Department of the Taoiseach
FOI Requests — 2129 requests
- GrantedReceived —Decided 12 April 2021Department of the Taoiseach
1. Any/all information held as regarding the risk-benefit analysis re children being forced to wear face coverings while at school. 2. Any/all information held as regarding the risk-benefit analysis of the wearing of face coverings by the (healthy) general public. My request is not limited to information held by your office, but in general any studies carried out by the unelected members of NPHET.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 12 April 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Copies of all correspondence, including emails, letters, texts and WhatsApp messages between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Health Minister Stephen Donnelly related to the national vaccination programme and vaccine supplies since January 2021.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 12 April 2021Department of the Taoiseach
1. Any/all information held as regarding the risk-benefit analysis re children being forced to wear face coverings while at school. 2. Any/all information held as regarding the risk-benefit analysis of the wearing of face coverings by the (healthy) general public. My request is not limited to information held by your office, but in general any studies carried out by the unelected members of NPHET.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 12 April 2021Department of the Taoiseach
1. Any/all information held as regarding the risk-benefit analysis re children being forced to wear face coverings while at school. 2. Any/all information held as regarding the risk-benefit analysis of the wearing of face coverings by the (healthy) general public. My request is not limited to information held by your office, but in general any studies carried out by the unelected members of NPHET.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 7 April 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Copies of any records held referring/relating to the processing of FOI/2020/0260. Copies of any records held referring/relating to the subsequent OIC process regarding this request reference OIC- 101852-B8N3B1.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 7 April 2021Department of the Taoiseach
1. All Indemnities, Guarantees and Legal Protections from Prosecutions given to all Pharmaceutical Companies to indemnify and protect them from being sued for deaths, injuries or harmful side-effects resulting from COVID-19 VACCINES. 2. Copies of each Signed and Dated Document - GIVEN on behalf of the Irish Nation 3. At what Cabinet Meeting(s) was Authority given - Supply "Minutes of the Meetings" 4. Copies, showing extent of every Guarantee given each Pharmaceutical Company: 5. Pfizer and BioNTech Moderna and NIAID; University of Oxford Astra-Zeneca, Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Tech, lnovio Pharmaceuticals, Cansino Biologics, University of Pittsburgh, Altimmune. including any other Vaccine manufactures. 6. Were any or all of these Indemnities etc., Given for "Advance Purchases", for untested and rushed Covid-19 VACCINES"? Who signed and arranged PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS? Please supply copies of all such Contracts.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 1 April 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Correspondence between the Taoiseach, the Taoiseach's office, or the Department and a Mr Robert Quirke and/or his company, Roqu, regarding the supply of equipment or services for use in the Covid-19 pandemic. To include mobile phone text messages, WhatsApp, written letters, emails, etc., during 2020 and 2021
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 1 April 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Copies of any correspondence from politicians, lobbyists, the public or businesses, received by the Taoiseach on the issue of introducing mandatory hotel quarantine here. This request is for the period January 1st 2021 to March 1st 2021.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 1 April 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Any correspondence (emails, letters, memos, notes, research, e-submissions, etc) in relation to the ratification of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) exchanged internally or externally by the Taoiseach, Minister of State Thomas Byrne, or officials at, or above, the grade of assistant principal in the Department of Taoiseach. The time period I am interested in is from December 8, 2020 to March 9, 2021.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 1 April 2021Department of the Taoiseach
All communication sent and received, including any documents or attachments, and all minutes of meetings held, including by the Taoiseach himself, and briefing material, in relation to or in which the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Covid 19 waiver proposal (IP/C/W/669) made by India and South America on 2 October 2020 is mentioned. The search should be limited to October 1st 2020 to the present.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 30 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Copies of any Cabinet records relating to the creation of the legislation for commissions of investigation from. This request to cover the calendar year 2004.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 29 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
The minutes of all meetings held by the following working groups working either fully or partly within your department; (a) the National Risk Assessment Steering Group (b) the Implementation Group on Policing Reform (c) the Sub-group of the Implementation Group on Policing reform (IGPR) on Multi-Disciplinary Approaches (d) High Level Steering Board (e) North East Inner City Oversight Group (f) Digital Strategy Interdepartmental Group (g) Innovation District Advisory Group Any correspondence exchanged externally or internally by ministers or departmental officials in preparation for such meetings or exchanged in the aftermath of such meetings. The timescale I am interested in is from July 27, 2020 to January 25, 2021
- GrantedReceived —Decided 29 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
All minutes, memos and agendas from meetings of the Covid-19 oversight group, chaired by Martin Fraser, and reports, other outputs of the group as well, since it was established to date
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 26 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Any memos prepared for the Taoiseach about 'Zero Covid', as well as any emails sent from 1 December to the present date from the Taoiseach to officials in the Department of An Taoiseach or other Ministers about 'Zero Covid'.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 26 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
A datadump of the financial management system that is used for recording costs associated with the Future of Media Commission. A record of the most up to date total cost for the commission's work thus far.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 25 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Any records which discuss allowing airport bars to remain open during Covid-19 restrictions.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 24 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
All reports relating to Covid-19 supplied to the Covid-19 oversight group by EY consultants from September 22, 2020 to date. Correspondence between EY and any/all members of the Covid-19 oversight group from September 22, 2020 to date. Minutes of Covid-19 oversight group meetings from September 22 to date.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 24 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
I would like copies of all correspondence between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and/or his senior political advisers and the company Pfizer since December 2020.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 23 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Copies of the minutes of all meetings of the following groups: - The Covid-19 Oversight Group chaired by the secretary of the Government. - The Senior officials’ groupings and sub-groups convened by the Department of the Taoiseach to drive implementation of the 'Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with Covid-19'. The time period can be limited to December 1 2020 to January 25 2021.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 23 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Copies of all representations made to the Taoiseach on the topic of Brexit. The representations can be limited to those sent by: Politicians, Businesses, Non-governmental organisations, Unions, Farming lobby groups, Tourism lobby groups, Business lobby groups. The correspondence can be limited to the period December 2, 2020 to February 11, 2021. The records should include copies of any documents attached or enclosed with the correspondence.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 23 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
1. All correspondence between then Special Advisor to the Taoiseach, Clare Mungovan and the Department of Health regarding the requesting, seeking or furnishing of the document entitled Terms of Agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and IMO, re: GP Contractual Reform and Service Development relating to the GMS contract through electronic means, including email and private messaging services in the conduct of official government business between the 1st April 2019 and 20th April 2019, in accordance with Circular Number 09/19, entitled Policy on the Use of Private Email and Other Messaging Services, and Central Policy Unit Guidance Note 24, issued December 2015, entitled FOI Act implications for any official information held in non- official systems, email accounts and devices; 2. All correspondence between then Special Advisor to the Taoiseach, Clare Mungovan and the then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar regarding the requesting, seeking or furnishing of the document entitled Terms of Agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and IMO, re: GP Contractual Reform and Service Development relating to the GMS contract through electronic means, including email and private messaging services in the conduct of official government business between the 1st April 2019 and 20th April 2019, in accordance with Circular Number 09/19, entitled Policy on the Use of Private Email and Other Messaging Services, and Central Policy Unit Guidance Note 24, issued December 2015, entitled FOI Act implications for any official information held in non-official systems, email accounts and devices;
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 23 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
All correspondence sent and received between Huawei and Taoiseach Micheál Martin, between 1st August 2020 and 1st March 2021.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 22 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
All records of correspondence and meetings in from the 22nd of November (Date of my last FOI) to the date this request is received, between this department and relevant counterparts in both the Northern Ireland Executive and/or the British Government related to: 1. The coordination of response to the Covid19 pandemic between the two jurisdictions on the island of Ireland. 2. The adoption of an aligned Covid19 strategy between the two jurisdictions on the island of Ireland. 3. Specifically, the adoption of an aligned “Zero Covid19” strategy between the two jurisdictions on the island of Ireland.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 22 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
I read an article on the Irish Examiner in which Elizabeth Canavan, assistant secretary general at the Department of Taoiseach was quoted as saying "over half of the passengers arriving into the country are Irish residents, and two-thirds of those are returning from holidays." Of the non-Irish residents who were arriving into the country in January 2021, how many are holiday makers? How many non-residents are travelling for non-essential purposes? How many ferry passengers arriving into the country are non-residents on holiday?
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 16 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Any correspondence (dated between 10th and 31st January 2021) received by the Taoiseach from persons who identified themselves as survivors of Mother and Baby Homes,
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 15 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Copies of any records held referring or relating to the advance release of a copy of the report of the Mother & Baby Home Commission to various media outlets in advance of its formal publication. This request to cover the period 1 January 2020 to date of receipt of the request. Searches of any mobile phones, relevant private email addresses and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 11 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Copies of correspondence to/from An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the following politicians: - Tánaiste Leo Varadkar - Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney - Climate Action Minister Eamon Ryan - Media Minister Catherine Martin - Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD - Labour leader Alan Kelly TD - Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy - Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall The timeframe for the correspondence can be limited to the period January 6, 2021 to February 11, 2021. I am also seeking copies of any documents attached to correspondence to/from the politicians listed.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 10 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
A copy of any correspondence between Martin Fraser and Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, since March 2020.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 5 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Decisions in respect of The Irish Coursing Club having regard to Statutory Instruments Numbered 560, 695 and 701 of 2020: A) A copy of all documents held by the Department or ascertainable / procurable by the Department in accordance with law, in respect of the inclusion of the Irish Coursing Club, and its sport of coursing, as being a sport permitted to operate pursuant to the Health Act 1947 (as amended) according to Statutory Instrument No. 560/2020, including communications with other Departments/Ministers/Ministers of State in respect of the foregoing, and also including e-mails/communications to and from An Taoiseach and An Taoiseach’s private office and others, to include the personal (non-departmental) email addresses of An Taoiseach, and text messages/WhatsApp messages, and any other forms of personal communications emanating from An Taoiseach’s official phone and communication devices and/or any other phones or communication devices An Taoiseach uses/has used for Departmental/Governmental business, such as the within business, during the relevant time period. B) A copy of all documents held by the Department or ascertainable / procurable by the Department in accordance with law, in respect of the delisting of the Irish Coursing Club, and its sport of coursing, as being a sport permitted to operate pursuant to the Health Act 1947 (as amended) according to Statutory Instrument No. 695/2020, including communications with other Departments/Ministers/Ministers of State in respect of the foregoing, and also including e-mails/communications to and from An Taoiseach and An Taoiseach’s private office and others, to include the personal (non-departmental) email addresses of the An Taoiseach, and text messages/WhatsApp messages, and any other forms of personal communications emanating from An Taoiseach’s official phone and communication devices and/or any other phones or communication devices An Taoiseach uses/has used for Departmental/Governmental business, such as the within business, during the relevant time period. C) A copy of all documents held by the Department or ascertainable / procurable by the Department in accordance with law, in respect of the continued delisting of the Irish Coursing Club, and its sport of coursing, as being a sport permitted to operate pursuant to the Health Act 1947 (as amended) according to Statutory Instrument No. 701/2020, including communications with other Departments/Ministers/Ministers of State in respect of the foregoing, and also including e-mails/communications to and from An Taoiseach and An Taoiseach’s private office and others, to include the personal (non-departmental) email addresses of An Taoiseach, and text messages/WhatsApp messages, and any other forms of personal communications emanating from An Taoiseach’s official phone and communication devices and/or any other phones or communication devices An Taoiseach uses/has used for Departmental/Governmental business, such as the within business, during the relevant time period. D) A copy of all documents held by the Department or ascertainable / procurable by the Department in accordance with law, as described in respect of categories (a), (b) and (c) above (i.e. in respect of the Irish Coursing Club and S.I. Nos. 560, 695 and 701 and its treatment in each of the foregoing S.I.s), to and from the civil servants and such non-established civil servants working in (or who worked, at the relevant times in) the Office of the Green Party Leader (including members of the policy and programme implementation unit) as said Office is so described at p. 124 of the “Programme for Government : Our Shared Future” and others (including Ministers and Ministers of State) to include communications sent from and to the personal (non-departmental) email addresses of such persons, and text messages/WhatsApp messages, and any other forms of personal communications emanating from such persons’ official phone and communication devices and/or any other phones or communication devices such persons’ use/have used for Departmental/Governmental business, such as the within business, during the relevant time period.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 4 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
I am requesting a reissue of FOI/2020/0002 Copies of all correspondence from Fine Gael TD Dara Murphy to the Taoiseach's Office since May 2017. Please include all responses to Mr Murphy from the Taoiseach's Office in the same period. Please include correspondence to and from the Taoiseach directly or any of his political advisers.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 3 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
The Covid19 Research Paper (reported in the media 17/10/20 and again 15/02/2021), and all accompanying information, including emails, letters and other correspondence, sent to the Taoiseach by Marc MacSharry TD.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 2 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
All email correspondence sent to and from the following officials at the department on 29 and 30 January the Northern Ireland protocol: the Taoiseach; the Taoiseach's private secretary; Deirdre Gillane; Pat McParland; Kevin Dillon; Gráinne Ward; Diarmuid Lynch. I am also seeking replies and subsequent replies to emails regarding the Northern Ireland protocol sent to these officials on those dates (so that full email threads are included). Separately, I am also requesting the release of a call log or a schedule of calls made or received by the Taoiseach (including times and the names of callers/recipients) on 29 January.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 1 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Copies of the minutes of all meetings of the following groups: - The Covid-19 Oversight Group chaired by the secretary of the Government. - The Senior officials’ groupings and sub-groups convened by the Department of the Taoiseach to drive implementation of the 'Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with Covid-19'. The time period can be limited to December 1, 2020 to January 4, 2020.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 1 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
1 - all external submissions regarding the Shared Island initiative to the "Shared Island Unit" 2 - the minutes of any meetings held internally in the unit or with external parties 3 - any substantive correspondence between the unit and officials from other government departments at the level of Taoiseach, Minister or officials at, or above, principal officer level regarding the Shared Island unit.” The timeframe for this request is from 1st December 2020 to 25th January 2021
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 1 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Any and all representations made to the Department or Minister on behalf of or by any person concerning the proposed merger of two schools in West Cavan- St Bricins in Belturbet and St Mogues in Bawnboy. Details of any meeting, minutes, memos, or records of phone calls taken by or engaged in with by officials including the Minister with any person concerning the proposed merger of two schools in West Cavan- St Bricins in Belturbet and St Mogues in Bawnboy.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 1 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
A copy of all documents, submissions, memos, minutes, briefing documents, and any subsequent correspondence and/or internal departmental communications, related to the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/68865/google-ireland-limited
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 1 March 2021Department of the Taoiseach
My request refers to lobbying activity by Google recently posted on Lobbying.ie: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/68865/google- ireland-limited I would kindly like to ask for meeting minutes, e-mail exchanges and other records relating to the lobbying activity.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 25 February 2021Department of the Taoiseach
1. Any records held by the Department of the Taoiseach which indicate the spend by the Irish government on any Covid-19-related advertising since February 2020. 2. Any records held by the Department of the Taoiseach which indicate the breakdown of such an ad spend into the different media categories, e.g. regional radio, national radio, regional newspapers, national newspapers, television, etc. 3. Any records held by the Department of the Taoiseach which indicate the spend by the Irish Government on any Covid-19- related advertising on each or any of the following news outlets since February 2020: Western People (Mayo), Connaught Telegraph, MidWest Radio, Mayo News 4. Any records held by the Department of the Taoiseach which provide information on the following: any Covid-related financial support (other than advertising) given by the Irish Government to newspapers in Ireland since February 2020. 5. Any records held by the Department of the Taoiseach which provide information on the following: any Covid-related financial support (other than advertising) given by the Irish Government to each or any of the following news outlets since February 2020: Western People (Mayo), Connaught Telegraph, MidWest Radio, Mayo News
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 25 February 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Records on the amount of money the Department of Taoiseach/Government has spent on commercial advertising from January 2020 to date. Could you include a break-down of where this money was spent e.g print, social media, radio, television etc.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 25 February 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Copies of any records held referring or relating to a Rolex watch that was gifted to the Ceann Comhairle and subsequently handed over to the Department of the Taoiseach. This request to cover the period 1 December 2019 to date of receipt of the request.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 24 February 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Any correspondence sent to An Taoiseach by or on behalf of Pfizer between 1 September and 31 December last. I am also requesting minutes of any meetings or meeting notes with representatives of Pfizer during the same dates. My request covers correspondence and meetings referred to in entries on the Lobbying Register here and here.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 24 February 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Any minutes / memos / briefings / correspondence regarding the meeting between Pat McDonagh of Supermac's and An Taoiseach Micheál Martin during 2020.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 23 February 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Any records related to the meeting between Apple and the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Brian Murphy documented in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/67393/apple-distribution-international-ltd Please include any minutes of the meeting(s), correspondence, briefings etc.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 23 February 2021Department of the Taoiseach
All correspondence, including emails and any attachments, between Martin Fraser, Secretary General of the Taoiseach’s office and Dr Tony Holohan, chief medical officer, between November 1 2020 to date.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 23 February 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Correspondence between Golf Ireland National Governing Body and Deirdre Gillane during 2020 and to date in 2021 in relation to Covid-19 and opening.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 23 February 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Any briefings / memos / minutes or correspondence relating to the meeting between An Taoiseach and members of RTE that took place on September 9, 2020. Details of the meeting are recorded here on the lobbying register: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/67716/raidi%C3%B3-- teilif%C3%ADs-%C3%A9ireann
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 23 February 2021Department of the Taoiseach
A copy of all documents, submissions, memos, minutes, briefing documents, and any subsequent correspondence and/or internal departmental communications, related to the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/67393/apple-distribution- international-ltd
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 22 February 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Any correspondence sent to Philip O'Callaghan by or on behalf of Google between 1 September and 31 December last regarding Google’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the regulation of digital services. I am also requesting minutes of any meetings or meeting notes during meetings between Mr O'Callaghan and representatives of Google during the same dates. My request covers correspondence and meetings referred to in entries on the Lobbying Register here.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 22 February 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Any correspondence sent to Chief of Staff Brian Murphy and/or Philip O'Callaghan between 1 September and 31 December last regarding Facebook's seeking of Government’s support to establish interim and long-term solutions for EU-US data transfers. I am also requesting minutes of any meetings or meeting notes during meetings between Mr Murphy, Mr O'Callaghan and representatives of Facebook during the same dates regarding the same. My request covers correspondence and meetings referred to in entries on the Lobbying Register here
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 19 February 2021Department of the Taoiseach
Any correspondence sent to the Taoiseach's office by or on behalf of the Irish Road Haulage Association between 1 September and 31 December last in relation to Operation Fanacht. My request covers correspondence referred to in entries on the Lobbying Register here