Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
FOI Requests — 1336 requests
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Alist of all submissions made to the Minister or Ministers of State at your department using the e-submissions system (or whatever relevant similar system is in place at your Department) in the period 8 October 2019 to the date of receipt of this request 8 January 2020.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of any briefings, memos, submissions, reports, business cases, cost benefit analyses or other such high-level documents held by the minister or the secretary general with regard to the provision of €3million in funding for the Irish Arts Centre in New York.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Access to pre-budget submissions/lobbying in relation to the Section 481 tax break.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of any correspondence/letters/emails, sent and received,between the Minister and any European commissioner, between 10th July and 6th November 2025.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Access to the following records - Any record created since March 2022 which proposed or recommended the discontinuation of Covid19 safety measures such as masking or the use of social distancing.Any record created since March 2022 which records a decision to discontinue Covid19 safety measures. Any record created since March 2022 instructing staff to discontinue Covid19 safety measures.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media and Sport Patrick O'Donovan's diary I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/1/2025 -5/10/2025.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Copies of the most recent request by National Archives for finances to resolve specified errors relating to its TAB website, as well as copies of any responses your Department (including its predecessors) to requests made at any time since 2016.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Copy of all applications submitted by Blayney Rovers FC, Castleblayney, Monaghan to your department in the last 5 years please. I also wish to have copies of any contracts that were entered into by this club.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
All briefing notes on the America's Cup prepared for Ministers Martin and/or Chambers All correspondence between the ministers and Minister Simon Coveney regarding the America's Cup All correspondence between the ministers and Sec Gen Katherine Licken or Assistant Sec Gen Cian Ó Lionáin on the same issue A copy of the EY cost-benefit analysis carried out on Ireland's proposed bid for the America's Cup and any internal departmental analysis of same The timeframe of the request should cover the period of September 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of all correspondences (including any attachments therein) from any member of RTE's executive board and the Minister (and/or his advisors/department officials) in relation to state funding, the TV license, and/or RTE's finances, to cover the period Jan 1, 2020, to date.When conducting your search and retrievalplease consider official information held on non-official systems, emails accounts and devices. For example, WhatsApp groups etc.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Any emails, notes, memos,briefingsand/or records between Catherine Martin and Riot Games on March1 13, 2023. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably in its original formatting.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Any emails, notes, memos,briefings and/or records between Catherine Martin and AFCI president Jacklyn Philpott held on March 10, 2023.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Any emails, notes, memos,briefingsand/or records between Catherine Martin and Screen ireland from a meeting held on March 10th 2023.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Any notes or minutes taken at meetings between RTÉ officials and the minister/department officials on 16 March and 25 April this year. The meetings concerned are referenced on the Lobbying Register here (https://www.lobbying.ie/return/96418/raidi%C3%B3--teilif%C3%ADs- %C3%A9ireann). I am also requesting the release of any briefings created for the minister or departmental officials in advance of these meetings, as well as any correspondence with RTÉ created arising from them.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Records recording discussions by then Minister Alex White and the department about the use by RTE of self-employment records in the period 2014 to 2016 when Alex White was Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
All correspondence to the Minister, including representations, from the public, businesses, and elected representatives, RTE and GAA in relation to the issue of GAAGo and the broadcasting arrangements for GAA sporting events between 1.4.23 and 31.5.23. In cases where the Minister / Department provided a response, please provide the reply.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
(1) Records created on or after 1 March 2022, until 5 June 2023, relating to the interactions between the Department and third parties, with the purpose of blocking access on the internet to the Russia Today website, rt.com. I have read Statutory Instrument No. 94/2022 - European Union (Restrictive Measures Concerning Ukraine) (No.5) Regulations 2022, which was enacted following the decision at EU level on 1 March 2022 to block access to a number of Russian related outlets, including Russia Today, which has a website rt.com. This website is no longer accessible in Ireland, despite its servers being located in other jurisdictions and outside the EU. I have read how, in other countries, such as Holland, that its government instructed a statutory agency to compel internet service providers [ISPs] to block access to several Russian websites in Holland. I am trying to find out, what actions the Department here took to effect a blocking by ISPs of the rt.com website in Ireland. I am particularly interested in correspondence between the Dept and third parties relating to the compulsion of ISPs to block access to the RT.com website.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
All correspondence between The Department and Mr Richard Shakespeare of Dublin City Council regarding the redevelopment of Dalymount Park, and funding streams related to same, dated between 06/06/2019 and 06/06/2020.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of Minister Catherine Martin's diary to cover the period from 1/1/2023- 4/3/24.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
All correspondence between the Department of Tourism and the European Commission regarding proposals by Ireland to regulate short term lets. I would like the FOI request to run from January 1, 2023 until the present day.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Copy of the below esubmission and attached documents: Sport Ireland's Annual Report and Financial Statements 2022
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
The number of IT devices in your organisation (Please differentiate the devices, for e.g.,: desktops, laptops, servers, etc).
- Part- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Records of correspondence, reports and memos, meetings and meeting notes between thedepartment staff (ranked at assistant secretary level or higher, including Ministers) and the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) regarding grant funding to the FAI, Euro 2028 venue selection processes and hosting updates, underage grassroots football, a memorandum of understanding between the government and FAI establishing the framework for the provision of FAI funding and LSSIF projects.
- Part- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Records of correspondence, reports and memos, meetings and meeting notes between the department staff (ranked at assistant secretary level or higher, including Ministers) and Diageo regarding the Rupert Guinness Theatre.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
A list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and media through the e-submissions channel.I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-01-2025 - 31-01-2025.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Records of correspondence, reports and memos, meetings and meeting notes between department officials (ranked at assistant secretary general and above, including ministers) and DAA on matters relating to noise at Dublin Airport, planning regulations/matters, support for critical state infrastructure, and future growth of the airport.
- Deemed RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Copies of records consisting of academic peer reviewed scientific/medical papers dealing with the subject matters of (1) gender dysphoria and, (2), autogynephilia obtained by the Minister and the department and which the department holds in electronic or paper form and which documents the Minister, her advisers and officials considered and took into account when developing the ministers and department's position and policy in relation to gender dysphoria and gender identity and in relationto the participation of biological males who self id as women in womens sporting events.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of the invoice/receipt associated with the following transaction which took place in Q1, 2019: KATHLEEN CONLON 20,000.00 Artwork and is recorded here:https://www.chg.gov.ie/app/uploads/2019/09/purchase- orders-q-1-2019.pdf
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Copies of any internal briefings prepared for the Minister, related to the department's preparations for the EU presidency, between 1st September 2025 and 5th January 2026 Copies of any correspondence between the Department's secretary general and the Department of Foreign Affairs secretary general, related to the EU presidency,between 1st September 2025 and 5th January 2026. Copies of any internal briefings prepared for the department's management board, related to preparations for the EU presidency, between 1st September 2025 and 5th January 2026.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Names of all sports clubs and organisations Minister of State for Sport, Gaeltacht & Defence Jack Chambers met with and received presentations from in the Munster region from the dates 1st June 2021 to 31st December 2021 inclusive.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
I wish to make a request from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht of all correspondence – email, letter and/or phone calls/text, issued or received, by the Minister, Minister of State, Special Advisor(s) and or Officials to, or from, ‘Give Us The Night’ - an independent volunteer group of professionals operating within the night-time industry, campaigning for positive changes to nightlife in Ireland, with particular regard to music venues, from the period 1 January 2018 to the 31st December 2019
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
All correspondence between the Minister for Culture and Galway 2020 from January 1, 2019 to December 31,, 2019.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
All correspondence/records - including emails, reports, memos and letters dated between 15th July 2018 and 10/01/2020 regarding Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) commemoration plans for 2020.This should include correspondence from/to the Expert Advisory Group and any correspondence to/from Ministers and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Any reviews / memos / audits since 2021 of the Cultural Ambassador scheme launched in 2019 by Minister Madigan. I also wish to request, under FOI, any correspondence with the five ambassadors initially appointed from September 2021 to date.
- Deemed RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
All documents and records, including records in electronic format, held by your organisation relating to: (a) advertisements placed by your Department seeking expression(s) of interest and/or tenders for the delivery of all “initiatives” provided by your Department under your Department’s Family Language Support Programme (as described in https://www.chg.gov.ie/gaeltacht/the-gaeltacht/language- support-schemes-programmes/family-language-support-programme/ (accessed online on 06/11/2020)) for the period 1/1/2015 to the 1/11/2020; (b) applications and/or tenders received from the following organisations for the delivery of “initiatives” under the Family Language Support Programme for the period 1/1/2015 to the 1/11/2020: (i) Muintearas; (ii) Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne; (iii) Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta. (c) the payments made to the following organisations during the period 1/1/2015 to the 1/11/2020 for the provision of the initiatives provided by them under the Family Language Support Programme: (i) Muintearas; (ii) Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne; (iii) Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta. In relation to (c) above, the total amount paid per annum to each of the listed organisations in relation to the provision of the initiatives provided by them under the Family Language Support Programme for the period 1/1/2015 to 1/11/2020 will suffice in lieu of all documents and records. [Refinement] In order to avoid delaying this matter any further I wish to amend my request to the following: if advertisements were placed in the media seeking expression(s) of interest and/or tenders for the delivery of “initiatives” provided by your Department under your Department’s Family Language Support Programme, the wording of such advertisement(s), together with a list of media outlets within which
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of the business case, cost benefit analysis or other such document associated with the provision of funding to the NFL for the hosting of an American football match at Croke Park. A copy of any correspondence between your department and D/PER with regard to the provision of funding to the NFL for the match.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
All correspondence between the Minister and/or the Department and other Ministers and Departments - between 20/10/2021 and 28/10/2021 inclusive - related to the reopening of nightclubs and late night venues, and a ticketing system to enter such premises.
- Deemed RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
A copy of the Rugby World Cup WRC 2023 bid which was carried out by Aidan Pender in the summer of 2018
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
All communications (emails, correspondence, documents handed over at meetings, notes of meetings and phone conversations) between the Department and following bodies - RTE, The RTE Superannuation Fund, DPER and New ERA, relating to the application for a pension increase and relating to the investment risk in the RTE superannuation scheme - for the period August 2022 to the current date.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Records of all costs associated with Minister Martin's trip to the Ryder Cup, including any incurred by those who accompanied her. I would like to receive this information electronically.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
All documentation and records relating to the EU REACH proposal to ban lead ammunition in guns on wetlands, and the subsequent decision to endorse this proposal. The information I seek should include, but not be limited to. All correspondence to and from the department relating to this matter. All minutes of any meeting at which this matter was discussed, all briefings prepared and any notes available on this subject
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
A list of all the external investigations that Minister Catherine Martin ordered into the RTE problems.Please state: 1. name (title) of each investigation. 2. its committee members. 3. its address to write to. 4. when it's being set up. 5. how long it's being set up for. 6. Its terms of reference. Please state the name (title) of each internal investigation to be carried out also, to include: 1. each committee member. 2. its address to write to. 3. when each internal committee will be set up. 4. how long each internal committee will be set up for. 5. each internal committee terms of reference.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
The following esub (which was released in a list under FOI-2025-0235)APR 2025 -Ryder Cup 2027 Project Director Competition
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Records from 1 June 2025-present about the following: A copy of any briefings or memos held by CCS Digital Innovation Division concerning any proposed, planned or confirmed (short-term) extension to the NDRC, the state’s national accelerator programme; A copy of minutes of meetings and/or presentations, held by CCS Digital Innovation Division, from meetings concerning the NDRC with officials from any of the following: Dogpatch Labs; Department of Enterprise; Enterprise Ireland; and/or DCCS; A copy of records provided by CCS’ Digital Innovation Division in response to any FOI received since 1 June 2025 specifically related to the NDRC.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
The following esub (which was released in a list under FOI-2025-0235)APR 2025 -Update on Section 481 project
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
The following esub (which was released in a list under FOI-2025-0235)MAY 2025 -Basic Income for the Arts Pilot Scheme Update
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
The following esub (which was released in a list under FOI-2025-0235)APR 2025 -Briefing note on National Centre for Research and Remembrance
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
The following esub (which was released in a list under FOI-2025-0235)FEB 2025 -Approved National Counter Disinformation Strategy - next steps
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
The following esub (which was released in a list under FOI-2025-0235)APR 2025-Update - Review Departmental oversight / governance
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
The following esub (which was released in a list under FOI-2025-0235)MAR 2025 -Technical Working Group on the reform and enhancement of the TV licence: state of play