Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
FOI Requests — 3103 requests
- GrantedReceived —Decided 22 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Review of Internal Financial Controls 1 January 2017 – 31 December 2019 in a named organisation.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 17 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Emails and correspondence between Department of Justice officials in relation to deaths which occurred in Direct Provision, from March 2020 to 24 November 2020.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 16 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 12 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 12 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 11 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 11 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A copy of the report or the draft report by a named company into procurement issues involving a named company.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 11 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Access to a copy of any correspondence in 2020 and to 1 January 2021 between a named organisation and Minister McEntee.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 11 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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:
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 11 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 8 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
• 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.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 5 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 4 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 4 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 2 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence between a named Sinn Fein councillor and Justice Minister Helen McEntee.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 2 February 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 27 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 27 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
• 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.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 27 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 26 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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?
- RefusedReceived —Decided 21 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 21 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 20 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 20 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Records relating to the level of legal aid paid to named person related to his murder trial and conviction.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 20 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- GrantedReceived —Decided 19 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 19 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 14 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
The amount paid out in pensions last year to Gardaí who have retired over the years and the number of former Gardaí in receipt of pensions.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 14 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 14 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 14 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
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.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 12 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Correspondence from judges (current, past, and ex-officio) and barristers to the Department of Justice about a named person. Timeline 1 July - 11 November 2020.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 5 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A list of the purchase orders for 2020 containing the following - the name of the supplier, the service provided, the date of payment and the amount paid out by the Department.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 5 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence between the Department and / or Minister's office and named person during 2020. Also access to any correspondence between the Department / Minister's Office and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal regarding named person during 2020.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 5 January 2021Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A copy of the Government statement referred to in paragraph 5 of the Government Press Release which was kindly sent to me by the Department of Justice Press Office on 26 August last after I requested it. Paragraph 5 of the Press Release Statement states the following: "In coming to his opinion the Attorney General took account of a number of factors (which have been detailed in a full Government Statement which is being issued separately.").
- GrantedReceived —Decided 22 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
A breakdown of the number of staff members in the Department who took sick leave in 2020, 2019 and 2018. A breakdown of the number of sick days taken by staff members in the Department in 2020, 2019 and 2018.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 16 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence between the Minister for Justice and the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board (JAAB) in the period 1 January 2020 to 1 August 2020.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 16 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
I am looking for any records in 2020 relating to the filling of a vacancy of the Supreme Court.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 16 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Correspondence from those expressing interest in the vacant Supreme Court position, from 1 February 2020 onwards.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 16 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence to the Department from members of the judiciary regarding the previous vacancy on the Supreme Court from the period 1 January 2020 to 15 July 2020.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 16 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Correspondence, and the minutes of meetings, between the Taoiseach and the Justice Minister about the Supreme Court vacancy. Timeline: 1 June 2019 to 31 July 2020
- RefusedReceived —Decided 16 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Correspondence from the Attorney General to the Department of Justice/ Justice Minister about judges’ applications for the Supreme Court role (include the application letters from these judges, with names, addresses redacted, if possible.) Timeline 31 May 2019 to 31 July 2020
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 16 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Correspondence from named person/the Supreme Court to the Department of Justice/Minister for Justice about the Supreme Court
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 16 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copy of all correspondence sent and received between the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice since 1 January 2019 to 18 November 2020.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 16 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
1. All correspondence between the Office of the Minister (i.e. correspondence sent to/from the Minister or his/her secretary) and the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board regarding the promotion of named person to the Supreme Court. 2. Any correspondence to the Minister’s Office this year from members of the judiciary seeking appointment to the Supreme Court, and any correspondence between the Minister and the Office of An Taoiseach regarding the appointment of named person.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 16 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
The release of any memos or briefing notes prepared by or for the Minister between February and July of this year regarding a vacancy on the Supreme Court.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 16 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
All correspondence between the Chief Justice and the Minister for Justice between the period 1 January 2020 and the 1 December 2020
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 15 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copies of all internal memos, documentation, guidance, legal advices, and any and all other material not explicitly mentioned here, that relates to the obligations of religious orders and members of the clergy to report sexual offences and crimes that arise in the course of confession.
- RefusedReceived —Decided 15 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Copies of all inspection reports carried out and produced regarding direct provision centres in 2020; please also provide details as to the extent of and nature of any complaints lodged by people in direct
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided 15 December 2020Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Records of correspondence between the Department of Justice and Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) in relation to the state lab from September 2019 to September 2020.