IT Spending

Tailte Éireann

• If you use an IT Service Management solution (aka ITSM), please advise what you are currently using? (examples include: ServiceNow, BMC, Freshworks, 4ME, Hornbill, ManageEngine, Ivanti etc) • Please provide the platform name. • Please also provide the previously utilised solution and reason for change. When is your current ITSM platform contract due for renewal? Please provide month/year. • Who (if there is one) is your current supplier of professional and managed services for your ITSM platform? • If this is managed internally, please confirm the same. • How many user licences do you have for your ITSM platform? • Who is the principal contact for IT Services within your organisation? i.e. Director of IT or Head of Service Delivery. Please provide LinkedIn or available contact details (where appropriate).

Tailte Éireann

• Copy of the Audit Report on the Review of the PRA SIC including Financial Control 2021 considered by the Audit and Risk Committee at its meeting on 23 March 2021 • Compliance Assurance Report considered by the Audit and Risk Committee at its meeting on 23 March 2022 under agenda item 2. • managed services for your ITSM platform? • If this is managed internally, please confirm the same. • How many user licences do you have for your ITSM platform? • Who is the principal contact for IT Services within your organisation? i.e. Director of IT or Head of Service Delivery. Please provide LinkedIn or available contact details (where appropriate).

National Transport Authority (NTA)

1. Number of specified devices deployed by the organisation; 2. Planned expenditure for investment in specified software systems for the period 2023/2024 to 2025/2026; 3. Planned ICT procurement plans across software, hardware or services for current and future years.

Department of Transport

I would like to request under the Freedom of Information Act a list of contract awards made by the Department within the period from1st January 2020 to 31st May 2023, for contracts under the following CPV codes: 48000000-8 - Software package and information systems 48100000-9 - Industry specific software package 48200000-0 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package 48300000-1 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package 48400000-2 - Business transaction and personal business software package 48500000-3 - Communication and multimedia software package 48600000-4 - Database and operating software package 48700000-5 - Software package utilities 48800000-6 - Information systems and servers 48900000-7 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems 72000000-5 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 72100000-6 - Hardware consultancy services 72200000-7 - Software programming and consultancy services 72300000-8 - Data services 72400000-4 - Internet services 72500000-0 - Computer-related services 72600000-6 - Computer support and consultancy services 72700000-7 - Computer network services 72800000-8 - Computer audit and testing services 72900000-9 - Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services

National Transport Authority (NTA)

A list of contract awards made by the NTA within the period from 1st January 2020 to 31st May 2023, for contracts under 20 CPV codes relating to Software package and information systems (48000000-8 to 48900000-7) and IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (72000000-5 to 72900000-9). The list to include: Description of contract, Contract Value, Contract Period, and Supplier awarded.

Meath County Council

Seeks records re IT compliance, cybersecurity, IT procurement & IT budget

Longford County Council

Request for Records - IT Security

Mayo County Council

The procurement status of 14 IT categories within Mayo County Council.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copy of the briefing note for Joe O'Brien that was released to the IT after an FOI request

Department of Health

Any Corrs Btw Dr Tony Holohan & The Dept’s IT Department & Comms Dept re: the Chief Medical Officer’s official Twitter account, Btw 01/03/22 – 01/08/22

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

Records relating to IT & software packages

University College Dublin

Records held by the NVRL relating to thermal imaging camera systems acquired/employed during COVID‐19 pandemic.

Enterprise Ireland

All correspondence between Enterprise Ireland and Meta, Twitter Inc/Twitter Ireland, Stripe, dated between 15 Oct and 08 Nov 2022

Chester Beatty Library

Records relating to the supply of print equipment (multi- functional devices)

Wexford County Council

planning application Reg ref.: 20221422 and planning application Reg. ref.: 20220106

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Correspondence, to and from the Director of the NDFEM Unit, regarding any complaints, problems, issues with the roll out of the new CTRí system in Limerick and correspondence that warned of potential problems or issues with the software system and any that details reasons why the Department proceeded with rolling out this system in light of warnings that it was problematic in the period 01/01/2019-25/11/2022.

Mayo County Council

Mayo County Council's latest Microsoft Licensing Enterprise Agreement for Volume Licensing; Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft; and Microsoft Enrolment for software licensing.

Central Bank of Ireland

... any records held by Central Bank of Ireland covering the following 1 . Name of company who currently supplies your print equipment (multi-functional devices) 2. If known, how many devices supplied or at least please state an approximate number 3. Start and end date of the contract 4. Details of any extension options 5. What route to market used – ie framework or open competition process 6. Is this arrangement shared with any other organisation/s? If yes, please name the organisation that heads the contract 7. Estimated total value of contract, or your annual spend if the contract is shared 8. Primary contact name

South Dublin County Council

Latest Microsoft Licensing Enterprise Agreement for Volume License. Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft. Enrolment for software licensing

Westmeath County Council

Records in relation to • WCC’s Microsoft Licensing Enterprise Agreement for Volume Licensing • A MOU with Microsoft • Microsoft Enrolment for software licensing

Kerry County Council

Records regarding IT software

Laois County Council

Records since the year 2016 in relation to the latest Microsoft Licensing Enterprise Agreement for Volume Licensing, a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft and Microsoft Enrolment for software licensing

Galway City Council

I request records since the year 2016 in relation to: • your latest Microsoft Licensing Enterprise Agreement for Volume Licensing • a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft • Microsoft Enrolment for software licensing

Department of Defence

Please can you respond to the following questions regarding the procurement of your IT software licensing agreement? 1. Can you confirm what year you moved to O365. 2. If you have answered question 1, can you please advise of the partner/reseller/entity/team you used to negotiate the move to O365. 3. Are you currently using, or have you ever used the “FromSA” product SKU in your Microsoft Office 365 software licensing agreement? 4. Do you have an overarching agreement or Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft? 5. If yes to question 4, please can you supply the name and copy of the agreement or Memorandum of Understanding. 6. Did you “relinquish/trade-in/levy up/buy back/upgrade/ transition (or any other terms including, but not limited to, the terms provided for your perpetual licences to be retained) the ownership of your prior perpetual licences to obtain discounts from Microsoft for subscription licences?

South Dublin County Council

Records on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology or algorithmic software by SDCC in order to process social housing applications, including to award or withhold social housing, to rank or evaluate applicants, for risk-based verification or to assess the likelihood of fraud, or to otherwise make decisions about social housing allocation.

Office of the Information Commissioner

Request for information concerning IT in the Office of the Information Commissioner.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Request for information on IT equipment held by TII.

Galway City Council

Public Facing Council Website 1. What CMS/software and version does your public facing council website use? (e.g. In-house, Sharepoint, Jadu, Drupal 7) 2. Is your public facing council website hosted and supported by a third party IT partner or on-premise? If a third party, when does your current contract expire? 3. When was your public facing council website launched? 4. What are your separate budgets for hosting/supporting and development for your public facing council website? 5. Which team/department/individual is responsible for maintaining your public facing council website? Digital Accessibility 1. When was your public facing council website last audited for accessibility compliance? 2. Which team/department/individual is responsible for maintaining accessibility compliance across your public facing websites? Website Content 1. Do you work with external marketing/communications suppliers to create content for your public facing services? 2. When was the last time you conducted a content audit on your website to remove outdated content?

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

Records relating to IT Department/Statistics

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Records and materials related to the solicitation, acquisition, and use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) (ONLY) to cover the period 2016 to date. The software or services may be provided by any company providing FRT/biometric identification services under consideration or a contract with An Garda Siochana and/or Department of Justice. 1. Procurement and tender documents; 2. Contracts, licensing agreements, non-disclosure agreements, free-trial agreements; 3. Records related to meetings or follow-up actions with any vendors, companies, or other private entities marketing FRT and/or biometric identification services to the Department of Justice for any use; 4. Purchase orders and invoices; 5. All marketing materials - unsolicited, requested, or otherwise - acquired from vendors of FRT and/or biometric identification services; 6. Any policy directives, guidance documents, memoranda, training materials, or similar records governing the use of FRT and/or biometric identification services for Policing, immigration, or other purposes. Any memoranda of understanding between the Department of Justice and other agencies to share FRT/biometric data, access remote FRT systems and/or biometric identification systems or other forms information sharing with external agencies; and 7. Records, reports, audits, and other documents sufficient to describe validation, accuracy, reliability, and policy compliance of the FRT and/or biometric Identification technology systems.

Office of Public Works

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would request you to respond to questions included in the attachment. For any reason if you are unable to open the attachment do let me know. I can then send the questions within the email itself. Please note: If you do not have records relating to the questions in the attachment, please pass on this request to your IT department to provide us with the required information.

National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)

Information relating to IT infrastructure

National Asset Management Agency Group

1. Please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation. 2. Does your organisation have any plans of refreshing or replacing any of the ICT devices? If yes, please provide the indicative or projected expenditure in the format: IT or ICT hardware, Expenditure: 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25. Devices List for 1 & 2: Desktop PCs, Laptops, Mobile Phones, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Printers, Multi Functional Devices (MFDs), Tablets, Servers, Storage Devices (E.g., NAS, SAN, etc.), Networking Infrastructure (E.g., Switches, Routers, Interfaces, Wireless Access Points, etc.), Security Infrastructure (E.g., Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Virus Monitoring Tools, etc.). 3. Does your organisation have any plans for developing, refreshing, or replacing any software applications, if so, can you please provide the information in the format: Application Name and Month/Year.

The Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)

Details of HA IT hardware and software

Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Q1. Number of IT devices in your organisation (Please differentiate the devices, for e.g., desktops, laptops, servers, etc). Q2 Is your organisation planning to procure IT devices in any FY period starting from 2022 till the end of 2025. If yes, please list out the devices and their spend or budget (allocated/indicative) along with a mention of the specific financial year. Q3 Is your organisation planning to procure any IT Software applications. If yes, can you please list out the names of software applications and their spend or the month/year of procurement.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

1. Please provide information about the technologies currently in use along the UK / Irish border with the intention of prevention of illegal migration and/or border- related criminal activities. This includes, but is not limited to, video analytics software, drones/UAVs, facial recognition capable cameras. 2. Please provide information regarding the costs associated with each project. 3. Please outline the manufactures of each product purchased by the Home Office. 4. Please provide a copy of the most recent Data Privacy Impact Assessment completed related to these projects.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

1. Number of IT devices in your organisation (Please differentiate the devices ex: desktops, laptops, servers etc.). 2. Is your organisation planning to procure IT devices for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25. 3. Is your organisation planning to procure any IT Software applications for the above years.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

In relation to Data Protection Commission: 1. Number of IT devices in your organisation (Please differentiate the devices ex: desktops, laptops, servers etc.). 2. If your organisation is planning to procure IT devices for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25. 3. If your organisation is planning to procure any IT Software applications for the above years.

Department of the Taoiseach

Q1. Number of IT devices in your organisation (Please differentiate the devices, for e.g. desktops, laptops, servers, etc). Q2 Is your organisation planning to procure IT devices in any FY period starting from 2022 till the end of 2025. If yes, please list out the devices and their spend or budget (allocated/indicative) along with a mention of the specific financial year. Q3 Is your organisation planning to procure any IT Software applications. If yes, can you please list out the names of software applications and their spend or the month/year of procurement.

National Transport Authority (NTA)

Requesting information in respect of procurement IT devices and services

Charities Regulator

Request for infromation on number of IT hardware devices the Charities Regulator possesses as well as infromation on when the devices will be replaces. Additional infromation requested relates to when replace IT software.

Bord Iascaigh Mhara

All personal records held

Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

• Copies of all reports drawn up internally or externally for the Department of Communications/National Cyber Security Centre on the subject of the May 2021 cyberattack on the Irish Health Service. • Details of all costs incurred by the Department of Communications/National Cyber Security Centre in responding to the cyberattack and improving cybersecurity including but not limited to: hiring of cybersecurity staff and external consultants; upgrades to IT equipment; purchase of new IT equipment; cost of external reports. Please include a breakdown of the names of the service/product providers and individual costs.

Higher Education Authority (HEA)

All correspondence, if any, between the HEA and IT Tralee/Munster Technological University during the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 in relation to the institute’s/university’s non-compliance with public procurement guidelines.

Higher Education Authority (HEA)

Record requested- Acknowledgement of receipt of application from Dundalk IT for Year 2 funding from the Technological University Transformational Fund dated circa May or June of this year.

Department of Social Protection

• A breakdown of BTEA data (in electronic format/via email) per year, per course and if possible - per region/local office (e.g. Master's in Education: 3 BTEA approved applications in 2020, 4 in 2019 etc. - Cork Street). • Would this data be available for the past 7 years or longer. • Provide data on employment status stats of candidates post-BTEA completion (and if employment is specifically related to the BTEA qualification gained). E.g. a candidate with a craft trade (plumber, carpenter etc.) who completes a degree (e.g. in IT programming/software development or other), what is the proportion of candidates who gain employment in the new qualification (versus return to trade/previously acquired skills). • You could also provide me with a gender breakdown on approved BTEA application breakdown of *highest (prior) qualifications obtained* of BTEA candidates/students (per year, per local office approved, gender and most importantly in relation to the BTEA approved qualifications. *On 11 January 2021, a FOI request was received requesting any correspondence between the Department and Revenue on the subject of the operation of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme and Jobseekers Benefit from 1 March 2020 to date; Any correspondence between the Department and Aer Lingus on the matters of Jobseekers Benefit, Short Time Work Support or Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme from 1 March 2020 to date. The request also sought personal records. In Quarter 1 of 2021, the Department received 22 such requests, followed by 4 in Quarter 2 of 2021. All these requests were Part-Granted using Section 36 (Commercially Sensitive Information) and Section 37 (Personal Information). With the exception of the first request in Quarter 2 [Ref. 17174], these requests are not shown in this Log.

Department of the Taoiseach

Details of all expenditure incurred by the Department of the Taoiseach (D/Taoiseach) on cloud computing services in 2020. Cloud computing services should be taken to mean any cloud-related service provided to D/Taoiseach, either directly by cloud computing firms (such as, but not limited to, the following: Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle, Amazon Web Services, and IBM) or by third party-consultancies. In either case, this would incorporate all varieties of cloud computing, including software-as-a-service, infrastructure- as-a-service and platform-as-a-service. Details are requested on the total payments made to each relevant individual private sector entity (cloud computing firm, third party consultancy, etc.) covered by this request, rather than a single accumulative figure.

Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

Correspondence between the head of the National Cyber Security Centre at the Department of of Environment, Climate and Communications and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, regarding the security of the State's IT security systems, between Jan 2021 to present . Minutes of meetings of the interdepartmental committee co-ordinating cyber security across Government Departments, between Jan 2021 to present

Western Development Commission (WDC)

What technologies used for various software packages and if outsourced to third parties.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Details of all expenditure incurred by the Department of Justice on cloud computing services in 2020. Cloud computing services should be taken to mean any cloud-related service provided to D/Justice, either directly by cloud computing firms (such as, but not limited to, the following: Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle, Amazon Web Services, and IBM) or by third party- consultancies. In either case, this would incorporate all varieties of cloud computing, including software-as-a- service, infrastructure-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service. Details are requested on the total payments made to each relevant individual private sector entity (cloud computing firm, third party consultancy, etc.) covered by this request, rather than a single accumulative figure.