Department of Finance
FOI Requests — 1801 requests
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All briefing notes relating to the vacant site levy - All correspondence or external submissions (excluding from members of the general public) received by the department in relation to the vacant site levy - and the department's responses The timeframe should cover the period January 1, 2017 to October 10, 2017.
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Copies of all records held by your Department relating to exemption from local property tax for new homes and how this is impacting on local authorities around the country in terms of lost revenue. This request to cover only the period 1 January 2017 to the current date. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format.
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Records of amounts held in approved minimum retirement funds pursuant to the provisions of section 748C of the taxes consolidation act for the years 2000-2017
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1. All material relating to Betting Duty between 1 January and 31 December 2017, contained at the following sections of the Department of Finance: - Tax Division - Minister's Office - Secretary General's office 2. including:- - letters, emails, records of phone calls, meeting requests, meeting notes from individual bookmakers - retail and online, betting exchanges, on course bookmakers, and representative groups for the bookmaking industry to the Minister and the Department of Finance - all communication between the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Finance in relation to Betting Duty - all communication and representations received from elected representatives, including Ministers, relating to Betting Duty - internal summaries, memos, notes to Minister relating to Betting Duty - minutes of the Tax Strategy Group discussion of the Betting Duty review 3. Submissions to the Tax Strategy Group are available online so unless there is further detail, I do not require those.
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- All correspondence (send and received) to the Minister for Finance that mention the Apple tax legal case, between 1st October 2017 and 24th February 2018. - All briefing notes or memos prepared by the Department of Finance in relation to the Apple tax legal case between 1st October 2017 and 24th February 2018.
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All correspondence between the Department and the Strategic Communication Unit as well as any internal departmental correspondence relating to the Strategic Communications Unit. I wish for my request to cover the period between 01/09/17 - 28/02/18.
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1. Copies of submissions received by the Department of Finance from in relation to Project Ireland 2040. 2. Copies of correspondence to the Minister/secretary general/deputy secretary general on Project Ireland 2040.
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3. Internal documentation within the Department relating to Project Ireland 2040. Please include policy papers, early drafts of policy papers, research on costings etc.
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All briefing notes, external communications and correspondence to the Secretary General of the Department of Finance and/or the Minister for Finance relating to potential EU changes to taxation of the digital economy and/or companies' digital revenues for the period 1 July, 2017 to 16 March, 2018 inclusive.
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All correspondence received and sent by Paul Cotter referring to the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. 14 September, 2017 - 13 November, 2017.Paul.Cotter@finance.gov.ie. Any minutes of meetings which reference the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. 14 September, 2017 - 13 November, 2017. Any ministerial briefings which reference the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. 14 September, 2017 - 13 November, 2017.
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Any emails, letters, presentations, memos or any documentation held by the Department of Finance regarding remuneration, pay, bonuses, share options and pensions of senior executives at AIB and Permanent TSB. I would also like to request any letters, memos, emails or presentations sent by AIB and Permanent TSB to the Department of Finance regarding remuneration, pay, bonuses, share options and pensions of senior executives. I would like to make this request for any records from March 1, 2017 to the present day.
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- All correspondence between Minister Noonan and Insurance Ireland between November 25 2015 and December 30 2015. - All internal memos and briefing documents relating to - and minutes of - meetings between Minister Noonan and representatives of Insurance Ireland in December 2015. - All internal memos and briefing documents relating to - and minutes of - meetings between Minister Noonan and representatives of the Irish Brokers Association in December 2015. I request the release of both electronic and non-electronic records and for the records held on formal files, temporary folders or in any other manner.
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- All correspondence between Minister Michael Noonan and Eoghan Murphy TD in relation to the cost of insurance between December 1 2015 and March 31, 2016. I request the release of both electronic and non-electronic records and for the records held on formal files, temporary folders or in any other manner. If appropriate this information is requested via copies/photocopies of original records, or where this is not appropriate - in electronic form.
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Any correspondence between the office of the Minister for Finance (including secretaries, etc) and directors of Bank of Ireland, including the chairman and CEO. This should include any representatives of any Bank of Ireland directors. I request that this cover the period from 1 January 2017 to the current date.
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Any available documents summarising the extent of, or providing statistics or estimates on, the annual report / disclosure of Irish taxpayer information provided to the US IRS as a result of the above FATCA requirements. This includes non-identifying information, by year, such as number of taxpayers reported on, number of accounts, aggregate amounts, average / range of values, country of residence, etc. Ideally, this would be broken down by individual versus entity account. This information would be for each reporting year so 2015, 2016 and 2017. All such information would be held by the Office of Revenue of the Commission given it acts as reporting entity under the IGA signed by Ireland with the US.
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• All correspondence between the Department and Apple Inc. related to taxation, lobbying and meetings with officials and/or the Minister including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 25 January 2018 to 03 April 2018 inclusive. • All correspondence between the Department and Facebook, related to taxation, lobbying and meetings with officials and/or the Minister including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 25 January 2018 to 03 April inclusive. • All correspondence between the Department and Google, related to taxation, lobbying and meetings with officials and/or the Minister including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 25 January 2018 to 03 April 2018 inclusive.
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• All correspondence between the Department and Twitter, related to taxation, lobbying and meetings with officials and/or the Minister including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 25 January 2018 to 03 April 2018 inclusive.
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Copies of email correspondence between Minister Michael D’Arcy and Pat Larder, the CEO of lobby group Irish Funds, in relation to reform of Ireland’s investment limited partnership legislation. I am seeking correspondence between November 1st 2017 and March 31st 2018.
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Copies of Internal Audit Reports finalized between 01/01/2017 and 22/03/18
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All documents, records, correspondence, meetings (minutes), emails, phone memos in relation to communications between KMPG and the Minister for Finance, his General Secretary and his Assistant General Secretary at the Department of Finance in relation to - (a) taxation matters (including those relating to investment funds, changes to Finance Bills, the national Budgets)- from the period January 1st 2015 to the present.
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All documents, records, correspondence, meetings (minutes), emails, phone memos in relation to communications between Matheson Solicitors firm and the Minister for Finance, his General Secretary and Assistant General Secretary at Department of Finance in relation to - (a) Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicle Bill/Act - from Jan 1st 2012 to March 2015.
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All documents, records, correspondence, meetings (minutes), emails, phone memos in relation to communications between Revenue and the Minister for Finance, his General Secretary or Assistant General Secretary at Department of Finance in relation to - (a) the need for a ' tick the box' new funds vehicle for US investors (b) proposals in relation to legislation to introduce a Irish collective asset management vehicle, what became an 'ICAV' (c) Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicle Bill; (d) Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicle Act 2015 and its operation post its enactment. - from January 1st, 2012 to the present;
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copies of all records, including correspondence, notes, minutes and emails, relating to the remuneration restrictions contained within the Covered Institutions Financial Support Scheme 2008 and the "Minister's Letter" of July 2011. This includes copies of all records relating to the Excess Bank Remuneration Charge on RoI tax residents in Covered Institutions. The request covers the period from December 1, 2017 to date
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All briefing material including memos, background papers, preparatory advice, minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence, documents and publications between the Minister for Finance and the then Minister of State at the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with special responsibility for Financial Services, eGovernment and Public Procurement between the 1st June 2016 and 10th January 2017 in relation to the establishment of the Cost of Insurance Working Group and the publication of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance.
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'Copy of the report provided to the Department/Minister by the Central Bank and compiled by University College Cork which examined different moneylending rules and regimes in other countries.'
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All briefing notes, external communications and correspondence for the Minister for Finance, Secretary General and/or assistant secretaries of the Department of Finance relating to potential EU changes to taxation of the digital economy and/or companies' digital revenues for the period 17 March, 2018 to 24 April, 2018 inclusive.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
1) A list of all staff, ministers, spouses, or partners who travelled abroad for St Patrick's Day 2018 on official departmental business. 2) A table of costs associated with their travel to include flights, hotel, transport, entertainment, gifts, dining, subsistence, and all other related expenditure. 3) Copies of the actual invoices/receipts relating to all of the above.
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- A list of all unpublished tax division reports compiled by Joe Cullen's office (responsible at principal level for general income tax policy and reform, and various income tax allowances, reliefs and incentives) and Anna Donegan's office (responsible at Principal level for Finance Bill co-
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ordination, tax administration/clearance, property taxation, capital taxes, stamp duties, and taxation of savings.) which were sent to the minister's office since January 2017."
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- a copy of the following document, ref 00835-17
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All material relating to Betting Duty between 1 January and 31 December 2017, relating to the Offices of the Minister and of the Secretary-General of the Department of Finance, including:- - letters, emails, records of phone calls, meeting requests, meeting notes from individual bookmakers - retail and online, betting exchanges, on course bookmakers, and representative groups for the bookmaking industry to the Minister and/or Secretary-General - records of letters, emails, phone calls or meetings relating to Betting Duty with the Minister, requested by TDs and Senators - internal summaries, memos, notes to Minister and the Secretary-General relating to Betting Duty and the related work of the Tax Strategy Group
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copies of any briefing material prepared for the secretary general or other officials from the Dept of Finance ahead of their appearance at Public Accounts Committee late last month. This request only relates to briefing material concerning use of GDP and/or GNIstar measurement of economic growth in Ireland.
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The briefing material provided to the Minister for Finance for the Budgetary Oversight Committee of 18th April 2018
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All records relating to the following entry in the lobbying database:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/27103/rio-tinto-plc
- Handled outside of FOIReceived —Decided —Department of Finance
1. The amount spent by the department on Facebook advertisements in 2017 2. The amount spent by the department on Facebook advertisements in the first 5 months of 2018 3. The amount spent by the department on Google advertisements in 2017. 4. The amount spent by the department on Google advertisements in the first 5 months of 2018
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All records associated with this entry in the lobbying database:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/27947/xl-group
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1. All records associated with this entry in the lobbying database:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/26705/kpmg