Department of Defence

Department of Defence

All correspondence relating to government business to and from the private email account or accounts of Ministers in the department from the period 01 January 2018 to the present day.

Department of Defence

I am seeking the following: - Copy of the minutes of all department management board meetings for the calendar year 2024. - A list of all submissions made to the Minister through e-submissions (or any similar system) for the calendar year 2024.

Department of Defence

Copies of any submissions, memos, reports, or other such overview/review/discussion documents prepared for either the Secretary General or the Minister with regard to the abuse and harassment of female members of the Defence Forces. Covering the period 1 August 2021 to date of receipt of the request.

Department of Defence

Defence 00770-24 - ODF Report 2024026 Urgent and Time-sensitive Defence 00628-24 Strategic Defence Review 2024

Department of Defence

A copy of the latest Annual Return to the Secretary General submitted by the Defence Forces Chief of Staff on Control, Administration and Maintenance of Military Vehicles.

Department of Defence

A list of all e submissions sent to the senior minister during Q2 of 2022

Department of Defence

With respect to the Independent Review Group into Jadotville please provide the following: Payments made including separately any expenses or lump sums to (a number of personnel or companies between 2019 and 2021).

Department of Defence

Any correspondence held by the Department of Defence regarding a nuclear submarine spotted off the coast of Donegal at Malin Head in April of this year.

Department of Defence

From January 2017-present 1. Copies of all audit reports carried out by the Department of Defence's Internal Audit Division. 2. Copies of any external audit reports commissioned by the Department of Defence, including from any outside consultants/accountancy firms etc. (I can exclude audits involving the Comptroller & Auditor General for the purposes of this request.)

Department of Defence

Copies of all mileage claims (to include the amount paid on dealing with the claim) made by any minister or minister of state at your Department relating to travel undertaken in the calendar year 2016 only,

Department of Defence

A list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Defence through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-05-2024 - 31-05- 2024.

Department of Defence

Regarding the sale of the Gulfstream Govt. Jet 251, I would like a copy of the informal advice that the Dept. of Defence sought regarding the sale of the Jet from an Irish Aviation consultant in August 2015. This was referred to in the C&AG report regarding the disposal of the Jet in paragraph 8.15 - https://www.audit.gov.ie/en/Find- Report/Publications/2016/Disposal-of-Government- Jet.pdf

Department of Defence

A copy of each of the quarterly reports on cases of inappropriate behaviour, bullying and harassment from 2017, 2018.

Department of Defence

the number of employees of the department sacked in 2016, 2017, 2018. - the reason for the dismissal of each of the above employees. - the number of employees of the department suspended in 2016, 2017, 2018. - the reason for the suspension of each of the above employees. - the number of complaints of bullying received by the department in 2016, 2017, 2018. - the number of complaints of sexual harassment received by the department in 2016, 2017, 2018. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format.

Department of Defence

I am seeking the following please in regard to the operation of the Independent Monitoring Group (IMG) of the Irish Defence Forces circa July 2017 to December 2021; -Correspondence between then Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces Vice Admiral Mark Mellett and Minister with responsibility for Defence Paul Kehoe in regard to the IMG. -Any correspondence, emails, letters etc between the Irish Defence Forces, Department of Defence, Government advisors, Robert Mooney, Ciaran Murphy, Jacqui McCrum and Government ministers Leo Varadkar, Paul Kehoe and Micheál Martin regarding the operation of the IMG.

Department of Defence

All correspondence (including emails, text messages, etc) between the Department of Defence and any representatives of A NAMED COMPANY from 25th March 2024 to present. - Minutes from any meetings with A NAMED COMPANY. Please also include any briefing notes.

Department of Defence

I am seeking the records of MATS Air Charters (private jets) hired from June 2020 to December 2021. By this, I mean, any private jet travel hired by the Department in lieu of using the Learjet or any other Air Corps aircraft. Please include any invoices and details of these trips (cost, dates, locations & who was aboard). Finally, I am also seeking the release of any records relating to the tender Framework Agreement for the provision of Contingency Arrangements for Ministerial Air Transport, as seen here. By this, I mean a copy of the request for tender and associated documents, a copy of the submission received from the eventual award winner and a copy of the contract signed between the Department and the award winner.

Department of Defence

I would be obliged if you could provide me with copies of the apprentice contracts that were in use in 2016, 2017 & the new 2018 contract.

Department of Defence

A copy of the minutes of all meetings from the Defence Forces working group that are developing the Transgender Policy for the Defence Forces and a copy of any recommendations or reports that this group has produced in 2022 and 2023.

Department of Defence

My preferred form of access is to receive digital copies of the records as held by your department. In accordance with Section 12 of The Freedom Of Information Act 2014, I request access to records which are: NON-PERSONAL. I REQUEST THE FOLLOWING RECORDS: ALL DEFENCE FORCES REGULATIONS ARTICLES, PARAGRAPHS, SUBSECTIONS AND AMENDMENTS OF THE IRISH DEFENCE FORCES REGULATIONS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DFR's. (Eg. DFR A.11 or DFR A.7) The Regulations I refer to are ALL the Regulations with which all serving members of the Defence Forces are subject to under the Defence Act 1954 that are not readily available to view in the published Defence Act 1954. I request all these Regulations and Articles and there given Paragraphs and Information within said Articles.

Department of Defence

Copies of all records held relating to the decision to provide a choice of anti-malarial medication to Defence Forces members on overseas duty. This request to cover the period 1 December 2019 to date of receipt of the request.

Department of Defence

The number of staff by grade that are earning between €40,000 and €50,000, between €50,001 and €60,000, between €60,001 and €70,000 and so on in the years 2013,2014 and 2015

Department of Defence

Copies of all correspondence between the Head of the Department’s Civil Defence Branch and people working in the Civil Defence College in relation to the rollout of the Volunteer and Equipment Management System (VEMS) since the beginning of 2022. Copies of any and all reports into the testing of the VEMS user interface since January 2023. Copies of any complaints made to Civil Defence College in relation to the VEMS system and the responses from the college to the complaints since January 2023.

Department of Defence

1. An itemised breakdown of all costs associated with the helipad installed on the roof of Government buildings. 2. All correspondence between the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Defence about helicopter access for An Taoiseach and cabinet ministers. 3. The number of times the helipad has been used in each of the past five years. Parts one and two of my request are limited to the past five years only.

Department of Defence

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Defence through the e- submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-11-2024 - 30-11-2024.

Department of Defence

Any briefings documents prepared for Minister of State Paul Kehoe in advance of the debate on PESCO held in the Dáil on December 6th and 7th 2017.

Department of Defence

The calendar of official engagements for Minister of State for Defence Paul Kehoe for 2017 and 2018.

Department of Defence

I am seeking the following: The Minister for Defence’s diaries going back three years. Records can include parallel communications via text and Whatsapp, briefing notes etc. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably in its original formatting. I will accept paper copies if that is not possible. Searches of any relevant mobile phones, private email addresses and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request.

Department of Defence

Copies of all correspondence between the DF Chief of Staff and either the Minister for Defence or Department Secretary General in the period 1 September to date of receipt of the request.

Department of Defence

I wish to request access to the contracts register for your department/ office / body, excluding any contract for security-related services, systems or processes, and also excluding any commercially sensitive information I do not wish to know the value of any contract, nor do I need to know the name of the supplier of the service / goods. My interest lies in establishing the range of services and goods purchased by your organisation. If the register contains a description of the

Department of Defence

1. How many soldiers have purchased their discharges in order to leave the Defence Forces in each year of 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 in table form. 2. How much has the Defence Forces been paid in total by soldiers purchasing their discharge in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. 3. A breakdown of the names of the companies that purchased discharges on behalf of soldiers over the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. 4. A breakdown of the ranks and specialty skills of all soldiers who purchased their discharge from 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. 5. A copy of all correspondence between the Defence Forces and the office of the Minister of Defence regarding concerns about the number of soldiers purchasing their discharges between January 2021 and October 2022. 6. A copy of all correspondence between the Defence Forces and the office of the Minister of Defence regarding concerns about soldiers leaving the Defence Forces to join private companies between January 2021 and October 2022.

Department of Defence

Any correspondence sent or received by the Department in relation to accommodation of members of the Naval Service who cannot afford their own accommodation, and in relation to the number of naval members who are sleeping on board Naval vessels when off duty.

Department of Defence

I wish to apply under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for the following information relating to correspondence received from the arms industry: A copy of all proposals, advertisements, brochures, sales pitches and similar items received by the Department from representatives of manufacturers of military arms and equipment since July 1, 2002.

Department of Defence

List of submissions made to the Minister through the e-submissions system in the period 1/4/19 to 2/7/19

Department of Defence

All correspondence with Rivada Networks.

Department of Defence

I now wish to obtain copies of the various draft and final reports that the consultants procured to undertake the climate survey analysis, sent to the Department of Defence.

Department of Defence

Copy of the plan proposed by the Department of Defence (on behalf of the Irish Air Corps) in providing Search and Rescue services to the Irish Coast Guard.

Department of Defence

A full list of capital works project funded by the Department of Defence that also include funding received from the EU in the years 2018, 2019 and to-date in 2020 in tabular form. Please include a brief description of the capital works, the total cost of the capital works and the amount of the costs that were covered by EU funding in each of the years in question in tabular form. To further assist you what I am seeking eg. In 2018 X capital works were carried out and the total amount was Y amount and of that Z amount was received from the EU.

Department of Defence

Any impact assessments conducted by or for the Department in the last 18 months Would it be ok to refine the request to being related to the following keywords? - Training - Procurement - Neutrality - NATO - EU It would be the final report at the end of any assessment. In terms of training it would be related to DF personnel. And with procurement it's related to military equipment.

Department of Defence

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Defence through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-02-2025 - 28-02-2025.

Department of Defence

What are the statistics of homeless ex-service army personnel registered for social housing in 2005, 2010, 2018 and 2019 in Dublin? How many of these homeless ex-service army personnel are women who have registered for social housing in 2005, 2010, 2018 and 2019 in Dublin? How many ex-service men/women have been allocated social housing in 2005, 2010, 2018 and 2019 in Dublin? How many units of social housing were allocated in that range of years in Dublin? How many ex-service women who registered for social housing were the victims of domestic violence in 2005, 2010, 2018 and 2019 in Dublin? How many ex-service personnel have defaulted on their mortgages and registered for social housing?

Department of Defence

A detailed breakdown of all costs and amounts relating to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar´s week-long visit to Mali and Ethiopia.

Department of Defence

A copy of all records - including but not limited to e- mails, texts and what's app messages - in relation to the consideration of issuing a press release and of its contents about the detention of two Northern Ireland- based fishing vessels in the Irish Sea on February 26. The request should included any communications with the Irish Naval Service/Defence Forces on the issue.

Department of Defence

Training syllabus for Emergency Medical Technicians provided by the Civil Defence Board to it's public units; Training presentations (Powerpoints, Overhead Slides) provided for Emergency Medical Technicians provided by the Civil Defence Board to it's public units ; The number of Emergency Medical Technicians trained by the Civil Defence Board during the period of one calendar year 2014 to 2015.

Department of Defence

- copies of inspection reports, service reports, and all other documentation including invoices provided by pest control companies in respect of services supplied to the Dept of Defence in 2022. - the total amount paid to pest control companies and contractors for goods and services supplied to the Dept of Defence in 2022.

Department of Defence

1. A copy of the financial appraisal and economic assessment conducted by PriceWaterHouseCoopers on the future of the MATS and the costs associated with carrying out the report. 2. A copy of the Strategic Assessment Report and Preliminary Business Case produced by the Ministerial Air Transport Service Review Group.

Department of Defence

Correspondence between the office of the Minister for Defence and the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces on the military police investigations into events at McKee Barracks on June 25, 2020. The timescale can range from June 26, 2020 to February 7, 2022 and should cover both Chiefs of Staff in place during this period. A copy of the report from the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces on events at McKee Barracks on June 25, 2020 provided to the Minister for Defence on Friday, January 28, 2022.

Department of Defence

I wish to obtain all notes, records and correspondence exchanged between the Department and Defence Forces Headquarters concerning the implementation of the plan to provide additional resources to the military following publication of the report by the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces. I also wish to obtain copies of all notes and briefing records provided to the Minister of Defence on his assuming office.

Department of Defence

All correspondence sent to, and received from, the Land Development Agency. 1 August 2018 to present, 31 January 2019.

Department of Defence

Copies of any records held relating to the absence of a psychiatrist in the Defence Forces and difficulties in recruiting one. This request to cover the period 1 September 2018 to date of receipt of this.