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

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

Access to all correspondence during 2018 and 2019 between Paul Quinn, Assistant Secretary, and Robert Watt, Secretary General, about the National Children's Hospital.

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

Records and documents relating to the recent dispute with the INMO in 2019.

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

All correspondence over the nursing strike and pay dispute from official grade level of assistant general secretary and above (note: this includes the Minister and secretary general) since January 1 2018. All correspondence between Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and the Department of the Taoiseach/Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on the same issue since January 1 2018. All correspondence between Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and Health Minister Simon Harris on the same issue since January 1 2018. All correspondence between the Department's secretary general and the secretary general of the Department of Health on the same issue since January 1 2018

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

Copies of all records that were refused in FOI P014/2018. These records no longer form part of a deliberative process and are no longer exempt under the FOI Act

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

All correspondence between Minister Patrick O'Donovan and Minister Paschal Donohoe or other senior Department of Finance/Department of Public Expenditure and Reform officials regarding ministerial pay, costs of overnight stays in Dublin for politicians or any other expenses relating to being a minister/TD since 2016.

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

Internal correspondence between the Office of Government Procurement and the Minister’s office, and the Department of Health from September 2017 to December 2018 pertaining to the National Children’s Hospital, including - · Correspondence from or to Mr Paul Quinn; · Correspondence from or to Mr Paschal Donohoe; · Correspondence from or to Mr Simon Harris; · Correspondence from or to members of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board; Minutes of meetings held by the Office for Government Procurement or Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the National Children’s Hospital between April and December 2018.

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

All correspondence dated 2010 to now between the department and the Cork County Board/GAA pertaining to the reconstruction of Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium. This is to include all details concerning the €30 million Government funding provided for its rebuild and the estimated reconstruction costs provided by the Cork County Board/GAA to the department.

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

All correspondence between Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and the Department of Finance's secretary general about capital project costs and deferrals due to the national children's hospital overrun, since July 1 2018. All correspondence on the same subject between Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe with other Government departments since July 1 2018. All correspondence on the same subject between Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe with the Department of the Taoiseach/Taoiseach Leo Varadkar since July 1 2018.

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

Copy of correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and the Department of Health since 01November 2018 regarding the salary to apply for the post of chief executive/director general of the HSE.

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

All correspondence between the Department of Finance (DPER) and PwC relating to the national children's hospital since December 1 2018

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

Documents and records created since 1 January 2019 relating to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation dispute.

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

All written requests to the Department for salaries in respect of persons with salaries above 80k in excess of agreed rates, relocation expenses, car allowances, bonus payments or performance-related pay. This request to cover all such applications, which are made to the Dept., which would require sanction from Minister i.e. from other Dept. & State bodies and to include all communications to and from the Dept., and other bodies/Depts. related to the request. This request to cover only the period since my last such request on November 12. The original application letters, any reports/memos made internally on the application, submission that would have gone to Minister and response that issued. This request to cover only the period since my last such request.

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

Copies of any correspondence between your Department and any other government Department relating to the appointment of new special advisers, where these new appointments were not made at the lowest point on the agreed salary scale. This request to cover only the period since my last such request.

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

All correspondence between Finance Minister Paschal Donohue and Health Minister Simon Harris relating to the national children's hospital since July 1 2018. All correspondence between Finance Minister Paschal Donohue and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar/the Department of the Taoiseach relating to the national children's hospital since July 1 2018. All correspondence between Finance Minister Paschal Donohue and the Department of Finance's secretary general relating to the national children's hospital since July 1 2018.

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

Records of all public procurement contracts where the company Huawei are listed as a contractor. A summary of each project the company Huawei are listed as a contractor on and the total value of each contract and the fee Huawei is receiving.

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

Details of all correspondence associated with a meeting that was held (Details supplied) at which Stephen Lynam Special Adviser (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)was in attendance; any follow up emails or correspondence that were sent in relation to this meeting; agenda and meeting minutes associated with the meeting details: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/18187/ibec Meeting with IBEC on Proposed Sugar-Sweetened Drink Tax

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

Any correspondence between your Department and Forensic Science Ireland relating to the following: a/ construction of a new headquarters for FSI, b/ delays in construction of the new headquarters, and c/ the diversion of €10 million from the FSI budget for the NCH project. All parts of this request to cover the period 1 January 2018 to current date.

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

All electronic and written correspondence (including any follow on internal correspondence in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) between December 15th 2018 and February 12th 2019 between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (at Assistant Secretary level and above, and to Ministerial Offices) and 1. The Department of Education and Skills; 2. The Office of Public Works; 3. The Department of Justice and Equality; 4. The Department of Health; 5. The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; 6. The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; and 7. The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in relation to the reallocation of capital expenditure announced by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on February 12th 2019 (details supplied).

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

A list of all submissions made to the Minister or Ministers of State at your Department using the e-submissions system (or whatever relevant/similar system is in place at your Department) in the period 1 December 2018 to the date of receipt of this request. This request is to include the date of the submission and its title. I am not seeking copies of the submissions themselves.

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

Copies of any reports, submissions, memos, or other such documents prepared for either the minister (or his office) or the secretary general (or his office) relating to concerns over governance of the NCH project. This request to cover the period 1 Jan 2017 to 30 December 2017.Copies of any correspondence between the Department and the board of the NCH project in the same period.

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

In respect of the period 1st July 2018 to 31st December 2018, inclusive, all information, in written or electronic format, including but not limited to documents, notes of conversations or calls, submissions, emails, attachments, letters, text messages, WhatsApp messages or any other form of messenger, etc. sent or received, concerning or in any way related to requests for legal services/ advice by the Tax Appeals Commission or anyone working on their behalf. This request also covers requests by the Tax Appeals Commission to use any legal services framework in place by the Office of Government Procurement.

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

All correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Amazon UK Services for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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

A copy of the technical review of a revised cost benefit analysis for the Cork Event Centre project completed by the IGEES unit within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) in July 2018.

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

Copies of all internal and external correspondence within the department and with other departments in relation to: the €100m savings requested from all Departments arising from the cost over-run at the children's hospital and the "re-profiling" which this caused a need for.

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

All 18 September – 11 October 2018 correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (including correspondence between respective Ministers) where the National Broadband Plan is the main subject. Administrative

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

records, including meeting confirmations, are included, but duplicate records are excluded.

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

Given the presence of department officials and the Secretary General of the department, all documentation shared between DPER officials and Fianna Fáil TDs during and pertaining to the Confidence and Supply review. Correspondence between the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and Fianna Fáil TDs during and pertaining to the Confidence and Supply review. Correspondence between the DPER officials Reform and Fianna Fáil TDs during and pertaining to the Confidence and Supply review.

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

Records referring to the tender submitted by BAM for the contract for the construction of the New Children's Hospital, St James's Hospital Campus, Dublin 8 (the Contract) 2 Records referring to other tenders for the Contract 3 Records referring to the conclusion of the Contract 4 Records referring to the process of ascertaining the guaranteed maximum price for the Contract 5 Records referring to instructing or deciding to instruct BAM to proceed with the Phase B Works (as defined by the Contract) 6 Records referring to the cost or projected cost of the New Children's Hospital project 7 Records referring to BAM's performance on the Contract 8 Records relating to RAM's performance on the Phase A Works (as defined by the Contract) 9 Records relating to BAM's safety performance on the Phase A Works 10 Records referring to RAM's performance on the contract for the New Children's Hospital, Satellite Centres at Tallaght Hospital

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

Campus, Dublin 24 and Connolly Hospital Campus, Dublin 15 (the Satellite Contract) 11 Records comprising or referring to communications with the Department of Health, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Department of the Taoiseach, Children's Health Ireland or the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board which contain any reference to any of the following: (a) the tender submitted by BAM for the contract for the Contract (b) other tenders for the Contract (c) the conclusion of the Contract (d) the process of ascertaining the guaranteed maximum price for the Contract (e) instructing or deciding to instruct BAM to proceed with the Phase B Works (f) the cost or projected cost of the New Children's Hospital project (g) BAM's performance on the Contract (h) RAM's performance on the Phase A Works (i) BAM's safety performance on the Phase A Works 0) BAM's performance on the Satellite Contract

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

· A copy of any correspondences, meeting minutes, notes, or memos between the Minister for Public Expenditure/Department Officials and the Valuation Office relating to the valuation of Aviva Stadium and/or Croke Park between 2011 and present day. · A copy of any correspondences, meeting minutes, notes, or memos between the Minister for Public Expenditure/Department Officials and the IRFU; and/or FAI; and/or GAA relating to the valuation of Aviva Stadium and/or Croke Park between 2011 and present day. · A copy of any correspondences, meeting minutes, notes, or

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

memos between the Minister for Public Expenditure/Department Officials and the Taoiseach/Department officials and/or Sports Minister/Department Officials relating to the valuation of Aviva Stadium and/or Croke Park between 2011 and present day. · A copy of any correspondences, meeting minutes, notes, or memos between the Minister for Public Expenditure/Department Officials and Dublin City Council relating to the valuation of Aviva Stadium and/or Croke Park between 2011 and present day. When conducting your search and retrieval please consider official information held on non-official systems, emails accounts and devices, for example WhatsApp groups etc.

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

Request in respect of records relating to the proposed construction and development of an event centre in Cork (the Cork Event Centre). All records that are in possession or power of procurement in respect of all documents or records mentioning the Cork Event Centre.

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

Copies of any records held by your department relating to the purchase of a property on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington DC by the Department of Foreign Affairs in 2018.

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

Access to any minutes / memos / briefings relating to the recent meeting between the Minister and the Regulator of the National Lottery.

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

All correspondence from the chief procurement officer Paul Quinn in relation to the National Children's Hospital/National Paediatric Hospital Development Board from the period 01 May 2018 and the 01 December 2018.

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

Internal all-staff communications/emails on Data Protection awareness in the last 12 months

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

- Internal Data Protection awareness campaign strategy/planning documents if available (from 2017 to current) - Internal Data Protection awareness posters used within Department offices (in original format).

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

The most recent dated documentation held by the Department that explains and outlines the regulations that govern ‘the justification for the existence of the two separate grades of Assistant Principal Officer Standard and Higher and 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. As this is a Civil Service policy matter it comes within the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform’ and if no such document or regulations exist then the whole basis for the different salary paid to the two grades must be called into question.

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

I seek all documentation, (including but not limited to external and internal correspondences, emails, letters, meeting minutes, memos, reports, circulars, and briefing notes) relating to correspondences, communications, and meetings between officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and representatives from the National Lottery Regulator concerning third party operators who offer betting on the outcome of lottery draws. My request covers from January 1 2017 up to and including today, March 11, 2019.

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

Copies of any records held referring or relating to reported comments by Robert Watt of "controlling the mob" in advance of his appearance before an Oireachtas committee. Copies of any records held referring or relating to whether or not Paul Quinn would attend an Oireachtas committee hearing on NCH costs.

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

Copies of all records held relating to the decision making process that led to an increase in the overnight subsistence rates that were put in place on 1 October 2018.

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

All correspondence, both electronic and written, including any attachments, relating to a meeting between the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and Intel representatives that took place on 18 January 2019. Any reports, briefing notes, internal memos or minutes that relate to this meeting.

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

I note that there a record at www.lobbying.ie of the AA lobbying the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/10629/the-aa I wish to request all records, including minutes and notes, of this instance of lobbying, all records of contacts regarding this lobbying be they before or after the fact, all records of advice (be it to ministers, the government or any other party) or decisions following this lobbying

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

The release of information about the compensation scheme for women affected by the non-disclosure of the Cervical Check audit. I am specifically seeking the release of internal correspondence between the Minister and his advisers, internal Department memos, correspondence between Department officials and officials from the Department of Health (at the level of the Ministers and their advisors), and minutes of any meetings where the compensation scheme was the main subject of discussion, all between 1 October 2018 and 11 March 2019.

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

In respect of the period 1st January 2019 to 26th March 2019, inclusive, all information, in written or electronic format, including but not limited to documents, notes of conversations or

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

calls, submissions, emails, attachments, letters, text messages, WhatsApp messages or any other form of messenger, etc. sent or received, concerning or in any way related to requests for legal services/ advice by the Tax Appeals Commission or anyone working on their behalf. This request also covers requests by the Tax Appeals Commission to use any legal services framework in place by the Office of Government Procurement.

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

A database of the pensions paid to all former constitutional/ministerial/judicial office holders for the calendar year 2018. To be clear, I am seeking the actual payment made after any deductions made by way of Haddington Road agreement or any such similar cuts to the rate.

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

Copies of all records relating to the salary level of the new Director General of the Health Service Executive. This request to cover the period 1 September 2018 to date of receipt of this request.

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

All correspondence, including any attachments, between ministerial offices or departmental officials and Facebook representatives from the period 1 October 2018 until the receipt of this request. Any briefing notes, agendas, meeting minutes or presentations relating to meetings or phone calls between Facebook representatives and either ministers or departmental officials within the same period.

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

Release of any correspondence from the Minister or Junior Minister at the Department to the Football Association of Ireland requesting tickets to any games involving men's, women's and underage Republic of Ireland soccer teams, or any UEFA or World Cup games, since 2016.