Fáilte Ireland
FOI Requests — 370 records (page 7 of 8)
- Received 30 January 2017Decided —RefusedFáilte Ireland
Copies of the credit card statements for the card held by Fáilte Ireland's Chief Executive in the period 2015 and 2016.
- Received 30 January 2017Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
Copies of any correspondence between Fáilte Ireland and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport relating to the cost of using an executive job search company Amrop to help find a new Chief executive for the public body.
- Received 7 February 2017Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
Copies of the following records: 1. A list of external legal practitioners (solicitors/law firms and barristers) paid in 2015 for services carried out on behalf of Fáilte Ireland, including the name of the practitioner, the sum, paid and where possible a general description of the work carried out. 2. A list of external legal practitioners (solicitors, law firms and barristers.
- Received 17 February 2017Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
Communications between the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross and the Board of Fáilte Ireland, including communications from the Minister's private email account that would fall within the ambit of the FOI Act. The relevant dates for this request are June 1st, 2016 to December 31st, 2016.
- Received 24 February 2017Decided —Part-GrantedFáilte Ireland
Payments / sponsorship made to Dublin Business Improvement District T/A Dublin Town in 2000- 2017 inclusive. Copies of requests for sponsorship by Dublin Business Improvement District T/A Dublin town to Fáilte Ireland in 2008 - 2017 inclusive.
- Received 27 February 2017Decided —Handled outside of FOIFáilte Ireland
Fees paid to Fáilte Ireland Authority members in 2015 and 2016.
- Received 6 March 2017Decided —RefusedFáilte Ireland
Copies of any review documents, value for money reports, regarding the Wild Atlantic Way project, in particular any records that discuss or explain issues surrounding much lower visitor numbers on the Northern half of the route.
- Received 13 March 2017Decided —Part-GrantedFáilte Ireland
A copy of all documents relating to an application under the Fáilte Ireland Capital Grants Scheme, including the scoring sheet and assessment method employed to assess an application. Details of the successful applicants and a copy of the score received by each successful applicant.
- Received 30 March 2017Decided —Part-GrantedFáilte Ireland
All records of phone calls, emails, text messages and correspondence between the Dublin Writers Museum/ Failte Ireland and two named individuals in reference to the Bram Stoker Bronze Bust Project and the donation made by Bryan Moore of said bust and any and all financial donations made to Children's Books Ireland, The Irish Writers Centre and the Dublin Writers Museum.
- Received 24 April 2017Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
Records relating to the Rose of Tralee Festival
- Received 4 May 2017Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
1. The amount raised through sales of items in each Fáilte Ireland TIO (staffed by Fáilte Ireland personnel) in the years 2016 and 2017. 2. If any TIO under the remit of Fáilte Ireland has closed down in either 2016 and to-date in 2017; who made the decision to close down the office, CEO, Chairperson and reason for the decision for closure of office. 3. If there was a decision to close down any TIO in either 2016 and to-date in 2017 were all the board members informed regarding the closure of office; if so did any board member object to the closure of office, if so name of that board member.
- Received 14 May 2017Decided —Part-GrantedFáilte Ireland
Copies of the following records related to the Grant Scheme for Large Tourism Projects: 1) The name of each entity whose application under the scheme was successful; 2) each letter from Fáilte Ireland to each successful applicant whose application under the scheme was successful 3) The signed minutes of the Authority considering and approving the introduction under the scheme of a weighting index system into the economic outcomes evaluation process which discriminated against applications based in high performing tourism counties and the decision to discount in our clients application the client's projected visitor numbers by 40% p.q. over
- Received —Decided —Fáilte Ireland
10 years (the two decisions) 4) Of each of the two decisions if made by anyone other than the Authority 5) Any item material or information provided to the Authority or to the decision makers (in the context of paragraph 4 immediately above) by any employee of Fáilte Ireland to enable the Authority or the decision maker to make each of the two decisions 6) Any item material or information, including correspondence between Fáilte Ireland and each applicant (successful or not) subsequent to the date each applicant was either notified that they had been successful or not successful as the case may be.
- Received 21 June 2017Decided —RefusedFáilte Ireland
Copies of any correspondence between representatives of the Web Summit or related organisations with regard to moving Moneyconf to Ireland for 2018.
- Received 18 July 2017Decided —RefusedFáilte Ireland
All records dated from 12 August 2016 to the 17 July 2017 relating to the Dublin Writers Museum involvement in relation to a bust of Bram Stoker by the American sculptor Bryan Moore.
- Received 19 July 2017Decided —Part-GrantedFáilte Ireland
The minutes of meetings of the Authority in 2016 and 2017. Details of all fees paid to members of the Authority broken down by each director and expense category i.e. transport, accommodation listed separately. Any ethics declarations, register of interests filed by members of the Authority.
- Received 24 July 2017Decided —RefusedFáilte Ireland
The amount of money spent by Fáilte Ireland on promoting County Roscommon since 2013 to date, broken down by costs and year.
- Received 31 July 2017Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
• A list of trips supplied by Failte Ireland to journalists, bloggers and social media"influencers" in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017. This should include the name of who was granted the trip, their media outlet/website, the itinerary they were given, the estimated cost of the trip, what was gained by Failte Ireland in return (i.e. if a review etc. appeared online/in print - if a record of this is not kept can you explain if Failte Ireland attempts to track what the gain in return for these trips)
- Received 31 July 2017Decided —Part-GrantedFáilte Ireland
• Fees paid to guest speakers (or third party), if any, brought in to address Failte Ireland staff or management at any of the company's operating premises, or functions between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2017, including the name of each individual speaker, the organisation they represented, a copy of the speech/address they gave, the location of the speech/address, the number of speeches/addresses
- Received —Decided —Fáilte Ireland
and any other pertinent details. • Fees paid to celebrities/guests (or third party) to appear in photo calls or front campaigns, if any, led by Failte Ireland Jan. 1 2014 and June 30 2017, including the name of each individual, the organisation they represented, the purpose of the photoshoot/advertising campaign, the location of the campaign, the number of photoshoots they took part in and any other pertinent details.
- Received 4 August 2017Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
1) The amount that Fáilte Ireland has spent on the Wild Atlantic Way for each year since it was started. To assist you further I mean what was spent in advertising, new directional signs etc., 2) The amount that Failte Ireland has spent on the Ireland's Ancient East for each year since it was started .To assist you further I mean what was spent as in advertising, new directional signs etc.
- Received 15 August 2017Decided —RefusedFáilte Ireland
All material related to a proposal by the Central Statistics Office to track tourists and Irish residents travelling abroad using mobile phone data. I understand that Fáilte Ireland has been involved in these proposals.
- Received 28 August 2017Decided —Part-GrantedFáilte Ireland
Documents including emails, notes and letters between Fáilte Ireland and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the making of a strategy for the Midlands/Lakelands to emulate the Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland's Ancient East.
- Received 28 August 2017Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
Documents including notes, emails and letters regarding a county-by-county breakdown of grant aid given in the 2007 to 2014 Tourism Capital Investment Programme.
- Received 28 August 2017Decided —WithdrawnFáilte Ireland
Documents including notes, emails and letters regarding the regional balance of tourists/ visitors to Ireland in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016.
- Received 28 August 2017Decided —RefusedFáilte Ireland
Documents including emails, notes and letters between the Irish Hotels Federation and Fáilte Ireland relating to the publication of details of Fáilte Ireland’s proposed tourism strategy/ brand for the Midlands / Ireland's Lakelands
- Received 25 September 2017Decided —Part-GrantedFáilte Ireland
Copies of all records relating to decision to add the Seven Heads to the Wild Atlantic Way. Copies of any representations/correspondence related to the above and the response that issued in each case.
- Received 25 September 2017Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
Copies of any reports, submissions, memoranda, emails, or other such documents relating to concerns of overcapacity/overcrowding as tourist locations in Kerry due to the success of the Wild Atlantic Way. Copies of any representations received by Fáilte Ireland related to the above.
- Received 4 October 2017Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
Access to all records relating to correspondence between Fáilte Ireland and Airbnb over the past 6 months
- Received 23 October 2017Decided —Part-GrantedFáilte Ireland
Expenditure on photo advertising for tourism in Dublin City in the years 1970, 2000, 2010, and 2016.
- Received 24 October 2017Decided —Handled outside of FOIFáilte Ireland
Information on whether or not there has been a significant drop in the number of British tourists visiting the Republic of Ireland since Brexit, 23rd June 2016, and more noticeably the summer season of 2017. Statistics on the number of American tourists visiting the Republic of Ireland since the election of Donald Trump 9 November 2016 and whether or not his election has had any impact on Irish tourism, or if the number of tourists visiting during the summer season has maintained the same.
- Received —Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
The number of consultants hired and for what purpose and what project by Fáilte Ireland in 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011. Information on fees paid to consultants hired by Fáilte Ireland in 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
- Received 13 November 2017Decided —TransferredFáilte Ireland
Copies of all correspondence between FI and Lucas film/Disney in relation to Star Wars between January 1, 2016 and November 13, 2017. Copies of any documents enclosed/attached to the above correspondence. Full details of the sums paid to Lucasfilm/Disney by
- Received —Decided —Fáilte Ireland
Fáilte Ireland for the use of the Star Wars name, logo and any associated references in Fáilte Ireland; and material for the years 2016 and 2017. Full details of the sums paid to actors portraying Star Wars characters by FI in the years 2016 and 2017, along with a list all events where this took place, the characters portrayed, and the names of the individual actors in each instance and the sums paid to them for their work.
- Received 14 November 2017Decided —RefusedFáilte Ireland
The Ireland's Lakelands Destination and Feasibility report commissioned by Fáilte Ireland and carried out by Colliers, Red C and DKM.
- Received 11 December 2017Decided —Handled outside of FOIFáilte Ireland
Documentation on the initial proposal for the Gathering Ireland initiative including the main objectives for the Gathering 2013; plans for media engagement whether it be mass media or social media; details of what the initiative set out to achieve and the reasons for the campaign.
- Received 13 December 2017Decided —Part-GrantedFáilte Ireland
The level of sponsorship provided to Donegal Bay Rowing Club when that club hosted the 2016 & 2017 All-Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships at the Lakeside Centre on Asseroe Lake in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal in 2016 and 2017. Details of the terms under which Donegal Bay Rowing Club received that sponsorship.
- Received 18 December 2017Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
Records held by Fáilte Ireland on a private individual in either manual or computer form.
- Received 18 December 2017Decided —RefusedFáilte Ireland
Copy of credit card statements for the card held by Failte Ireland CEO for the period of 1 June 2016 to 15 December 2017 inclusive.
- Received 21 December 2017Decided —Handled outside of FOIFáilte Ireland
Reports and presentations created by research firms that carry out market research for Failte Ireland in 2016 and 2017. Specifically: Sports Event Market Research by Behaviour and Attitudes - Tender awarded 15-09-2016. Other reports from winners of tender.
- Received 1 February 2016Decided —Handled outside of FOIFáilte Ireland
Request for records in relation to, 1) Total costs associated with the development of a proposition, brand and communications strategy in respect of the Wild Atlantic Way. 2) The name of a successful tenderer in respect of a tender advertised in April 2012 for the abovementioned services 3) The total amount paid to the successful tenderer in respect of those services provided.
- Received 5 April 2016Decided —TransferredFáilte Ireland
Request for medical records of relative
- Received 20 April 2016Decided —Handled outside of FOIFáilte Ireland
Details of the study carried out by Fáilte Ireland regarding the proposed development of the Waterfront of Limerick City and in particular the footbridge, details of the funding to-date and into the future.
- Received 16 May 2016Decided —Handled outside of FOIFáilte Ireland
Request for the total value of a contract for the provision and service management of public Wi-Fi access in Tourist Information Offices
- Received 19 May 2016Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
Request for details of all documents between Fáilte Ireland
- Received —Decided —Fáilte Ireland
and their appointed contractors, i.e. Excellence in Tourism, TAMS and South Western Tourism in relation to premises (hotel) to include but not limited to inspection visit records, funding, grants, general correspondence.
- Received 30 May 2016Decided —Handled outside of FOIFáilte Ireland
Request for total value of a contract for Orientation and Signage Installation of Ireland's Ancient East.
- Received 8 June 2016Decided —GrantedFáilte Ireland
Request for details of payments made to companies for translating services from 1/3/13 to 31/12/2015
- Received 17 June 2016Decided —Handled outside of FOIFáilte Ireland
1. Number of staff by job title within Fáilte Ireland that were issued with a work related credit or debit card in each of the years 2014, 2015 and to date 2016. The maximum limit on each card in each of the years, if any staff member who has access to a work related credit or debit card request that the limit on their card can be requested, if so the reason the request was sought. 2. Number of types of cards that were used in those years e.g.: Visa debit card, MasterCard etc. 3. The frequency in which staff members with cards must provide valid receipts to ensure any costs incurred on the cards are strictly work related costs only. 4. If any staff member that has access to the cards during 2014, 2015 and to date 2016 ever incurred a cost that was for personal use. 5. The robust steps Fáilte Ireland takes if a staff member reports that the card they have been issued has been lost
- Received —Decided —Fáilte Ireland
or stolen. 6. If staff members that have access to cards are permitted to bring the cards home at the end of the working day or must remain within the offices when that staff member is not present in the office.