Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
FOI Requests — 1,583 records (page 29 of 32)
- Received 4 March 2020Decided 2 April 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All correspondence between the Department and / or Minister's Office and John Fitzgerald and / or the Climate Change Advisory Council during 2019 and to date in 2020.
- Received 29 February 2020Decided 27 March 2020WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any records from departmental meetings discussing the composition of election posters for those being used for the 2020 General Election. - Any records from departmental meetings raising concerns over how election posters negatively impact our environment for those being used in the 2020 General Election.
- Received 25 February 2020Decided 25 March 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All email correspondence between the Irish Bioenergy Association (irBEA) and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment in relation to the production of bio-energy from biomass from January 2018 to present day.
- Received 2 March 2020Decided 24 March 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All consultation responses to this consultation: https://www.dccae.gov.ie/en- ie/environment/consultations/Pages/Public-Consultation-Waste-Action-Plan-for-a-Circular- Economy.aspx
- Received 2 March 2020Decided 23 March 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All responses to this consultation: https://www.dccae.gov.ie/en- ie/environment/consultations/Pages/Consultation-on-the-Transposition-of-the-Circular- Economy-Waste-Package.aspx
- Received 4 March 2020Decided 19 March 2020WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Records created on or after 16 October 2018, up to 4 March 2020, linked to the decision by the Department to grant Raidio Telefis Eireann €10 million a year, for five years, to supplement its licence fee- and commercial income.
- Received 28 February 2020Decided 19 March 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any correspondence between An Post and the Department in relation to the recent increase in broadcasting funding announced by Minister Bruton in December. I am seeking any correspondence in relation to the arrangements between An Post and the Department for the collection of so-called 'free TV licences'.
- Received 18 February 2020Decided 18 March 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Records held by the Department of "briefing notes and speaking points" for the meeting referred to in the lobbying database entry: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/54416/microsoft-ireland- operations-ltd and email correspondence in relation to that meeting excluding invitation and logistics emails.
- Received 18 February 2020Decided 13 March 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any correspondence and meeting minutes between the Department and An Post regarding the An Post Money services, between March 1 2019 and February 18 2020.
- Received 19 February 2020Decided 12 March 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any email or written correspondence between the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment and Google (including representatives, executives, owners/shareholders or employees) between the 1st April 2018 and 15th May 2018, which relates to online advertising or concerns regarding factual accuracy of articles/ online content in relation to the referendum on the 36th Amendment which took place on May 25th 2018. Any email or written correspondence between the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment and Facebook (including representatives, executives, owners/shareholders or employees) between the 1st April 2018 and 15th May 2018 which relates to online advertising or concerns regarding factual accuracy of articles/ online content in relation to the referendum on the 36th Amendment which took place on May 25th 2018. The records should include, but not be limited to any emails, and any attachments therein, and mobile phone text messages including any messages via WhatsApp.
- Received 11 February 2020Decided 10 March 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of all documents created since September 1, 2019 relating to government proposals to place RTE under an 'active ownership' regime.
- Received 30 January 2020Decided 10 March 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copies of any briefings, submissions, or other such review or explanatory documents prepared for the Minister or the Secretary General relating to the finances of RTÉ. This request to cover the period 1 July 2019 to date of receipt of the request. For the period from 1st July 2019 to 30th January 2020 could I please get: copies of any correspondence between the Minister and/or Secretary General and the RTÉ DG or RTÉ board Copies of any representations received by the Departmental relating to the level of funding provided to RTÉ. Copies of any representations received by the Departmental relating to pay levels at RTÉ.
- Received 10 February 2020Decided 9 March 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any records concerning the decision to give RTE an extra €10m a year for five years, as announced by Minister Richard Bruton in early December.
- Received 19 February 2020Decided 9 March 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All internal and external correspondence records you hold, that make reference to Combined Heat and Power systems, from 1996 to 2000.
- Received 7 February 2020Decided 6 March 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Could I please get copies of any communications between the Department and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland on the revised Audio Visual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) between 1st May 2019 and the date of the request. Lastly, could I please get any correspondence from other member states relating to Ireland's implementation of the revised AVMS directive from that period also.
- Received 26 February 2020Decided 5 March 2020WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The total sum of money that RTÉ received from TV licence fees in the year 2019, and a breakdown of how that money was spent.
- Received 5 February 2020Decided 4 March 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Records since 1st January 2018 concerning the Department's policies and/or practice in relation to the publishing of responses to FOI and AIE requests on its website disclosure logs.
- Received 4 February 2020Decided 3 March 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The letters referred to in the first paragraph of this correspondence (here attached) from Ms Gaffney to the Minister's office - and any responding letters from the Minister or his office to her, and any notes or other records pertaining to that correspondence.
- Received 31 January 2020Decided 27 February 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Access to communication between Amazon Web Services and the Department in regards to the wind energy project in Meenbog, County Donegal. Announced last March, it is being developed by Invis Energy. The scope of the request is from January 1st, 2018 until January 1st, 2020. I would especially like to see the Environmental Impact Assessment, if possible.
- Received 20 February 2020Decided 26 February 2020WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A copy of a map of mobile phone blackspots in Limerick which was submitted to the mobile phone and broadband taskforce by Limerick City and County Council in mid-2018. This map was referenced in a Limerick Leader article on March 2, 2019 in which it said the map was obtained by the newspaper under a Freedom of Information Act 2014 Request.
- Received 4 February 2020Decided 26 February 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Access to any minutes / memos / correspondence relating to the meeting between Richard Bruton and Musgrave Group regarding a coffee cup levy in 2019. Musgrave declared a meeting with the Minister in this lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/56042/musgrave-group
- Received 24 February 2020Decided 25 February 2020WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A copy of the briefing document that has been prepared for the incoming Minister, following the recent general election.
- Received 31 January 2020Decided 21 February 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All correspondence concerning data centre energy use between the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment , Department assistant secretaries and ESB Networks, any technology companies or those lobbying on behalf of technology companies, from January 2019 to January 2020 inclusive.
- Received 17 February 2020Decided 19 February 2020WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All records associated with these entries in the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/55507/virgin-media-ireland-limited https://www.lobbying.ie/return/55508/virgin-media-ireland-limited
- Received 17 February 2020Decided 19 February 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All records associated with this entry in the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/55481/facebook-ireland-limited
- Received 11 February 2020Decided 19 February 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Request records of all correspondence with Facebook and any documents shared, minutes or reports generated from the meeting referred to here: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/55481/facebook-ireland-limited The records should include but not be limited to any e-mails, and any attachments therein, and mobile phone text messages including any messages via Whatsapp.
- Received 22 January 2020Decided 19 February 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Access to all correspondence / memos / minutes relating to the meeting between Facebook and Patricia Cronin during 2019.
- Received 22 January 2020Decided 19 February 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
According to the Lobbying Register, Facebook meeting with an Assistant Secretary to "better inform the meeting participants on Facebook's community standards and how it reviews content on its platform". Lobbying Link https://www.lobbying.ie/return/55481/facebook-ireland-limited
- Received 17 February 2020Decided 12 February 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All minutes of board meetings held during 2019 - If you do not have a board, the board-equivalent body will suffice, ie, governing authority, management committee, etc
- Received 16 January 2020Decided 11 February 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Requesting the release of details regarding expenses incurred by the Minister and Department's Junior Minister(s) during their visits abroad for St Patrick's Day last year, specifically • The cost of travel and accommodation for the Minister • The cost of travel and accommodation for any advisers or other staff for the Minister • The cost of any gifts (including shamrock) incurred by the Department for the trip • Any other costs associated for the trip.
- Received 22 January 2020Decided 7 February 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any information on the Introduction to Virgin Media Ireland by Tony Hanway , CEO of Virgin Media Ireland, to Richard Bruton, the Minister for Communications, Climate and Environment. This was over the period between the 1st of September 2019 to the 31st of December 2019.
- Received 22 January 2020Decided 7 February 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The forwarding letter dated 3 October 2019 - in relation to: update on Programming schedule change to VMTV - from Kate O Sullivan, VP Corporate Affairs , Virgin Media Ireland to Patrick Cluskey, Special Adviser (Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment).
- Received 22 January 2020Decided 7 February 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The follow up letter to a meeting, dated 18th November 2019, from Tony Hanway, CEO Virgin Media Ireland to Minister for the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton.
- Received 22 January 2020Decided 7 February 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Forwarding letter dated 16 September 2019 by email from Kate O Sullivan, VP Corporate Affairs, Virgin Media Ireland to Patrick Cluskey Special Adviser (Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment).
- Received 22 January 2020Decided 7 February 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All correspondence between the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and Virgin Media Ireland from January 1 2019 to today. - In addition, I am requesting details and minutes of any meetings between the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and Virgin Media Ireland for from January 1 2019 to today.
- Received 17 January 2020Decided 7 February 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Copy of letter sent by Three Ireland to the Department concerning '5G and perceived health risks'. Detailed on the lobbying register https://www.lobbying.ie/return/54538/three-ireland-hutchison-limited
- Received 17 January 2020Decided 7 February 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Access to all correspondence between Three Ireland (Hutchinson) Ltd and Minister Bruton and/or his officials in relation to 5G and perceived health risks. Details of the correspondence are outlined in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/54538/three-ireland- hutchison-limited.
- Received 10 January 2020Decided 6 February 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Please let us have copy of all records held by or within the control of the Department of Communications Climate Action and Environment concerning the Monkstown Marina Development, County Cork as proposed by Monkstown Bay Marina Company Limited, including letters, emails, memoranda, notes, minutes of meetings and any notes taken by the meeting attendees, telephone, text, WhatsApp, or other unwritten communications, and all relevant logs from April 2014 to May 2016. Please include all letters, emails, memoranda, notes, minutes of meetings and any notes taken by the meeting attendees, telephone, text, WhatsApp, or other unwritten communications, and all relevant logs between Alan Kelly, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (as he then was) and the Marine Planning and Foreshore Section regarding the Monkstown Marina foreshore application ref. no. FS 005797 (MS 51/8/1340) and FS 005826 and FS 006408 from April 2014 to May 2016 including but not confined to Larry Kelly. Please include all letters, emails, memoranda, notes, minutes of meetings and any notes taken by the meeting attendees, telephone, text, WhatsApp, or other unwritten communications, and all relevant logs between Alan Kelly, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (as he then was), or his officials and An Bord Pleanála regarding the Port of Cork Company's application for the Ringaskiddy Port re-development. An Bord Pleanála reference 04.PA0035. From April 2014 to May 2016. Please include all letters, emails, memoranda, notes, minutes of meetings and any notes taken by the meeting attendees, telephone, text, WhatsApp, or other unwritten communications, and all relevant logs between Alan Kelly, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (as he then was), or his officials and Port of Cork Company regarding the Marina Development in Monkstown, County Cork from April 2014 to May 2016. A reference that may assist is REP 983/AK/15.
- Received 28 January 2020Decided 5 February 2020WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
The amount of data centres in Ireland and their data capacity.
- Received 22 January 2020Decided 5 February 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Access to all correspondence between Tony Hanway of Virgin Media and Minister Bruton during 2019.
- Received 6 January 2020Decided 5 February 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Email correspondence between the Department and Huawei (or representatives of the company) between July 1 2019 and Jan 6 2020.
- Received 21 January 2020Decided 4 February 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All records pertaining to this engagement as detailed here: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/53561/communicorp-group-limited
- Received 7 January 2020Decided 4 February 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any briefing documents about Ireland and Irish affairs prepared by the Department of Communications, Climate Change and Environment for the recently appointed European Commissioners for (a) Environment, Oceans and Fisheries (b) Europe Fit for the Digital Age and (c) European Green Deal (Frans Timmermans) and (b) any correspondence between the Department of Communications, Climate Change and Environment and the European Commission regarding the European Green Deal.
- Received 7 January 2020Decided 4 February 2020GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Correspondence between Communicorp group and Minister Bruton, between 1st August 2019 and 5th January 2020. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/53561/communicorp-group-limited
- Received 3 January 2020Decided 31 January 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All submissions to this consultation: https://www.dccae.gov.ie/en- ie/energy/consultations/Pages/Public-Consultation-on-the-Implementation-of-the-Clean-Energy- Package.aspx
- Received 8 January 2020Decided 29 January 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
A list of all submissions made to the Minister or Ministers of State at your Department using the e-submissions system (or whatever relevant similar system is in place at your Department) in the period 8 October 2019 to the date of receipt of this request 8 January 2020.
- Received 22 January 2020Decided 23 January 2020TransferredDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All documents, to include all research papers, minutes of meetings, advisory papers and policy documents, in respect of planning for a referendum on Irish unity. All documents, to include all research papers, minutes of meetings, advisory papers and policy documents, in respect of planning for a united Ireland. All documents, to include all research papers, minutes of meetings, advisory papers and policy documents, in respect of all risk assessments conducted in respect of a referendum on Irish unity. All documents, to include all research papers, minutes of meetings, advisory papers and policy documents, in respect of all risk assessments conducted in respect of planning for a united Ireland.
- Received 15 January 2020Decided 21 January 2020WithdrawnDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
· Any documentation in relation to a 'frequently asked questions' or briefing note that has been prepared by employees of the Department in relation to the issue of 5G Communications and its impact on health. · My request includes references to electro-magnetic frequencies (EMF) and electromagnetic fields as they relate to mobile phone signals and usage. · I would also like to include correspondence in the preparation of this document with third parties including the EPA and Comreg. It is my understanding that the Department has prepared an internal briefing note for staff on thee issues which I would like to be disclosed, even if only in draft form. My request should cover the period 1st January 2017 onwards.
- Received 8 January 2020Decided 21 January 2020Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All correspondence between Deputy Michael Lowry and Ministers in the Department between the period 01 January 2019 and the present day.
- Received 6 January 2020Decided 21 January 2020RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Any briefing notes or correspondence provided to the Minister regarding the proposals contained in the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019.