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  • Received
    Decided
    Part Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-036
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group Non-Personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    Please provide an electronic copy of all correspondences relating to, or with procurement consultants and other advisers, concerning the Seniors Alert Scheme (including in its previous form as Scheme of Community Supports for Older People (CSOP), between 1 Jan 2009 and 1 Jan 2017 (including but not limited to documents, reports, letters, emails, notes, invoices, other correspondences & memos) Please also include in this request same in respect of all potential suppliers that were invited to put forward proposals, and who put forward proposals, in relation to any proposed changes to the SAS or its transfer from the department" (i.e. including where the parties were not procurement consultants or advisors). If these potential suppliers detail proposals as to how they would operate the process in relation to the SAS, specific details within proposals can be redacted if commercially sensitive, in which case names of such parties and any other details should remain, unless any other valid reason for redaction applies under FOI

  • Received 26 September 2018
    Decided 23 October 2018
    Request withdrawn on 2018-09-28
    Request Reference FOI-2018-040
    Requester Type Political Party Non-Personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    All correspondence to and from Minister Michael Ring regarding all aspects of how to conduct his speech responding to the motion of no confidence in Minister Eoghan Murphy tabled in the Dáil on the 25th of September 2018, including such any correspondence sent to or from his private email.

  • Received 24 September 2018
    Decided 19 October 2018
    Request withdrawn on 2018-10-01 No records found
    Request Reference FOI-2018-041
    Requester Type Journalist Non-Personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    copies of any records held relating to Ballycroy Post Office in Co Mayo. This request to cover period 1 January 2018 to date of receipt of the request Searches of any relevant private email addresses and/or messaging services should be considered when processing this request

  • Received 12 September 2018
    Decided 12 October 2018
    2018-10-12 Records released ouside FOI
    Request Reference FOI-2018-039
    Requester Type Journalist Non-Personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    A list of all briefings and submissions made to Minister Ring at the Department of Rural and Community Development in the period 1 June 2018 to 17 September 2018.

  • Received 10 August 2018
    Decided 5 October 2018
    Deemed Refused No records found
    Request Reference FOI-2018-038
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group Non-Personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, can you email me a list of registered/licensed Dog Breeding establishments (including number of breeding bitches) in all counties in ROI

  • Received 1 August 2018
    Decided 29 August 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-037
    Requester Type Other Non-Personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    Please provide a copy of the return from Kerry County Council dog control service to the department of Rural and Community Development to include all information relating to Kerry Dog pound.

  • Received 9 July 2018
    Decided 3 August 2018
    Deemed Refused No records found
    Request Reference FOI-2018-035
    Requester Type Journalist Non-Personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    All correspondence between ministers in the department and Fine Gael political director Alan Holmes between the period 14 June 2017 and 09 July 2018 All correspondence between special advisers in the department and Fine Gael political director Alan Holmes between the period 14 June 2017 and 09 July 2018

  • Received 27 December 2017
    Decided 24 January 2018
    2018-01-09 Withdrawn Dealt with outside the FOI
    Request Reference FOI-2017-013
    Requester Type Journalist Non-Personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    (Summary) Details of spending on non- renewable food and beverage items from 2012-2017… and records relating to discussions or meetings where plans to cut down and/or ban use of same are mentioned

  • Received 22 December 2017
    Decided 23 January 2018
    2018-01-17 Decision - Refused Zero Records Found
    Request Reference FOI-2017-012
    Requester Type Other Non-Personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    Tender documents for the funding of car park @ Scoraíocht LannLeire Dunleer Co Louth. Funding was obtained through The Town and Village Renewal Scheme

  • Received 4 December 2017
    Decided 3 January 2018
    2018-01-04 Decision - Granted in full
    Request Reference FOI-2017-011
    Requester Type Journalist Non-Personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    Any correspondence/emails/minutes of meetings/letters/briefing between the Department and Harald Felzen of Sparkasse from 01/01/2017 to present

  • Received 24 November 2017
    Decided 21 December 2017
    2017-12-14 Withdrawn
    Request Reference FOI-2017-010
    Requester Type Other Non-Personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    Information relating to the provision of funding to Kerry Flyer Ltd including the reasons and purposes for said funding from 2006 to present from the Rural Development Programme by North and East Kerry Leader Partnership.

  • Received 17 November 2017
    Decided 14 December 2017
    2017-12-13 Decision Part Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2017-009
    Requester Type Other Non-personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    All information relating to the provisions of funding to Kerry Flyer Ltd,including the reasons and purposes given for said funding. Revised to: We are interested in funds received from the Dormant Accounts Fund from 2010 to present and reasons for such funds to be given to Kerry Flyer.

  • Received 15 November 2017
    Decided 12 December 2017
    2017-12-18 Decision Granted in full
    Request Reference FOI-2017-008
    Requester Type Journalist Non-personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    All final policy submissions made by the Department to the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform relating to Budget 2018.

  • Received 8 November 2017
    Decided 5 December 2017
    2017-12-13 Decision Part Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2017-007
    Requester Type Political Party Non-personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    Copies of all correspondence, notes and liaisons between the Minister and/ or his Officials and the Dublin Inner City Community Co-Operative Society and/or its member organisations for the period January 2017 to the current date relating to the Department’s provision of transitional funding for 2018.

  • Received
    Decided 23 November 2017
    2017-11-23 Decision - Part Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2017-006
    Requester Type Political Party Non-personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    All final policy submissions made by the Department to the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform relating to Budget 2018.

  • Received 23 October 2017
    Decided 20 November 2017
    2017-10-26 Withdrawn (Record in the public domain)
    Request Reference FOI-2017-004
    Requester Type Other Non-personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    Access to the number of lost and abandoned dogs found in Dublin and how many are reclaimed by their owners?

  • Received 23 October 2017
    Decided 20 November 2017
    2017-11-20 Decision - Deemed Refused Zero Records Found
    Request Reference FOI-2017-005
    Requester Type Political Party Non-personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    All electronic and written correspondence within the Department of Rural and Community Development, including any meetings, emails, reports and memos on the assessment and scoring of applications made under the 2017 Town and Village Renewal Scheme received by the Department from Limerick County Council.

  • Received 20 October 2017
    Decided 17 November 2017
    2017-11-16 Decision - Part Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2017-003
    Requester Type Other Non-personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    Details of application from Obair, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co Clare, for funding under Town and Village Renewal Scheme

  • Received 1 September 2017
    Decided 28 September 2017
    2017-09-17 Withdrawn
    Request Reference FOI-2017-002
    Requester Type Journalist Non-personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    All mileage claims made by Minister Ring in the calendar year 2017. Any records relating to the provision of a "fresh start" to Minister Ring for the purposes of calculating his mileage in 2017

  • Received
    Decided 1 September 2017
    2017-09-01 Decision - Granted in full
    Request Reference FOI-2017-001
    Requester Type Journalist Non-personal
    Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

    Rural Rec. scheme grant awards info. & Mayo marking sheets