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Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

FOI Requests — 2457 requests

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    Request Reference 156/003/2018
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    Details of the pension arrangements and/or lump sum of the former Secretary General Mr Noel Waters to include details of any added years or similar added to his service for the purpose of pension calculation.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0891
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I am requesting copies of the following esubmission and attached documents: - DJE 00783-24: Response to the Justice Committee regarding IPS and Protected Disclosures. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01 June 2024 to 04 September 2024.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0929
    Requester Type Business/Interest Groups
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request access to the most recent internal guidelines or policy document issued by your FOI body regarding 1. the use of messaging apps or platforms (such as, but not limited to, SMS text messages, MMS messages, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, Instagram, Viber, WeChat, Hago, Messenger, BitMessage, Ring, Line, bulk SMS systems), or 2. the retention and archiving of messages sent using messaging platforms, or the transfer of such messages to a central repository with a view to ensuring compliance with FOI requests and data protection SARs. My request should be limited to cover the period from 1 January 2021 to date of request, and I will be satisfied if I receive the most recent guidance note / office notice / internal circular dealing with the use of messaging apps and the retention of all types of communications.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0952
    Requester Type Business/Interest Groups
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I request all minutes and notes in relation to a specific list of meetings (provided by requester) regarding the Sale of Alcohol Bill attended by An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service. (2021 to 2023)

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0960
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I request the following: 1. The total number of visas and or citizenship granted to foreign nationals from January 2012 to January 2024. 2. The breakdown in numbers by country that visas and or citizenship has been granted during the same period as above . I would like to request both these numbers please and the breakdown in numbers in terms of countries that recipients come from.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0976
    Requester Type Clients
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I am seeking the following: 1. Any copies of Annual Reports and Audited Financial Statements from named NGO since 2021. 2. Any funding applications made by named NGO since 2021.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0311
    Requester Type
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    Correspondence between the office of the Dublin City Coroners Office and the Department of Justice between 01 January 2023 and 25 April 2024, relating to resources for the Dublin City Coroners Office.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0374
    Requester Type
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    All records and information in whatsoever form held, (including , but not limited to, records, notes, memos, emails, minutes of meetings, correspondence and other communications including telecommunication text and WhatsApp messages of whatsoever kind), by and within the Department of Justice, with any and all Government ministers, Civil and Public Servants, and other parties and persons in relation to the application of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) to Coroners remuneration and payments in Ireland from 01 January to 31 December 2023.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0426
    Requester Type
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I am requesting the release of any emails from asylum seekers, refugees or International Protection applicants to the Minister's office since 01 January this year.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0467
    Requester Type
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    All records, since 10 May 2023, in relation to whether there has been any review pursuant to section 72(5) of the International Protection Act, 2015 of Georgia’s said designation (by SI 121 of 2018) as a safe country. If there has been such a review pursuant to section 72(5), since 10 May 2023, all records in relation to the number and frequency of such review(s) and when it/they took place. All records relied upon by the Minister or consulted by the Minister in conducting any such review(s) pursuant to section 72(5). All records setting out whether such review has been completed or signed off on or approved by the Minister personally or by a senior official in the Department.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0152
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0164
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0213
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0214
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0238
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0240
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0027
    Requester Type
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    Copies of all correspondence in all formats between named NGO and the Department of Justice (to include minutes, memos of meetings and phone calls with both Ministers, Ministers of State and Officials) covering all aspects of programmes funded by the Department or its agencies and managed or supported by named NGO for the period 01 January 2023 to the 31 December 2023 inclusive. This application also requests copies of all correspondence with any other government department or agency including An Garda Siochana concerning named NGO and its activities in the same period.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0038
    Requester Type
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    1. Copies of all correspondence between Minister Helen McEntee and named organisation. 2. Copies of the minutes of all meetings between Ms McEntee and named organisation. 3. The time period can be limited to 01 September 2023 to 11 January 2024. 4. The records should include copies of any documents attached or enclosed with the correspondence.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0054
    Requester Type
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    Correspondence between named person/company and Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, between 01 September 2022 and 16 January 2023.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0062
    Requester Type
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    Request access to all records (electronic copies) relating to: funding provided to public bodies such as local authorities, city councils, town councils or other organisations/ groups/local area representatives in respect of the Purple Flag initiative, or nighttime economy initiatives related to membership of the Association of Town and City Management in the years 2022 and 2023.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0063
    Requester Type
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I am seeking the release of all records relating to the correspondence between Mediahuis and Minister Helen McEntee, as listed on https://www.lobbying.ie/return/105050/mediahuis-ireland-group-limited and https://www.lobbying.ie/return/105061/mediahuis-ireland-group-limited

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-1156
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I wish to request a copy of eSubmission: DJE 00915-24: Policing Authority Review of Public Order Policing

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0831
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I am seeking a copy of any internal audits involving the Irish Prison Service that were carried out in the period 01 January 2022 to date of request (excluding any that may have already been released to me).

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0884
    Requester Type Business/Interest Groups
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I am requesting the number of applications to the Minister to revoke deportation orders for the same timelines as DOJ-FOI-2024-0797. The classification on which grounds the Minister revoked the various d eportation orders as per same time frame as DOJ-FOI-2024-0797.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0893
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I am seeking a copy of the following esubmission and attached documents: - DJE 00787-24: Establishment of a new statutory National Security Authority - Draft Memo to Government. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01 June 2024 to 04 September 2024.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0894
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I am seeking a copy of the following esubmission and attached documents: - DJE 00818-24: Ministerial Approval for the exhumation of a Human Remains. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01 June 2024 to 04 September 2024.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0902
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I wish to request access to any statistical analysis of FOI requests received in your body in the period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024 - e.g., number of requests received broken down by requester, by section processing, by result (grant, part grant, refuse), by topic, by category of requester, by fee charged, c omparison with same period in earlier years, etc.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0939
    Requester Type Business/Interest Groups
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I request access to any record which sets out the cost to date in 2024 of providing period products free of charge as part of measures to address period poverty.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0961
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I am seeking the report on staffing undertaken by the Legal Aid Board (named company) and the email that went with it when it was sent to you. I would also like all emails between the legal aid board and yourselves on the matter, and all emails between staff in Justice on the matter.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0933
    Requester Type Business/Interest Groups
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I wish to request a copy of the job description or role profile for the position of Secretary General or Deputy Secretary General used in the recruitment process o n the last occasion either position was advertised.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0965
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to correspondence during 2023 and 2024 between named person of named organisation and Minister McEntee / Patrick Cluskey in relation to securing c itizenship for a high performance athlete.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0967
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I am requesting the following: 1. A breakdown of the total costs associated with the provision of free legal aid for appellants convicted of murder in Ireland for the period October 2023 to October 2024 2. A breakdown of the total costs associated with the provision of free legal aid for appellants convicted of manslaughter in Ireland for the period October 2023 to October 2024 3. The total cost of free legal aid associated with convicted murderer named person for appeals since they began the appeal process. 4. A breakdown of the total costs associated with the provision of free legal aid for appellants convicted of manslaughter in Ireland for the period October 2014 to October 2024

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0475
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0537
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0565
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0593
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0654
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0659
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0688
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0694
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0744
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0407
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    I am seeking the recognition rates for those granted asylum broken down by n ationality between 2020 – 2024

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0638
    Requester Type Business/Interest Groups
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    All Information and records in whatever form held (including with particularity, but not limited to, all records, notes, memos, emails, minutes of meetings, correspondence etc.) by and within the Department of Justice and also the Departments including the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and with the Ministers and any other parties (including Third Parties) in relation to the application of Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) to Coroners in the State from 01 January 2016 to 31 December 2019 Inclusive. With further Particularity, I request that this includes all such information, data and records within and between the Department(s) (including, but not limited to information held by and within line Division(s), Management Board, Offices of the Ministers etc.) and any Third Parties.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0870
    Requester Type
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    All correspondence between Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and Justice Minister Helen McEntee and her office regarding events in Dublin on 23 November 2023 between 23 November 2023 and the date of this request.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0032
    Requester Type
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    The number of unclaimed bodies in mortuaries around the country, with a list showing how long each body has been unclaimed for.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2024-0055
    Requester Type
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    Access to the following records which are non-personal and which I believe are held by the Department of Justice, dated between 01 August 2023, and the date of this request: A record of correspondence between the Minister’s office and Ryanair regarding the treatment of disruptive airline passengers. The following lobbying register entry might be of assistance with processing this request: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/105317/ryanair.

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0237
    Requester Type Other
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0321
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0339
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2025-0356
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration