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Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

FOI Requests — 2457 requests

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0065
    Requester Type All letters, emails (including attachments), text messages and other electronic communication between the Department of Justice (including Ministers) and the following: Then TD, current Senator Joe O'Reilly, Heather Humphreys TD, relating to the appointment of a named District Court Judge.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    25/02/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0498
    Requester Type All communications between the Department and Tánaiste or his Department; the Departments of Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs; and the Garda force, on the issue of assigning a Garda car and driver to Simon Coveney, the Foreign Affairs Minister, between May 2020 and 29 July 2020.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    25/02/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0037
    Requester Type 1. Any and all correspondence between the Minister for Justice/Department of Justice and a named organisation during the period November 2019 to 20 January 2021. 2. Any and all correspondence between the Minister for Justice/Department of Justice and a named organisation Ireland during the same period.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    26/02/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0093
    Requester Type • The full length of the first investigation into the death of [personal information removed]. • The date a file was sent to the DPP's office and a date that the final decision was given to the investigating Gardai by this Department. • The exact date that this investigation was closed. • The total cost to the State for the search that went underway by the Gardai in this area and a complete breakdown in this figure.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    26/02/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0089
    Requester Type Information and documentation pertaining to the status of the investigation and/or sanctions imposed or ongoing against a named company.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    01/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0066
    Requester Type • The number of persons deported from Ireland in each of the following years: 2018, 2019, and 2020. • The nationality (overall figures) of those persons. • The amount of money spent by Department of Justice on deportation flights in each of the three years.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    02/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0092
    Requester Type All purchase orders over €20,000 for 2020.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    02/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0009
    Requester Type 1. Data on the number of staff from the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) redeployed to other Government roles during the Covid-19 pandemic. 2. Data on which roles staff were redeployed to. 3. A figure of how many people are currently (January 2021) working for the INIS. 4. Data of how many of INIS staff are carrying out their role remotely. 5. Data on the number of staff working for the INIS in January 2020
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    04/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0055
    Requester Type Access to all correspondence between a named person and Minister McEntee in 2019, 2020 and to 27 January in 2021 in relation to the introduction of legislation on hate crime and hate speech.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    04/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0087
    Requester Type Breakdown of funding for each of the 105 Garda youth diversion projects.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    04/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0100
    Requester Type • A copy of the most recent search warrant check list that is required by law for any member of An Garda Síochána to be used before any search warrant is issued. • Rules to be adhered to before any search warrant issues, • Code of conduct requirements before search warrant can be issued.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    04/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0135
    Requester Type All records which were created after the coming into force of the Freedom of Information Act which allude to the Perjury Act, 1586.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    04/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0075
    Requester Type The following information regarding the undocumented student scheme that was implemented in 2018: • The total number of applications made under the scheme. • The total number of successful applicants. • The total number dependents that are covered by the scheme for successful applicants. • The total number of applicants that were successful and had a criminal record of any nature.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    10/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0726
    Requester Type Records pertaining to: • How many people are currently in the country under the "Volunteering In Ireland" scheme? • A breakdown of how many in Ireland under this scheme are due to have their residency expire each month from July 2020 to July 2021.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    10/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0052
    Requester Type Access to copies of any correspondence between a named person and Minister McEntee since the start of 2020 in relation to the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) (No. 1) Bill 2020.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    11/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0061
    Requester Type Copies of any correspondence between the Department and any of the named companies with regard to hate speech. Copies of the notes/minutes of any meeting between the Department and named companies about hate speech.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    11/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0063
    Requester Type Correspondence (sent and received) between a named company and Minister Helen McEntee, on the topic of the provision of direct provision accommodation, between 1 September 2020 to 13 October 2020.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    11/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0064
    Requester Type Records created on or after 1 March 2020, up to 1 February 2021, related to meetings between officials at the Department of Justice and a named organisation.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    11/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0080
    Requester Type The number of civil servants in the Department of Justice from 2000 to 2020.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    11/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0772
    Requester Type Any and all communication between officials in the Department of Justice and Equality and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding any changes to immigration policy in relation to English Language Education students as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, from March 2020 to 24 November 2020.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    11/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0068
    Requester Type The email sent by Facebook Ireland Limited to Minister Helen McEntee (referenced on the Lobbying Register https://www.lobbying.ie/return/68510/facebook-ireland- limited) in relation to legislation on Hate Crime and Hate Speech. All subsequent correspondence between Facebook Ireland Limited and Minister Helen McEntee in relation to legislation on Hate Crime and Hate Speech.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    16/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0145
    Requester Type Total amount spent by the Department of Justice on finance and procurement at Mourne Shooting Grounds Ltd. for the years ending: • 31st December 2014 • 31st December 2015 • 31st December 2016 • 31st December 2017 • 31st December 2018 • 31st December 2019 • 31st December 2020 • 2021 to 3 March 2021 Total amount spent by the Department of Justice on finance and procurement at shooting ranges in Ireland from 1 January 2014 to 3 March 2021.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    16/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0033
    Requester Type Number of engineering staff in your organisation who were paid or reimbursed either in part or full their annual membership fees for Engineers Ireland for the years 2018 and 2019.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    22/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0044
    Requester Type The total amount of legal aid (monetary value) named people received in connection with a stated murder trial - with a breakdown by each person, and a breakdown of the expenditure in each case, i.e. by solicitor, barrister, etc.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    22/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0060
    Requester Type The reasons for refusing entry to Ireland for Minister of Religion Programme ‘visas’. An overview of the rate of refusal and the reasons for such refusals since the introduction of this visa scheme in 2018.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    31/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0091
    Requester Type Copies of records consisting of academic peer reviewed scientific/medical papers dealing with the subject matters of (1) gender dysphoria and, (2), autogynephilia obtained by the Minister and Department and which the Minister and Department has considered and took into account when developing the Minister's and Department's position concerning gender dysphoria.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    31/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0476
    Requester Type A list of all Interim list of Eligible Programme (ILEP) inspections carried out to 17 July 2020. A list of the English Language Education (ELE) providers who received the provided email.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    31/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0116
    Requester Type Lobbying submissions received by this Department in 2017 & 2018, relating to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill/ Act regarding: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/30233/ibec https://www.lobbying.ie/return/26324/ibec
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    31/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0129
    Requester Type All the Department's documents, dating from June 2020, relating to named person’s tenure on the panel of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT).
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    31/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0180
    Requester Type Any information your organisation has regarding a Covid Elimination strategy such as has been implemented in countries like New Zealand.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    31/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0203
    Requester Type A record on the statistic of Nigerians deported in Ireland in 2020.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    31/03/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0058
    Requester Type The number of times the Minister for Justice’s Office and the Office of the Attorney General has been in contact with a named judge regarding the section 42 inquiry into the Garda handling of the death of a named person.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    01/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0085
    Requester Type All correspondence, briefing documents, draft briefing documents, memos, meeting notes and other records associated with the following lobbying activities and meetings: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/66540/ucd- students-union- company-limited-by-guarantee
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    01/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0115
    Requester Type • Number of prisoners sentenced to 8-9 years, 9-10 years, 10-11 years, 12+ years by sentence length and by year from 1990 to 2019. • Number of term-sentenced prisoners (non-life) referred to the Parole Board for each year from 2001 to 2020. • Number of term-sentenced prisoners referred to the Parole Board by type of offence each year from 2001 to 2020. • Number of term-sentenced prisoners interviewed by the Parole Board each year by sentence length from 2001 to 2020. • Number of term-sentenced prisoners who were recommended for parole to the Minister by the Parole Board by year 2001 to 2020.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    01/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0140
    Requester Type I request all the correspondence related to the appointment of named person to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, and to the Mental Health Tribunal.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    01/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0177
    Requester Type The following documents which transpose Directive 2010/64: • A Guide for Members of An Garda Síochána (Irish police force) using Interpreters and Translation during Criminal Investigations; • Quality Assurance in Interpretation in Court proceedings; and • Quality Assurance in Interpretation in Police Interviews.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    01/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0088
    Requester Type 1. The number of deportation orders issued since the year 2015 with a breakdown if possible of nationalities involved. 2. The number of deportation orders actually actioned since the year 2015 with a similar breakdown by nationality. 3. The amount of visas issued to non-EEA students since the year 2015 with a breakdown of nationalities involved. 4. The number of investigations launched into 'English language providers' ' i.e. Language schools and related companies/services over violation of immigration/visa laws with specifics on the regulations violated. 5. The average cost per deportation actioned with a breakdown of costs wherever possible.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    07/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0151
    Requester Type Can Department confirm if named person was granted leave to attend wedding? If so, on what date. Can Department confirm what reasons were given for the approval of this compassionate release request? Can Department confirm if a full risk assessment was carried out including risk of flight when considering this application? Can Department confirm if any attempts were made to locate and re-arrest person? Can Department confirm when person was officially released from prison? Can Department confirm if any restrictions were placed upon person as condition for release?
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    08/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0179
    Requester Type Digital copies of documents or records relating to public complaints and investigation reports on knife crime in Dublin 8 from January 2020 - December 2020.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    08/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0229
    Requester Type A schedule of contracts of a value of €20,000 or greater awarded in 2018, 2019 and 2020 by the Parole Board.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    08/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0773
    Requester Type Any and all email newsletters, email circulars, or official communication from the Department of Justice to English Language Education (ELE) institutions listed on the Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP) regarding
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    12/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0015
    Requester Type All correspondence relating to the areas of sexual harassment, misconduct, violence, assault, and all related topics between the Minister and the UCD President (Including, but not limited to the communication detailed in this article: https://www.irishtimes.com/life- and-style/people/rape-groping- and-revenge-porn-sexual-disclosures-by- ucd-students-1.4369642).
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    13/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0084
    Requester Type All correspondence, briefing documents, draft briefing documents, memos, meeting notes and other records associated with the following lobbying activities and meetings: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/66200/womens- aid
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    13/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0534
    Requester Type All records dated from 20 March 2020 to 6 August 2020 relating to the reopening of Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) offices on the 20 July 2020 in line with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, to include correspondence between officials in the Department of Justice and GNIB officials and any briefing notes, meeting minutes, emails, consultations or assessments on public health implications and the capacity of the GNIB. Records relating to relating to the decision to grant a further one month extension to all immigration permissions in the State on the 20 July 2020, in particular relating to the situation of non-EEA nationals residing outside the Dublin area, to include emails, briefing notes and minutes of meetings.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    13/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0796
    Requester Type The 2009 document sent by named person, to the Department on the potential introduction of fixed odds betting terminals. Details from the document are published here https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/betting- boss-crack-cocaine- of-gambling-must-be-banned-sxpjl209g and here https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/dec/05/paddy-power- founder- lobbied-against-fixed-odds-terminals
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    13/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0168
    Requester Type Guns to which the Minister of Justice issued import permits and / or licenses from 1 March 2020 to 28 Feb 2021.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    13/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0124
    Requester Type All records or minutes of meetings between the Secretary General of the Department of Justice, representatives of the OPW, and representatives of An Garda Síochána, in both 2015 and 2016 re the procurement of a replacement building for the Garda Command Centre at Harcourt Square.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    19/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2020-0499
    Requester Type Copies of all information and documentation produced, received and/or considered by in relation to Sections 12, 13 and 14 of Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020, held by the Department of Justice between 7 April 2020 and 30 July 2020. Such documents should include those relevant to the purpose of the sections and relevant to considering who will benefit from the sections. Such documents should also include any records of interactions and correspondence to or from private businesses relevant to the sections.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    20/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0146
    Requester Type Correspondence between the Minister (or her secretary) and Facebook, Google, Twitter or other social media companies regarding Covid-19 misinformation. I am also requesting the release of any memos or notes prepared for the Minister since she took office regarding Covid-19 misinformation.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    20/04/2021

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2021-0201
    Requester Type I wish to request access to the following records/details: • All correspondence sent between Facebook and the Department between 1 September 2020 to 19 March 2021.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    26/04/2021