Department of Education and Youth
FOI Requests — 2068 requests
- A breakdown of the number of staff members in the department who took sick leave in 2020, 2019 and 2018.A breakdown of the number of sick days taken by staff members in the department in 2020, 2019 and 2018.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Any reports on Social Medica analysisReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- A copy of all correspondence between ministers, advisers or officials in the Department of Education and ministers, advisers or officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and the Department of Taoiseach regarding the appointment of a press/media adviser for Minister Norma FoleyReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- All correspondence sent to the Department of Education about the dress code at a Carlow secondary schoolReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Information about the recalled sanitization productsReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Details on the number of medical exemptions that have been granted to post primary school students regarding the use of face coverings in schoolsReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Copies of any records held referring or relating to a controversy surrounding uniforms/P.E. clothes at a Co Carlow schoolReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- A list of vacant sites currently owned by the department of education in the Dun-laoghaire Rathdown region in Co Dublin.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Correspondence (letter and email) between the Department of Education and the following - the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Department of Health and Higher Education Authority - in regard to the RCSI's University status.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Records recording discussions within the department on the need to seek legal advice and/or the seeking and receipt of legal advice as to the constitutionality of creating female only professorial posts.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- The total amount of money spent by the Department on flights and the total number of flights taken by the Department in 2017, 2018 and 2019 broken down by year.2. A breakdown of all flights made by the Department's Ministers during 2017, 2018 and 2019 and the destinations that were travelled to.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- A copy of the diary of the Minister for Q4 of 2019Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Copies of any briefings, reports, submissions, or other such documents with regard to the success or otherwise of a scheme for sharing of teacher resources between schools. This part of the request to cover the period 1 Jan 2019 to date of receipt.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- All correspondence in relation to Matters related to Mr Lowry's constituency between Deputy Michael Lowry and Ministers in the Department between the period 01 January 2019 and the present day.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Copies of all records held referring or relating to mileage claims by Minister John Halligan.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- A list of all Twitter accounts/users blocked by the Department's Twitter account @Education_IreReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Records regarding the building Renovation / rebuilding works undertaken between 2012 - 2016 at Scoil Mhuire Sidney Place Cork CityReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- access to any minutes / notes / memos relating to the meeting between the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland and Harold Hislop in the Department last year.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
- Details regarding expenses incurred by the Minister and Department's Junior Minister(s) during their visits abroadfor St Patrick's Daylast yearReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Records re the proposed Location of Educate Together School at current BIFE campus on Novara Avenue, Bray, Co.WicklowReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Records related to the school transport and the relationship between Bus Eireann and the DepartmentReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Re release FOI 2017-14Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Records related to the Minister for Education and the National Council for Special Education on moving towards a total inclusion" enrollment modelReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Records related to the school transport and the relationship between Bus Eireann and the DepartmentReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Records related to the school transport and the relationship between Bus Eireann and the DepartmentReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Records pertaining to the Department's position on gender neutral tiolets in schoolsReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Records related to the school transport and the relationship between Bus Eireann and the DepartmentReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Records related to the school transport and the relationship between Bus Eireann and the DepartmentReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Records related to the school transport and the relationship between Bus Eireann and the DepartmentReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Records on reported assault of teachers in 2017Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Various submissions to the MinisterReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- the number of Vested National Schools, and the number of Non- Vested schools operating as recognised schools by the Department of Education in each of the years: 1955, 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, 2015 and 2000.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- FOI REQUEST: RECORDS SOUGHT FROM TEACHERS EDUCATION SECTIONA Cháirde,I wish to seek certain records under the Freedom of Information Act - the background is outlined hereunder and in the attached Appendix,1. Purpose of FOI RequestThe information sought is required in attempting to:(a) Vindicate my positional, private, legal and constitutional rights.(b) Defend and uphold my right to a good name, personally and professionally.(c) Support my right to conduct a meaningful investigation into matters concerning me, personally and professionally, in accordance with the principles of natural justice, constitutional justice, fairness of process, and equality of arms.(d) Establish the facts, in the public interest.2. Scope of Records SoughtThe information sought relates to the internal records held in the Teachers Education Section and encompass all relevant records, generated, processed and held by that Section, i.e. appertaining to the proposed audit of the Donegal Education Centre (the preliminary stage of which was undertaken by the Internal Audit Unit on 13th April 2005).The internally generated records should include all material initiated, addressed, noted, decided on/directed, forwarded and/or received (including MAC members) - in particular involving Mr Paul Ryan, PO, Mr Barry Conroy, APO, Jennifer Fitzpatrick, HEO - but includes other relevant officer. The records relate, in the first instance, to the specific issuesReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Full disclosure of details pertaining to the application for an extension to Colaiste Dun an Ri in Kingscourt Co. Cavan, made by Councillor Clifford Kelly and or any other representative of Cavan-Monaghan ETB.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Correspondence from 1st January 2013 to date, sent by The Department of Education/Minister for Education and Skills to the BOM of Lismullen National School,Clonardran, Garlow Cross, Co. MeathReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Records related to the school transport and the relationship between Bus Eireann and the DepartmentReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Correspondence to and from the Department of Education in relation to the Children and Family Relationships Act (2015), during the period Feb 1, 2014 to April 6, 2015 and the period Feb 1, 2019 to January 31, 2020.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Correspondence from 1st January 2013 to 11th February 2020 relating to the Additional Accommodation scheme for St Bricins College Belturbet Co CavanReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Correspondence between Minister for Education Joe McHugh/Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell OConnor AND NUI Galway president/Galway University Foundation board or executive since June 1st, 2019Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- The governance statement submitted to the Department in December 2018 by then GMIT (Galway Mayo Insitute of Technology) President Fergus Barry.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Refused
- Request for records and correspondenceconcerning Sancta Maria College, Rathfarnham.Detail in attached.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Request for information on HR Panels in the DepartmentReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- How many retired teachers have been exempted from Abatement and are currently drawing a pension while re-engaged in public sector employmentReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- A Letter sent by the Department to VECs dated 28th October 2005 outlining the terms and conditions for Youthreach Resource Persons'Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Records showing the number of employee/official mobile devices - to include smartphones, laptops and tablets - reported lost by or stolen by employees/officials in 2017, 2018 and 2019.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted
- Records concerning the provision of free school books for children at primary level with through the funding of a euro1 million pilot project which will benefit more than 15,000 pupils across 102 primary schools, commencing this September.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Correspondence (soft or hard) or complaints/comments or minutes of meetings or notes pertaining to mixed sex/gender neutral toilets for schoolsReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Records related to the formation of the Board of Management of Feevagh NS roll no.18005J, Ballintieva NS roll no.17290G.Received —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Part-Granted
- Copy of terms and conditions that the department of education informed SOLAS/ETB that this must adhereReceived —Decided —Department of Education and Youth
Granted