Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
FOI Requests — 2434 requests
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attention is paid to the following decision made by the Information Commissioner: https://www.oic.ie/decisions/right- to-know-clg-and-dep-5/index.xml
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records held by this department relating to the lobbying activities by Aughinish Alumina Limited on the EU ETS Phase IV as detailed in the recent lobbying returns. These activities were directed to the Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Taoiseach, the Minister of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment and the Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This request for records is to include, but not limit to: Minutes of the meetings between Aughinish Alumina Limited and members of this department as listed on the lobby returns. Correspondence from the company including the letter listed on the most recent lobbying returns. Notes or memos in relation to discussions or telephone calls. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/51472/aughinish-alumina- limited
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All internal correspondence and minutes/agendas of meetings between DPER officials of level assistant principal and higher regarding the National Childcare Scheme and MyGovID, dated between 27th September 2019 and 7th October 2019. All correspondence and minutes/agendas of meetings between DPER officials of level assistant principal and higher and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs regarding the National Childcare Scheme and MyGovID, dated between 27th September 2019 and 7th October 2019. All briefing materials prepared for the Minister on the same subject over the same timeframe
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Briefing material prepared for bi-lateral meetings between the Minister for Education and/or Department of Education senior
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officials from assistant secretary upwards, and the Minister for Finance / Minister for Public Expenditure and /or Department officials from assistant secretary upwards, relating to Budget 2020 from June 2019 onwards.
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A detailed breakdown of the costs associated with the 2019 local elections. A detailed breakdown of the costs associated with the 2019 European Parliament elections. A detailed breakdown of the costs associated with the 2019 Divorce referendum. A detailed breakdown of the costs associated with the 2018 Abortion referendum.
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I have been informed that you awarded on 19 September 2019 your Premises, Catering, Housekeeping, Security tender to Birch Rentals Ltd, and that four companies in total submitted bids for evaluation. Please could you supply the names and registration numbers (Companies House numbers) for all three of the unsuccessful companies, excluding any commercial details of the tender outcome?
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —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.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
In respect of the period 1st January 2018 to date, with all records, in written or electronic format, concerning or any way related to the Case Management System of the Tax Appeals Commission. In the interest of clarity, this includes, but is not limited to, any records related to the procurement process for, purchase of, payment for, use of, the cessation of use of, and the write off of etc. the Case Management System. All records, in written or
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electronic format, concerning or any way related to the second Case Management System of the Tax Appeals Commission, also referred to as a temporary ICT Solution or temporary Case Management System. In the interest of clarity, this includes, but is not limited to, any records related to the procurement process for, purchase of, payment for, implementation of, and use of etc. the Case Management System.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence between the Department and the chair of the Oireachtas Climate Action Committee between the period 01 March 2019 and the present day. All correspondence between the Department and the chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council between the period 01 March 2019 and the present day. All correspondence between the Department and the Minister for Communications and Climate Action between the period 01 March 2019 and the present day.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any correspondence between your Department and the Oireachtas related to the travel and accommodation allowance in period 30 November 2018 to date of receipt of this request. Copies of any records held relating to any discussion over size of the travel and accommodation allowance and whether it is sufficient given increases in the costs of accommodation in Dublin. This request to cover same time period as above.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I request a copy of all correspondence, documents, business cases, and related records relating to the budget submissions for the Office of the Data Protection Commission in respect of Budget 2020. To narrow the timescale for searches, I ask for records between the 7th of September and the 7th of October.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all correspondence between the Department and the Data Protection Commissioner relating to budgetary
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requirements for the DPC ahead of announcement of Budget 2020. Copies of any reports, submissions, memos, or other such review or explanatory documents outlining the financial and/or staffing requirements of the DPC ahead of announcement of Budget 2020.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records relating to funding allocated to the Data Protection Commission in Budget 2020.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All submissions / memos / briefing documents prepared or submitted to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the Housing Assistance Payment.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
The amount of money spent across your department on hosting Christmas parties between November and December 2018. The items that were presented by your department to state, semi- state and foreign bodies as Christmas gifts between November and December 2018.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Correspondence regarding Capital projects only in respect of Budget 2020 and in the timeframe of 1 June 2019 up to Budget day 8 October 2019 between officials from Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and officials at the grade of APO and above in the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Correspondence regarding Capital projects only in respect of Budget 2020 and in the timeframe of 1 June 2019 up to Budget day 8 October 2019 between officials from Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and officials at the grade of APO and above in the Department of Justice and Equality. Correspondence regarding Capital projects only in respect of Budget 2020 and in the timeframe of 1 June 2019 up to Budget day 8 October 2019 between officials from Department of Public Expenditure and
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Reform and officials at the grade of APO and above in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any correspondence (including letters or emails) between Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe or the secretary general of the Department of Finance and following, Minister for Business Heather Humphreys and the Secretary General of the Department of Business. Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed or the Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Minister for Transport Shane Ross or the Secretary General of the Department of Transport, on the subject of Budget 2020 measures to prepare for Brexit. Copies of any deliberative documents or briefing materials prepared for Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe on the subject of the Budget 2020 measures to prepare for Brexit.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of any analysis of the business case for the upgrade of the N5 Westport to Turlough road and related correspondence with other government departments and agencies.
- Handled OutsideReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence and expense documentation, including an itemised list of expenditures relating to independent contractors that have been employed to work on the Financial Management Shared Services project since the project first began in 2016.All correspondence and expense documentation, including an itemised list of expenditures relating to contractors that have been employed to work on the Financial Management Shared Services project since the project first began in 2016.All correspondence and expense documentation, including an itemised list of expenditures relating to commercial contractors
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that have been employed to work on the Financial Management Shared Services project since the project first began in 2016. All correspondence and expense documentation, including an itemised list of expenditures relating to people employed to work on the Financial Management Shared Services that are not employees of the civil service since the project first began in 2016.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any records held referring or relating to whether ministers in the current government (who also happen to be Independent TDs) should be entitled to claim the parliamentary activities allowance. This request to cover the period 1 January 2018 to date of receipt of the request.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All documents, emails, memos, circulars and letters concerning Mr Paul Quinn, former Chief Procurement officer for the State, to the Minister for Health, the Minister for Finance and the Taoiseach regarding cost overruns at the new National Children’s Hospital.
- Handled OutsideReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Request the travel expenses, and what travel they relate to, for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 &, 2019 so far for the Waterford TDs - John Halligan, Mary Butler, David Cullinane and John Deasy.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any deliberative documents or briefing materials prepared for Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe on the subject of the Budget 2020 measures to prepare for Brexit.
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All correspondence between the Minister for Finance/PER and Fine Gael TDs between the period 01 July 2019 and 31 July 2019. (Subject matter is Climate Change)
- Handled OutsideReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records related to this entry in the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/51544/american-chamber-of- commerce-ireland
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records related to this entry in the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/50251/amazon-web-services
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence between DPER and the Department of Employment and Social Protection regarding the appointment and determination of the salary for the special adviser to the Minister for Employment and Social Protection between the period 01 July 2018 and 31 December 2018 inclusive.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all records held in the Central Policy Unit relating to the imposition of search and retrieval fees for FOI requests. This request to cover the period 1 May 2019 to the date of the receipt of the request.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any briefings or submissions prepared for Minister Donohoe with regard to the Public Service Pay Commission report on remuneration for senior civil servants and other high- level appointees.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence to/from the Department/Ministers and the following politicians between June 14, 2017 and November 4, 2019: • Former Taoiseach Enda Kenny • Former Finance Minister Michael Noonan The correspondence could include letters/emails directly to ministers or the Department Secretary General as well as representations made on behalf of constituents.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any records held referring or relating to the possibility of reform or change to a special system of top-up expenses that
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applies to TDs & Senators when on certain types of overseas travel. This request to cover period 1 January 2017 to date of receipt of the request. For ease of reference, it is the system discussed in the following article: https://www.rte.ie/news/investigations-unit/2015/0116/673121- department-refuses-to-reform-special-bonus-expense-system/
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A list of submissions submitted to the Minister through the e- submission channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/10/2019 –4/11/2019
- Handled OutsideReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Warrant of Appointment, signed and sealed by President Higgins and yourself
- Handled OutsideReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
The full Euro amount costs of the bellow contract between the Irish State/An Garda Síochána and Honda Distributors Two Wheels Ltd. Q1. Full Cost to the state for original contract from: 09/06/2015 to 09/06/2016. Either declared in the contact or calculated during or after the contracts end. Q2. Full Cost to the state for the 1 year contract extension from 09/06/2016 to 09/06/2017. Either declared in the contract or calculated during or after contracts end.
- Handled OutsideReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Government Agency Awards Indexed to Service or Product Classification Codes for the last 12 fiscal years
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
In the context of contract notice reference number FMB064F to establish single supplier Framework contracts, please advise as to the date and place of publication of the related PIN, .if any such Notice was in fact published, please furnish a copy of said PIN.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Please supply the contact details for the audit and evaluation team in DPER that complaints about the SEUPB can be submitted to for immediate audit and evaluation.
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All correspondence sent by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to demographic costs for 2020 since April 2019. All correspondence sent by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform or the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to demographic costs for 2020 since April 2019. All correspondence sent by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform or Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service in relation to demographic costs for 2020 since April 2019.
- Handled OutsideReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Could you send us electronic copies of the IDWG agendas and minutes from December 2015 to date
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of the minutes of all meetings, departmental memos, internal correspondence and legal advice received from the Office of the Attorney General relating to the constitutionality of Section 52 of the Public Services Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. A copy of the minutes of all meetings, departmental memos, internal correspondence and legal advice received from the Office of the Attorney General relating to the successful application by Senator Gerard Craughwell on behalf of teachers, currently sitting as Oireachtas members, to be granted an exemption from the provisions of Section 52 of the Act and not being abated.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Any correspondence/briefings/memos relating to potential delays or postponements of projects as a result of cost overruns such as those in the National Children’s Hospital or the National Broadband plan for the past two years. The minutes of any meetings relating to any potential delays or postponements of projects as a result of cost overruns such as those in the National Children’s Hospital or the National Broadband plan for the past two years. Any audits/evaluations of cost effectiveness, viability or benefits of capital projects that could potentially be affected by cost overruns such as those in the National Children’s Hospital or the National Broadband plan for the past two years. Any correspondence/briefings/memos/minutes of meetings relating to possible cost overruns for Any capital projects other than the National Children’s Hospital or the National Broadband plan for the past two years.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All invoices in relation to spending on make-up, cosmetics and hair styling (to include both products and services) by the Department in 2019.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copy of correspondence between the secretary general of the Department of Health and the secretary general of the DPER since 01 September 2019.
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Records concerning the granting to Dublin Cemeteries Committee/Glasnevin Trust of several million Euros of public moneys around 2006/7. Specifically I am interested in records relevant to ;the decision to award the grant of moneys, the extent of the grant, the scope of the grant, conditions attaching to the grant and scrutiny of the compliance by the recipient with such conditions