Received 3 January 2024
Decided
Refused
Request Reference FOI/Req/24/004
Requester Type Other
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

I request a copy of all correspondence and related documents (e.g. email attachments) between department officials, including but not limited to Patricia O’Brien, currently the Irish Ambassador to Italy, and the International Olympic Committee (based in Lausanne, Switzerland), from February 24th, 2022 until the moment the FOI request is fulfilled. Under "International Olympic Committee" (IOC), I include all individual IOC officials/employees, group email addresses and the members of the IOC's Ethics Commission. A full list of members can be found here: https://olympics.com/ioc/ethics-commission I'm making this request in my capacity as a journalist for newsgathering purposes, and therefore would appreciate a waiver of any fees pertaining to the request, as any information disclosed would be in the public interest.