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
copies of any records held by the Department relating to the setting of salary level for the appointment of a new director of Sláintecare.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Classes of allowances to be abolished for new beneficiaries etc. Allowances paid in An Garda Síochána - Classes of allowances proposed to be abolished for new beneficiaries etc. Priority list for elimination/review for current beneficiaries etc. All documentation including but not limited to correspondence received from the Department of Justice & Equality touching upon the prioritisation for elimination/review for current recipients within An Garda Síochána only. Any and all documentation relating to consideration of the Government decision in abolishing allowances, pursuant to the Employment Act 1998.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
access to letters sent to officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform by Hume Brophy on behalf of Premier Lotteries Ireland as outlined in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/25396/hume-brophy
- Received —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I also wish to request, under FoI, copies of any minutes / memos / briefings / correspondence relating to the meeting between Premier Lotteries Ireland and Minister Donohoe as referred to in the same lobbying return.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of correspondence to and from the Department and the Minister since January 1, 2017 in relation to the payment of enhanced fees (fees above the usual rate) to prosecution counsel and/or solicitors in criminal cases.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
* the number and a list of all bills enacted and which relate to matters for which the minister has responsibility since 2011. * the number of reports reviewing such legislation laid by by the minister before an Oireachtas committee since 2011 as required under Dáil standing orders 141A (now 164A). * drafts of all such reports which may have been commenced or prepared but not laid in the Dáil library. * all internal memos, notes or guidelines held by your department relating to compliance with Standing Order 164A (and its predecessor 141A in the 31st/32nd Dáil
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence between DPER and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding the appointment and determination of salary for the special adviser to the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht between the period 01 June 2017 and 23 January 2018 inclusive. ·All correspondence between the DPER and the Department of the Taoiseach regarding the appointments and determination of salaries for all special advisers in the Department of the Taoiseach between the period 01 June 2017 and 23 January 2018 inclusive. My preferred form of access to these records is in digital format via email. Should you have any queries please contact me on the number below.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
My request relates to a public procurement procedure completed by your organisation. Specifically, my request relates to a tender awarded on 26-05-2017 under the OJEU TED Contract Award Notice ID number 2017-353809 and described as the “FWF027F - Request for Tenders to establish a number of Multi Supplier Framework Agreements for the provision of Waste Management Services”. I seek: · A copy of the successful bid documents related to the above referenced tender and each of the successful applicants in each lot. · A copy of the unsuccessful bids – in the case of unsuccessful bids I am happy to have the identity of the bidders redacted. · A copy of the bid evaluation report(s) or memo(s). · A copy of any contract with the successful bidders. · The details of all contracts awarded under the Framework agreement which have been notified to the OGP.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to correspondence between the RIAI and Minister Donohoe as outlined in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/24920/riai
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I am seeking to find the numbers of Irish Civil Servants in each Irish County and abroad, broken down by county, department and grade. My preferred form of access is to receive copies of the record by E-mail. Details of Request In accordance with Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act, I request access to records which are non-personal. I request the following records: A record of the number of serving civil Servants in Ireland, broken down by county, then department, then grade. This to be provided in tabular format, and sent by E-Mail if possible.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Request all copies of documentation concerning what a letter received from Mr Carey, Department of Health & Children. All copies of documentation etc. regarding the ongoing dispute by the union and on how such alleged dispute impacted implementation of the Report No 42 pay award to senior HSE Managers. Copies of all briefing documents/notes prepared for the Minister for Finance, leading to his decisions, as articulated in Ms Buckley’s letter etc.
- 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 between the Department of Finance and the National Treasury Management Agency since 1st September 2017 in relation to the National Development Plan 2018-2027 and Project Ireland 2040.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Department of Education regarding the National Development Plan; * Briefing material prepared for the Minister for Public Expenditure or senior officials regarding bi-lateral meetings with the Department of Education regarding the National Development Plan.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1. Copies of submissions received by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to Project Ireland 2040. 2. Copies of correspondence to the Minister/secretary general/deputy secretary general on Project Ireland 2040.
- Received —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
3. Internal documentation within the Department relating to Project Ireland 2040. Please include policy papers, early drafts of policy papers, research on costings etc.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I wish to request the information listed below under the Freedom of Information Acts 1997, 2003 and 2014: All electronic and written correspondence between the Strategic Communications Unit in the Department of An Taoiseach and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, including any meetings, emails, discussions, reports and memos regarding the following: Project Ireland 2040; National Development Plan 2018-2027; and the National Planning Framework, including correspondence on all information and promotional campaigns and associated costs and budgets in the period to March 06 2018.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records relating to the correspondence between Secretary General of Department Social Protection, Eddie Sullivan and Secretary General in Finance, John Hurley pertinent to the negotiations to transfer funds from the SW Insurance fund agreed prior to the budget announcement in December 2001. It is desired to be known where the impetus from this "raid" on the funds originated and it is in the knowledge that both Mr Hurley and Mr Sullivan were accounting officers with obligations to protect the SI fund by statute. This would apply in particular to Mr Sullivan.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I am writing to request access to records held by DPER under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request access to the following records/details: - All queries/complaints from the public concerning the expansion of the Public Services Card for additional state services dating from 1 January 2017 until 11 September 2017 I would request that this information be provided in digital format, although if this is not possible any other format is also acceptable.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, I wish to request access to the following records that I believe to be held by the Department: A list of the cost incurred by the department to pay for Irish translation of documents, speeches, online content, bills, contracts etc. for the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and for the first six months of this year Could I please have the above information sent to this email address in tabular form and in a digital format, preferably a workable excel spreadsheet.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, can I request the following: All emails and memos, internal and external relating to the departure of Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan from her post, specifically dealing with her pension.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence – including letters, emails, records, memos and notes of phone calls and meetings – between the Department of Public Expenditure and the Department of Justice, and between the Department of Public Expenditure and An Garda Síochána, on the retirement arrangements for former Garda Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
copies of correspondence between Activision Blizzard and Secretary General Robert Watt as outlined in lobbying return
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Any records held by the Department relating to possibility that payment of whip allowance as well as junior ministerial allowance to Regina Doherty may not be allowed for under legislation. This request can obviously exclude any such records already released to me.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any briefings, submissions, memoranda, reports prepared for the Minister relating to the setting of a new salary level for the Garda Commissioner.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
(a) - access to any correspondence with Minister Regina Doherty since the start of July 2017 in relation to the payment of a "super junior" allowance to her while she was Chief Whip, including any correspondence in relation to repaying the money (b) - access to any correspondence with Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor in relation to the payment of a "super junior" allowance to her in her role as Minister of State with Responsibility for Higher Education since the start of July 2017. (c) - access to any internal correspondence / memos / reports created since the start of July 2017 into the payment of "super junior" allowances
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
• Any correspondence to the Minister and/or the Department from the Law Society of Ireland since January 1, 2015; • Any replies issued in response to such correspondence.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
access to details of redundancy and severance payments during 2016 to four staff members who were formerly employed as ministerial staff. Please detail the names of the staff and how much they received each in respect of redundancy / severance.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I wish to apply under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts for a copy of the rules, regulations and relevant circulars and correspondence governing promotions on the basis of seniority and suitability within your Department and relating to the retention or the abolition of promotion on the basis of seniority and suitability within your Department. I wish to receive a copy of any circular, correspondence or instructions issued by the CPSA, the Department of Finance or the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, or any of their predecessors, to your Department concerning promotions on the basis of seniority and suitability within your Department and the retention or abolition of promotion on seniority and suitability within your Department. Please state whether your Department currently allows promotion on the basis of seniority and suitability. If your Department does not currently allow promotion on the basis of seniority and suitability please state when your Department abolished it and on what basis it abolished it. Please confirm if your Department was obliged to abolish Seniority and Suitability or whether it took the decision to do so of its own accord. Please provide all relevant documentation concerning this decision. If your Department allows promotion on the basis of seniority and suitability please state whether the promotions for those officers promoted are paid through the 1% PCW allowance or whether they are paid through the normal exchequer funding as per all other promotions. Please note I am not referring to uplifts under the 1% PCW allowance but to promotions on the basis of seniority and suitability outside of the 1% PCW allowance; i.e. paid out of normal exchequer funding. Please state whether your Department has ever discussed the abolition of promotion on seniority and suitability with the trade unions and if it has reached and signed an agreement with any of the trade unions in this regard. If it has signed such an agreement, please provide the details of this agreement and the name of the trade union with whom the agreement was signed.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to any briefings / memos / minutes arising out of the meeting between Ryan Meade (on behalf of Google) and Minister Murphy (in his role with DPER) relating to the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/21736/ryan-meade
- Withdrawn and Handled outside FOIReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
The details of when and on what basis promotion on seniority and suitability was first established in the Irish Civil Service. Under what legislative act or Ministerial Order or otherwise it was established. The circulars or memos that notified Departments of its establishment and the rules on which it is and was based.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Briefing material prepared for bi-lateral meetings between the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Education relating to Budget 2018, between May 2017 up to the date of receipt of this request.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I would like copies of correspondence between the Taoiseach's Office and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Department of Finance relating to the Strategic Communications Unit? I would like any correspondence to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Department of Finance seeking funding for the Strategic Communications Unit? I would also like copies of all costing relating to the Strategic Communications Unit. I would also like all copies of correspondence between the department and John Concannon relating to the Strategic Communications unit.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
non-personal records created since 1st January 2016 of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) relating to any requirement for the Health Service Executive (HSE) or Department of Health to notify it, DPER, or seek its approval, for expenditure on medicines or a group of medicines by the HSE.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records generated between the Dept. of Defence and DPER relating to the spending review 2017 Defence Vote Group Report as published in July 2017.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copy of all correspondence between the Minister for Public Expenditure and the Minister for Health since 01 July 2017 Copy of all correspondence between the secretary general of the Department of Public Expenditure and the secretary general of the Department of Health since 01 July 2017
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
‘Representative Association of Commissioned Officers requests copies of all records generated from 01/01/10 - 31/12/12, held by DPER pertaining to Commissioned Officers. Seeking records relating only to the question of application or non-application of supplementary pensions type arrangements to PDF personnel joining the SPS on or after 01/01/13..’
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records from 2013 to date where the State Claims Agency, the Chief State Solicitors's Office or the Attorney General has sought sanction from DPER to increase the rates of legal fees paid to lawyers representing those bodies in litigation.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all internal audit reports completed by or on behalf of the Department since 1 January 2017 to date. All and any briefing notes/report prepared for the Minister arising from the completion of any such internal audit report, if such exists.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all instructions, directions, notifications, clarifications, correspondence (including email) etc issued to any or all Government Departments by DPER in the period January 2015 to date as follows: (a) in relation to the operation of Circular 13/1975 and (b) in particular any instruction, direction, notification, clarification, correspondence (including email) etc issued to any or all Government Departments by DPER to the effect that applications for retention beyond normal retirement age under Circular 13/1975 would not be sanctioned from a particular date and,
- Received —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
(c) where any instruction, direction, notification, clarification, correspondence (including email) was issued under (b) , any further instruction, direction, notification, clarification, correspondence (including email) etc issued by DPER to any or all Government Departments rescinding, modifying, clarifying or varying in any way any such instruction, direction etc already issued under (b).
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Regarding the Bespoke Tailored made to measurement Irish Army Band and Motorcyclist of Honour Uniform. Information received from Office of Government Procurement. There was one (1) additional item added to this Contract Valued at €75,416.00. 1. Please provide list all the NPS number together with their full description of the items purchased under the above "additional item". 2. If there was further additional items add to this contract, please supply list of all POs including details of the NPS number together with their full description of the items purchased.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All records related to the appointment of Special Advisers since 20 October 2017.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any records held by your Department relating to the contractual entitlement or calculation of pension benefits for the former managing director of Irish Water John Tierney. Copies of any letters received from Irish Water relating to pension arrangements for Mr Tierney. This request to cover the period 1 July 2012 to the current date
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copy of representations & submissions made by lobbyists or others to DPER & any subsequent correspondence in relation to the drafting of the Public Service Pay & Pensions Bill 2017.
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All payments/(or fees charged) made either directly to the National Shared Services Office or indirectly through the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for financial years ending 31st December 2014, 31st December 2015 and 31st December 2016 in respect of services provided for the Department of Business (formerly Jobs), Enterprise and Innovation for the processing of Annual Leave/Pensions/Worksharing arrangements for staff employed by that Department.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
2. Copy of briefing material prepared by officials of the Department of Public Expenditure for the bi- lateral meetings between the Minister for Public Expenditure and the Minster for Transport relating to Budget 2018 from May 2017
- WithdrawnReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1. Records relating to the establishment of the Assistant Principal Officer 1 grade in the Dept. Finance / DPER etc. 2. Records relating to the establishment of the Assistant Principal Officer 1 grade in other Gov Depts and Offices. 3. Records relating to the establishment of the Assistant Principal Officer 1 grade in the Houses odf the Oireachtas. 4. Records relating to any contact the Dept. Finance / DPER has had with the Houses of the Oireachtas Service concerning the employment of both AP1 and AP2 grades.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of all records relating to the creation of a shortlist of public relations companies for the provision of services on Government projects where the public relations contract is worth more than €25,000.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Any correspondence between the minister, secretary general, assistant sec gens and union leaders since the start of the year.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Any records and correspondence relating to the RTE voluntary severance / redundancy scheme in 2017.