Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

1. A copy of all internalauditscompleted between 1st July 2018 and 19th July 2019.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Copies of all internal audit reports carried out by or on behalf of the Department in the period from 1st January 2019 to date.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All documentation in relation to the detection of the RHD2 disease in two rabbits and a hare in Co. Wexford.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Records relating to St John Well since May 2018, that were created in response to a damage report there. In particular, the records should include the archaeologists inspection report arising from the damage report, any conservation reports on file, and the Departments recommendations as made to the National Museum and/or Meath County Council. This should include all records relating to the prosecution of the offence and recommendations in relation to the protection and reinstatement of the historical and heritage site and the public right of way. The request should not include emails, except where email was used to convey the Departments substantive position to the Council or Museum.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I wanted to access, under Freedom of Information law, all of the documents held by the department relating to either the risks of OR advanced planning for a border poll at some point in the future. I would like my FOI to cover the last year.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Records of all correspondence and meetings between Fingal Co Co and DBFL Consulting Engineers and the National Parks & Wildlife Service with respect to the proposed routing of a combined cycle/pedestrian path through the environmentally and historically significant Deep Sinking of the Royal Canal in Dublin 15.Copies of environmental assessments undertaken by NPWS in the area concerned. Copies of all licenses granted to Fingal Co Co and/or its agents in respect of the proposed project and associated investigation works.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I am requesting the release of any correspondence from Minister Josepha Madigan to the Department of Health or the HSE regarding a proposed Health Centre in Balinteer.I am also requesting copies of any correspondence sent from members of the public, other politicians or groups sent to the Minister's office regarding the same health centre.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

How many tigers (Panthera tigris) are held in captivity nationwide,How many private owners in Ireland have kept/keep tigers (Panthera tigris) (number of households/owners),How many tigers (Panthera tigris) are kept in the respective households (number of tigers), How many of the existing zoological gardens in Ireland, which have a permit/license, keep/have kept tigers (Panthera tigris) (number of zoological gardens), How many tigers (Panthera tigris) are kept in zoos with a permit/license (number of tigers), How many rescue centers are there in Ireland for tigers (Panthera tigris), How many tigers (Panthera tigris) in Ireland have lived/live in rescue centers, Is there a notification duty to centrally report the number of deceased captive tigers (Panthera tigris), If so, how many tigers (Panthera tigris) have died in the country in the last five years, Following information of records kept by zoos, sanctuaries and other owners, how many tigers (Panthera tigris) have died in the last five years.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I would like to request copies of any records created since January 2019 relating to the charging of entrance fees to exhibitions at the National Gallery of Ireland,

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All correspondence between Minister Madigan; Sec Gen Katherine Licken;Assistant Secretary Conor Falvey and Dublin City Council regarding theproposed Dublin cultural quarter at Parnell Square.All briefing notes prepared for the minister regarding the proposed Dublincultural quarter at Parnell Square.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All correspondence -whether by email, text message, whatsapp, letter or any other format – exchanged between the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and (a) the Director of the National Gallery of Ireland and (b) the director of the National Museum of Ireland, since July 1, 2018.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

1. All records (includinginternal emails) held by Culture Ireland in relation to theInaugural China Ireland International Film Festival.2. All correspondence betweenCulture Ireland and the Chinese embassy,in relation to theInaugural China Ireland International Film Festival.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

The period beginning on the 26th day of September in each year and ending on the 28th day of February in the year immediately following that year.Shooting with firearms; coursing at regulated coursing matches; hunting with packs of beagles and harriers.I seek: A copy of the regulation(s) referred to in this section - or any version available to the Department.A copy of any brief or guidance for staff or external bodies in relation to the application / interpretation of this section.A copy of any briefing material or background notes on the drafting and implementation of this element of the Order, including any notes or briefs generated in relation to prosecutions taken or considered under the Wildlife Act 1976.A copy of all correspondence with the Irish Coursing Club or Department of Agriculture (previously the Department of sport) in relation to the regulation(s) referred to this section of Open Seasons Order.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I would like to make a request of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for the re-release of material already distributed under the Freedom of Information Act 2014.My request relates to matters that have been been identified as having been dealt with on the disclosure log published on the Department's website.I seek, where available, all material released under the following Freedom of Information requests, each dealt with issues related to coursing and the National Parks and Wildlife Service.YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER, DATE 2018/CHG-FOI-2018-0234, 14-12-2018; CHG-FOI-2018-0103, 02-05-2018; CHG-FOI-2017-094, 2017-08-10; AHRRGA-FOI-2016-89, 2016-08-02; AHRRGA-FOI-2016-85, 2016-07-28; FOI/AHG/2015/98 , 19/08/2015

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I wish, under the Freedom of Information Act, to access all documentation relating to a hare coursing club called Bantry open coursing and 18 other such "Associative" clubs as mentioned by DJ Histon, CEO of the Irish Coursing Club, at the Joint Agriculture Committee on July 10, i.e. any documentation forwarded to the National Parks & Wildlife Service by the Irish Coursing Club in respect of this Bantry club and the 18 other clubs referred to by DJ Histon, and any reports made by National Parks Rangers who may have monitored open coursing meetings held by these 19 clubs in the last twenty years.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I'm looking for a copy of your 'Record of Processing Activities'. This is a single document that I understand that you are required to maintain under Article 30 GDPR.Could you supply the current version, and any earlier versions that are on file?If you don't maintain a ROPA, could you supply any records that provide an explanation as to why a ROPA is not required for your body.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I'm looking for a copy of your 'Record of Processing Activities'. This is a single document that I understand that you are required to maintain under Article 30 GDPR.Could you supply the current version, and any earlier versions that are on file?If you don't maintain a ROPA, could you supply any records that provide an explanation as to why a ROPA is not required for your body.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to a breakdown on all expenditure on "influencers" during 2018 and 2019, including at Culture Ireland.Please provide a list of the influencers, document what work they carried out for the Department and document how much they were paid.Please also provide any reviews / memos regarding the efficacy of influencer marketing during the same period, 2018 and to date in 2019.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Amended Scope: A list of total expenses for years 2017, 2018, and to date in 2019 for Department staff, broken down by category of expense claimed.Original request:1. A list of all expenses, whether vouched or not, claimed by the following grades of employees in your department/any agency subject to FOI under the auspices of your department, in the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and so far in 2019: Secretaries-General, Assistant Secretaries, Principle Officers, and Assistant Principles (or equivalent grades). Please include the number of individuals in each grade, the amounts claimed by each individual, and the purpose of the expenses claimed (ie Domestic travel, foreign travel, subsistence etc).2. The total amount of expenses claimed by all civil servants in your department / any agency subject to FOI under the auspices of your department, in the following years: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and so far in 2019. Please provide the breakdown by grade and category of expense claimed.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I wish, under the Freedom of Information Act, to access all documentation relating to a hare coursing club called 'Whiddy open coursing club', as mentioned by DJ Histon, CEO of the Irish Coursing Club, at the Joint Agriculture Committee, yesterday, July 10, i.e. any documentation forwarded to the National Parks & Wildlife Service by the Irish Coursing Club in respect of this club, and any reports made by National Parks Rangers who may have monitored meetings held by this club in the last twenty years.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting copies ofall documents (correspondence, minutes, whatsApp messages, briefing notes etc) relating tointeractions between the the department (including the Minister) and the Arts Council about the Abbey theatre since 1 September 2018 to this date 15 April 2019.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All correspondence between Minister Josepha Madigan and/or her officials in the Department Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Galway 2020 and/or its board, pertaining to Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture, from March 15, 2019 to June 13, 2019; and all internal documentation, memos and records held by the department on Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture created since January 2019.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Records relating to St Johns Well since May 2018, that were created in response to a damage report there. In particular, the records should include the archaeologists inspection report arising from the damage report, any conservation reports on file, and the Departments recommendations as made to the National Museum and/or Meath County Council. The request should not include emails, except where email was used to convey the Departments substantive position to the Council or Museum.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All records showing requests or submissions for a monument to be declared a national monument over the past five years, to include department responses to same. Refinement All records showing requests or submissions for a monument to be declared a national monument from 2016-2019 to include department responses to same.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All correspondence to and from Literature Ireland and Culture Ireland between June 2018 and this date regarding funding, including any requests for a change in the amount of funding given.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

1) Copies of all statements/invoices eg Flights, Hotel Accommodation, Transport costs and so on relating to Minister's Visit to Japan for St Patrick's Day events 20192) Copies of all statements/invoices eg Flights, Hotel Accommodation, Transport costs and so on relating to any DCHG official that travelled with the Minister to Japan for St Patrick's Day events 2019

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I request under the freedom of information and data protection acts1. Details of any lobbying of the department in relation to the National Farm Plan Scheme prior to budget 2019 ie October 2018.2. The minister's response if any to said lobbying.3. The National Parks and Wildlife Service submission for budget 2019.4. What was the expenditure by the department on the National Farm Plan Scheme in the past 2 years.5. A breakdown per county of expenditure under the National Farm Plan Scheme and the number of recipients of monies in each county.The timeframe covered is 2017 and 2018 as confirmed in the requestors refinement

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I am seeking any records relating to all communication attached to my folio number 18487 - from the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht Ireland between the years 1990 – 2005 relating to the cessation of turf cutting only. Reg No Plot No Townland Area (Ha)63 1K5-1D5-1D Erry(Maryborough) 1.037

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

In accordance with Section 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request the following records which I believe to be held by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. All correspondence and all replies to that correspondence made between Dublin Zoo and the National Parks and Wildlife Service between 1 January 2017 and 15 April 2019.The number of animal deaths in Dublin Zoo in 2017 and 2018 respectively.A breakdown of the species and number of those species who died on the above years in Dublin Zoo.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

1) All inspection reports of Dublin Zoo, Fota Wildlife Park and Tayto Park carried out by the National Parks and Wildlife Service or other officials from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht since January 1, 2018.2) All communications between the Department, the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the parks, zoos in question regarding animal welfare, staff safety or the safety of visitors to the attractions since January 1, 2018.3) All complaints received by the Department regarding the parks and zoos in question since January 1, 2018.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Copies of censuses or inventories of animals at Dublin Zoo, Fota Wildlife Park, and Tayto Park in respect of the year 2018Copies of zoo inspection reports created during the period 1 January 2018 to the present date for Dublin Zoo, Fota Wildlife Park, and Tayto Park Copies of all incident reports and escape reports relating to Dublin Zoo, Fota Wildlife Park, and Tayto Park for the period 1 January 2018 to the present date

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I wish to request under the FOI Act 2014 a copy of the public consultation report, "Airstrips and Surrounding Sites Consultation." in the ownership of the Department in the town lands of Cloon and Laghtanabba near Cleggan, County Galway and in the town land of Middlequarter, Inishbofin, County Galway, and any department review held on this matter, concerning airstrips on offshore islands.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I wish to obtain all information held by the NPWS on Felling Licence application TFL00030017 Annaghgowan Co. Sligo which was referred to NPWS for comment on 05/09/2017.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I wish to request copy of the Report Oct 2001 on three new airstrips be built at Clifden and Inishbofin, Co Galway, and on Tory Island, Co Donegal, commissioned by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands undertaken by the Air Transport Group at Cranfield University's School of Engineering in Britain.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All payments (or fees charged) made directly to the national Shared Services Office for financial years ending 31 December 2016, 31st December 2017 and 31st December 2018 in respect of services provided to your department for the processing of Annual leave/pensions/work sharing arrangements of staff employed by your department.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Any documents that reference the monitoring of the sustainability of seaweed cuttingAdditional details I am looking for any documents, emails, minutes etc that refer to monitoring being carried out on seaweed harvesting sites over the last 5 years from the date of receipt of this request.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Alist of all reports, studies or consultations commissioned by the department from external consultants or other professionals from the start of 2018 until the presentTitle and description of each report, name of consultant/consultancy, dates they were started and completed and whether they were published/made public or not.Costs of each.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

1. All correspondence (sent and received, including correspondence forwarded to the Minister by department officials) between Minister Madigan and Ardstone Homes Ltd, in relation to land on Scholarstown Road, south Dublin, between 1st November 2018 and 20th May 2019.The land in question was subject to an archaeologicalexcavation under licence by the Department.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Correspondence (received and sent) betweenDepartment of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and MyTaxi in relation to the above lobbying activity.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Letter sent by Mytaxi to the department between the period of Jan 1 2019 and 30 Apr 2019, inclusive, concerning a Dublin Night Mayor.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am requesting the release of complaints from members of the public, lobby groups or politicians relating to out of season hedge cutting between 1 September 2017 to the present date. Refinement I would like to amend my original request to ask for a sample of 50complaints made via the Nature Conservation email facility.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

We are now requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014 as to the basis the National Monuments has been advised that St. Comans Church and Graveyard is owned by Galway County Council.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Please supply under the Freedom Of Information Act copies of permits granted to shoot goats at Barnaslinga Woods (The Scalp) Dublin/Wicklow.A. Copies of permits granted from start 2017. B. Reasons given to shoot these goats. C. Permits granted to Coillte.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I wish to request any minutes of meetings held between Josepha Madigan and Vintners Association of Ireland in relation to this:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/46518/vintners-federation-of-ireland.I also with to request any correspondence between the VAI and the department in relation to the above, and any ancillary documentation that might have come out of the correspondence or meetings.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All correspondence, memos and associated minutes related to the Minister for Cultures meeting with the following organisations last month: Give us the night campaign, RTE, The ArtsCouncil, the National Concert Hall, the Culture Night, Central ArtsWaterford, Electric club and venue in Galway, Copper Face jacks, DublinTown, DJ Jenny Greene and Dublin City Council. All submissions from other cultural organisationsin relation to a diverse nightlife that were also referenced in the above press release.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Acopy of the plan prepared for Ballycroy National Park in Co. Mayo which I understand was commissioned by private consultants in 2017. I am looking for any reports or other documentation in relation to the National Park or the area which was until recently under the ownership of Coillte which may be referred to a 'conversion plan' or 'management plan' etc. and which is now within theNational Park boundary.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

A copy of letters and emails sent by Screen Guilds of Ireland to the department between Jan 1 2019 and 30 Apr 2019, inclusive, as outlined on the lobbying register. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/46103/screen-guilds-of-ireland

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All correspondence (paper and electronic) relating to the Town Wall, Cappocks Gate, Ardee, County Louth. I am interested in the Ministerial Consent file. If possible I would like to receive copies of all correspondence (approx. 1 year period) relating to the application and decision regarding the removal of chain link fencing and ditch surrounding the town wall. This occurred in the past few months. I am trying to ascertain what reasons were given by individual(s)/organisation(s) to support their application for this to take place. I would also like a copy of the Ministerial order.

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

All records of:The requests for meeting minutes, attendees and agendas of all meetings between the Minister (and/or senior officials within the Department*) and bodies or individuals regarding the Cork Events Centre The agenda and/or minutes of all meetings between the Tánaiste and the Minister regarding Cork Events CentreThe meeting minutes, attendees and agendas of all meetings between the Department and Cork City Council. All briefing materials provided to the Minister on the Cork Events CentreAll communications received by the Ministers office regarding Cork Events Centre-since 1st January 2019.*Any official who would qualify as a Designated Public Official under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 within the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I Seek a copy of all records held by of for your body in relation to Kilkenny County Council Historic Structures Fund 2019 Grant of 90k Euro for Bridge House, 88/89 John St, Kilkenny; to include but not limited to, the application process, method statement, the decision making process behind granting this grant and the amount granted- why not the minimum, why not the maximum of 200k- why 90k?, and all correspondence both internal and external re same.The Marking system applied to this application for Stream 2, under selection criteria and any relevant correspondence, internal or external re same.Any shortlists provided by Kilkenny county council to your department for Historic Structure Fund grants 2019. A copy of records and accompanying correspondence concerning what would amount to a material breach of the terms of this grant in relation to this application. A copy of any returned FORM C (Appendix IV) or any other recoupment claim submitted by Kilkenny County Council in relation to this application. A copy of any records in relation to the Qualifying works detailed in this application- for instance have DAHG staff corresponded about whether this grant is paying for the scaffolding, the stabilisation works or for restoring historic decorative features of this building.A copy of any records submitted to DAHG in relation to this application which were deemed by the applicant/council to be of exceptional importance for consideration by the Department.A copy of any reports etc submitted under title (or any other title) of Impact Statement and Proposed Mitigation Measures. A copy of Environmental Screening reports, Appropriate Assessment, and any other relevant permissions, declarations, notifications or consents made when submitting this application.{The Department should note that this building Immediately borders the River Nore, Special area of Conservation and that to date no planning permission exists which has provided for this aspect of these works to be considered; that is despite an advertising hoarding wrapped around the scaffolding declaring that Nevilles (owners) are renovating 88/89 Bridgehouse- there is no such live planning permission.}A copy of all statutory consents and or any correspondence re same about this application.A copy of any site visits or audits made by DAHG in relation to this application process.A copy of any Supplementary materials provide by the applicant.A copy of any correspondence etc concerning whether the funding of this application grant may have been considered to be de minimus funding for State Aid purposes.A copy of any records should they apply to this application vis a vis the headline, Reallocation of funding