. The date on which the Department of Defence Report to the Public Service Pay Commission was received by your Department 3. All correspondence between the Department of Defence and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform relating to the submission. 4. All correspondence between DPER and the PSPC relating to the submission by the Department of Defence 5. The date on which the Department of Defence Submission was forwarded by DPER to the PSPC. 6. If the Submission has not yet been sent to the PSPC, any correspondence indicating when it will be sent.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

All correspondence, documents and minutes of meetings held by the Government Reform Unit in relation to the Data Sharing and Governance Bill between November 1, 2018 and the present.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

Copies of all records held relating to the overpayment of pensions to retired members of An Garda Síochána in period 1 January 2018 to date of receipt of this request.

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All records of correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Justice between 1 December 2017 and 1 December 2018 concerning the retention by the Department of Justice of private sector legal firms to investigate protected disclosures (as per the Protected Disclosures Act 2014) in the Irish Prison Service.

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All correspondences including emails, letters and attachments between the office of Minister Paschal Donohoe and Dublin City Council in relation to the planned Dublin City Library on Parnell Square. This can be dated between January 1 2016 and January 1 2019 and can be delivered to this email address.

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All records associated with this entry in the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/36958/ibm

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The release of details regarding expenses incurred by the Ministers' visits abroad last year for St Patrick's Day, specifically The cost of travel and accommodation for the Minister and Junior Minister The cost of travel and accommodation for any advisers or other staff for both Ministers. The cost of any gifts (including shamrock) incurred by the Department for the trips

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A copy of the minutes of the Civil Service Personnel Officers' Network meeting held in December 2016.

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Copies of any records held relating to the appearance (or non- appearance) of Robert Watt or any officials of your Department at the Oireachtas Health Committee in January 2019. Copies of any correspondence between your department and the above committee relating to the appearance of official(s) from D/PER at its hearings in January 2019.

Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

All correspondence between the Dept. Public Expenditure and Reform and the Dept. Housing referencing the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. Dates - 1 January 2018 - present. All minutes of meetings, ministerial briefings and other briefing documents relating to the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. Dates - 1 January 2018 - present.