Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
FOI Requests — 2434 requests
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Records created between 1 March 2019 and 4 August 2020 relating to the consideration of Mr Robert Watt as a candidate for nomination as a member of the board of the Football Association of Ireland. Mr Robert Watt, the secretary general at the Department of Public Expenditure was recently appointed to the board of the FAI. The Sunday Times has reported that former sports minister Shane Ross blocked the appointment during the Minister’s tenure because of perceived or other conflicts of interest. Following the general election in 2020 and subsequent government formation, a decision was made to progress with the appointment and apparently, the FAI had kept the board vacancy open for several months to facilitate the appointment. I would like to see copies of correspondence within the Department and between the Department and officials from other Departments, including the Department of the Taoiseach, between the Department and external bodies
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and individuals including the FAI, and minutes of meetings where the appointment or conflicts of interest were addressed.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of the Minister's diary for the period 27th of June up to and including date of receipt of the request.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
This request is being made under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and in light of the recent FOI from the Irish Times, I have grave concerns over the monitoring of Irish Social Media by government departments. As such, I am requesting any similar information that your department is collecting on Irish social media commentary on the actions of your department. In order to be perfectly clear, I would like to receive any information (posts, comments, shares/retweets, likes etc.) that your department has been collecting and collating from Irish Social Media. While the information published by the Irish Times could be said to be collecting as a means of ‘gauging public opinion’, the information I am requesting does not need to inherently do the same, but if you could include the purpose for which it was collected, that would be much appreciated. I'd like to access records from January 2019 to today, August 19th 2020
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am seeking a copy of all the correspondence issued by Bank of Ireland (BoI) or the Banking & Payments Federation to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to its 2020 Redundancy Programme of 1400 redundancies and including any information to secure DPER authorisation / agreement to increase Voluntary Parting terms. This request is to include PowerPoint presentations. Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am seeking the return correspondence issued by Department of Public Expenditure & Reform to Bank of Ireland or the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland in response to their representations. Please include all reference to the basis on which approval for the increase was sought and granted, any restrictions committed to by BOI or Imposed by DPER with
- Received —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
particular reference to the time period or limitations on offering enhanced Voluntary Parting terms
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting copies of all complaints sent to the Minister's office since 2018 about the Freedom of Information Act. My request should include, but not be limited to, complaints by members of the public, politicians or the Information Commissioner about the application of the Act by public bodies to whom it applies.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1. All correspondence between the secretary general at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Robert Watt and the Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach Martin Fraser in relation to the roadmap for reopening the country between June 20 - August 21 2020 2. All correspondence between the secretary general at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Robert Watt and the Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach Martin Fraser in relation to the regionalised restrictions in place in Laois, Kildare, and Offaly from 1 August - 21 August 2020 3. All correspondence between the secretary general at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Robert Watt and the Secretary General of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in Ireland, Dr Orlaigh Quinn in relation to the roadmap for reopening the country between June 20 - August 21 2020 4. All correspondence between the secretary general at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Robert Watt and the Secretary General of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in Ireland, Dr Orlaigh Quinn in relation the regionalised restrictions in place in Laois, Kildare, and Offaly from 1 August - 21 August 2020
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
a) Emails, other correspondence and notes of meetings between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and other public sector bodies or networks in 2019 and 2020 concerning Benefacts or the value of its services b) Minutes of the quarterly meetings of the Project Advisory Committee in 2019
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and 2020 held under the terms of the Benefacts' funding oversight agreement with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform c) Records of any consultation the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has held with the public or with non-profit sector bodies in 2019 and 2020 concerning the value they place on Benefacts work.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any invitations to events sent by email or by post to the office of the Minister and junior minister(s) at the department since their appointment in June. I am also seeking the release of any correspondence sent in response to these invitations, either by the minister(s) themselves or their secretary.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence to and from the offices of Ministers based in the Department regarding the Oireachtas Golf Society from the period 01 March 2020 and the present day.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
The names and titles of all new advisers hired to work with ministers and ministers of state since the formation of the new government, as well as details of which ministers they have been assigned to work with, and any available details of their duties and responsibilities. A copy of any requests (via email, traditional mail or any other format) to the Minister or secretary general of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to sanction any increments or increases to the standard pay scale for advisers to Ministers or Ministers of State, since the formation of the new government. This information should include which adviser the increment was being sought on behalf of, the reasons set out as to why such an increment was necessary, and whether the Minister or secretary general of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform approved the request. The timescale I am interested in begins on the first day of the new government on June 27, 2020 and the day that work begins on this FOI.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any records held referring or relating to the appointment of Robert Watt to a position with the Football Association of Ireland. This request to cover the period 1 July 2020 to date of receipt of the request
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of the actual mileage claim forms submitted by Minister Patrick O'Donovan for the calendar year 2020. A record of how much was paid to the minister for each of these claim forms.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A record of the amount paid out in severance payments for former office holders [as per the attached image in the Dept of Finance accounts for 2019]. A breakdown of severance payments in each of the following years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and the number of persons in receipt of such payments.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Correspondence and minutes of any meetings or other memos to and from Department of Housing Planning & Local Government from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to Detective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme for Donegal and Mayo covering periods 2018 – 2020. Request to exclude repeated email chains.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence, including invoices, receipts and emails, related to any media and/or communications training provided to Ministers in the Department from the period June 27 to the present day.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any correspondence between the Department and the Office of the Information Commissioner with regard to a review of the operation of the Freedom of Information Act. Copies of any correspondence between the Department and the Office of the Information Commissioner with regard to weaknesses, problems, gaps, or other issues with the FOI Act 2014. This request to cover the period 1 Jan 2019 to date of receipt of the request.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all records held referring or relating to methods for validation of attendance for the purposes of payment of the travel and accommodation allowance to members of the Oireachtas. This request to cover the period 1 May 2020 to date of receipt of the request
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A list of all submissions made to the Minister or Ministers of State at your Department using the e-submissions system (or whatever relevant/similar system is in place at your Department) in the period 1 July 2020 to the date of
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receipt of this request. This request is to include the date of the submission and its title. I am not seeking copies of the submissions themselves.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure secretary general Robert Watt and the secretaries general of the Departments of the Taoiseach, Health, Social Protection and Business regarding Covid-19, including discussions around the 'Plan for Living with COVID-19', between the period 27 June 2020 and 15 September 2020.
- Transferred OutReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of the winning tenderer's response to 'criterion 2 - Critical Thinking Brief’ in the competition for the Provision of Design and Print Services to TUSLA CRM:0096793
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
For the rates of extra allowance give to the different members of the public service, involved in COVID-19 testing, split in to government sectors. IE defence force rates, HSE rates and department of education rates, given that different members of staff from the given department where involved in testing.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of all correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform including the Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform and all Ministers of State or officials acting on behalf of the Ministers of State in relation to the hiring of new advisors from June 27th to present
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records*, written, printed or electronic, related to the request from the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission on or after the 4th of October 2016 that: “the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to put in place the legislative basis required to provide resources to groups, as recommended by the sub-Committee on Dáil Reform in its report of 24 May 2016, that Technical Groups be allowed to avail of administrative support on the principle of equality of resourcing for all members.”[minute 5(i)(b) of Tuesday 4th of October 2016 refers]*minutes, reports, discussion papers, memos, email threads, contemporaneous notes, electronic messaging (e.g.: SMS, WhatsApp, etc.).
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence to the Department from the following ministers and/or their officials regarding the appointment of special advisers from the date of their appointment to September 23, 2020: Mary Butler; Anne Rabbitte; Thomas Byrne; Sean Fleming; Patrick O’Donovan; Josepha Madigan; Damien English; Martin Heydon; Malcolm Noonan; and Joe O’Brien.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence sent and received by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Micheal in relation to special advisers for Ministers of State. I wish for my request to include but not be limited to text messages, WhatsApp messages, e-mails etc. wish for my request to cover the period from 1/6/2020 – 23/9/2020.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
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. Furthermore, I am also requesting all correspondence received by your department from all other Government Departments and public representatives relating to the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill/ Act received in 2017 and 2018.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All information relating to media monitoring activities undertaken by, or for, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 to include: - Any contracts and associated agreements and any documentation relating to the appointment of third parties to undertake media monitoring activities, and any costs associated with same. - Details and any associated documentation relating to internal media monitoring undertaking by officials within the Department, and any costs associated with same. - All documents relating to media monitoring including relevant minutes of meetings, briefings for officials, Ministers or Ministers of State, or any correspondence with other third parties, including other government departments, agencies, statutory bodies or private individuals and companies.
- Received —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
- The media monitoring reports compiled in or for the department during the timeframe as outlined.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records relating to the costs of the Apple tax case to the Irish Government to date, from August 29th 2016 to September 25th 2020 inclusive. I am requesting records including, but not limited to, the following: • Legal costs incurred by the Department/Government in the case • Financial services costs incurred by the Department/Government in relation to the case and the escrow account required pending decisions • Any other costs for services provided in relation to the case
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Correspondence between the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/6/2020 – 28/9/2020.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Correspondence between the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and Members of the Oireachtas in relation to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/6/2020 – 28/9/2020.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Documents relating to all allowances paid to clerical officer's in the civil service. Documents relating to all allowances which may be claimed by clerical officers in the civil service. Documents relating to the rationale behind each allowance available to clerical officer's in the civil service.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
According to the Lobbying Register, Amazon Web Services sent a letter to Minister McGrath “To brief the Minister on AWS' investment and commitment to Ireland, sustainability priorities, the benefits of cloud and international experience in driving digital transformation”. Could I please get a copy of this letter and any response to the correspondence/follow-up communication? https://www.lobbying.ie/return/61953/amazon-web-services
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copy of correspondence between the secretary general of the Department of Public Expenditure and the secretary general of the Department of Health since 1 July 2020. Copy of correspondence between the Minister for Public Expenditure and the Minister for Health since 01 July 2020
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All minutes and/or other records of the meeting between Minister McGrath, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, Minister Donohoe and representatives of the five main banks along with the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland (BPFI) on September 28, 2020. All correspondence between any of the parties mentioned above in advance of the meeting. All briefing notes prepared for Minister McGrath in advance of the meeting. The timeframe should cover the period of September 14, 2020 to September 28, 2020
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any briefings/submissions or memos prepared for either the Minister or Secretary General with regard to sanction for salaries in excess of agreed rates, relocation expenses, car allowances, bonus payments or performance-related pay for state appointments. This request to cover the period 1 July to date of receipt of the request.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence sent and received between DPER sec gen Robert Watt and the OPW on the Military Road Garda command and control centre project, or the Harcourt Sq. lease, between 1st November 2019 and 1st October 2020.”
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all correspondence, and records of correspondence, in the year to date involving issues relating to public expenditure involving Polymetrika International and the implementation of the Leaving Cert calculated grades process or any other service provided by the firm.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All communication or documentation exchanged internally and externally by officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform at the grade of assistant principal officer and above as part of the publication of the circular entitled "Guidance and FAQs for Public Service Employers during Covid-19", as well as any correspondence exchanged in the six weeks following its publication on July 30". All communication or documentation exchanged internally and externally by officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform at the grade of assistant principal officer and above in response to criticism of Deputy MacSharry's criticism of public servants work rate during the pandemic. (please see link below) My query relates to the period, July 28 to August 31. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/public-servants-using- covid-19-to-lie-on-couch-and-watch-box-sets-1.4316458
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
In 2012, our client was a successful tenderer in a public procurement process undertaken by the Commissioner of Public Works, which is now part of the Office of Government Procurement (the OGP). This involved a Framework Agreement for the "supply of Managed Print Services" (the Framework).We note that the OGP is a division of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Pursuant to Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (the Act), we hereby request that your office and / or the OGP furnish us, in paper format, each of the following categories of records held by your office and / or the OGP: 1. Any communications between our client and the OGP in relation to the Framework including any mini-competitions or contracts thereunder; 2. Records referring to any work undertaken by our client under the Framework; and
- Received —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
3. Records of any awards of contracts to our client under the Framework (via "mini-competitions" or otherwise).
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of all correspondences (including any attachments therein) from any member of RTE's executive board and the Minister (and/or his advisors/department officials) in relation to state funding, the TV license, and/or RTE's finances, to cover the period Jan 1, 2020, to date
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A list of current special advisers assigned to Ministers in the format published for the previous Government at: https://assets.gov.ie/19699/67fe34e66f084372b5f17066e8c8bb75.pdf Including date of appointment, salary, relevant pay scale and information notes.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
The release of any correspondence from Airbnb sent to or from the minister regarding the company's economic impact on Ireland, referred to in this entry on the lobbying register, but not limited to it.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Access to all records held by the DPER in relation to lobbying by Michael Stanley and Edward Dobbs between 1 May and 31 August 2020. These include, but are not limited to: - Correspondence between the Stanley and Dobbs and DPER - Minutes of meetings between Stanley, Dobbs and DPER
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
• A copy of any briefing documents compiled for the Minister/Department Secretary General in preparation of the RTE calls listed in the reference below. • A copy of any minutes, notes, memos, etc. from RTE phone calls made to the Minister/Department Secretary General listed in the reference below. • A copy of any communications (internal or external) arising from the calls listed in the reference below.