Department of Children, Disability and Equality
FOI Requests — 1173 requests
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Any reports, emails, and/or memos held by the Department of Integration and Immigration that pertain to security incidents at International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) centres during the period of October 2024 to January 2025 - at IPAS centres. Incident reports submitted by the centre managers to the Department of Integration informing about fires, suspected arson attacks, and/or threatening and violent incidents between 01/11/2024 and now.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
1. All correspondence, in either electronic or paper form exchanged between Minister O'Gorman/his advisers and/or the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration Youth staff and Scouting Ireland from 29/11/2023 to 29/12/2023. 2. Any public submissions, Oireachtas Members Submissions or correspondence to the department regarding Scouting Ireland for the same dates. 3. All internal or external emails, meetings/meeting invites, notes, minutes and briefing documents regarding Scouting Ireland for the same dates. 4. A list of all FOIs regarding Scouting Ireland from 01/10/2023 to 29/12/2023. 5. All emails/correspondence/meetings/memos regarding the departmental coordination of Scouting Ireland FOI requests from 01/11/2023 to 29/12/2023.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The time period for all actions below is 01/01/2024 to 09/02/2024. 1. Any or all internal emails, paper notes, documents, memorandums, terms of reference, briefing notes and correspondence (including instant messages, on Skype, Microsoft Teams etc) within the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth relating/regarding to Scouting Ireland. 2. Details of any or all correspondence (in electronic or paper format) and documents exchanged between Scouting Ireland and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (including emails, meeting invites, text messages, whats app, phone call records). 3. A list of all meetings held internally within the department (held in person or virtually) regarding Scouting Ireland and minutes, invites, agendas and attendees list of same. 4. A list of all meetings regarding Scouting Ireland with members of the public and/or directors/staff of Scouting Ireland regarding Scouting Ireland and minutes, invites, agendas and attendees list of same. 5. Any and all emails, text, whats app, phone call records with staff of Scouting Ireland. 6. The minutes and agenda of any meetings with the above named or any other Scouting Ireland representative(s) and the department (including emails, meeting invites, text, whats app, phone call records). 7. Any or all communication between the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and State Regulatory Authorities/Agencies regarding Scouting Ireland (including emails, meeting invites, text, whats app, phone call records). 8. Any correspondence from the public and or public representatives/political parties to the department regarding Scouting Ireland and responses to same. 9. Any correspondence from members of the public and or public representatives to the department regarding Scouting Ireland.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Any papers or meeting notifications that were circulated to members of the Interdepartmental Group, chaired by the DCEDIY, on the upcoming referendums.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All records/information detailing, evincing, or otherwise recording: (i). the tender and advertisement thereof; (ii). relevant consideration(s) in the award of the contract/tender; (iii). the decision(s) given to the award to contract/tender; (iv). departmental correspondence pre/post sequester of the hotel to any relevant party; (v). a full breakdown of public funds paid/pledged to parties in providing provision centre services at the location; and, (vi). anything other information recorded in relation to sequester and use of a hotel as a Provision Centre for Asylum Seekers/Refugees from 01/01/2019 to 30/06/2020.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Supports for people whose births were illegally registered
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Phone records (phone call records, text messages, whats app etc) in relation to the phone of Ms. Corrigan (DCEDIY) in relation to Scouting Ireland. Records that relate to Ms. Corrigan's phone from 01/11/2023 to 10/01/2024 regarding Scouting Ireland. 1. All records that exist during the time period with Scouting Ireland's CEO. 2. All records that exist during the time period with Scouting Ireland's chairperson and any other Scouting Ireland director. 3. All records that exist during the time period with Scouting Ireland staff. 4. All records that exist during the time period that relate Scouting Ireland to Minister Roderic O'Gorman, Ms Carol Baxter (DCEDIY), Mr Kevin McCarthy (DCEDIY) and any other department staff/ministerial advisor. 5. All records that exist during the time period with members of the press regarding Scouting Ireland. 6. All records that exist during the time period from members of the Oireachtas or their representives/staff members. Such as Sinn Féin TDs/Officials and the Labour Party TDs/Officials regarding Scouting Ireland. In addition, from 01/11/2023 to 10/01/2024, all phone records (phone call records, text messages, whats app etc) between Scouting Ireland Safeguarding Manager and Ms Kate Gillen (DCEDIY).
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The number of international protection applicants, refugees, beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, beneficiaries of permission to remain, and any other persons accommodated by the International Protection Accommodation Service, residing in various locations on 11/01/2024.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between Focus Ireland and Minister's Office regarding homeless families
- Part-GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Tendering and procurement of research into conversion therapy
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Briefing on new assylum seekers or capacity at DP centres
- Part-GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Ministerial briefing regarding surrogacy
- Part-grantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
"Refusal of Accommodation" correspondence sent to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection between 01/07/2023 and 30/09/2023
- Part-grantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Reports [within the International Protection Division] outlining updates/situation at Citywest Transit Hub between August 2024 to the present
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A copy of any documentation or correspondence exchanged between the directors or management of a property and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth, concerning expressions of interest, submissions or applications made by a property to apply as a provider of accommodation for individuals to include beneficiaries of temporary accommodation, Ukrainian nationals, international protection applicants, and/or any other type of accommodation seeker. The requested records should cover the period from 25/04/2024, to the present date
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all correspondence between Minister O'Gorman and the following individuals on the topic of referendums on family, care and gender. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar; Tánaiste Micheál Martin; Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan; Minister for Justice Helen McEntee; Minister for Media Catherine Martin; Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien; Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly; Minister for Finance Michael McGrath; Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe; Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys. A copy of the minutes of all meetings of the interdepartmental committee set up to develop policy recommendations and wording for the referendums.The time period can be limited to 08/03/2023 to 06/12/2023.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A list of all organisations that made submissions to the Inter- Departmental Committee (chaired by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth) which was established to examine the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality and the Special Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality, and to support the Government in the development of policy proposals regarding Referendums on Family, Care and Gender Equality.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All records/communications to, from, and created by the Interdepartmental Group on the following matters in relation to the development of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme. 1. the requirement for eligibility for a general payment that a person be resident as a child in a relevant institution for at least 180 days. 2. the requirement for eligibility for a medical card: that a person who was resident as a mother or a child, or both, in an institution listed in Schedule 1 for at least 180 days 3.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence received by the Department from Ukrainian refugees since February 24, 2022, with complaints or concerns about measures put in place for Ukrainian refugees, including accommodation. Anonymised statistics and nature of complaints will suffice.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
1. The FULL itemised cost of the 'voice of the child' three day event (including Sunday night party) that was held in Farmleigh and dinner at Collins Barricks last week from 3rd October to 5th October. 2. a)When,
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Minutes of meetings held by the transition team/board set up to oversee the transition from the direct provision system to a new model between January 2022 up to the present.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
List of eSubmissions
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Thornton Hall Masterplan/Feasibility report prepared by a company. Please provide the above report as well as any briefing note prepared on the same subject.
- Part-grantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of any tender documents, requests for proposals, and submitted proposals related to the development and/or building of the most recent Comhairle na nÓg website. A copy of the final proposal that was selected for the development of the most recent Comhairle na nÓg website.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records in relation to the decisions about the rules to the Early Childhood Care and Education Programme (ECCE), which came into effect in 2018 and afterwards, which resulted in a single entry point to the ECCE programme and established lower and upper age limits for entry and completion of the programme. This request includes, but is not limited to, all minutes of meetings, emails and other correspondence involving the relevant Minister(s), the relevant government department(s) or other State agencies around the changes to the ECCE programme from 2016 onwards. Including all submissions, underlying data, research papers and other relevant documents held by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in regard to setting age limits.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records relating to effects on early years services in the vicinity of Citywest IPAS centre
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All possible information on meetings between the Disability (Equality) Policy Unit and all or any Disabled Persons Organisations (also known as Disabled Persons Representative Organisations), between 01/09/2023 and 08/04/2024.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between the CEO of Tusla and the Minister for Children, as detailed: Letter exchanges on 21/06/2023, 27/09/2023, between 16/01/2024 and 17/01/2024, an email received on 28/02/2024, a letter exchange between 21/04/2024 and 22/04/2024. Any briefing or speaking notes, memos, or minutes relating to a meeting between Minister O'Gorman and the CEO of Tusla which took place on 28/03/2024.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copy of correspondence between the chairs/chief executives of Section 38 organisations providing services for people with disabilities and the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth/Minister for State with responsibility for disability since 01/10/2024
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence and records between DCEDIY, a property and Waterford County Council including but not limited to emails, letters, reports dated between Jan 2023 to date in relation to the possibility of selecting a property as a potential location either for hosting refugees or being used as an IPAS or migrant centre
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Any notes, records, policy documents or guidelines, memos, attendances, meeting minutes generated or any other information in hard or digital format or held on a device or computer within the power control or possession of DCEDIY which relates to the exclusion of a school from the in school therapy pilot program from June 2024 to date.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The minutes (including draft minutes) of the government's Interdepartmental Group meetings which considered the proposed amendments (scheduled for 08/03/2024) to the Constitution, over the course of the last year 2023.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The following information relating to a direct provision centre based on figures for 25/02/2024: Single men; Single women; Lone parents; Couples with children; Couple without children; Total number of children.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Database/list if complaints received by IPAS
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All internal correspondence (including attachments) memos, briefing documents or notes between the Minister, the Secretary General, and/or the International Protection, Integration and Equality Division relating to people living in Direct Provision centres who have been granted status but have not been able to move out of the centres, between 01/01/2023 and 12/01/2024.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The following information relating to a direct provision centre based on figures for 14/01/2024: Single men; Single women; Lone parents; Couples with children; Couple without children; Total number of children.
- Part-GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records relating to disinformation strategy within DCDE and attendance at disinformation strategy working group
- Part-grantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All internal documents discussing deaths of IPAS accommodation centres residents between 25/06/2024 to the present
- Part-grantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between the General Register Office and the Department of Integration regarding any deaths among residents in IPAS accommodation between 25/06/24 and 12/11/24. Correspondence between IPAS managers and Department of Integration officials between 25/06/24 and 12/11/24 regarding the circumstances around deaths among IPAS residents which occurred during this time period. Correspondence between An Garda Síochána and the Dept of Integration regarding investigations into deaths among IPAS residents since January 2024.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copy of all complaints made by Ukrainian refugees or IP applicants about accommodation in the period 01/04/2023 to date.- a record/spreadsheet/database of the number of complaints received in total, broken down if possible by month, and by county.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between Chair of the Irish Red Cross Pat Carey and the Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman relating to housing Ukrainian refugees between 23/2/2022 - 20/4/2022.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Information relating to a direct provision centre based on figures for 29/10/2023; Single men; Single women; Lone parents; Couples with children; Couple without children; Total number of children
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records from the department relating to the use of 'floatels' since April 2023. Any memos, briefing notes, reports, emails and any other documents created or received by the department during the time.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all records relating to the contract for a limited company to provide accommodation and other services for Ukrainian refugees at a property.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Sections of the contract between the department and the operators of an IPAS centre for provision of accommodation that form the standard terms and conditions. Matters such as due diligence, tax compliance, planning compliance, fire safety etc.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records of any and all offers (or expressions of interest) made to the department for the provision of accommodation in a property under IPAS or BOTP schemes & records arising from such offers - assessments, reviews, amendments, clarifications etc.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
1. Copies of any correspondence to do with costs for the proposed Drag Workshop for Teens 2. Copies of any Garda vetting discussed, sought or received by the ETB of the service provider.3. Copies of correspondence where this project was discussed.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All materials sent by DCDE to the DHLGH regarding the Sean Ross Abbey ground survey
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence (emails, letters, text messages etc) between representatives of two private companies and IPAS officials regarding the protests and unrest at a property from 01/07/2024 to date. Risk assessments in relation to the protests at the site completed since March 2024.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence between the Minister's office or any relevant official and the Commissioners of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, and all correspondence relating to all interim and final reports of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes.