Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
FOI Requests — 2434 requests
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1. Copy of correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and the Department of Health from 01 October 2017 regarding the supplementary estimate for the health service in 2017 2. Copy of correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and the Department of Justice from 01 October 2017 regarding the supplementary estimate for An Garda Síochána in 2017
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Records and correspondence from the Fiscal Advisory Council relating to the PSSA or public service pay bill
- Handled outside FOIReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
all information relating to tender IPS001F from the Office of government procurement. This is titled “Multi supplier framework for the provision of external ICT technical support”. The RFT number is 107504 and the OJEU number is 2016/S 210-381346.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to any minutes / briefings / memos related to the meetings as outlined in the following lobbying return between Google, Ministers Donohoe and Murphy, and Conor Gouldsbury. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/17905/google-ireland-limited
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
A list of all current serving chief executives of Commercial State Companies known by the Department to have attained Contract of Indefinite Duration status.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
information for tenders issued for Dept of Defence and Dept of Transport (Cost Guard issued 5th September 2016) 1. For each tender issued, supply the names of application for each tender and for which lot. Confirm that all applicants did qualify for the tender. SHould contracts not be finalised, provide details of preferred tenderers; 2. For each tender (or preferred contractor) awarded supply the name of the successful tenderer for each tender and/or lot. 3. WIth names of the successful tenderers, listed in section 2, provide the total value of the contract/lot at the time of awarding; 4. For each of the tender, provide the total value of all additional items added to contracts, both in total value and as a percentage of issued value of contract.
- Granted in FullReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1. Copy of all correspondence between the Minister for Public Expenditure and the Minister for Health since 01 May 2017 2. 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 May 2017
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copy of submission 00453 Approval of the Terms and Conditions for the appointment of the new CEO of Ervia
- Granted in FullReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copy of submission 00233/17 – Appointment of Kathyann Barrett as a Political Coordinator
- 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.
- Granted in FullReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any request from the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement seeking additional staff or additional budgetary capacity and the response that issued from the Department in each case. This request to cover the period 1 January 2011 to the current date.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Under FOI and Data Acts can you release to me the documents surrounding that referral by Ms Sullivan, all related communications with the D/Finance and any reply that was issued by Justice to that referral.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Memo for information on Gender Balance on State Boards
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Pension Increases for Eir Staff
- Withdrawn & Handled outsideReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
copies of all documentation (letters, emails, reports etc) related to the high level forum on the community and voluntary sector established by Brendan Howlin and led by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I wish to apply under the Freedom of Information Act for (1) all correspondence, electronic or otherwise, between the holder of the office of Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform or his officials and/or advisers and John Moran and/or Mr Moran’s corporate lobbying entity, RHH International between August 2014 and June 2017, and(2)A copy of all internal memos, correspondence, interdepartmental emails or diary entries referencing Mr Moran and/or RHH International between August 2014 and June 2017.
- GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
projection of total amount of fiscal space that will be used in Budget 2018 by (1) demographic pressuring including inflation, (2) carryover and (3) pre-committed expenditure
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I would like records showing correspondence where the DPP has sought to increase the normal rates of fees paid to barristers or solicitors in court cases and the response of the Department from 2013 to date.
- Part GrantedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - Copies of any records held by your Department relating to the payment of a super-junior or additional allowance to Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format.
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
correspondence, phone calls, records of meetings with representatives and lobbyists from the drinks industry in Ireland
- GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I would like to make a freedom of information request in relation to pay for special advisers to ministers, ministers of state, taoisigh and the Tanaiste. The time frame on my request is from March 2016 to the present. Please can you provide me with: - Any records relating to decisions by secretaries general to approve increments on the PO scale. - Records relating to requests to pay salaries above the PO scale (e.g. justification/business case, correspondence, records relating to decisions to approve these decisions). - Records relating to the notification to DPER of salaries of advisers to taoisigh and the Tanaiste. - Records relating to DPER's decision(s) to approve any discretionary increases, e.g. internal correspondence, correspondence with other departments.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Copies of any records relating to payments, other than standard salary or routine travel and subsistence expenses, made to assistant secretaries in the Houses of the Oireachtas Service in period since 5 August 2013. This should include, but is not limited, to the following records: - any record in which any person or persons applied for or requested any type of additional payment (to include bonus payments, higher duties allowances, extra attendance allowances, performance payments or any other payment in the nature of a supplement to standard salary) - any record in which any person considered or assessed the merit of, or made a recommendation for or against such a payment, or a portion of such a payment. - any record in which any person identified alternative methods of payment which would achieve the same, or a similar, result, to a payment sought at item 1 above. - any record which relates in any way, or is similar, to any of the records described above, but which on a technical interpretation might not perfectly match the type of record described but would achieve the same aim as outlined above.
- Granted in FullReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
copies of any correspondence between your Department and the board/chair of RTE in the period 1 January 2017 to the current date. - copies of the minutes of any meetings held between your Department and the board/chair or management of RTE in the same period.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
copies of any reports, emails, letters received notifying the Department of breaches of the 'one person, one salary' rule in the period 1 January 2012 to the current date. - copies of any reports, briefing documents, submissions, recommendations, or other such similar documents prepared for the Minister related to breaches of the 'one person, one salary' rule during the same period.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All written requests to the Department for salaries (in respect of persons with salaries above €80,000) in excess of agreed rates, relocation expenses, car allowances, bonus payments or performance-related pay. This request to cover all such applications, which are made to the Dept, which would require sanction from Minister i.e. from other Dept & State bodies and to include all communications to and from the Dept, and other bodies/Depts related to the request - the original application letters, any reports/memos made internally on the application, submission that would have gone to Minister and response that issued. This request to cover only the period since my last such request. - Copies of any correspondence between your Department and any other government Department relating to the appointment of new special advisers, where these new appointments were not made at the lowest point on the agreed salary scale.
- Granted in FullReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
1. How much has the Department spent on social media in 2016 and 2017? Is there a breakdown of that spend available? 2. How much was spent on boosting posts on social media in 2016 and 2017? 3. Does the Department have a social media team? If so, how many people are on it and how much do they cost the Department per year? 4. How much has the Department spent on photography or videos making costs in 2016 and 2017> Is there a breakdown of that spend available? 5. How much money has the Department spent on advertising (print, radio, TV or online) in 2016 and 2017? Is there a breakdown of that spend available?
- Granted in FullReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Under FOI details are requested in electronic form of approvals from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform of sanctions from the Department for senior staff (administrative and professional) in the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and in local authorities bodies over the past year. By senior I mean staff over PO and equivalent grades.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Records and correspondence between the minister/sec gen/senior officials and others in relation to the €200,000 cap on pay in the public service, the varied caps on pay in the commercial semi states, or €250,000 overallcap on pay in the commercial semi-states over the last 12 months.
- RefusedReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Records and correspondence /analysis in relation to the projected cost of the public service pay bill and pensions bill this year and beyond.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
all correspondence, documents, memos or text messages concerning the top-up salary for super junior ministers or pay in general for junior minsters at Cabinet? This should be from the beginning of the year. It should include any consideration or reference to Regina Doherty, Joe McHugh as well as the newly made super junior post for Mary Mitchell-O'Connor. The period requested is since February of last year.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
All correspondence regarding the salary arrangements and so-called top ups for ‘super' junior ministers or Ministers of State who sit at cabinet from the period 06 May 2016 to 28 August 2017.
- Granted in FullReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I wish to obtain a copy of all records of communications and correspondence (to include but not be limited to e-mails and all attachements therein) over the salary to be paid to John Concannon, the head of the Government's strategic communications unit.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I would also like details of any additional staff requested by the Taoiseach and his ministers or their officials to the Department of Finance or Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Please include detailed requests for additional staff, responses from the Department and invoices relating to costs incurred if additional funding was granted.
- Part GrantReceived —Decided —Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
I wish to request the following information under Freedom of Information legislation: 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, (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)