Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A copy of inspection reports of BOTP or IP accommodation, including serviced accommodation, related to accommodation run by Tetrarch Capital's Cape Wrath Hotel UC, Brimwood Unlimited, Mosney Unlimited, Bridgestock Care Ltd, Millstreet Equestrian Services, between 01/06/2023 and 07/12/2023.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Records relating to future of the mobility allowance

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of all inspection reports carried out on IPAS centres operated by the following IPAS contractors: (i) a company (ii) a company (iii) a company during the following timeline: from 01/01/2023 to current day. Correspondence including emails and attachments between the Department and a local authority regarding a company and its contract for an IPAS centre in a property for the timeline 01/09/2023 - 30/06/2024.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Various ministerial e-submissions

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Records relating to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) education, advocacy and support

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

References to "gender identity" in equality acts

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Correspondence between DCDE Minister & National Centre for Remembrance steering group member since 2020

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All internal communications within the Dept (including agents acting on behalf of the Dept) relating to a property from 01/06/2023 to date 27/08/2024. All communications between the Dept (including agents acting on behalf of the Dept) and a private company (including subsidiaries/agents or others acting on their behalf ) in relation to a property from 01/06/2023 to date 27/08/2024. A private company are the owners of the site and surrounding lands. The scope of the request is to include all meeting minutes, emails, letters, reports, memo's and any other information. My enquiry relates to IPAS only.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

(1) Copies of all correspondence that issued to public representatives and local voluntary organisations regarding the use of the site for international protection accommodation from 01/01/2024 to date. (2) A copy of the contract signed with a private company (less any commercially sensitive information) as regards the future use of the site.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copy of the weekly or bi-weekly reports or updates on the numbers of IP applicants who were not offered accommodation. This request to cover the period 01/04/2024 to date.- a copy of any briefings prepared for the minister or the secretary general with regard to the above during the same period.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of various ministerial submissions.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Redacted* copies of all correspondence expressing concern and/or fear about the conduct of security guard personnel in IPAS accommodation centres, since 01/01/2020, including emails and letters, and replies sent to those raising concerns. *Copies with names of any individuals submitting the correspondence or about whom the correspondence concerns redacted, to protect the anonymity and privacy of individuals concerned.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copy of the pre assessment of an IPAS centre to be used as temporary accommodation and any subsequent assessments done since 18/11/2022.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copy of all the inspections and assessments to date that have been carried out for an office building being used to accommodate IPAs. To include all pre-inspections prior to the building being used.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

List of ministerial e-submissions for June 2025

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

List of e-submissions submitted to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth through the e-submissions channel to cover the period from 01/03/2025 - 31/03/2025.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

List of e-submissions submitted to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth through the e-submissions channel to cover the period from 01/04/2025 - 30/04/2025.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copy of any requests for furnishings, office alterations, artwork, electronic equipment or any other such requests made for changes/alterations/or improvements to office accommodation by the Minister of DCDE or Minister of State, or any of their advisers in the period since they took up their roles

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Access to the [list of ministerial e-submissions] for the months of April and May

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Any correspondence - emails, letters, memos between a named individual [publicjobs] and the DCDE between January 2024 and 25/05/2025

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

List of e-submissions submitted to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth through the e-submissions channel to cover the period from 01/05/2025 - 31/05/2025.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

List of e-submissions submitted to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth through the e-submissions channel to cover the period from 01/01/2025 - 31/01/2025.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

List of e-submissions submitted to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth through the e-submissions channel to cover the period from 01/02/2025 - 28/02/2025.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

1. Any correspondence and associated records since 01/01/2023 between the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth or his/her department (at PO level or above) and named individual on the following matters: a. individual's work as negotiator and their engagements with religious orders and groups; b. Any updates on their work or interim reports from individual to the Minister or the department; c. Any instructions or directions to the individual from the Minister for the department; d. Minutes of any meetings on this work between the individual and the Minister or the department

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All of the submissions received by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth as part of the public consultation on the Referendums on Family, Care and Gender Equality, which was open between 25/04/2023 and 19/05/2023.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All correspondence expressing concern and/or fear about the conduct of security guard personnel in IPAS accommodation centres, since 01/01/2020, including emails and letters, and replies sent to those raising concerns.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Correspondence sent and received including attachments between the chief executive of Tusla and the Minister for Children, or the secretary general of the Department of Children, between 01/09/2023 and 08/11/2023.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of all complaints from Ukrainian refugees, or any IPAS users in state-owned centres, about state-provided accommodation, including the county in which accommodation was in 2023 and 2024.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A complete list of buildings, properties, or accommodation facilities that have received Irish government funding under the IPAS scheme. The corresponding addresses of these buildings. The total amount of funding allocated to each listed property, along with a breakdown of any conditions or stipulations attached to the funding. The nature of ownership for each listed property (e.g., private, state-owned, leased).

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Total number of Dept. Of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth staff in receipt of the Keyholder Allowance, broken down by each grade (General Operatives / Clerical Officers / Executive Officers, etc.)

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All meeting minutes (2020-2022) for the Government's advisory Anti- Racism Committee (ARC). Minutes of engagements between the Anti- Racism Committee and An Garda Síochána, and the ARC and the Policing Authority, 2020-2022.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Documents and/or correspondence covering decisions made with the owners of a guesthouse; A schedule of all documents / correspondence with the owner of a guesthouse; Documents covering decisions made on accommodating IPAS in a town.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Records of discussions between department officials within this department relating to plans to or concerns about holding a referendum on care this November. From July 2022 to the present.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

A copy of all correspondence between the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth and the National Women's Council (NWCI) from 2021 to the present relating to the referenda to amend Articles 41.1.1 and 41.3.1 and to delete Article 41.2 from the Constitution.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of any communications from: The National Women's Council of Ireland and The Irish Women's Parliamentary Caucus in relation to the proposed referendum proposal to amend Article 41.2 in a way which would remove the words 'woman' and ' Mother' from Article 41.2 and from the Constitution. I am also seeking any records considering or discussing the Minister & department inviting the National Women's Council of Ireland and the Irish Women's Parliamentary Caucus to consider removing the word 'womens' from their respective names on the grounds this word represents sexist and dated language.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

1. All internal and external communications with NGOs including the National Women's Council of Ireland, Family Carers Ireland and One Family regarding the two upcoming referendums on 08/03/2024 on Family and Care. Information; communications and meeting notes regarding current and future funding, plans and concerns ahead of the campaign for two Yes votes that launched on 25/01/2024. 2. All internal and external communications regarding the wording of the amendments to Constitution for the two upcoming referendums on Family and Care. All meeting notes, messages and advice provided to government ministers before the wording was finalised and the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023 and the Thirty- ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023 were presented to both Houses of the Oireachtas.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All documents, briefing notes, emails and internal discussion documents relating to the increase in funding of the 2022 LGBTI+ Community Services Fund. All documents, briefing notes, emails and internal discussion documents relating to the increase in funding of the 2021 LGBTI+ Community Services Fund.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Copies of all representations made by politicians (ministers, TDs, Senators and councillors) on the subject of modular homes for refugees. The time period can be limited to 15/10/2022 to 17/01/2022. The records should include copies of any documents attached or enclosed with the correspondence.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

The total number of sick days taken by civil servants in your department (including when it was under previous names) in each year from 2010 to 2023 inclusive (2023 including sick days taken in the year to date).

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

List of ministerial e-submissions for October 2025

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Correspondence between the Minister and any European commissioner

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

eSubmissions submitted to the Minister's Office through the eSub channel for November 2025

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

External correspondence between the Department and the following parties related to contracts for International Protection Accommodation Services from 2022 to the current day (i) an employee of a company (ii) an employee of a company

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All correspondence between Tusla and Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman on the matters of child protection and an individual in the three months to 30/10/2024. All correspondence between Tusla and Secretary General on the matters of child protection and an individual in the three months to 30/10/2024. All correspondence between Tusla and DCEDIY Assistant Secretary on the matters of child protection and an individual in the three months to 30/10/2024. All correspondence between Tusla and DCEDIY Assistant Secretary on the matters of child protection and an individual in the three months to 30/10/2024

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

All communication the department has had with the owners, operators or agents for an IPAS centre from 01/11/2021 to the present date. Any communication between the department and Kerry County Council concerning an IPAS centre.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Any record which is a formal delegation of a function or functions by the head of your body under section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and which is currently in force.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Contracts with commercial hotels for housing Ukrainian refugees.

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Correspondence between DCEDIY and D/Defence regarding emergency accommodation for Ukrainian refugees

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Recently published research report commissioned by DCEDIY completed by Trinity College Dublin on Conversion therapy says on page 16 "A research advisory group was formed which had representatives from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth [DCEDIY]; LGBT Ireland; Gay Project [Cork]; Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) and the psychotherapy services." I request the names and any affiliations to institutions/professional bodies/groups of the research advisory group participants described in the report as "the psychotherapy services".

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Information in relation to the proposed development at and by a property, which is proposed to house 291 Ukrainian Refugees, in relation to the following headings: Copy of application/expression of interest from applicant relevant to same. Supplementary information supporting the application. Copy of procurement file and all associated documentation including the procurement criteria applied for the awarding of contracts. Copy of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth's assessment of suitability of the site location, in accordance with the department's own guidelines. Copy of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth's assessment of suitability of the building for human inhabitation. Construction plans including Building and Drawings/Design Specifications. All documents relating to Waste Treatment processes determining suitability. Fire certification and documentation. Copy of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth's assessment and verification that the current building regulations required by law, have been adhered to ensure that the Equestrian Facility is fit for human inhabitation. Details of transport plans provided by the Applicants. All correspondence between the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the applicants regarding the proposed development between 04/01/2024 - 31/03/2024.