Department of Social Protection
FOI Requests — 1,804 records (page 12 of 37)
- Received 18 April 2019Decided 1 May 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All Inspection Reports compiled by the Department on foot of inspections of the JobPath Contractors, Seetec and Turas Nua, from 13 June 2018 to date.
- Received 9 April 2019Decided 30 April 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
From 1 October 2018 to date – • All correspondence, including any attachments, between Ministerial offices or Department officials (Principal Officer level and above) and Facebook representatives. • Any briefing notes, agendas, meeting minutes or presentations relating to meetings or phone calls between Facebook representatives and either Ministers, Departmental officials (Principal Officer level and above).
- Received 19 March 2019Decided 26 April 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All correspondence, minutes of meetings, records and documents, from August 2017 to March 2018 inclusive, held by the Department in relation to the ‘Satisfaction with JobPath service providers’ Customer Satisfaction Survey conducted in October 2017.
- Received 7 February 2019Decided 17 April 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
All records between 1 September 2018 and 9.55am on 7 February 2019 in electronic or paper format of any communications between Michelle O’Donnell, Tim Duggan, Kathleen Stack, Philip Cox, John O'Toole , Joan McMahon and the Secretary General of the Department regarding the ongoing Public Services Card investigation by the Data Protection Commission (the DPC). For clarity, this request does not seek copies of any communications from the Department to the Data Protection Commission but does cover internal communications with the department which included information referencing or quoting communication from the DPC.
- Received 28 March 2019Decided 17 April 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
A list of medical practices and/or practitioners and the cumulative payments made to each of them for the provision of medical certificates for social welfare applications in 2016, 2017 and 2018. A list of the top 100 earners (identifying the practice/practitioner) and the cumulative amount paid to them in each year would suffice.
- Received 8 April 2019Decided 17 April 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
The statistics of unemployed people with the so called unlucky number in their PPS Number
- Received 25 March 2019Decided 15 April 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Details of Treatment Benefit payments to all optometrist contracts in the State for 2018.
- Received 19 March 2019Decided 12 April 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
• Internal documentation, communications, policy papers, circulars or other material which outlines the Department's efforts to re-fomulate the social welfare acts to comply with the outcome of the 34th Amendment of the Constitution in May of 2015; • A list of any Acts or Statutory Instruments adopted to carry out such changes.
- Received 13 March 2019Decided 11 April 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All inspection reports by the Department of Seetec and Turas Nua offices since the start of 2016.
- Received 27 March 2019Decided 11 April 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Copies of any submissions, reports, memoranda, or other such review or explanatory documents referring to or relating to an increase in the rate of allowance paid to residents of direct provision centres. For avoidance of doubt, this is the new rate that has come into effect this month.
- Received 25 March 2019Decided 10 April 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Where a debt is owed to the Department please provide a copy of the process for collecting monies.
- Received 13 March 2019Decided 8 April 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
With regard to the 'JobsIreland portal', copy of the actual contract – which shows the amount being contractually paid to the preferred provider and the list of commitments entered into as part of the contract agreement. If there is a Service Level Agreement agreed, I would like to see a copy of same- contract agreed between BDO and the Department.
- Received 13 March 2019Decided 8 April 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
All correspondence sent or received by the Minister in relation to Illness Benefit payments since 1 January 2018.This should include – • all correspondence including letters, emails, memos etc. • correspondence from official representations. C63
- Received 11 March 2019Decided 5 April 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
The number of people in receipt of Carer's Payments (Respite Care Grant, Carer's Allowance/Benefit, Constant Care Allowance) but also in respect of whom a Carer's type payment is being made.
- Received 7 February 2019Decided 4 April 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
• Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIAs) Screening and full RIAs in respect of the Implementation of the IORP II Directive • Copies of the Impact Assessment carried out by the European Council / European Parliament used in completing the above RIAs. • Copies of all drafts and accompanying information note(s) provided to both Houses of the Member of Oireachtas under the terms of the EU Scrutiny Act 2002. • Copies of all documentation issued to the European Scrutiny Sub-committee for consideration. • Details of all documentation issued to any Sectoral Committee for consideration.• The name(s) of the EU Co-ordinator(s) in the DEASP and Lead office in respect of the implementation of the IORP II Directive. • The name(s) of the individuals in the Department of Taoiseach / Business, Enterprise & Innovation / Foreign Affairs / any other Departments involved in the transposition / implementation process. • Copies of all documentation issued to Department of Taoiseach / Business, Enterprise & Innovation / Foreign Affairs / any other Departments involved in the transposition / implementation process. • Copies of all documentation issued to EU Commission involved in the transposition / implementation process. • Copies of any Early Warning documentation issued on an interdepartmental basis
- Received 7 February 2019Decided 3 April 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
Any letters, memos communications, file notes etc relating to the Department's perspective on the IORP II Directive and their communications with EU institutions and personnel on same.
- Received 5 February 2019Decided 2 April 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All responses to the Association of Pensioner Trustees of Ireland (APTI), Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF), IIPM, LIA and any other industry participants, regarding their concerns on the impact of the transposition of IORP II on the Irish pension market.
- Received 7 March 2019Decided 29 March 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All correspondence, including letters, emails, phone conversation minutes, and, meetings’ minutes, between the Department and the Department of Education on the issue of providing free hot meals in schools, since January 2018.
- Received 17 January 2019Decided 28 March 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
1. All complaints made to the Department regarding the JobPath programme 2. Internal reviews/audits of the JobPath programme since the programme was initiated
- Received 27 February 2019Decided 28 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All correspondence, minutes of meetings, records and documents held by the Department in relation to the public services card customer experience survey conducted by W5, between September 2018 and the present, including the content of the letter that was sent to everyone selected to take part in the survey inviting them to take part, and also the full list and order of questions asked as part of the survey.
- Received 4 March 2019Decided 28 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
• All correspondence (both electronic and other) and records held by the Department concerning communications between Department officials of level Assistant Principal and higher and representatives of W5 in relation to a public sentiment survey conducted by the latter regarding the Public Services Card, dated between 1 September 2018 and the present date. • The minutes of all meetings between representatives of the Department and representatives of W5 between September 1 2018 and the current date.
- Received 29 January 2019Decided 27 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Any lobbying documentation (statistical and other) received in respect of the implementation of the IORP Directive.
- Received 27 February 2019Decided 27 March 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Copy of all the template forms for managing Subject Access Requests under the Data Protection Acts held by the Department.
- Received 30 January 2019Decided 26 March 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Request for all records relating to the recent replacement of the Department’s Data Protection Officer (DPO).This includes, but is not limited to records relating to: • The reason for the replacement of the prior DPO; • The job description for the DPO role; • The steps taken to advertise or recruit for the DPO role, including details of any internal or external competition; • The criteria for the appointment of the DPO; • The qualifications of the new DPO; • Any guidance or training given to the DPO; • The steps taken to ensure that the DPO does not have any conflict of interest; • The staff/resources/budget given to the DPO
- Received 25 February 2019Decided 26 March 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
A copy of any and all email correspondence between the Principal Officer of CIS section of the Department and Ms. Joan McMahon containing the text strings “PSC” and/or “Public Services Card” and/or “DPO” and/or “DPC” between from 15 December 2018 to 25 January 2019.
- Received 25 February 2019Decided 26 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All records relating to the issuing of a tender for a social media monitoring service to include the original proposal/business case for such a service and any background information as well as any data protection assessment.
- Received 28 January 2019Decided 25 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All internal and external records relating to discussion or consideration in relation to the potential use or not of a derogation in relation to one person/ small schemes in the transposition of the IORP II Directive.
- Received 28 January 2019Decided 25 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All internal and external records relating to any communication between the Department and pension sector representatives and other external parties in relation to the derogation. (2016/2341 IORP II)
- Received 28 January 2019Decided 25 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All internal and external records relating to the Department's conclusion that to exclude small schemes from the provisions of the Directive would be contrary to the policy of enhancing standards for consumers. (2016/2341 IORP II)
- Received 28 January 2019Decided 25 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Any and all documentation relating to any parties and industry sectors which have lobbied or corresponded with the Department in respect of the implementation process of IORP II Directive.
- Received 22 February 2019Decided 25 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All records since February 2018 (briefing notes, meeting records, lobbying records, research papers, minutes etc.) relating to arrangements made with the British government to administer between Ireland and the UK post-Brexit.
- Received 20 February 2019Decided 21 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
• A copy of the research referred to in the piece by Named Person ("Public Services Card 'should be accepted as ID by private firms'") published on 18 February 2019 by the Irish Independent as well as any associated publicity material, press releases or press briefing material. • The questions asked in this research, the name of the research company which carried out the research, the criteria by which research participants were selected, the dates on which the research was carried out and the sample size. • Copies of any communications to and from media organisations and journalists about this research. • Copies of all records relating to queries generated on social media and media queries about this research.
- Received 18 February 2019Decided 19 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
Reports, memos, submissions, briefings, or other such documents prepared for Minister Doherty or the Secretary General relating to the operation or possible wind-down of JobPath or Seetec. This request to cover the period from 1 January 2018 to date of receipt of this request.
- Received 25 January 2019Decided 15 March 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
All correspondence with the Attorney General and advice sought from the Attorney General in relation to the legislative means available to the Department in the transposition of the Directive. (2016/2341 IORP II)
- Received 28 January 2019Decided 15 March 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
Any comparative documentation and industry information in respect of Ireland’s pension industry and that of other EU Member States used in the determination of the implementation of the IORP II Directive.
- Received 28 January 2019Decided 15 March 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
Any documentation relating to Consultation notices issued in respect of the implementation of the IORP II Directive.
- Received 22 January 2019Decided 15 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All records from the period 2008 - 2014 pertaining to the policy decision to reduce and extend the lower rate(s) of Jobseekers's Allowance for young unemployed persons under the age of 26.
- Received 18 February 2019Decided 15 March 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
• The number of employees of the Department sacked in 2016, 2017, 2018. • The reason for the dismissal of each of the above employees. • The number of employees of the Department suspended in 2016, 2017, 2018. • The reason for the suspension of each of the above employees. • The number of complaints of bullying received by the Department in 2016, 2017, 2018. • The number of complaints of sexual harassment received by the Department in 2016, 2017, 2018.
- Received 19 February 2019Decided 15 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All correspondence (both electronic and other) and records held by the Department regarding communications between Department officials of level Assistant Principal and higher and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner concerning the latter's investigation into the Public Services Card, dated from 1 October 2018 to date.
- Received 28 February 2019Decided 13 March 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All relevant information regarding any welfare support available to employees who terminate their own employment under “Constructive Dismissal”. • All correspondence and information made in regards to this form of dismissal in regards to welfare options available. • All information in relation to the time period allocated for an employee to claim unemployment benefit within the period an “unfair dismissal” claim is being brought forward by the employee. • What are the specific grounds the employer may present, that an employee terminating their employment under constructive dismissal could make that would revoke any chance of claiming unemployment benefit? (if any)
- Received 1 March 2019Decided 13 March 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
• Documents related to pension schemes for Community Employment supervisors and managers from 2000 - 2008. • Pay scale documentation (inclusive of pay increases with and without external courses) of Community Employment scheme supervisors and managers pre-2008
- Received 12 February 2019Decided 12 March 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All electronic correspondence including email, texts, WhatsApp messages between Ministers in the Department and the Secretary General of the Department between the period 1 December 2018 and the present day.
- Received 25 February 2019Decided 7 March 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
A list of all submissions made to the Minister or Ministers of State using the e- submissions system (or whatever relevant/similar system is in place at your Department) in the period 1 December 2018 to date. This request is to include the date of the submission and its title.
- Received 25 February 2019Decided 7 March 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All internal and external correspondence between the relevant Principal Officer for the JobPath scheme and the contract managers for the scheme in relation to the performance of Turas Nua and Seetec and targets for the scheme.
- Received 25 January 2019Decided 27 February 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All guidelines by the Department for dealing with vulnerable persons.
- Received 12 February 2019Decided 27 February 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
How much was removed in entirety from the Department in 2018 for Free TV Licences. Similarly, I'd like to know what was removed for the month of January 2019.
- Received 17 January 2019Decided 25 February 2019RefusedDepartment of Social Protection
All correspondence to and from the Minister in relation to the operation of the JobPath scheme
- Received 22 January 2019Decided 25 February 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All correspondence between the Department from Visa Ireland, or Hume Brophy acting on behalf of Visa Ireland, since 1 August 2018. Minutes of a meeting between a representative acting on behalf of Visa Ireland with Assistant Secretary Deirdre Shanley that took place on a date between 1 Sept 2018 and 31 Dec 2018.
- Received 1 February 2019Decided 22 February 2019Part-GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
All correspondence, briefing documents, draft briefing documents, memos meeting notes and other records associated with the following lobbying activity and meetings: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/34559/hume-brophy (Dated between 1 September 2018 and the date of this request).
- Received 30 January 2019Decided 21 February 2019GrantedDepartment of Social Protection
An electronic copy of all correspondence and notes of meetings in 2017 between the Department and the Department of Finance regarding the use of PPSN numbers in relation to the Central Credit Register.