government department

Department of Education and Youth

FOI Requests — 2250 requests

  • Received
    Decided 12 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0536
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Details how many inspections are scheduled for post primary schools within the last year

  • Received
    Decided 11 October 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0488
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Advertising spend of the Department and its agencies from March 2020 to October 20th 2021

  • Received
    Decided 11 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0477
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Briefing material or records generated for bi-lateral meetings between the Minister for Education and/or senior officials and Minister for Public Expenditure and/or senior officials in the context of Budget 2022

  • Received
    Decided 12 September 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0526
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    The total number of days lost by primary school teachers as a result of Covid-19 related issues

  • Received
    Decided 12 September 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0522
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records relating to school construction projects and the application of IS 399:2014 Energy Efficient Design Management

  • Received
    Decided 11 September 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0470
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Complete description/algorithm/model used to assess schools for inclusion in DEIS programme

  • Received
    Decided 11 September 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0471
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    All records and correspondence relating to the letter as well as the letter itself sent by the organization Gaeloideachas to the Department of Education and Skills on February 19, 2021 regarding the school establishment process at post-primary level

  • Received
    Decided 12 August 2021
    Handled outside of FOI
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0527
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records regarding employee numbers and payslip process

  • Received
    Decided 10 August 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0394
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Policy documents for primary and secondary education teaching courses relating to modules on Travellers (to include, but not limited to Traveller culture, health, education)

  • Received
    Decided 12 July 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0552
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Number of Data Breaches within your organisation during the year 2020

  • Received
    Decided 10 July 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0403
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    All correspondence sent to the minister and officials at the Department of PER in relation to the pay and work conditions for school secretaries

  • Received
    Decided 10 July 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0376
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records relating to both the primary (booterstown- Blackrock) and post primary school for Booterstown- Blackrock-DLR from August 2019-October 2019

  • Received
    Decided 12 June 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0517
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Education and Youth

    Total cost of July provision in special schools and classes in 2021

  • Received
    Decided 10 June 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0374
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records relating to both the primary (booterstown- Blackrock) and post primary school for Booterstown- Blackrock-DLR from August 2019-October 2019

  • Received
    Decided 11 May 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0417
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records regarding July provision/ summer programme in all Irish schools for year 2021

  • Received
    Decided 11 May 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0398
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records in relation to the inclusion of Traveller history and culture in the curriculum

  • Received
    Decided 10 May 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0411
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    A full list of capital works projects that were funded by the Department for Holy Trinity Primary school, Donaghmede, Dublin 13

  • Received
    Decided 11 April 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0458
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Education and Youth

    Number of children put on reduced hours in primary and secondary schools

  • Received
    Decided 10 April 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0408
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records concerning a request by Temple Carrig School to the Planning and Building Unit of the Department for consent to make a planning application for a new pitch and associated facilities

  • Received
    Decided 10 April 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0405
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    The number of Traveller children in primary and secondary school on reduced hours / timetables / days during the 2020/2021 academic year

  • Received
    Decided 31 March 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0040
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    All correspondence other than plans from LMETB in relation to the new Head Quarters in Drogheda and for all information from the Department to LMETB.

  • Received
    Decided 31 March 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0046
    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public
    Department of Education and Youth

    Copies of all hard copy and email correspondence between officials of

  • Received
    Decided 31 March 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0082
    Requester Type Journalist Summary of Non-Personal Requests submitted to the Department of Education in Quarter 1, 2021
    Department of Education and Youth

    Copies of all correspondence, emails, text messages received from staff of the Communications Clinic to the Minister or staff of the Department in the period 24 September 2020 to 3 October 2020

  • Received
    Decided 31 March 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0101
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    1. Previous Admission Policies for Dominican College Muckross Park since the establishment of St Mary’s National Primary School in Donnybrook, Dublin 4. 2. The annual number of non fee paying secondary school places offered (and accepted) to girls in various primary schools over the past 5 years

  • Received
    Decided 30 March 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0044
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records emails, correspondence, documents and/or reports concerning the proposed merger of two schools in West Cavan- St Bricins in Belturbet and St Mogues in Bawnboy.

  • Received
    Decided 30 March 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0084
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records concerning the School Transport Scheme Review

  • Received
    Decided 26 March 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2020-0515
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Briefing material prepared for the secretary general of the Department of Education for his appearance at the Dail's Public Accounts Committee on October 21st, 2020;

  • Received
    Decided 26 March 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0021
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    1. Number of engineering staff in your organisation who were paid or reimbursed either in part or full their annual membership fees for Engineers Ireland for the years 2018 and 2019.2. A list of all and any other professional subscriptions or membership fees (broken down by name of institution, and staff grade and number of each separately) either paid or reimbursed, party or fully, during 2018 and 2019.

  • Received
    Decided 26 March 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0035
    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public
    Department of Education and Youth

    Copies of all correspondence between the Department of Education

  • Received
    Decided 26 March 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0083
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records of meetings held between Apple, Vodafone, CompuB and the Department of Education where Apple submitted a proposal to the Department of Education, offering discounted iPads/tablets to schools in collaboration with Vodafone and CompuB

  • Received
    Decided 25 March 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0071
    Requester Type Business/Interest
    Department of Education and Youth

    Correspondence from 1st November 2017 to 24th February 2021

  • Received
    Decided 25 March 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0075
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Correspondence to and from, as well as minutes of meetings with, Educate Together, September 1 2020 to December 31, 2020, as outlined in the following lobbying return:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/66311/educate-togetherA full decision is due no later than March 26, 2021

  • Received
    Decided 24 March 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0060
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    A yearly academic year breakdown of the number of sick days taken by teachers in each school, both primary and secondary, in Galway from 2016-2020

  • Received
    Decided 24 March 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0077
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Correspondence from, or minutes of meetings with, the National Parents Council, from 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018, as outlined in the following lobbying return:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/16252/national- parents-council-primary

  • Received
    Decided 22 March 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0073
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Communications between the Minister and the Ombudsman with regards to plans to be drafted in the case of increasing pandemic restrictions.Minutes of any meeting that may have occurred between the Minister and the Ombudsman with regards to plans to be drafted for the Leaving Certificate 2021 in the case of increasing pandemic restrictions

  • Received
    Decided 18 March 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0078
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records regarding the site chosen for a school in Donegal

  • Received
    Decided 18 March 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0079
    Requester Type Business/Interest
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documentation or related information concerning the consideration

  • Received
    Decided 18 March 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0080
    Requester Type Business/Interest
    Department of Education and Youth

    Documentation or related information concerning the consideration

  • Received
    Decided 16 March 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0065
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    All letters and emails (plus attachments) between Dept of Education / Dept of Health / NPHET regarding re-opening of schools from dates January 1st 2021 - February 17th 2021

  • Received
    Decided 15 March 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0057
    Requester Type Oireachtas/Public
    Department of Education and Youth

    All documents/correspondencewhether drafts, notes, letters, emails, or

  • Received
    Decided 12 March 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0513
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Any correspondence to and from Belongto regarding the introduction of GSA (gay/straight alliances or gender/sexuality alliances) in post primary schools

  • Received
    Decided 11 March 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0469
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Minutes of the meeting held on September 28 2021 between the Minister for Education, CMETB and the Save our Schools group

  • Received
    Decided 11 March 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0457
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Copies of all correspondence between Minister Norma Foley and staff members in Virgin Mary National School in Ballymun

  • Received
    Decided 11 March 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0085
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Education and Youth

    Records of the number of individuals who were employed as teachers in a substitute capacity but not registered as teachers in primary schools for 2020

  • Received
    Decided 10 March 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0093
    Requester Type Business/Interest
    Department of Education and Youth

    Communications regarding emergency remidial works/building works

  • Received
    Decided 9 March 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0012
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Copies of any briefings, memos, reports, submissions, or other such overview/discussion documents prepared for the Minister or the Secretary General with regard to the aborted plan to provide three days of tuition to Leaving Cert students

  • Received
    Decided 9 March 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0030
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    1) The number of schools identified/qualified as DEIS schools in 2020 and the number of schools included to benefit from additional resources 2) correspondence between the ITNO and the Minister for Education (or her officials) re Deis schools between September 2020 and November 2020

  • Received
    Decided 9 March 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0052
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    Request for records related to the engagement of PR Firms by the department in relation to Leaving Cert 2020

  • Received
    Decided 8 March 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0009
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    All communications/documents in all formats receivedor sent by the Minister Norma Foley, her advisers and Department of Education officials, from December 21, 2020 to January 11, 2021, on the issue of reopening schools

  • Received
    Decided 5 March 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference DES-FOI-2021-0006
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Education and Youth

    A copy of all internal and external communications to and from Minister Foley (and any of her advisors) in relation to the reopening/closure of schools following the Christmas break, during the period of Jan 4, 2021 to Jan 8, 2021