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Request Reference Total expenditure by the Department of Justice on external Consultants

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Request Reference applicable to the Irish Prison Service:

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Request Reference • Dignity at Work Investigations

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Request Reference • Dignity at Work Reviews (as provided for in the DAW Policy)

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Requester Type This information is sought under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, and is specific to monies spent by the Department of Justice alone not including the IPS.

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0566

Requester Type Records relating to “retention and recruitment” within An Garda Síochána, from 1 June to date. 1. Correspondence with the Minister and/or her senior officials that refer to difficulties with “retention and recruitment” within An Garda Síochána 2. A list of all scheduled intakes of new recruits to An Garda Síochána that were cancelled since 1 January to date. 3. Records detailing the numbers of applicants accepted to An Garda Síochána to date in 2022. 4. Records detailing the number of applicants accepted who presented for training to date in 2022. 5. Records detailing the numbers of recruits that completed training with An Garda Síochána to date in 2022.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
22 February 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0052

Requester Type (1) The final figure of leave to remain granted to persons over 2 years in the asylum process under Minister McEntee's Scheme. (2) Apart from the above figure, the number of failed asylum seekers granted leave to remain in the State by year from 2018 to 2022 and the nationalities involved (latter not required if not readily available). (3) With regard to outstanding deportation orders (c10,000 per media) the numbers that relate to failed asylum seekers and to illegal immigrants. A breakdown by year in which they were made would also be appreciated if available (as it should be from AISIP).

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
22 February 2023

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Request Reference This information is sought under the provisions of the Freedom of

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Request Reference Information Act 2014, and is specific to monies spent by the Department of

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Request Reference Justice alone not including the IPS.

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Requester Type (4) The amount of funding provided to the Refugee Council and the Immigrant Council of Ireland from the Department of Justice for the years 2018 to 2022.

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0053

Requester Type The number of people who flew into Dublin Airport and did not produce travel documents to border management officials in each of the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In each of these years, the number who subsequently sought asylum.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
22 February 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0060

Requester Type The number of people who flew into Dublin Airport and did not produce travel documents to border management officials in each of the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In each of these years, the number who subsequently sought asylum.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
22 February 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0086

Requester Type I’m looking for details of arrests by Immigration Officers which I understand come under the purvey of the Department. The number of arrests at border crossings of international protection applicants under section 20 of the International Protection Act 2015 and the reasons for those arrests as specified in the act (suspected national security threat, forged documents, failure to establish identity etc). I request the information broken down by year and dating back to 2015.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
22 February 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0087

Requester Type How many persons were arrested by the BMU for destroying or using a false passport in each year from 2016 to 2022. How many searches of persons and their belongings have been carried out by the BMU in each year from 2016 to 2022.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
22 February 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2022-0682

Requester Type 1. Any correspondence since 1 September 2021 to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, her advisors or the Department of Justice from named company or its named subsidiaries on: a. EU-US data transfers. b. Online safety issues. c. Named company’s position on the Online Safety Bill. d. Named company’s position on the Media Regulation Bill. e. The EU’s proposed regulation on child sexual abuse material f. The Electoral Reform Bill, and any proposed amendments to the Bill. g. Ireland’s approach to enforcement of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. h. Ireland’s approach to corporate taxation and tax-related regulation. 2. Records or minutes of any meetings or phone calls on the same topics (a–h above) between Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, her advisors or the Department of Justice and representatives of named company platforms or any of its subsidiaries. 3. Any submissions, notes, reports or draft reports on topics a–h submitted to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, her advisors or the Department of Justice and named company platforms or any of its subsidiaries.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
24 February 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0051

Requester Type 1. Records of the number of the people who arrived in Ireland last year seeking refuge. 2. Records of the refugees who failed to show up for their first official interview and never entered the refugee system.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
27 February 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0056

Requester Type I wish to request records relating to the number of people who had asylum orders revoked prior to being granted leave to remain by Minister McEntee as part of her Scheme.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
27 February 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0108

Requester Type The Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland recommendation that the current maximum age limit of 35 for An Garda Síochána should be scrapped. Please provide any records and documentation for implementation of this recommendation.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
27 February 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0022

Requester Type All records within the office of the Minister relating to DPC review of governance, staffing and process dated between 1 July 2022 and 31 December 2022 inclusive.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
28 February 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0063

Requester Type I request the exact number of Ukrainian refugees in Ireland between these dates and the number of children and adults from 24 February 2022 until 31 January 2023.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
28 February 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0082

Requester Type A full breakdown of the payment accumulated so far regarding named Section 42 inquiry. This breakdown should include: - How much each person has been paid up until 4 February 2023. - The names of the barristers and solicitors who are acting on behalf of the State during this inquiry. - Their exact roll in this inquiry and their working hours and pay. - How many witnesses have been called throughout the inquiry and what expenses have been paid regarding these witness?

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
28 February 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0061

Requester Type I wish to request a list of the countries where international protection applicants came from in 2022, (ie the country they were in prior to coming to Ireland).

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
06 March 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0064

Requester Type Copies of any correspondence made electronically or on paper from refugees or groups or individuals on behalf of refugees to the Minister or/and Department, including all complaints from 24 February 2022 until 31 January 2023.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
06 March 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0074

Requester Type The number of deportation orders issued for each of the last 5 years in tabular format and the number of forced deportations carried out by the state for the last five years in tabular format.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
06 March 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0066

Requester Type Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 from 24 February 2022 until 31 January 2023. I request all electronic and paper correspondence, including complaints, covering all the above groups of people who have migrated to Ireland for different reasons, including refugee status, to the Department and/or Minister. The correspondence should include communications made on the behalf of these people by representatives and groups.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
07 March 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0003

Requester Type I would like to request a breakdown of the number of applications of minors becoming Irish citizens through naturalisation residing in Northern Ireland for the year 2022. The total number of applications (Forms 9, 10, 11) from any address (Ireland, NI, rest of world) was 25,444, from 1 January 2013 to 31 October 2022. Please disclose the following: A breakdown of the number of applications of minors becoming Irish citizens through naturalisation in Northern Ireland in 2022 (i.e. the total number from people with a BT postcode e.g. from BT1 to BT94) If possible within the time and cost constraints of the FOI legislation, please also provide the above information for any or all of the years from 2021, and going back as far as possible to 2013. If it is only possible within the time and cost constraints of the FOI legislation to provide a breakdown of Form 9 applications, please do so.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
08 March 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0009

Requester Type Copies of all correspondence in any format whatsoever between named organisation and the Department of Justice (to include minutes, memos, and notes of meeting, phone calls etc.) for period 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. Also to include copies of all correspondence (to include

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08 March 2023

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Request Reference The number of deportation orders issued for each of the last 5 years in

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Request Reference tabular format and the number of forced deportations carried out by the

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Request Reference state for the last five years in tabular format.

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Request Reference Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 from 24 February 2022 until

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Request Reference 31 January 2023. I request all electronic and paper correspondence,

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Request Reference including complaints, covering all the above groups of people who have

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Requester Type minutes, memo`s, and notes of meetings, phone calls etc.) with any other Government Department Agency or individual concerning named organise in the same period.

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0084

Requester Type I wish to obtain all notes, records and correspondence between the Department and Garda Headquarters since 2015 which concerns AGS policy on the collection of digital intelligence and collection of information from social media platforms by Gardaí.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
15 March 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0125

Requester Type I am looking for the total amount of payments made from the Department of Justice, to named company in 2019.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
15 March 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0133

Requester Type I am requesting the release of any memos, emails or briefings provided to the Minister since 1 February concerning the app TikTok.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
15 March 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0065

Requester Type I request the details of the number annually of people who have come to Ireland due to being economic migrants during this period also and from what countries all have come from. In the period 24 February 2022 until 31 January 2023.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
21 March 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0067

Requester Type A spreadsheet/database/record of all complaints made to the IPO in 2022. This record to be anonymised but ideally to include the month of the complaint, its location, a brief line description of the issue, and its current status e.g. upheld, resolved, rejected etc..

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
21 March 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0094

Requester Type Report of Review of Fishers Atypical Working Scheme.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
21 March 2023

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