Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Access to the copies of the following records: All correspondence from the Minister for Justice and Equality and/or the Department of Justice and Equality to the Association of Judges of Ireland from September 17 2019 to February 14, 2020. All correspondence from the Association of Judges of Ireland to the Minister for Justice and Equality and/or the Department of Justice and Equality from September 17 2019 to February 14, 2020. Records previously refused in the request with the reference DOJ-FOI- 2019-0616. These records were all refused under Section 29, which relates to the deliberative processes of an FOI body. As these

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Copies of the minutes of all board (or similar authority) meetings from January 2020 to June 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

A copy of the minutes of the Department Board, the Management Board, and the IPAS Covid-19 group in the period since 1 May.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

All documents, reports and opinions relating to how Ireland has implemented the requirement for an “effective remedy” in cases of violations of the six EU Directives on procedural rights for suspects and accused persons as set out in the Roadmap of 2009 on: • the right to information which applies across the EU since 2 June 2014; • the right to interpretation and translation which applies across the EU since 27 October 2015; • the right to have a lawyer, which applies across the EU since 27 November 2016; · The right to be presumed innocent and to be present at trial which was

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

A copy of the submissions received in response to the recent consultation on the Discount Rate for Personal Damages.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

1 Any correspondence, submissions or proposals received by the Department of Justice and Equality since 1 January, 2020, regarding the proposed Direct Provision Centre in Rosslare, Co. Wexford. 2 Any internal correspondence, research reports, minutes of meetings, exchanged between officials in the Department of Justice and Equality since 1 January 2020, regarding the creation of the proposed Direct Provision Centre in Rosslare, Co. Wexford.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

All correspondence between January 2018 to August 2020 regarding the Skellig Star Experience also Cahersiveen Direct Provision centre between provided email addresses including WhatsApp and other formats referenced in said correspondence.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

1. The State Pathologist's reports, emails, records, any documents relating to the test excavations, ground scans, or surveying, that took place at Sean Ross Abbey former mother and baby home in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary in early 2019. 2. The State Pathologist's reports, emails, records, any documents relating to the test excavations that took place at Bessborough former mother and baby home in Cork in 2019.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

All submissions and lobbying information received (full submissions, not just the list of submissions) relating to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill/ Act received in 2017 and 2018.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

The number of properties the Department of Justice has leased for people with disabilities. Records sought for the last two complete years available.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Copies of all records held referring or relating to the decision by the Department to cease "social media listening" related to the functions of the Department of Justice and agencies under its aegis during the Covid- 19 pandemic. This request to cover the period 1 July 2020 to 31 July 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

A copy of the Office of State Pathologist report from 2003.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Copies of any records referring or relating to Transaer House at Dublin and difficulties in having it opened fully for use. This request to cover the period 1 January 2020 to 27 August 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Any order, request or execution of investigative measures that have been carried out under MLAs? Alternative measures to the EAW in the context of this project refer to alternative cross-border cooperation mechanisms, such as European Supervision Order (‘ESO’), European Investigation Order (‘EIO’) European Probation Order (‘EPO’) and Framework decision 2008/909/JHA on transfer of prisoners.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

A line-by-line report of all expenditure recorded on the Department's financial management database system in the following categories for 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020. Should it prove more convenient, I am happy for the Department to use a cut-off point for expenditure above a certain level e.g >€5,000, >€10,000, >€20,000 etc. Asylum Seeker Accommodation, Support and Maintenance Asylum Seeker Accommodation Support and Maintenance Auditing & Accounting Services

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Any files, memos, reports, etc., that the Department of Justice has in relation to the monitoring of the social media accounts of left- wing/progressive activists in Ireland during the period January 2019 to 17 August 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Any correspondence received or sent by the Minister's office at the Department of Justice which is dated between 4 September 2020 and 4 October 2020 and relates to gatherings of students in Galway City.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Any issue relating to “Kildare”, “Gardaí” and “Covid-19” In any emails sent by a member of the public to the Minister for Justice between 10 August and 31 August 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

All records relating to “Sex Workers Alliance Ireland” and/or “SWAI” from 1 January 2020 to 29 June 2020 including, but not limited to, emails, notes, minutes of meeting, draft notes and records of telephone discussions.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Documents containing any policies, procedures or guidelines used by the Department of Justice and Equality or its agencies in relation to the Minister's exercise of discretion under section 16(a) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 to dispense with conditions of naturalisation where the applicant is of Irish descent or Irish associations.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Copies of any records held referring or relating to comments made by a social media post by People Before Profit TD Brid Smith relating to named person. This request to cover the period 20 June 2020 to 6 July 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Copies of any briefings/submissions/reports or other such review, overview, or explanatory documents prepared for the Minister or Secretary General with regard to the enforcement of legislation around travelling certain distances as part of Covid-19 restrictions.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

1. The number of 'immigration control checks' conducted on buses and trains for the period 1 January 2015 to 31 August 2020 ('relevant period'). 2. The date and location of any immigration control checks conducted on buses and trains during the relevant period. 3. The legal basis relied upon for requesting the identification of Irish national passengers on buses and trains. 4. The legal basis relied upon for requesting the identification of non- Irish national passengers on buses and trains. 5. The number of arrests made on foot of immigration control checks conducted on buses and trains during the relevant period. 6. The name and rank of the individual, or individuals, who authorised immigration control checks on trains and buses during the relevant

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

• A list of community groups that received a grant for community based CCTV schemes in Dublin from 2017 to 2020, including the basis upon which the grant was given. • The data protection impact assessments carried out for each of these schemes.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Minutes of the inter-agency Implementation Group to examine and drive forward the implementation of recommendations in the Garda Síochána Inspectorate report “Responding to Child Sexual Abuse – A Follow-up Review”, between May 2018 to 6 July 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

All responses to the public/stakeholder consultation on gambling in 2009. All correspondence from stakeholders to the Inter-Departmental Working Group Report on the Future Licensing and Regulation of Gambling which was established in 2018.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

All records in connection with the following letter (including those related to follow up departmental actions and/or correspondence with named person / HIF): https://www.lobbying.ie/return/1496/stiof%C3%A1n-nutty

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

A list of all projects/actions/activities that have been financed or co- financed by the European Union Internal Security Fund (both the Internal Security Fund - Police and the Internal Security Fund - Borders and Visa), from 1 January 2014 to 1 September 2020, inclusive of both dates. In particular, the following information for each project: 1.Project number 2.Project name 3.Name of the beneficiary and any co-beneficiaries or sub-grantees 4.The total financial value of the project, including the EU and the national contribution 5.Project overview/description and key outcomes

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

File Reference IC/8/121/72: Car Bomb 28/12/72 Belturbet, Co. Cavan. File Reference S39/72A: Bombing at main Street, Belturbet, Co, Cavan.28/12/72. File Reference S39/72A Part 2: Bombing at main Street, Belturbet, Co. Cavan. These Files are all in relation to named person who died in this bombing.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

I would like to request access to the following files: File Reference IC/8/121/72: Car Bomb Outrage –28/12/72. Belturbet, Co. Cavan File Reference S39/72A: Bombing at Main Street Belturbet, Co. Cavan 28/12/’72 File Reference S39/72A Part 2: Bombing at Main Street Belturbet, Co. Cavan 28/12/’72

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

All correspondence to and from the Minister for Justice in relation to the family court complex at Hammond Lane between March 2020 and 16 July 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

1. Any communications between the Department and Revolut in relation to Direct Provision (mainly in relation to the provision of pre- paid cards). 2. Line by line list of any monies paid to Revolut for provision of services to those in Direct Provision. 3. Any costs incurred by the Department associated with the provision of services by Revolut.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Information relating to the Department's recent public consultation on Hate Speech laws: 1) A copy of all written submissions received by the Department. 2) A copy of all completed survey results received by the Department.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

All records held by Department of Justice relating to “Shannonwatch” for month of April 2017.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

A copy of all documents, including any subsequent correspondence and/or internal departmental communications, related to the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/61210/the-medical-protection-society- limited

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

All records held referring or relating to the decision by the Department to cease "social media listening" related to the functions of the Department of Justice and agencies under its aegis during the Covid-19

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

The yearly salary of newly appointed special advisor to Ms. Helen McEntee.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

All internal correspondence and briefing material within the Department of Justice between January-June 2020 regarding the decision to put the Irish Refugee Protection Programme on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Please see attached a document from Garda HRM Department (ERO- PAR 120780/13). The document refers to ICT/HR Strategy. Can I see all information business cases and any other notes document memos which lead to the creation of this document which the Department of Justice and Equality agreed. I am specifically interested in how the document came to be and the business case behind it and how the number of sergeants and inspectors came about. Also what type of sanction was it, was there a ranks order? Were these special promotions of ordinary Promotions as much detail as possible on the status of these promotions would assist. I am looking for as much information as possible in relation to how this document was developed

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

The number of people in Direct Provision centres who are working in meat factories in all counties in Ireland.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

1. Correspondences between any senior officials (Assistant Secretary and up) and the office of the Minister for Justice and Equality concerning the Legal Services Regulatory Authority report on the education and training of legal practitioners from 1 May 2020 to 31 August 2020. 2. Any files generated as a result of the LSRA legal education report from 1 May 2020 to 31 August 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Copies of all correspondence in all formats between Muintir Na Tire and the Department of Justice (to include minutes, memos of meetings and phone calls) covering all aspects of programmes funded by the Department of Justice and managed by Muintir Na Tire for the period 12 September 2019 to date of this application. Also to include copies of all correspondence with any other government department or agency including An Garda Síochána concerning Muintir Na Tire and its activities in the same period.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Payments made by the Department of Justice to the owners of the Caiseal Mara Hotel in Moville.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

All records held by the Department of Justice in relation to former EU Trade Commissioner named person between 21 August 2020 and 28 August 2020. These include, but are not limited to: - Correspondence between the Garda Commissioner and the Department of Justice, - Correspondence between the Department of Justice and other government departments, - Correspondence between the Department of Justice and the EU Commission, - Correspondence in paper or electronic format, minutes of meetings or phone calls, or mobile electronic communications including text messages or WhatsApp messages.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Any documentation from January 2019 to January 2020 where information on numbers of persons refused 'permission to land' under

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

In relation to the running of Direct Provision Centres, can you provide the full list of requirements and regulation with regard to fire safety, what needs to be done post, pre and during occupancy of any such centre?

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Any records relating to the group Extinction Rebellion

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Records related to any protocol by which the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána shares personal information gathered in the course of AGS work with the Minister for Justice.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

All ministerial and departmental correspondence to and from members of the judiciary and Courts Service in respect of the coronavirus and its impact on the courts from 14 February 2020 to 15 May 2020.

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

All documentation including, contemporaneous notes, letters, emails or other transcripts of any meetings and phone calls between the Department of Justice and Law Reform and any representatives of "Hedge funds/vulture funds" who lobbied, met with, had any contact directly with or via a 3rd party with the Department, the current and previous Minister's for Justice and departmental civil servants during the period 1 April 2020 to 28 July 2020.