Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
FOI Requests — 2,440 records (page 47 of 49)
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Please supply me with all communications (between 01/02/2020 and 11/11/2020) relating to an application by RTE for a proposed amending regulation (regulation 136) to the RTE superannuation scheme. To include communications between the department and RTE, Department of the Environment Climate and Communications and New Era and any other third party that has made representations or observations in relation to this request by RTE
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All correspondence exchanged internally and externally by Minister Michael McGrath, or officials at, or above, the grade of Principal Officer in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform since June 27, 2020, with staff or members of the Standards of Public Office Commission. All correspondence exchanged internally and externally by Minister McGrath and officials at, or above, the grade of Principal Officer in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform since June 27, 2020, in relation to the vacancies in SIPO’s membership. All correspondence exchanged internally and externally by officials at, or above, the grade of Principal Officer in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform since June 27, 2020, regarding Section 22 of the 2015 Lobbying Act.
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I am seeking records relating to any requests for salaries for ministers' special advisers that exceed the standard civil service pay scale for the roles. So essentially any requests and the response to such requests for salaries for senior ministers' special advisers exceeding €101,114. And any requests and the response to such requests for salaries for junior ministers' special advisers exceeding €78,816. The time period can be limited to June 27, 2020 to November 18, 2020.
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Copies of all records held relating or referring to the processing of requests from the OIC under the dispute resolution process in the following three cases: the Kilkenny Abbey Quarter Development Ltd, the Office of the Secretary General of the President, and the Carlow Arts Centre.
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The total number of advisors hired by the Government since its formation in 2020. The pay of each advisor individually and the total pay. Copies of any correspondence requesting a salary above the
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advisor’s current pay cap. Decisions arising from any of that correspondence. The time-frame for this request is July 2020 to date.
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A list of public relations agencies engaged by the Department since June 27th 2020 to now, the fees payable, contract duration and purpose of engagement. In the alternative, I would like to request a copy of all contracts signed between the Department and public relations agencies / external advisors from the 27th June 2020 to the present date.
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Documents relating to Special Duty Allowance payable to clerical officer's in the Civil service. Documents relating to how clerical officers can qualify for Special Duty Allowance.
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Documents relating to Higher Duties Allowance payable to clerical officer's in the Civil service. Documents relating to how clerical officers can qualify for Higher Duties Allowance.
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Correspondence from Ministers in other Government Departments to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding spending requests on office equipment and IT equipment for these Ministers and their political appointments i.e. Advisers, since been appointed earlier this year
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Any documents, including emails, detailing the cost to DPER, or any of the bodies operating under it, of the "2019 Civil Service Excellence and Innovation Awards" held in Dublin Castle in November 2019 (date range: 1 June 2019 - 1 March 2020); any documents, including emails, providing details (summary details are sufficient) on the 34 projects that were awarded funding from the 2020 "Public Service Innovation Fund" and any documents detailing the total amount of funds granted to those 34 projects (date range: 26 February 2020 - 18 November 2020); minutes of any meetings of the "Digital Leaders' Group", the
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body convened by Government in December 2019 and which was also announced in a press release of 27 December 2019, as well as any reports or recommendations - whether in email form or otherwise - compiled by this "Digital Leaders' Group" that have been submitted to any (or more than one) of the following: (a) the Secretary-General of DPER; (b) the Minister for Public Expenditure or Reform; (c) the Civil Service Renewal Programme Management Office; (d) the Minister of State for e-Government and Public Procurement; (e) the Civil Service Management Board; (f) the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (date range: 27 December 2019 - 18 November 2020).
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I would like to request a copy of a winning eTenders document for reference purposes under the freedom of information act. The eTenders number for this was 174661 under the description of Delivery Of Visit Wexford & Taste Wexford Brand Marketing for the buyer of Visit Wexford Tourism Ltd.
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I would be obliged if you could forward to me by return email correspondence a copy of the most recent tender notice that issued from you and/or any Government Department with regards to the delegation of appointment of a delegated Central Applications Office on the function of making decisions on admissions for universities, colleges and third level institutions.
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A breakdown of the number of staff members in the department who took sick leave in 2020, 2019 and 2018. A breakdown of the number of sick days taken by staff members in the department in 2020, 2019 and 2018.
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All correspondence between the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding Sinn Féin’s party political costings requests from for
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the cost of retaining the State Pension Age at 66 and re-instate the State Pension (Transition) for 65 year olds in the years 2021 to 2025 between 1st January 2020 and 29th February 2020; All correspondence within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding Sinn Féin’s party political costings requests from for the cost of retaining the State Pension Age at 66 and re-instate the State Pension (Transition) for 65 year olds in the years 2021 to 2025 between 1st January 2020 and 29th February 2020.
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All correspondence between the Minister and/or senior officials in the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform and the following people: Eilish Hardiman, CEO of the Children’s Hospital Group Members of the National Children’s Hospital Development Board Members of the board of Children’s Health Ireland. The timeline of my request is July 1 to date. Correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and the Dept of Health on costs and expenditure relating to the New Children’s Hospital - from July 1 to date. Correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and the Dept of the Taoiseach on costs and expenditure relating to the New Children’s Hospital. The timeline of my request is from July 1 to date. Clarification: Definition of "Senior Officials" is Assistant Secretary, Secretary General and Ministers
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Minutes of any meetings of the "Digital Leaders' Group", the body convened by Government in December 2019 and which was also announced in a press release of 27 December 2019, as well as any reports or recommendations - whether in email form or otherwise - compiled by this "Digital Leaders' Group" that have been submitted to any (or more than one) of the following: (a) the Secretary-General of
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DPER; (b) the Minister for Public Expenditure or Reform; (c) the Civil Service Renewal Programme Management Office; (d) the Minister of State for e-Government and Public Procurement; (e) the Civil Service Management Board; (f) the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (date range: 27 December 2019 - 18 November 2020).
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All correspondence between ministers, advisers or officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and ministers, advisers or officials in the Department of Education and the Department of Taoiseach regarding the appointment of a press/media adviser to Minister Norma Foley. This would include discussions regarding the need for an advisor, the identity of prospective candidates and their suitability or unsuitability, as well as the remuneration they would receive. The timescale I am interested in begins on the first day of the new government on June 27, 2020 and November 24, 2020.
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Please can you provide all records relating to the costs spent on providing equipment such as computers, desks, chairs and other items in order to facilitate government employees of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform working from home since the Covid-19 pandemic began in March 2020 until November 2020. Please provide records with the names of each item (such as “chair”, or “desk”) and how much each item cost. Please can you also provide all records relating to the costs spent on providing equipment such as computers, desks, chairs and other items in order to facilitate government ministers at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform working from home since the Covid-19 pandemic began in March 2020 until November 2020. Please provide records with the names of each item (such as “chair”, or “desk”), how much each item cost and who each item was for.
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Copies of any records held by DPER, dated between August 2020 and November 2020, including e-mails, memos or meeting minutes, related to the €74m shared equity loan scheme announced in Budget 2021.
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Copies of the following submissions: 00939 Briefing for bilateral meeting Minister for Health 08 10 2020 /00846 Briefing for bilateral meeting Minister for Health 23 09 2020
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Our request is in relation to the following review: “Analysis of Covid Impacts on Commercial Office Market – Potential Implications for State Leases”. The review reports that the total office space maintained by OPW at the end of 2019 was 887,407 SQM, consisting of 542,178 SQM owned and 345,229 SQM leased property. We would like to get further information on this office space. Can we request the following information for Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick, where the property is greater than 5,000 sq. ft.: • OPW owned office space Address Eircode Floor area NIA or GIA Department in occupation BER rating • OPW leased office space Address Eircode Landlord Floor area NIA or GIA Rent per annum Lease terms
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Lease start date Lease break option date Lease expiry date Next rent review date Rent review basis: CPI, Open Market, Upward Only Department in occupation BER rating
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I wish to apply to access correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the matter of the two recommendations that were made in terms of the international election observation roster as outlined in circular 11/2019 (page 17) and subsequent follow up correspondence on this matter.
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We are writing to you in connection with single supplier framework contract for the provision of recovery/towing and management service contract (to include recovery, storage, disposal of vehicles, receiving payments of fees and the management of the overall service) in the Louth area last advertised for tender on 26th March 2015. We require access to all records in relation to that competition and in relation to the holding of a subsequent competition for the same subject. The request for information includes but is not limited to details of the company in each case, identities of applicants, outcome of the competition and particulars of any breaches identified in respect of the tender process.
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Copies of any submissions, briefings, memos, or other such review/discussion documents prepared for the Minister or the Secretary General with regard to the restoration of pay for higher- earning public servants, Oireachtas members, ministers, and/or the
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judiciary. This request to cover the period 1 Sept 2020 to date of receipt of the request.
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Any materials (correspondence or otherwise) relating to meetings with your department and Amazon Web Services over the past 3 years. These materials may include emails, WhatsApp messages, Twitter direct messages, texts, notes, minutes, PowerPoint presentations, memos, letters, reports, etc. This includes ministers, ministers of state, senior officials and others subject to FOI request.
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We wish to receive the following information in relation to the award of contract Single supplier framework for the provision of Pre-Retirement Planning Course for the Civil Service – THR044F The tender submission of the winning tenderer The price submitted by the winning tenderer The tender submissions of the unsuccessful tenderers Details of the evaluation criteria and scoring achieved by tenderers.
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All modelling work carried out by or in the possession of the department regarding the resiliency of businesses to Covid-19 public health restrictions and/or levels of the government's framework for restrictive measures as set out in the Resilience and Recovery 2020- 2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19. The records sought include all documents, spreadsheets, correspondence, underlying data, data visualisations (charts, graphs etc.) containing or otherwise related to the modelling work.
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All correspondence in the last three months between Secretary General Robert Watt and Minister Michael McGrath regarding the Government’s affordable housing scheme. I would also like all correspondence between Mr Watt and Department of Housing
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Secretary General Graham Doyle and Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien regarding the same scheme during the same period.
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Email correspondence from or to finance minister Paschal Donohoe concerning Safetynet Primary Care, during the dates 14 June 2017 to present. Minutes of all meetings involving finance minister Paschal Donohoe and Safetynet Primary Care, during the dates 14 June 2017 to present. Copies of any reports/submissions/memos or other such review documents prepared on foot of these meetings involving finance minister Paschal Donohoe and Safetynet Primary Care, during the dates 14 June 2017 to present.
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Email correspondence from or to Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment Patrick O'Donovan concerning Safetynet Primary Care, during the dates 20 June 2017 – 27 June 2020. Minutes of all meetings involving Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment Patrick O'Donovan and Safetynet Primary Care, during the dates 20 June 2017 – 27 June 2020. Copies of any reports/submissions/memos or other such review documents prepared on foot of these meetings involving Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment Patrick O'Donovan and Safetynet Primary Care, during the dates 20 June 2017 – 27 June 2020.
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Copies of any records held by DPER dated between 1st of December 2020 and 4th of January 2021 including e-mails, memos or meetings minutes related to the €74m shared equity loan scheme announced in Budget 2021.
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Copies of all records held relating to the setting of a salary and other contractual arrangements for the appointment of a new CEO of Ervia. This request to cover the period 1 June 2020 to date of receipt of the request.
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• all internal correspondence within the department referencing the possibility of fuel, electricity or food "rationing" since 24 February, 2022 • all external correspondence between the Department and other Government departments referencing the possibility of fuel, electricity or food "rationing" since 24 February, 2022 • all external correspondence between the Department and non- Government agencies referencing the possibility of fuel, electricity or food "rationing" since 24 February, 2022
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All submissions made to the department by on the back of the Pensions Commissions report since September 2021.
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All communications between minister McGrath and DSP minister Heather Humphreys since January 1 2022 on the topic of pensions and the pension age.
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Briefing documents, notes and any formal communications prepared for the minister by officials within the department since September 2021 on the topic of pensions and the pension age.
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The response from DPER to a letter and/or email relating to Housing for All Action 19.9, sent by the SecGen of housing to the SecGen of DPER, on or around 21 December 2021.
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Name of Prescribed Bodies under the Act
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Minutes of any meetings - across the period of 1 July 2021 to 20 July 2022 - of the "Digital Leaders' Group", the body convened by Government in
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December 2019 and which was also announced in a press release of 27 December 2019.
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A copy of Minister McGrath’s diaries dated between January 2022 and July 2022.
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I request from early records conditions attached to civil servants at the lower rates of pay received 4% increase in salary while those in the upper scales received 9% increase. These increases were brought in as a result of benchmarking. At the time every civil servant in junior ranks were obliged to attend meetings in Hotels hosted by Carr associates and explain how they could increase output. This was 2002.
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• Any communications between Minister Michael McGrath and Minister Stephen Donnelly OR Robert Watt on the issue of HSE finances, between March 2022 to date. • Any modelling/briefings done by the department in 2022 on the exposure of capital projects to inflation. • Any modelling/briefings done by the department in 2022 on the exposure of other departmental budget's to inflation.