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Requester Type seeking all records concerning the exercise of this function i.e. but not limited to ; (1) The dates of and all the records concerning the matters as submitted by the Police Authority and/or An Garda Siochana. (2) The dates such orders were granted by the Minister; (3) The ranks and station of each member of An Garda Siochana for whom the Minister has exercised her statutory functions to permit the member of An Garda Siochana to serve beyond their 60th birthday; (4) The duration of the periods granted by the Minister in each case and the age of each of the Garda at the end of the extensions (i.e. new compulsory retirement date) (5) The number of individuals and the duration of time of the extension. Duration of time covered by the request, 01 August 2023 through to date of request.

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0703

Requester Type All correspondence to the Minister about the review of the legislation regarding the sale and purchase of sex from TDs, senators and or NGOs since 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
22 December 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0761

Requester Type All records relating to the meeting held between the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, and UAE Minister of Justice, Abdullah Bin Sultan Bin Awad Al Nuaimi. This should include, but is not limited to, records of any meeting minutes, meeting notes, a list of attendees, briefing material, associated reports, presentations and correspondence shared and/or referenced at the meeting.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
22 December 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0782

Requester Type All information your Department has relating to the death of named person. Included in this I would also like to request all relevant documents, interviews, minutes of meetings, communications and relevant reports relating to the inquest of named person.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
22 December 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0822

Requester Type Further to FOI response DOJ-FOI-2023-0738 can I request the following? 1. The number of claims relating to each year defending challenges to asylum immigration decision from 2019 to year to date of request. 2. The highest individual case cost for each year stated for years 2019 to year to date.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
22 December 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0856

Requester Type All records (electronic copies) relating to the SALE OF ALCOHOL BILL that have taken place between the Department of justice from January 2022 to October 2023 and 1. The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, 2. The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 3. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
22 December 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0654

Requester Type Records of any email correspondence, between 07 March and 07 September 2023, between the Department of Justice and An Garda Síochána regarding plans for the recently announced ‘days of high impact visibility’.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
27 December 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0857

Requester Type Copies of any representations (anonymised) received by the Minister's office with regard to the riots and looting in Dublin in November. If there are a large number of such representations, I am happy to accept a sample of twenty along with a total number for how many were received.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
27 December 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0867

Requester Type The number of emails to the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee regarding the riots that took place in Dublin on 23 November 2023. Examples of emails the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee received regarding the events that took place in Dublin on 23 November 2023.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
28 December 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2023-0862

Requester Type A report prepared by An Garda Siochana/the Garda Commissioner for the Department/Minister of Justice on the policing response to violence in the city centre on 23 November. The range of search would be between 23 November 2023 and date of request.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
29 December 2023

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0732

Requester Type Copies of all submissions made to the Department regarding the formation of a new parole board based on the Parole Act 2019. Copies of all correspondence regarding same sent to the Minister and advisors, and responses. The requests should cover all material sent and received in 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
14/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0769

Requester Type I refer to the recent publication by the "Sexual Exploitation Research Group" at UCD of a report titled "Shifting The Burden Of Criminality: An analysis of the Irish sex trade in the context of prostitution law reform". Under the Freedom of Information Act I request copies of all internal and external correspondence, memos, meeting minutes, and any other documentation relating to the initiation, funding, preparation, and publication of this report and of the research carried out for it.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
14/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0784

Requester Type Copies of all correspondence, emails, memos, handwritten notes, text messages or Whatsapp messages produced by Private Secretary and Special Adviser to the Minister for Justice, which relate in any way to the issue of judicial appointments for the time period 27 June 2020 to 1 December 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
14/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0582

Requester Type All correspondence between IPAS and Direct Provision (DP) centre management following the issuing of a circular on 15 May aimed at combating allegations around DP centres and living conditions. This should include all formal emails sent from DP centres in response to IPAS’ request.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
19/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0812

Requester Type Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following in relation to the recent consultation process conducted by the Department with regards impending hate speech legislation. • The names of all third party organisations/NGOs and private sector companies who took part in the consultation process. • The written submissions made by the technology companies Facebook (Ireland) Twitter, Google in their original form.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
19/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0032

Requester Type All records (company name, contract value amount and description of expenditure type) of purchase orders in excess of €20,000 made in 2020 or to the latest date or quarter in 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
20/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0747

Requester Type Records relating to the level of legal aid paid to named person related to his murder trial and conviction.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
20/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0798

Requester Type A breakdown of expenditure for the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme in Clare court cases in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 up to 10 December 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
20/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0767

Requester Type The report from the IPAT Chairperson into the conduct of a named person; the legal advice given to the Minister for Justice on the matter; and any and all communication, meeting notes, deliberations between senior officials and the Minister's office on the matter.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
21/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0822

Requester Type Correspondence to IPAT following the attendance of named person at an anti- mask rally. Internal correspondence between the Justice Minister and the Chair of IPAT on the matter.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
21/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0782

Requester Type With regard to interviews conducted by the Parole Board with those serving a life sentence and those serving 8 years or more: • How many interviews were conducted in the last two years (2018 and 2019)? • How many of these interviews were for life sentence prisoners? • How many of these interviews were for prisoners who are serving 8 years or more? • How many of the life sentence prisoners were recommended for parole? • How many of the long term prisoners were recommended for parole?

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
26/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0010

Requester Type Full copies of the annual reports setting out the number of protected Disclosures made to the Department of Justice dating from 2009 to 2020 inclusive.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
27/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0034

Requester Type • Records related to Gardaí viewing and monitoring TikTok accounts. • Records of Garda investigations commenced based on evidence seen in TikTok videos. • Records of Garda investigations involving TikTok videos. • Records of complaints made to Gardaí about TikTok videos.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
27/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0567

Requester Type All correspondence to and from the offices of Ministers based in the Department regarding the Oireachtas Golf Society from the period 1 March 2020 and 26 August 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
27/01/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0810

Requester Type All correspondence between a named Sinn Fein councillor and Justice Minister Helen McEntee.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
02/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0815

Requester Type A copy of all internal and external correspondence, agendas, minutes of meetings, reports and notes relating to the issue of including “gender”, “gender identity”, “gender expression”, “gender exploration”, “transgender” and “intersex” in the proposed upcoming hate crime/speech legislation.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
02/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0005

Requester Type Copies of all representations received by the Department with regard to the appointment of a named person in the period 1 November 2020 to 5 January 2021.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
04/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0520

Requester Type Records created between 1 January 2016 and 4 August 2020 relating to applications and rejection of applications under the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP), or in the alternative (a) the total number of applications in each of 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 [up to 4 August] by country of applicant (b) the total number of rejections in each of 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 [up to 4 August] by country of applicant.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
04/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0814

Requester Type Communications in any original format, ie: email, letter, memo etc., between the Department of Justice, the DPP, the Garda Commissioner, to any of the Garda Superintendents or head of any Garda stations with regards to Search warrants from a Peace Commissioner as being unlawful after High Court challenge against constitutional rights and the procedures

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
05/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0011

Requester Type • The number of visa applications made between 20 March 2020 and 31 December 2020. • A breakdown of the number of visa applications accepted/rejected between 20 March 2020 and 31 December 2020. • Correspondence between Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service and the Department of Justice re: the delays/backlog of visa applications due to Covid-19 between 20 March 2020 and 31 December 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
08/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0013

Requester Type A letter sent by the Chief Justice to then Minister Charles Flanagan on 16 February 2018 concerning proposed legislation about judicial appointments and reports on quarterly statistics on judicial appointments published by the Department last year between July and December.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
11/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0028

Requester Type A copy of the report or the draft report by a named company into procurement issues involving a named company.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
11/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0069

Requester Type Access to a copy of any correspondence in 2020 and to 1 January 2021 between a named organisation and Minister McEntee.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
11/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0813

Requester Type All correspondence between the Office of the DPP and/or the DPP herself and the Minister between 29 October to 8 November 2020 regarding any of the following issues:

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
11/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0823

Requester Type Records pertaining to: • Individuals or Groups who have applied for funding under the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund 2014-2020 since its inception • A copy of all applications made to the scheme since the beginning of this year January 2020 • A full financial breakdown of the cost of the scheme since its inception detailing the payments paid to various groups.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
11/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0014

Requester Type 1. Any guidance, circulars, internal guidelines or equivalent that relate to how to assess and determine whether an applicant for citizenship meets the “good character” requirement, that were in use before the stated Judgement. 2. Any guidance, circulars, internal guidelines or equivalent that relate to how to assess and determine whether an applicant for citizenship meets the “good character” requirement, which have been in use since the stated Judgement. 3. A copy of any review of the good character condition carried out following the stated Judgement.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
12/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0800

Requester Type Correspondence between the Minister/Department of Justice from members of the public, public representatives, lobby groups or other third party about the recent Court of Appeal ruling that prohibits the identification of a child victims of murder or manslaughter. Correspondence between the Minister/Department of Justice from other

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
12/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0785

Requester Type Copies of any correspondence between the Department and the CPT with regard to a report on their seventh periodic visit to Ireland in Autumn 2019. This request to cover the period 1 September 2019 to 1 December 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
16/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0778

Requester Type Emails and correspondence between Department of Justice officials in relation to deaths which occurred in Direct Provision, from March 2020 to 24 November 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
17/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0073

Requester Type Review of Internal Financial Controls 1 January 2017 – 31 December 2019 in a named organisation.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
22/02/2021

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Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0074

Requester Type Review of Internal Financial Controls 1 January 2017 – 31 December 2019 in a named organisation.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
22/02/2021

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