Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
FOI Requests — 2434 requests
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence between ministers, advisers or officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and ministers, advisers or officials in the Department of Education and the Department of Taoiseach regarding the appointment of a press/media adviser to Minister Norma Foley. This would include discussions regarding the need for an advisor, the identity of prospective candidates and their suitability or unsuitability, as well as the remuneration they would receive. The timescale I am interested in begins on the first day of the new government on June 27, 2020 and November 24, 2020.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Please can you provide all records relating to the costs spent on providing equipment such as computers, desks, chairs and other items in order to facilitate government employees of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform working from home since the Covid-19 pandemic began in March 2020 until November 2020. Please provide records with the names of each item (such as “chair”, or “desk”) and how much each item cost. Please can you also provide all records relating to the costs spent on providing equipment such as computers, desks, chairs and other items in order to facilitate government ministers at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform working from home since the Covid-19 pandemic began in March 2020 until November 2020. Please provide records with the names of each item (such as “chair”, or “desk”), how much each item cost and who each item was for.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any records held by DPER, dated between August 2020 and November 2020, including e-mails, memos or meeting minutes, related to the €74m shared equity loan scheme announced in Budget 2021.
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Copies of the following submissions: 00939 Briefing for bilateral meeting Minister for Health 08 10 2020 /00846 Briefing for bilateral meeting Minister for Health 23 09 2020
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Our request is in relation to the following review: “Analysis of Covid Impacts on Commercial Office Market – Potential Implications for State Leases”. The review reports that the total office space maintained by OPW at the end of 2019 was 887,407 SQM, consisting of 542,178 SQM owned and 345,229 SQM leased property. We would like to get further information on this office space. Can we request the following information for Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick, where the property is greater than 5,000 sq. ft.: • OPW owned office space Address Eircode Floor area NIA or GIA Department in occupation BER rating • OPW leased office space Address Eircode Landlord Floor area NIA or GIA Rent per annum Lease terms
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Lease start date Lease break option date Lease expiry date Next rent review date Rent review basis: CPI, Open Market, Upward Only Department in occupation BER rating
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I wish to apply to access correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the matter of the two recommendations that were made in terms of the international election observation roster as outlined in circular 11/2019 (page 17) and subsequent follow up correspondence on this matter.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
We are writing to you in connection with single supplier framework contract for the provision of recovery/towing and management service contract (to include recovery, storage, disposal of vehicles, receiving payments of fees and the management of the overall service) in the Louth area last advertised for tender on 26th March 2015. We require access to all records in relation to that competition and in relation to the holding of a subsequent competition for the same subject. The request for information includes but is not limited to details of the company in each case, identities of applicants, outcome of the competition and particulars of any breaches identified in respect of the tender process.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any submissions, briefings, memos, or other such review/discussion documents prepared for the Minister or the Secretary General with regard to the restoration of pay for higher- earning public servants, Oireachtas members, ministers, and/or the
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judiciary. This request to cover the period 1 Sept 2020 to date of receipt of the request.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Any materials (correspondence or otherwise) relating to meetings with your department and Amazon Web Services over the past 3 years. These materials may include emails, WhatsApp messages, Twitter direct messages, texts, notes, minutes, PowerPoint presentations, memos, letters, reports, etc. This includes ministers, ministers of state, senior officials and others subject to FOI request.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
We wish to receive the following information in relation to the award of contract Single supplier framework for the provision of Pre-Retirement Planning Course for the Civil Service – THR044F The tender submission of the winning tenderer The price submitted by the winning tenderer The tender submissions of the unsuccessful tenderers Details of the evaluation criteria and scoring achieved by tenderers.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All modelling work carried out by or in the possession of the department regarding the resiliency of businesses to Covid-19 public health restrictions and/or levels of the government's framework for restrictive measures as set out in the Resilience and Recovery 2020- 2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19. The records sought include all documents, spreadsheets, correspondence, underlying data, data visualisations (charts, graphs etc.) containing or otherwise related to the modelling work.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence in the last three months between Secretary General Robert Watt and Minister Michael McGrath regarding the Government’s affordable housing scheme. I would also like all correspondence between Mr Watt and Department of Housing
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Secretary General Graham Doyle and Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien regarding the same scheme during the same period.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Email correspondence from or to finance minister Paschal Donohoe concerning Safetynet Primary Care, during the dates 14 June 2017 to present. Minutes of all meetings involving finance minister Paschal Donohoe and Safetynet Primary Care, during the dates 14 June 2017 to present. Copies of any reports/submissions/memos or other such review documents prepared on foot of these meetings involving finance minister Paschal Donohoe and Safetynet Primary Care, during the dates 14 June 2017 to present.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Email correspondence from or to Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment Patrick O'Donovan concerning Safetynet Primary Care, during the dates 20 June 2017 – 27 June 2020. Minutes of all meetings involving Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment Patrick O'Donovan and Safetynet Primary Care, during the dates 20 June 2017 – 27 June 2020. Copies of any reports/submissions/memos or other such review documents prepared on foot of these meetings involving Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment Patrick O'Donovan and Safetynet Primary Care, during the dates 20 June 2017 – 27 June 2020.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any records held by DPER dated between 1st of December 2020 and 4th of January 2021 including e-mails, memos or meetings minutes related to the €74m shared equity loan scheme announced in Budget 2021.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all records held relating to the setting of a salary and other contractual arrangements for the appointment of a new CEO of Ervia. This request to cover the period 1 June 2020 to date of receipt of the request.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
The Department’s Records Management Policy. Any guidelines, procedures or manuals compiled as part of the Department’s Records Management programme, including File Plans and Records Retention/Disposal Schedules. The minutes of meetings held during 2018 by any records management committee, steering group or similar body operating within the Department.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1. Copy of correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Health regarding the cost of the planned new National Children’s Hospital from 1 July 2018 2. Copy of correspondence between the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Health since 01 September 2018 3. Copy of correspondence between the secretary general of the Department of Public Expenditure and the secretary general of the Department of Health since 01 September 2018
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all correspondence between your department and the Department of Foreign Affairs regarding: - The administrative burden at the DFA given the significant rise in passport applications in recent years - Calls for the DFA to hire more full time staff to the passport office to deal with this surge in applications
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- The cost and logistics of printing so many passports each day - Additional DFA funding to meet this rise in demand
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
How much was spent by the Department in 2017 and 2018 on bottled water.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All briefing material including memos, background papers, preparatory advice, and minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence, documents and publications shared between the Department of Health and/or the Health Service Executive and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform between April 2018 and October 2018 in relation to the cost of the National Children’s Hospital.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All briefing material including memos, background papers, preparatory advice, minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence, documents and publications shared between the Department of Health and/or the Health Service Executive and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform between October 2018 and now in relation to the cost of the National Children’s Hospital.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Any documents that explain the basis on which the Assistant Principal Officer was upgraded in 2016 and the two Assistant Principal Officers were upgraded in 2018? Any documents that explain the basis of these upgrading or outline or relate to whether these upgrading were just a simple matter of upgrading the officers after a given period of time or otherwise, or any documents that outline or relate to whether or not the officers in question needed to sit and pass an interview or any other competition or evaluation process before being upgraded? Any documents that outline or relate to the holding of and the results of any such interview, competition or
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evaluation process, including any documents that outline or relate to the number of officers who participated in any such interview, competition or evaluation process? 3. Any documents that outline or relate to whether or not the three officers in question had previously transferred into the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform from another Government Department or Office as Assistant Principal Officers Standard; and any documents that outline or relate to the basis on which these officers were upgraded, whether on the basis that they were performing the same functions and duties as their Assistant Principal Officer Higher Scale colleagues, or on some other basis? This to include any documents that relate to the assignment and performance of functions and the need to treat staff who perform the same duties and functions equally and fairly. 4. Any documents that relate to the salary paid to these officers including the authorisation to pay the extra salary (the difference in the amount paid between the Assistant Principal Officer Standard and the Assistant Principal Officer Higher), and any records relating to whether the extra salary was to be paid directly from Central Exchequer funds or was to be paid from the 1% PCW Allowance? 5. Any documents that contain information on any discussions undertaken or decisions taken on how such upgrades are allowed and operated, including any process of ‘Assimilation’ that is in place, and the basis on which they are to be paid, i.e. central exchequer funding or 1%PCW. I hope this clarifies the matter. Please note that I am seeking copies of records that exist in relation to practice and procedure
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followed, and the basis on which appointments are made, at Assistant Principal Officer Standard and Higher levels, in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I am also seeking for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to provide any documentation it holds on the justification for the existence of the two separate grades of Assistant Principal Officer Standard and Assistant Principal Officer Higher and on the differentiation in the roles and duties to be assigned to each of these grades, given the difference of €7,000 plus per annum paid in respect of them.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records relating to correspondence between the Department and the IDA concerning data centres
- Handled OutsideReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1. Please confirm that the Department of Defence Report to the Public Service Pay Commission (PSCP) was sent to your Department for review before being submitted to the Public Service Pay Commission. 2. The date on which the Department of Defence Report to the Public Service Pay Commission was received by your Department 3. All correspondence between the Department of Defence and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform relating to the submission. 4. All correspondence between DPER and the PSPC relating to the submission by the Department of Defence 5. The date on which the Department of Defence Submission was forwarded by DPER to the PSPC. 6. If the Submission has not yet been sent to the PSPC, any correspondence indicating when it will be sent.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence, documents and minutes of meetings held by the Government Reform Unit in relation to the Data Sharing and Governance Bill between November 1, 2018 and the present.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all records held relating to the overpayment of pensions to retired members of An Garda Síochána in period 1 January 2018 to date of receipt of this request.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records of correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Justice between 1 December 2017 and 1 December 2018 concerning the retention by the Department of Justice of private sector legal firms to investigate protected disclosures (as per the Protected Disclosures Act 2014) in the Irish Prison Service.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondences including emails, letters and attachments between the office of Minister Paschal Donohoe and Dublin City Council in relation to the planned Dublin City Library on Parnell Square. This can be dated between January 1 2016 and January 1 2019 and can be delivered to this email address.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records associated with this entry in the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/36958/ibm
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
The release of details regarding expenses incurred by the Ministers' visits abroad last year for St Patrick's Day, specifically The cost of travel and accommodation for the Minister and Junior Minister The cost of travel and accommodation for any advisers or other staff for both Ministers. The cost of any gifts (including shamrock) incurred by the Department for the trips
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A copy of the minutes of the Civil Service Personnel Officers' Network meeting held in December 2016.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any records held relating to the appearance (or non- appearance) of Robert Watt or any officials of your Department at the Oireachtas Health Committee in January 2019. Copies of any correspondence between your department and the above committee relating to the appearance of official(s) from D/PER at its hearings in January 2019.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence between the Dept. Public Expenditure and Reform and the Dept. Housing referencing the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. Dates - 1 January 2018 - present. All minutes of meetings, ministerial briefings and other briefing documents relating to the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. Dates - 1 January 2018 - present.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All electronic correspondence including email, texts, WhatsApp messages and any other form of electronic communications between Ministers in the department and the secretary general of the Department between 01 January to 01 February 2019.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
The written invitations sent to framework participants, asking for competitive bids for “Provision of Lot 2 -Organisational Change Management & Leadership for the University of Limerick (UL)" The bids received for “Provision of Lot 2 -Organisational Change Management & Leadership for the University of Limerick (UL)" I believe this mini competition was run from this previous framework: RFT 98981 - PAS007F - Request for Tender for All of Government Framework Agreement for the Provision of Business & Management Consulting & Advisory Services.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all correspondence to/from minister Paschal Donohoe on the topic of the National Children's Hospital between July 1, 2018 and February 6, 2019.
- Received —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all correspondence to/from secretary general Robert Watt on the topic of the National Children's Hospital between July 1, 2018 and February 6, 2019.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All submissions received by the Department from other government Departments or the HSE to the National Development Plan
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence between senior procurement official Paul Quinn using his departmental email address or any other email address with other senior officials within the Department of Finance, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform or the Department of Health regarding the National Children's Hospitals since January 2017. Copies of any correspondence between Mr Quinn and the ministerial offices in the Department of Finance, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform or the Department of Health regarding the hospital.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Health related to the National Children's Hospital from the period 01 June 2018 to the present day.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All briefing material including memos, background papers, preparatory advice, and minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence, documents and publications shared between the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and officials in the Central Expenditure Policy and Reporting division between April 2018 and 31 December 2018 in relation to the cost of the National Children’s Hospital.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All copies of any communication or correspondence, both written and electronic, along with any memos or notes of meetings
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between Minister Paschal Donohoe and Sec Gen Robert Watt relating to the National Children’s Hospital. 1st of August 2017 to present