Department of the Taoiseach

Department of the Taoiseach

Internal minutes and memos, correspondence and follow on documentation arising out of a meeting between Peter Vandermeersch and the Taoiseach. Internal minutes and memos, correspondence and follow on documentation arising out of any other meeting the Taoiseach has had with newspaper proprietors/managing directors/editors in the last 12 months.

Department of the Taoiseach

According to information recently posted on Lobbying.ie, Ryan Meade of Google Ireland met with the Taoiseach and public officials between 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/56132/google-ireland-limited I would kindly like to ask for meeting minutes, email conversations and other records relating to these meetings. In case the meetings took place at public events, feel free to point out any recordings of said events or press releases related to them.

Department of the Taoiseach

All records associated with this entry in the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/56132/google-ireland-limited

Department of the Taoiseach

All records relating to: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/23710/pfizer

Department of the Taoiseach

Copies of all emails, letter and other correspondence, along with details of all other parcels and post, sent to Leo Varadkar since he became Taoiseach regarding the issue of abortion and the Eighth Amendment.

Department of the Taoiseach

Correspondence between Q4PR and the Department of the Taoiseach connected to following lobbying activity – lobbying.ie/return/62436/q4pr

Department of the Taoiseach

The email referred to in this return on the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/62436/q4pr

Department of the Taoiseach

Can I request copies of all correspondence between the Taoiseach and the Chairperson of the RTE Board Moya Doherty since the beginning of this year.

Department of the Taoiseach

Please provide any guidance that has been issued to your Minister on the use of messaging systems, such as WhatsApp or Signal. Please send screengrabs of all WhatsApp messages in relation to government business sent to and from your Minister's work phone on September 27, 2022.

Department of the Taoiseach

A copy of all correspondence (including emails) to and from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in relation to Deputy Maria Bailey since January 1, 2019. A copy of all correspondence (including emails, WhatApp messages and text messages) between (to and from) Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Deputy Maria Bailey since January 1, 2019.

Department of the Taoiseach

Copies of all Cabinet records referring or relating to the resignation of Alan Shatter and/or the resignation as Secretary General of the Department of Justice by Brian Purcell. This request to cover the period 1 January 2014 to 30 September 2014.

Department of the Taoiseach

Records pertaining to Roundtable meeting with the Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach to discuss the impact of Brexit, opportunities for trade, financial services, private equity and the reform of Irish partnership law.

Department of the Taoiseach

All correspondence, briefing notes, speaking notes, agendas, minutes, presentations for a meeting of a delegation representing bishops and officials from the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference met with the Taoiseach and Ministers in Government Buildings, Dublin on 31 August 2017.

Department of the Taoiseach

Copies of all external correspondence with the department on the proposed establishment of the Shared Island Unit. Can I also request copies of any proposals or discussion within government on the nature, structure or role of the Shared Island Unit

Department of the Taoiseach

1. All documents relating to any discussion or consideration of whether public houses and bars should close due to Covid-19 excluding documents from members of the public. 2. All documents relating to and/or detailing the reasons for the decision by the Department of the Taoiseach to close public houses and bars on 15 March 2020.

Department of the Taoiseach

All of the documents held by the Department relating to either the risks of OR advanced planning for a border poll at some point in the future. I would like my FOI to cover the last year.

Department of the Taoiseach

Copies of all statements (in their original format) of all credit cards used by the office of the Taoiseach from June 2017 to the present time.

Department of the Taoiseach

Copies of all correspondence received by the Department of Taoiseach concerning a compensation case relating to Maria Bailey TD between May 15 and today. This should account for both internal and external communities, including electronic and written correspondence from members of the public.

Department of the Taoiseach

A record of all correspondence, including but not limited to, letters, emails, briefing documents and phone calls to and from the Taoiseach’s office with Facebook. A record of all correspondence, including but not limited to, letters, emails, briefing documents and phone calls to and from the Minister of States’ offices with Facebook. A record of briefing documents, including draft briefing documents, prepared for the Taoiseach and advisors about Facebook. Minutes and notes from meetings members of the Department, including but not limited to the Taoiseach, Ministers, advisors and secretary generals, had with Facebook representatives.

Department of the Taoiseach

Copies of minutes of the following meetings/phone calls and copies of correspondence to/from the Taoiseach and/or the Secretary General in relation to the meetings (sent either before or after the meeting). I am also seeking copies of briefing notes prepared ahead of these meetings/calls. - Jan 18 meeting with Mark Wilson, group CEO Aviva - February 9 phone call with Tim Cook of Apple - March 7 meeting with Mark Weinberger of Ernst and Young - March 8 meeting with Vittorio Colao and Anne O’Leary of Vodafone - March 28 meeting with Mick Wallace TD - April 23 meeting with heads of housing NGOS - May 10 call with the Chinese Party Secretary - May 10 meeting with the CEO of Tesco.

Department of the Taoiseach

All correspondence between the Taoiseach and anyone working in the Department of Taoiseach with Michael Lowry TD, timespan June 2017 to date.

Department of the Taoiseach

Copies of all correspondence from, and replies to, the following organisations/companies in relation to the General Data Protection Regulation and the proposed ePrivacy Regulation (for 2017 to date): Facebook, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn, Apple, Ibec (or divisions thereof) and the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland.

Department of the Taoiseach

Copies of all correspondence from the Taoiseach’s Office to the Office of Public Works regarding Steward’s Lodge since February 2020. I would like details of how many times he stayed in the lodge during the pandemic and how much he paid on each occasion.

Department of the Taoiseach

All documentation in relation to the Citizenship Referendum 2004 (also known as the amendment to the 2001 Citizenship Act), prepared for or considered by the Taoiseach, Senior Officials Group, Cabinet Committee, or Cabinet meetings held between 01 January 2003 and 11 June 2004 including any briefings/memos/reports/correspondence or other documentation prepared for each meeting or arising out of those meetings.

Department of the Taoiseach

All communications and details of meetings between Ministers, staff and representatives of the Department of the Taoiseach and any persons working for or on behalf of Linkedin Inc or any of its Irish subsidiaries and companies.

Department of the Taoiseach

These FOI's have already been granted as per your published FOI logs - I would simply like a copy to be sent as is. Copies of any reports, submissions, briefing documents, memoranda signing off and/or discussing the requirement for tender competition for reports that will examine the public’s perception of Government, its services and to undertake a rolling tracker of attitudes to government projects. All electronic and written correspondence to and from the Strategic Communications Unit in the Department of the Taoiseach to and from other government departments, including any meeting minutes, emails, reports, briefing notes and memos from the period it was established to present. All correspondence between this Department and DexEU since that Department's inception. Records of all meetings between this Department and DexEU since that Department's inception, to include minutes, briefing notes and correspondence relating to same. Copies of all correspondence from business groups making representations or comments to the Department about Brexit and memos or notes of any meetings held between the Minister or department officials with business groups concerning representations or comments made about Brexit since January 1st, 2017. Copies of all records referencing the Church of Scientology held by the Minister and the Department, from January 2016 to date. Copies of all records referencing Narconon; referencing Criminon; referencing Drug-Free World; referencing Citizens Commission on Human Rights; referencing The Way to Happiness. Correspondence with Vatican officials relating to the Papal visit for the years 2016, 2017, 2018. Internal records, to include correspondence, meeting minutes, briefing notes, etc, relating to the Papal visit. Copies of any briefing documents, minutes of meetings, or notes of telephone conversations generated by discussions between the Strategic Communications Unit and other similar units in other jurisdictions. This request to exclude the document already released to me relating to a meeting with Government Communications Unit in London. A copy of all credit card receipts relating to expenditure incurred by the Strategic Communications Unit or staff within the unit. I wish for my request to cover the period between 6/9/17 - 28/2/18.

Department of the Taoiseach

Copy of the following documentation held by the Department of An Taoiseach (“Department”) and created between 01/03/2023 and 21/04/2023; 1. All communications between Department of An Taoiseach officials/employees and officials/employees of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), relating to potential, and actual, restrictive measures to be imposed on the use of TikTok on public servant devices or by public servants; 2. All documentation, specifically the assessment carried out by the NCSC received by the Department of An Taoiseach officials/employees relating to the risk assessment of TikTok on public servant devices or by public servants; 3. All documentation created by Department of An Taoiseach relating to potential, and actual, restrictive measures to be imposed on the use of TikTok on public servant devices or by public servants.

Department of the Taoiseach

Any briefings, emails, notes and/or records relating to An Taoiseach's meeting with Google's Kent Walker on March 9, 2022.

Department of the Taoiseach

Please send me records of all internal and external communications of all types on the issue of potential restrictions around turf cutting this year (Jan 1, 2022 - April 15, 2022).

Department of the Taoiseach

Copies of all documents and communication received by, created by or otherwise held by the Strategic Communications Unit at the Department of the Taoiseach relating to media coverage of Project Ireland 2040: National Planning Framework. I am seeking documents and communication created or published in the period January 22nd 2018 to February 22nd 2018.

Department of the Taoiseach

All records relating to the commissioning of the advertising campaign for the Project Ireland 2040 project including all records relating to budgets and correspondence setting out the type of advertising to be purchased. (eg cinema, print etc). Please include all correspondence or memos relating to the design and cost of newspaper adverts and the selection of which newspapers would run advertorial content. Please include any records showing consultations with newspapers over the content that would run in these "features".

Department of the Taoiseach

The amount paid by the Department/the SCU for sponsored content/advertorial content in relation to the Ireland 2040 National Development Plan, broken down by the amount paid to each title for national and regional. (This would related specifically to paid for sponsored written content, and would not relate to any traditional advertising taken out in relation to the Ireland 2040 Plan). Any correspondence sent by the Strategic Communications Unit and all regional or national newspapers in relation to the terms and specifications of sponsored content in relation to the Ireland 2040 plan (both sent and received) between 1st January 2018 and 27th February 2018. Any correspondence sent by the Strategic Communications Unit and MediaForce agency in relation to the terms and specifications of sponsored content in regional and national newspaper in relation to the Ireland 2040 plan (both sent and received) between 1st January 2018 and 27th February 2018.

Department of the Taoiseach

All correspondence within the Strategic Communications Unit regarding sponsored content about the Ireland 2040 plan, which appeared in local, regional and national newspapers. All emails, briefing notes and memos prepared for An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar regarding sponsored content about the Ireland 2040 plan. All invoices, receipts and costs relevant to sponsored content which appeared in publications of Independent News and Media. All invoices, receipts and costs relevant to sponsored content which appeared in The Irish Times. All correspondence between the Strategic Communications Unit and The Irish Times or Independent News and Media. Minutes of any meeting between officials from the Strategic Communications Unit and The Irish Times or Independent News and Media. All contents of a WhatsApp group regarding the Strategic Communications Unit.

Department of the Taoiseach

All emails, minutes and notes relating to MediaForce and its involvement in government advertising campaigns.

Department of the Taoiseach

All correspondence and minutes of any meetings between the Strategic Communications Unit with media outlets and agencies (including contract details) on communicating the following: Project Ireland 2040; National Development Plan 2018-2027 and the National Planning Framework in the period to February 26 2018.

Department of the Taoiseach

All records including correspondence, memos, briefing documents relating to the advertising strategy of Project Ireland 2040, from September 1, 2017 to date. All records, including correspondence, memos, briefing documents relating to A) the promotion of Project Ireland 2040 in print and online media; B) the placement and positioning of Project Ireland 2040 promotions in print and online media; C) any briefings, requests or recommendations or emails relating to how the promotion should be headlined or billed within said media, whether as inhouse editorial, advertorial, special report, commercial report or any other; D) any briefings, requests or recommendations or emails relating to commissioning of copy/editorial on said promotion, and commissioning of journalists. All records relating to the promotion of Project Ireland 2040 between officials exchanged between the Department of Taoiseach and members of the Strategic Comms Unit and newspapers and online media between September 1 to date. All records relating to the promotion of Project Ireland 2040 between officials exchanged between the Department of Taoiseach and members of the Strategic Comms Unit and broadcast media between September 1 to date. Copies of content of messages in Whatsapp groups used by members of Strategic Comms Unit team and others that relate to Project Ireland 2040, from September 1 to date.

Department of the Taoiseach

A list of all staff, officeholders (to include Taoiseach, Ministers of State, Chief Whip), spouses, or partners who travelled abroad for St Patrick's Day 2018 on official departmental business. A table of costs associated with their travel to include flights, hotel, transport, entertainment, gifts, dining, subsistence, and all other related expenditure. Copies of the actual invoices/receipts relating to all of the above.

Department of the Taoiseach

Any internal reports and recommendations produced by the Department, as well as documents in relation to discussions, meetings, letters as well as emails between Secretary General’s Office and Minister’s Office as well as to and from Ministerial Advisors, and briefing notes produced by the Department, either for internal use or for distribution to another government department, from May 2016 to date, in relation to the potential effects of the UK leaving the European Union.

Department of the Taoiseach

A datadump of all departmental spending in the following categories for the calendar year 2016: Home – Subsistence, Home – Hotel Costs, Home – Air Tickets, Home – Taxi, Home – Mileage, Home – Car Hire, Foreign – Subsistence, Foreign – Hotel Costs, Foreign – Air Tickets, Foreign – Taxi, Foreign – Mileage, Foreign – Car Hire, Foreign – Telephone & Fax Calls, Foreign – Other Receipted Expenses, Foreign Travel – Carbon Emissions, Catering for Official Functions, Equipment Hire Official Entertainment, Dining in Restaurant, Flowers Official Entertainment, Other Official Entertainment, Catering for State Entertainment Functions, Equipment Hire State Entertainment, Flowers State Entertainment, Other State Entertainment, Catering State Functions, Other State Functions, Gifts for Protocol Stock, Protocol Stationery, Training Courses for Staff, Conferences and Seminars, Speaking Fees, Masters Programme, Online Training Resources, Photography, Public Relations, Ministerial Allowance, Couriers, Flowers, Refreshments, Ex-Gratia Payment, Suit Hire, Suit Allowance, Pest Control, Consultancy, Consultancy Expenses.

Department of the Taoiseach

All of the documents relating to the media strategy and plan for Ireland 2040.

Department of the Taoiseach

Copies of emails sent to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar by the general public regarding his resignation between March 20 2024 and the date of this request.

Department of the Taoiseach

Messages from the public the Taoiseach has received regarding his decision to stand down as party leader from Wednesday, March 20th, to present.

Department of the Taoiseach

Any emails, briefings and or receipts that organised the Taoiseach and his department's trip to the Cop27 event held in Cairo/Egypt.

Department of the Taoiseach

Any records which discuss allowing airport bars to remain open during Covid-19 restrictions.

Department of the Taoiseach

All letters, email or other correspondence between Professor Patrick Geoghegan and the Taoiseach and all letters, email or other correspondence between Professor Patrick Geoghegan and the Secretary General of the Department since January 1, 2018.

Department 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

Department 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.

Department 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.

Department of the Taoiseach

Copies of all invoices/receipts from An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s trip to Mali and Ethiopia, a list of all the people who travelled on the trip and the itinerary for their visit.

Department of the Taoiseach

Copies of any records held relating to the meeting between Minister Helen McEntee and Sheryl Sandberg in Dublin in January 2019. This should not include, but is not limited to: copies of the minutes of the meeting. Copies of any briefings prepared for Ms McEntee in advance of the meeting. Copies of any correspondence between Ms Sandberg and/or Facebook in advance and subsequent to the meeting. Copies of any presentations/briefing documents given to Ms McEntee by Ms Sandberg and/or Facebook.