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- Access: Part-Granted Sections: 15 and 37Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Section 11 (access to records) 1. Copies of all internal correspondence, within the department, related to the attendance/invitation to attend, of any Minister, or Minister of State in the department, at any meetings of the Council of the EU, between 20th January and 18th June 2025. It would be for councils that still sit with the department, I don't have a list of all of them, but I would imagine they are not voluminous, as there can't have been more than three or fours council meetings
- Access: Part-Granted Sections: 28,29 and 30Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking copies of the following esubmissions and attached documents: - Implementation of the EU Harmonised Rules on Artificial Intelligence (AI Act): Identification of Fundamental Rights Authorities I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/9/2024 - 6/1/2025.
- Access: Refused Section: 15Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request access to the following records. This request arises in the public interest due to credible indications of maladministration and potential malfeasance in the issuance of employment permits, particularly the granting of visas to non-EEA nurses during periods when Irish-trained nurses were subject to a recruitment moratorium. 1. Employment Permits – Non-EEA Nurses (2019–Present) • Records showing the number of employment permits granted to nurses from India, the Philippines, and other non-EEA states, broken down by year. • All internal memoranda, ministerial briefings, policy papers, or correspondence justifying the approval of such visas while the HSE maintained a moratorium on hiring Irish nurses. • Any internal or external studies commissioned or considered by DETE assessing: • The displacement impact on Irish nursing graduates, • The fiscal or workforce justification for granting non-EEA nurse permits during the moratorium.
- Access: Part-Granted Sections: 29 and 35Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking copies of the following esubmissions and ancillary documents: Injuries Resolution Board request for Ministerial Approval to increase the fee charged to claim respondents I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/1/2025 - 30/9/2025.
- Access: Refused Section: 36Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
I am making a Freedom of Information request for records related to contacts with tech companies. I am seeking the following records: • Copies of all correspondence between Minister Peter Burke and representatives of Meta, Apple, and Intel. • Copies of the minutes of all meetings between Mr Burke and representatives of the same companies. The time period can be limited to 12/6/2025 to 2/9/2025.
- Access: Part-Granted Sections: 36 and 37Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
I am seeking the following records: Copies of all correspondence between Minister Peter Burke and representatives of Meta, Apple, and Intel. Copies of the minutes of all meetings between Mr Burke and representatives of the same companies. The time period can be limited to 1/4/2025 to 11/6/2025.
- Access: Part-Granted Sections: 29,35,36 and 37Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request all records held related to the lobbying activities in this return: www.lobbying.ie/return/126794/landingzone-limited-ta-dogpatch- labs
- Access: Part-Granted Section: 37Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under the 2014 FOI Act, I am seeking the following information: Copies of all communications to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment from the following companies: Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Abbvie,, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Sanofi and Eli Lily. Copies of any responses from officials at the Department to the companies named above. Copies of minutes from any meetings held with representatives of the above companies.
- Access: GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Enterprise through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-04-2025 - 30-04- 2025.
- Access: GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Enterprise through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-12-2024 - 31-12- 2024.
- Access: Part-Granted Section: 37Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
I wish to make a request for records held by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment under the Freedom of Information Act. The records are: Meeting minutes and related letters and briefing notes related to meetings held between the department and OpenAI in January and March this year. According to the lobbying register www.lobbying.ie/return/127428/openai-ireland-ltd
- Access: Part-Granted Sections: 35 and 37Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a copy of all correspondence between your department and Enterprise Ireland and/or DPER with regard to the setting of salary or terms and conditions for the new CEO of Enterprise Ireland. - a copy of any business cases associated with the setting of salary or terms and conditions for the post.
- Access: Part-Granted Section: 37Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a copy of any correspondence between your department and the Department of Health with regard to a pause on the introduction of health labelling on alcohol products. This request to cover the period 1 Jan 2025 to date.
- Access: GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Enterprise through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-06-2025 - 30-06- 2025.
- Access: GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for: A list of all e submissions sent to the cabinet minister in your Department during the period January 1st-July 2nd this year Please note, I am not looking for the esubs themselves, just a list of their titles
- Access: Refused Section: 15Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under the freedom of information act 2014. I would like to request any records or correspondence relating to meetings between minister Peter Burke, his officials and Enterprise Mobility, the car rental firm. I would like to limit the scope in time to 2025.
- Access: GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am seeking access to the following records- All correspondence between Minister Burke and Declan Hughes, sec gen relating to the incoming US administration , dated between November 1, 2024 and January 5, 2025. and A copy of all briefing notes, reports, presentations, prepared by the department for Minister Burke relating to the incoming US administration dated between November 1, 2024 and January 5, 2025.
- Access: Part-Granted Sections: 36 and 37Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a copy of any records held by the department referring or relating to the following lobbying activity recorded on the Lobbying Register (including any records held by Minister Burke in any format): www.lobbying.ie/return/131686/manna-drone-delivery
- Access: Refused Section: 15Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
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- Access: Part-Granted Section: 37Received —Decided —Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - a copy of any records held by the minister or the sec-gen with regard to the resignation of Michael Carey from the board of Enterprise Ireland.