Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
FOI Requests — 2434 requests
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Copies of any records held referring or relating to the cessation of funding to the Benefacts service.
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Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following records: 1. The list of government tenders issued in the last ten years (from 1st Jan 2011 to 1st Jan 2021). 2. The publication date each tender was issued and the response deadline for submitting the bids from interested suppliers.
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3. The category of each tender (e.g. construction, supply of equipment, technology etc.) 4. The issuing authority/body/organisation, i.e. the buyer 5. The winner of the tender (company/individual) 6. The number of companies/individuals that applied for each tender 7. The duration of each tender 8. Was the tender for an individual supplier (one company) or a panel of suppliers (multiple companies) 9. The estimated value of each tender 10. The awarded value of each tender. 11. Indication whether the winner was the incumbent provider of that product/service. 12. The date the winner was announced 13. Where relevant, the date the tender was cancelled 14. The procedures of each tender (e.g. open procedure (OJEU).
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Number of IT devices in your organisation (Please differentiate the devices ex: desktops, laptops, servers etc.). If your organisation is planning to procure IT devices for FY 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25. If your organisation is planning to procure any IT Software applications for the above years.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All briefing material and options papers prepared for the Minister on measures to alleviate the cost of living in the run up to the announcement of a package of measures on 10 February 2022
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All proposals submitted by the Department/Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and the Department/Minister for Transport to the Department/Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for consideration for inclusion in the Government’s package of measures to mitigate the cost of living, that was announced on February 10th 2022.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I wish to seek the following records under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. 1. All correspondence between TDs and Government officials in your
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department regarding muscovite mica and pyrite 2. All correspondence between TDs and Government officials in your department regarding the muscovite mica and pyrite compensation schemes The request is for records to include – but not limited to: Internal and external correspondence Minutes of meetings Notes or memos in relation to discussion or telephone calls
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All correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Justice and the Comptroller and Auditor General regarding the business case received from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in advance of Budget 2022, from August 1 2021 to January 1 2022 -A copy of the business case received by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in advance of Budget 2022.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1.The total amount of money spent by the Irish Government/Department of Public Expenditure & Reform on Covid-19 awareness advertising for each newspaper(local/regional/national), radio station(local/national),TV station, online media outlet (such as YouTube) or any media organisation that received Covid-19 awareness advertising payments in 2020. Please give an individual listing of the total amount paid for each newspaper/radio station/tv station/online media outlet/media organisation in 2020. If payments were made to the parent company of a media organisation, then please list the name of the parent company and the media organisation that the advertising payments were attributed to. 2.The total amount of money spent by the Irish Government/ Department of Public Expenditure & Reform on Covid-19 awareness advertising for each newspaper(local/regional/national), radio station(local/national),TV station, online media outlet (such as YouTube) or any media organisation that
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received Covid-19 awareness advertising payments in 2021. Please give an individual listing of the total amount paid for each newspaper/radio station/tv station/online media outlet/media organisation in 2021. If payments were made to the parent company of a media organisation, then please list the name of the parent company and the media organisation that the advertising payments were attributed to. Covid-19 awareness advertising payments refers to any advertising payments that were made by any department in the Irish Government to any media company that was used for the purpose of advertising covid-19 awareness. Covid-19 awareness advertising includes(but is not limited to) the following: Covid-19 virus information,Covid-19 health & safety information, information on Covid -19 related laws/ guidelines on different types of restrictions,Covid- 19 related health& safety information in any area of life/industry such as travelling/tourism or hospitality/dining, vaccination information, governments plans on lifting of /adding more restrictions, campaigns to encourage people to get vaccinated or to comply with Covid-19 related laws and guidelines, making people aware of all the resources available to deal with covid-19 including government Covid-19 related financial supports, testing information. 3.The total amount in funding payments that was distributed from the Irish Government/ Department of Public Expenditure & Reform to each newspaper(local/regional/national), radio station(local/national),TV station, online media outlet (such as YouTube) or any media organisation that received funding from the Irish Government in 2019. Funding refers to any payments from any section/department of the Irish Government and under any payments scheme/funding mechanism to a media company. However, Government advertising payments should not be included in these funding totals. Please give an individual listing of the total amount paid for each newspaper/radio station/tv station/online media outlet/media organisation in 2019. If payments were made to the parent company of a media
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organisation, then please list the name of the parent company and the media organisation that the funding was attributed to. 4.The total amount in funding payments that was distributed from the Irish Government/ Department of Public Expenditure & Reform to each newspaper(local/regional/national), radio station(local/national),TV station, online media outlet (such as YouTube) or any media organisation that received funding from the Irish Government in 2020. Funding refers to any payments from any section/department of the Irish Government and under any payments scheme/funding mechanism to a media company. However Covid-19 awareness advertising payments, Covid-19 Business Support Scheme payments or Pandemic Unemployment Payments should not be included in these funding totals. Please give an individual listing of the total amount paid for each newspaper/radio station/tv station/online media outlet/media organisation in 2020. If payments were made to the parent company of a media organisation, then please list the name of the parent company and the media organisation that the funding was attributed to. 5.The total amount in funding payments that was distributed from the Irish Government/ Department of Public Expenditure & Reform to each newspaper(local/regional/national), radio station(local/national),TV station, online media outlet (such as YouTube) or any media organisation that received funding from the Irish Government in 2021. Funding refers to any payments from any section/department of the Irish Government and under any payments scheme/funding mechanism to a media company. However Covid-19 awareness advertising payments, Covid-19 Business Support Scheme payments or Pandemic Unemployment Payments should not be included in these funding totals. Please give an individual listing of the total amount paid for each newspaper/radio station/tv station/online media outlet/media organisation in 2021. If payments were made to the parent company of a media organisation, then please list the name of the parent company and the media organisation that the funding was attributed to.
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6.The total amount in Covid-19 Business Support Scheme payments or Pandemic Unemployment Payments (PUP) that the Irish Government/ Department of Public Expenditure & Reform paid to each newspaper(local/regional/national), radio station(local/national),TV station, online media outlet (such as YouTube) or any media organisation that received funding from the Irish Government in 2020. Covid-19 business Support Scheme payments refers to schemes such as ewss (employment wage subsidy scheme), crss (Covid restrictions support scheme) or any other Covid-19 Business Support payments. Please give an individual listing of the total amount paid to each newspaper/radio station/tv station/online media outlet/media organisation in 2020. If payments were made to the parent company of a media organisation, then please list the name of the parent company and the media organisation that the payments were attributed to. Please give a breakdown of the different types of payments for each media organisation receiving the payments. 7.The total amount in Covid-19 Business Support Scheme payments or Pandemic Unemployment Payments (PUP) that the Irish Government/ Department of Public Expenditure & Reform paid to each newspaper(local/regional/national), radio station(local/national),TV station, online media outlet (such as YouTube) or any media organisation that received funding from the Irish Government in 2021. Covid-19 business Support Scheme payments refers to schemes such as ewss (employment wage subsidy scheme), crss (Covid restrictions support scheme) or any other Covid-19 Business Support payments. Please give an individual listing of the total amount paid to each newspaper/radio station/tv station/online media outlet/media organisation in 2021. If payments were made to the parent company of a media organisation, then please list the name of the parent company and the media organisation that the payments were attributed to.
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Please give a breakdown of the different types of payments for each media organisation receiving the payments.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I hereby write to request for records under the Freedom of Information Act. 1. Records of domestic violence at home caused by alcohol since the introduction of minimum unit pricing, that is, from January 2022 till date 2. 3-months records of domestic violence at home caused by alcohol before the introduction of minimum unit pricing, that is, from October - December 2021
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any correspondence between your department and the following bodies with regard to the Slaney flood relief scheme in Enniscorthy: the Office of Public Works, Wexford County Council. A copy of any briefing, submissions, memos, or other such overview/review/discussion documents prepared for either the minister or the secretary general with regard to the above scheme. Both parts of this request to cover the period 1 Jan 2020 to date of receipt of the request.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Any written communications between Minister Michael McGrath and the Department of Health dated from February 1st to Saturday 12th March 2022
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of records indicating whether or not the newly appointed Secretary General in 2021 was paid, since his commencement to date, the published full salary without any FEMPI reduction.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All emails between The Department and Word Perfect Translations dated between 1st January 2019 and 1st March 2022
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I would like a copy of all records sent by DPER to the DPP's office relating to requests to increase fees for DPP cases before the courts. I would like this request to cover records generated between March 1 2017 and March 16 2022.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I am requesting the release of records relating to expenses incurred and gifts received by the Minister and Junior Ministers at the department during their visits abroad for St Patrick's Day this year, specifically:
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• The cost of travel and accommodation for the minister/junior ministers • The cost of travel and accommodation for any advisers or other staff for the minister/junior ministers • The cost of any gifts (including shamrock) incurred by the department for the trip • Any other costs associated with the trips • Details of any gifts received while the minister/junior ministers were on the trips.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Meeting minutes, meeting information pack, correspondence from the Chairperson and/or Secretary of the Public Services Agreement Group to Minister of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and/or the Secretary General and/or the Assistant Secretary General and/or other government departments and/or Ministers and/or as other associated persons in relation to a meeting held by the Public Services Oversight Group on the 11th November 2021 and Chaired by Chairman Duffy. All or any associated correspondence emanating from or generated as a result of the meeting of the 11th November 2021 which specifically references Hibernia College and the Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree Programme in General Nursing.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Please state how many women and men in your department earn a salary of €100,000 or above, €75,000 or above, and €50,000 or above. Please also state the total number of employees, and how many are full time and part time.
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Any information, documents, or correspondence held by this department relating to complaints of or investigations into workplace sexual harassment. I would like my request to cover the last five years.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of each submission made to The Department between 11 November and 21 December relating to the review being carried out of the Freedom of Information Act
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of all submissions made to The Department between 25 November and 31 January as part of a public consultation related to a review of Ireland’s ethics legislation.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Briefing notes provided to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath in relation to the impact of the State’s response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis. I wish for my request to cover the period from 24/2/2022 – 31/3/2022.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I wish to make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, under the FOI Act of 2014, in respect of the following documents held by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP): Copies of the following documents related to RFT 128458-PAS097F (SRFT Title: “Provision of ICT Consultancy Services with Regard to Cloud Services”): i. The full report prepared by the consultant appointed to undertake the work in question. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the report that, as per page 17 of PAS097F, is intended – inter alia – to determine “the nature, scope and scale of demand for cloud services and commitment to invest in such services across the public service”. ii. The recommendations made – if such recommendations are separate to, or were not contained within, the full report – regarding “the feasibility of developing a Cloud Services Category Strategy for the ICT Portfolio” (as per page 17 of PAS097F). iii. The client survey/questionnaire which was “aimed at determining the nature, scope and scale of demand and commitment to invest in cloud technologies across the public service” (page 17 of PAS097F). iv. Any additional summary or presentation (whether in email, Word document or PowerPoint format), related to the full and final report or any recommendations flowing from that report, that was presented to the OGP CEO/CPO, and/or Director of Sourcing, and/or OGP Executive, and/or the Board of the OGP.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Meeting minutes, meeting information pack, correspondence from the Chairperson and/or Secretary of the outlined meeting to Minister of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and/or the Secretary General
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and/or the Assistant Secretary General and/or other government departments and/or Ministers and/or as other associated persons in relation to a meeting held between representatives of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and various representatives of Irish trade unions held on 31st March 2022. All or any associated correspondence emanating from or generated as a result of the meeting which specifically references Hibernia College and the Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree Programme in General Nursing.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I am seeking all records of communications between DPER and DAFM regarding mobility since the inception of the mobility policy from 01/01/2015.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all information relating to engagement between the Irish Free State Government and David Wynn Miller including but not limited to any syntax constitution between September 2008 and September 2012
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1) Copies of the receipts of flights, hotel accommodation, transport costs e.g. taxis, trains etc. for Minister McGrath visit to the US and Canada for St Patrick's Day events 2022 2) Copies of the receipts of flights, hotel accommodation, transport costs e.g. taxis, trains etc. for any officials from Department of Public Expenditure and Reform that travelled with Minister McGrath to the US and Canada for St Patricks Day Events 2022 3) A list of expenses that have yet to be paid from the trip to the US and Canada for St Patricks Day Events 2022 from either Minister or any official from the DPER as of end of business on 19 April 2022; and if you could provide a brief description as why that particular expense if any has yet to be paid e.g. Hotel accommodation have yet to seek their costs from this Department etc.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any records held referring or relating to the setting of the salary level for the Ceann Comhairle. Copies of any records held referring or relating
- Received —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
to the restoration of the salary level for the Ceann Comhairle. Both parts of this request to cover the period 1 May 2021 to date of receipt of the request
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I am requesting the release of details regarding expenses incurred by the Minister and Department's Junior Minister(s) during St Patrick's Day programme visits abroad this year, specifically: • The cost of travel and accommodation for the Minister • The cost of travel and accommodation for any advisers or other staff for the Minister • The cost of any gifts (including shamrock) incurred by the Department for the trip • Any other costs associated for the trip • A copy of all receipts associated with the trip
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1. An electronic copy of the Tender Response Documents Parts A, B, & C submitted by Abbey Physiotherapy Clinic Ltd t/a Healthcare Direct under THR0028F Single Supplier Framework Contract for the provision of Manual Handling and People Moving and Handling Training Services in the Health Sector (2018). 2. An electronic copy of the Tender Response Documents Parts A, B, & C submitted by The CPL Institute/CPL Resources plc under THR0028F Single Supplier Framework Contract for the provision of Manual Handling and People Moving and Handling Training Services in the Health Sector (2018)
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1. An electronic copy of the Tender Response Documents Parts A, B, & C for LOT 11 submitted by The CPL Institute/CPL Resources plc under PROJ000002455 - Framework (2nd Generation) for the provision of Health and Safety Training, Consultancy and Advisory Services to the Public Sector (2020) 2. An electronic copy of the Tender Response Documents Parts A, B, & C for LOT 4 submitted by G Holland Ltd t/a Holland Safety under PROJ000002455 -
- Received —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Framework (2nd Generation) for the provision of Health and Safety Training, Consultancy and Advisory Services to the Public Sector (2020)
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Correspondence between (sent and received including attachments) the Minister/Ministers of State in the department and the department secretary general, between 1st April and 22nd April 2022.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any correspondence between the Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform/his officials, and the board members of Benefacts, regarding funding. Dates between 1st March 2021 and March 31st 2022.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of the review completed in 2020 into the data analytics company Benefacts, and any associated internal correspondence between the Minister and department officials regarding the review.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Please can you reveal the content of all correspondence from all whistleblowers received by all departments in relation to the Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill 2022? I understand that names of whistleblowers who wish to remain anonymous will be concealed but my interest lies in their commentary on proposed legislation.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1. The details of the plan drawn up by the department of health with consultancy firm EY titled 1 Government Central (1GC) which looked at increased monitoring and surveillance during the pandemic. 2. The costings and amounts paid for EY to formulate 1GC. 3. Any and all correspondence between the minister, the department and EY around this 1GC plan.
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any submissions for the Minister or the Sec Gen with regard to the pandemic bonus payment for frontline healthcare workers. This request to cover the period 1 July 2021 to date of receipt of the request.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence sent/received by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the pandemic bonus payment for frontline workers.
- Received —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence sent/received by the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the pandemic bonus payment for frontline workers. I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/12/2021 to the date of this request
- Part-GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I would like to request under the Freedom of Information Acts all documents held by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform between January 2022 and May 2022 related to the Croi Conaithe Cities fund including any data or submissions related to the calculation of the viability gap for apartment developments and the upper subsidy limit as announced by the Minister on 10.5.22.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I request access to the following records which are non-personal and which I believe are held by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, dated between January 1, 2022 and the date of this request: • A record or correspondence to and from the minister’s office and Credit Suisse, including representatives acting on behalf of Credit Suisse, regarding the development of rent-to-buy housing units. • A record of briefing documents, and draft briefing documents, prepared by/for the Department relating to Credit Suisse and proposals to develop rent-to-buy housing units.