Department of Children, Disability and Equality
FOI Requests — 1173 requests
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Information regarding the housing of Ukrainian refugees at a property between the following dates 01/01/2022 and 31/12/2022 and in relation to the following; 3. All correspondence between DCEDIY and the owner regarding the provision of transportation for the Ukrainian residents. 4. All correspondence between DCEDIY and the owner regarding the provision of information regarding the maximum number of Ukrainian residents to stay at the property, at any one time.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records relating to the policies and processes which set out the strategy of the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) in conducting vulnerability assessments. Any records relating to the design, implementation, and/or evaluation of VAs from the beginning of 2020 until 03/04/2024.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Any correspondence/minutes of meetings/chain of emails discussing transfer of unaccommodated IPAs from Mount Street to a property.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The department's Situation Report (Dept. response to the situation in Ukraine) for the month of April 2023
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records relating to : 1. An individual 2. A company 3. A property
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All of the correspondence and records held by the department relating to engagement with pharmaceutical companies over their contributions to the mother and baby home payment scheme to include minutes of meetings to cover the last five years
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Number of Civil/Public Servants in the department in the last 10 years who have been granted full-service retirement of 40 years for compassionate/discretionary reasons when they retired on ill health grounds (on the advice of a medical advisor). (1) Number of recipients whom full service has been awarded to, even, if it was beyond their nearest potential service age for retirement of 60 or 65 (whichever is applicable to their status)i.e., despite 40yrs being beyond their official retirement age they were not paid just to the nearest pensionable age but instead were awarded full pension. (2) How many years were granted to these retirees in these particular cases.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A copy of any pre-budget submissions prepared for IPAS. A copy of any correspondence between the department, IPAS, and the Dept of Finance or Dept of Public Expenditure with regard to Budget 2024 allocation.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence, in either electronic or paper form exchanged between Minister O'Gorman/his advisers and/or Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth staff and Scouting Ireland from 25/12/2023 to 31/01/2024. Any public submissions/public representatives submissions or correspondence to the department regarding Scouting Ireland for the same dates. All internal emails, notes, meeting minutes, meeting invites (virtual or in person) and briefing documents regarding Scouting Ireland for the same dates. All phone call records, texts or whats apps etc between department officials and staff and Scouting Ireland staff and/or board members for the same dates, any or all records of meetings (virtual or in person) between Scouting Ireland staff/board members and department officials/Minister O'Gorman for the same dates (this includes meeting invites, memos, meeting minutes, attendee lists etc).
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copy of the 'contract or licence to use agreement' in relation to a property as referred to in the Minister's parliamentary question response ref 20993/23. Copy of the 'offer of accommodation' received by the International Protection Procurement Service (IPPS) as indicated in response to FOI-0231-2023. Copy of the returned proposal template submitted by the provider to IPPS including all information submitted by the provider including but not limited to building safety, fitness for occupancy, catering provisions, facilities and security as indicated in response to FOI-0231-2023. Copy of any inspection reports that may have been carried out of the property by IPPS as indicated in response to FOI-0231-2023. All correspondence between the department and the owner / provider of accommodation and services at a property. A schedule of all documents held on file by the department in relation to a property.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records relating to Children’s Disability Services Grant Fund
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
1. Any correspondence (sent and received) between Tusla senior management or its Board, and the Minister for Children or department secretary general, on the topic of special emergency arrangement placements for children in care, between 01/04/2023 and 14/08/2023. 2. Copies of any briefings prepared by the department on the topic of special emergency arrangement placements for children in care, between 01/04/2023 and 14/08/2023.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Situation Report (Dept. of Children Response to Situation in Ukraine Sit Cen Report) for the month of August 2023.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A breakdown of annual funding awarded to Justice for Magdelens Research Project, Clann and the Adoption Rights Alliance
- Part-GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
List of ministerial e-submissions since Jan 2025
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between the Minister and any European commissioner
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
a) the record in your department that shows approval of the annual payment and amount to Dr Ebun Joseph in the role of special rapporteur on overseeing the implementation of the National Plan Against Racism. b) the record in your department that shows approval of the annual payment and amount to each member of the Independent Advisory Committee on Racism and Racial Equality.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Any emails, memos, letters or submissions and their attachments were relevant, between officials in government departments regarding applicants to the Children Disability Service Grant Fund, which was awarded to successful applicants in June 2024.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A copy of various submissions for the minister and any subsequent submissions on the same subject matter.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Information relating to a direct provision centre based on figures for 30/07/2023; Single men; Single women; Lone parents; Couples with children; Couple without children; Total number of children
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Situation Report (Dept. of Children Response to Situation in Ukraine Sit Cen Report) for the month of July 2023
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all representations made by politicians (ministers, TDs, Senators and councillors) on the subject of accommodation (emergency/direct provision etc) and modular homes for refugees and asylum seekers. Copies of all responses from the Department/Minister to representations made by politicians on the subject of accommodation (emergency/direct provision etc) and modular homes for refugees and asylum seekers. The time period can be limited to 16/02/2023 to 12/04/2023.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between Department of Integration to and from the Department of Housing and Department of Public Expenditure to date this year regarding difficulties in accommodating international protection applicants.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Any correspondence between the department and the UN or UN agencies during 2023 to seek assistance on planning emergency accommodation for asylum seekers.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all correspondence and internal memos between officials from the Department of Integration and the Department of Housing regarding the new comprehensive accommodation strategy for international protection applicants between 01/01/2024 and 07/06/2024. Copies of all correspondence and internal memos between officials from the Department of Integration and the office of the Department of the Taoiseach under Simon Harris regarding the new comprehensive accommodation strategy for international protection applicants between 09/04/2024 and 07/06/2024.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Information relating to a direct provision centre based on figures for 04/06/2023: Single men; Single women; Lone parents; Couples with children; Couple without children; Total number of children.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
1. an (anonymised) copy of all complaints made by Ukrainian refugees or IP applicants about accommodation in the period 01/01/2024 to date, and 2. 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
1. Any reports, assessments, or documentation from October 2023 to present regarding incidents of antisemitism identified or monitored by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, including any analyses prepared by or for the national coordinator on combatting antisemitism. 2. Any statistics, data collection, or guidelines/tracking mechanisms used to monitor antisemitic incidents in Ireland from October 2023 to present.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A copy of the piece of independent research, commissioned previously by the department (Youth Affairs) to inform plans to modernise youth information services to help inform department policy on youth information provision in Ireland
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records detailing the value of contracts between the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth and all hotels, B&Bs and other accommodation centres in Clare, who are housing Ukrainian nationals.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Records created on or after 01/07/2024 until 07/02/2025, relating to the nationality of asylum applicants who have not been offered State accommodation, or, in the alternative, a recent, from 01/12/2024 or later, analysis of the weekly (Tuesday or Friday) publication of asylum applicants by nationality. Any recent analysis of this bi-weekly total by nationality of the asylum applicant. A table which will show in summary, nationality, number of applicants, all adding to a total of ~3,000 for a specific recent date.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Situation Report (Dept. of Children Response to Situation in Ukraine Sit Cen Report) for the month of February 2023.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of any inspection reports completed into the hotel accommodation for Ukrainian TPD beneficiaries in Co. Kerry in 2022
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All records, data and communications relating to my pledge to Ukrainian citizens at an address.
- Part-GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Provision of food in DP centres
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A copy of all briefing notes prepared for the incoming Minister(s);- A copy of all briefing notes prepared for the incoming Minister(s) of State;
- Part-grantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence (from the period 01/08/2024 and 16/12/2024) between Secretary General and DCEDIY Assistant Secretary about the targeted purchase of medium and larger turnkey properties under the Comprehensive Accommodation Strategy for International Protection Applicants. All memos/reports/presentations (from the period 01/08/2024 and 16/12/2024) that were sent to Secretary General and DCEDIY Assistant Secretary about the targeted purchase of medium and larger turnkey properties under the Comprehensive Accommodation Strategy for International Protection Applicants. A breakdown of how many expressions of interest to provide properties for purchase have been sought by the Department and how many property owners have responded to the expressions of interest request since 27/03/2024
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All letters from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission since 2017 to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A list of temporary accommodation provided for Ukrainian refugees in Ireland with addresses of those.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Minutes of dept's sitcen meetings so far this year (01/01/2023 - 15/02/2023). Minutes of dept's sitcen meetings for the first week the meetings began in 2022 after the war began in Ukraine.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence with Department of Justice
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between the Secretary General of the Department and the OPW regarding office accommodation for the Department from January 2024 to December 2nd 2025
- Part -GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Climate change in relation to the development of the Department's Statement of Strategy, relating to supporting parents
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
All documentation and any other records related to the use of a hotel as accommodation for persons seeking International Protection or any other group seeking accommodation, or any other planned use by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth or any other related body. All documents published by the department or any other body involved in inviting responses on behalf of the department to supply: accommodation services and related services for persons seeking international protection or any other group of persons. Documentation or records related to the use of a hotel by the department. All documentation and any other records received by the department or any other body involved in the procurement process, from any tenderers or suppliers related to the use of a hotel for the purpose of accommodation for persons seeking International Protection or any other potential use of this building that the department is aware of. All documentation and any other records related to the evaluation of tenders through any procurement process related to a hotel by the department or any other body involved in the evaluation on behalf of the department. All communications between the department and any suppliers involved in the potential use of a hotel as accommodation for people seeking international protection or any other group seeking accommodation, or any other use the department is aware of. All documentation or any other records related to the analysis of the suitability of a hotel for any use by the department or any other bodies on behalf of the department.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
The country of origin, the type of identification provided, the agency that vetted (where appropriate), the gender and age of the 950 individuals who will be housed in a town on 20/11/2023?
- Handled outside of FOIReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all complaints from Ukrainian refugees about accommodation provided by the State from February 2022 to 06/09/2023.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Any records held by the Minister or the Secretary General with regard to the decision not to proceed with the appointment of an expert/proposed review of testimony by mother and baby home survivors.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Contracts signed by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the third party contractor
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
Copy of all contracts signed by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and a property
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Children, Disability and Equality
A record of all minutes of meetings and emails to decide where modular homes for Ukrainian refugees would be built in Kildare and more specifically Newbridge.