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Department of Finance

FOI Requests — 5245 requests

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    Request Reference 25-0083
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    Department of Finance

    Written communications (letters, emails, submissions etc) received by the department from Irish Institutional Property as documented in the entries from the lobby register listed in the attached excel file.

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    Request Reference 25-0107
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    Department of Finance

    Meeting minutes and briefing notes from a meeting in late January 2025 between Bertrand Dumont, director general of the French treasury, and the department.

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    Request Reference 25-0129
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    Department of Finance

    The full ministerial briefing notes presented to Minister Paschal Donohoe prior to his St Patrick’s Day trip to Germany

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    Request Reference 25-0130
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    Department of Finance

    The full ministerial briefing notes presented to Minister of State Robert Troy prior to his St Patrick’s Day trip to Czech Republic

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    Request Reference 25-0137
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    Request Reference 25-0139
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    Department of Finance

    Any and all records regarding the appointment to office and employment contracts (with personal information redacted other than the name and date) of Michael Ian Larkin to the Office of Deputy Ombudsman of the Financial Services and Pension Ombudsman pursuant to section 8 of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017

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    Request Reference 25-0150
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    Request Reference 25-0152
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    Department of Finance

    • Correspondence between the Department Housing and Department of Finance related to resources and funding for the Housing Activation Office. • Correspondence between the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure related to resources and funding for the Housing Activation Office. • Correspondence between the Department Finance and Department of Taoiseach related to resources and funding for the Housing Activation Office. • Correspondence between the Department of Finance and NAMA related to resources and funding for the Housing Activation Office. • Correspondence between the Department of Finance and Mr Brendan McDonagh regarding resources and funding for the Housing Activation Office.

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    Request Reference 25-0153
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    Department of Finance
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    Request Reference 25-0158
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    Department of Finance

    • All correspondence including mobile phone messages to or from senior civil servants (principal officer and up) including all messages or documents shared with the Minister in relation to head 13 in the general scheme for IBRC Special Liquidation and Dissolution of NAMA Bill from January 2024 – October 2024. • All correspondence including mobile phone messages to or from senior civil servants (principal officer and up) including all messages or documents shared with the Minister in relation to pay, salary, renumeration, terms and conditions of employment of staff from NAMA transferring back to the NTMA from January 2024 – October 2024. • All correspondence including mobile phone messages to or from senior civil servants (principal officer and up) including all messages or documents shared with the Minister in relation to the transfer of the CEO back to the NTMA from January 2024 – October 2024.

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    Request Reference 25-0159
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    Request Reference 25-0160
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    Department of Finance

    Correspondence between the Secretary General of D/Fin and their counterpart in the Department of Housing Since October 2024

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    Request Reference 25-0163
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    Department of Finance
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    Request Reference 25-0168
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    Department of Finance

    All correspondence between Michael J. Mcgrath and representatives of Stripe, dated between 25/01/2025 and 25/05/2025. Records/minutes of all meetings held between Michael J. Mcgrath and representatives of Stripe, dated between 25/01 and 25/05.

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    Request Reference 25-0169
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    Any correspondence or representations made by Stripe to the Department since January 1, 2025, on payments policy

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    Request Reference 25-0170
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    Department of Finance

    Notes from the meeting of Amazon Ireland Support Services Limited, Paschal Donohoe and Fiona O'Connor held between 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025 https://www.lobbying.ie/return/126490/amazon-ireland-support-services-limited Email correspondence between Amazon's Susan Pointer and the department for the 30 days before and 30 days after the meeting

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    Request Reference 25-0171
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance
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    Request Reference 25-0172
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    A list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Finance through the e-submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-05-2025 - 31-05-2025.

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    Request Reference 25-0176
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance
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    Request Reference 25-0178
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    A copy of any high-level submissions, memos, or other such overview documents prepared for either the Sec Gen or the Minister with regard to plans for the winding down of the wind down special bank shareholdings unit within the department

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    Request Reference 25-0179
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance
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    Request Reference 25-0181
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    All correspondence between Minister Paschal Donohoe and the following dated between 16/04/25 and 05/06/25 -Colin Hunt/AIB. -Eamonn Crowley/PTSB. -Myles O’Grady/Bank of Ireland. -Brian Hayes/BPFI.

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    Request Reference 25-0184
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Finance
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    Request Reference 25-0185
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Finance

    Records specific to the following lobbying engagements of Meta: - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/111382/meta-platforms-ireland-ltd - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/111380/meta-platforms-ireland-ltd - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/121860/meta-platforms-ireland-ltd - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/121866/meta-platforms-ireland-ltd - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/126176/meta-platforms-ireland-ltd - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/126178/meta-platforms-ireland-ltd - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/126180/meta-platforms-ireland-ltd

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    Request Reference 25-0186
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    Department of Finance
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    Request Reference 25-0187
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    Department of Finance

    Any correspondence, and attachments, from 1 April 2025 to present between officials in the Department of Housing and officials in the Department of Finance that relates to the need for more funding for social housing.

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    Request Reference 25-0188
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    Department of Finance
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    Request Reference 25-0189
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    Department of Finance

    All briefing material compiled for Minister Paschal Donohoe ahead of his appearance before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitilisation, and Taoiseach, of which he appeared on 28th May 2025.

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    Request Reference 25-0190
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    Department of Finance
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    Request Reference 25-0191
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    Department of Finance

    - Any economic impact assessments regarding disruption or changes to Ireland-Israel trade relations - Any briefings prepared for ministers on Ireland-Israel trade. Time period: The last 18 months.

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    Request Reference 25-0192
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance
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    Request Reference 25-0193
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Finance

    A copy of the complete underlying survey data for the SME Credit Demand Survey 2024. This request includes anonymised individual responses, as well as any associated statistical analyses or summary documents that were not included in the published report. I am referring to the report available on the Department of Finance website at the following URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-finance/publications/sme-credit-demand-survey-2024/

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    Request Reference 25-0194
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    Department of Finance
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    • Copies of the minutes of all meetings between Mr Donohoe and representatives of the same companies. for the period 12/4/2025 to 11/6/2025.

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    Request Reference 25-0197
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Finance

    Access to the following records which are non-personal and which I believe are held by the Department of Finance dated between January 1, 2025, and the date of this request: • Records of correspondence, reports and memos, meetings and meeting notes between department officials (ranked at assistant secretary general and above, including ministers) and Meta (formerly known as Facebook) on matters relating to artificial intelligence technology, artificial intelligence regulatory frameworks, digital advertising regulation, facial recognition technology, and developments aimed at counteracting online fraud/scams.

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    Request Reference 25-0198
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    Department of Finance
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    Request Reference 25-0199
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    Department of Finance

    Copies of the following records: Correspondence, and any attachments, between the department of finance and the department of public expenditure and reform that relates to the funding of social housing schemes using the PPP model.

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    Request Reference 25-0200
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    Department of Finance
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    Request Reference 25-0201
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    Department of Finance

    A copy of any briefings, submissions, memos, or other such high-level documents prepared for the Minister or the Secretary General with regard to the final sale of the state's shareholding in AIB. A copy of any briefings, submissions, memos, or other such high-level documents prepared for the Minister or the Secretary general with regard to the removal of the 'salary cap' on pay for senior management/executives of banks.

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    Request Reference • Copies of the minutes of all meetings between Mr Donohoe and representatives of the same companies.
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    Request Reference for the period 12/4/2025 to 11/6/2025.
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