Department of the Taoiseach
FOI Requests — 2103 requests
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Correspondence including any texts, emails or memos between the Taoiseach and Secretary General of the Department for the period 1 July 2020 and 01 September 2021 regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.
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All correspondence including any documents, memos, emails and text messages between officials and/or the Taoiseach/ministers related to the Attorney General's disclosure of existing litigation commitments upon his appointment as AG and the permission granted by the Government to continue with them.
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Minutes and briefing notes related to meetings between the Taoiseach and Google Ireland Limited in relation to Google's position on EU proposals on the regulation of digital markets and services, between the period of Jan 1st 2021 and Apr 30th 2021. Details of the meetings are further outlined on the lobbying register: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/73585/google-ireland-limited
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All correspondence, meeting minutes, documentation related to the following returns on lobbying register by Intel Ireland Limited: Discussion to update on Intel's IDM 2.0 strategy and the importance of creating a competitive environment to assist growth of the semiconductor ecosystem in the EU - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/77185/intel-ireland-limited
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Access to records dated between March 1, 2019 and the date of this letter. My request relates to correspondence and meetings with Irish Rail officials and representatives and, partially, to the following lobbying activity: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/52849/iarnr%C3%B3d-%C3%A9ireann-irish-rail. I request access to: A record of correspondence, including but not limited to letters, emails, briefing documents, draft briefing documents, reports, draft reports, memos and text messages between Irish Rail and the Taoiseach’s Office about the development of Rosslare Europort. A record of meetings between Irish Rail and the Taoiseach’s Office about the development of Rosslare Europort.
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Copies of any Cabinet records held referring or relating to the issue of the 'double Irish' taxation scheme and/or reform of international tax law by the OECD. This request to cover the period 1 January 2014 to 30 September 2014.
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• Access to all correspondence since 2019 in relation to the appointment of an Aide de Camp to the Tánaiste • Access to any records relating to events attended by the Tánaiste’s Aide de Camp since 2020.
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I would like to request all communications, records, letters, emails, text messages and WhatsApp messages between the IBRC Commission of Investigation and the Department of the Taoiseach between January 1, 2021 and the present day. This includes figures for the total expenditure incurred by the Commission from the start of this year until the end of August by the main subheads as well as rent, office service charges and legal fees. This request does not include correspondence between the Department and the Commission concerning routine administration expenses incurred by the Commission.
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All correspondence received by the Taoiseach Micheál Martin in relation to the Oireachtas Golf Society event in Clifden Co. Galway. I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/6/2020 – 31/8/2020. I will accept a random sample of 50 pieces of correspondence
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Any correspondence / lobbying regarding Phil Hogan's role as European Commissioner for Trade received by the Taoiseach's office or Department since August 21. Please include any responses by the Taoiseach or officials. Please include all correspondence, including letters, emails, texts or WhatsApp messages.
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All written correspondence, including letters, memos, faxes, emails and SMS text messages and/or other social media messages, between Minister of State, Helen McEntee, and any other party regarding ‘Brexit' or Brexit related matters, since her appointment as Minister of State at the DFA.
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• Correspondence and phone records, including phone calls, texts, WhatsApp, social media, and any other applications utilised by An Taoiseach for such business, exchanged between an Taoiseach and the Minister for Health regarding health services in Sligo between the 29th of June and the 13th of July, 2022 inclusive. • Records relating to a meeting or meetings involving the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health relating to health services in Sligo between the 29th of June and the 13th of July, 2022, inclusive.
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• All communications between the Taoiseach's office and Mr Chris Tovey of FTI Consulting • All communications between the Taoiseach's office and Mr Jack White of FTI Consulting • List of meetings to include dates, attendees and minutes between the Taoiseach and Mr Chris Tovey of FTI Consulting • List of meetings to include dates, attendees and minutes between the Taoiseach and Mr Jack White of FTI Consulting. Any other records relating to lobbying conducted on behalf of GW Pharmaceuticals
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A spreadsheet/database/record of all education, training, motivational, team-building courses or programmes offered to staff within the Department from January 1, 2021 to date. This should include the following details: • A list of courses offered to staff. • How many participated in each course? • The cost and duration of each course. • The name of the individual/company/institute that provided the education or training course.
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A copy of all department management board meetings, between 1st February and 30th July 2019.
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All correspondence, documents notes (including briefing notes and the documents used in the preparation thereof) and memoranda in relation to: (1) meetings with An Taoiseach or his officials and (2) cabinet meetings, concerning or touching upon any of the following: allegations of sexual assault against Michael Shine, former consultant at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co. Louth; the sale of said hospital by the Medical Missionaries of Mary to the North Eastern Health Board; and/or the Deed of Indemnity and Trust entered into by the Medical Missionaries of Mary on or about the 15th April 1997 and the fund established thereunder.
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1. I would like to request a copy of all correspondence, letters, emails, briefing documents, minutes and notes from meetings and phone calls to and from the Tánaiste’s office (including from when the Tánaiste was Taoiseach), with representatives from Facebook from January 1st, 2017 until June 1st, 2021 inclusive. 2. I would also like to request briefing documents prepared for the Tánaiste and Ministers about Facebook in Ireland during this same timeframe.
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1. Any record, including but not limited to minutes, of any meeting held or communication between the Taoiseach and/or his officials, and any member or representative of the Licensed Vintners Association (the "LVA") and/or the Vintners' Federation of Ireland (the "VFI") from 1 February 2020 to present. 2. Any record prepared in advance of, or subsequent to, a meeting referred to at item 1above for the purposes of preparing for such a meeting, briefing a participant at such a meeting, analysing the outcome of such a meeting, or otherwise referable to such a meeting. 3. Any record, including but not limited to minutes, of any meeting held or communication between the Taoiseach and/or his officials, and any member of the Oireachtas, or a member of their staff or their representative, from 1 February 2020 to present relating to and/or referring to both Covid-19 or and/or the coronavirus, as well as the actual or potential closure of public houses. 4. Any record prepared in advance of, or subsequent to a meeting referred to at item 3 above for the purposes of preparing for such a meeting, briefing a participant at such a meeting, analysing the outcome of such a meeting, or otherwise referable to such a meeting. 5. Any record considering, analysing, assessing or recommending the closure of public houses related to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
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All briefing documents / memos prepared for the Taoiseach in relation to the EU and the Mercosur trade deal. I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/7/2018 – 2/7/2019.
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Any correspondence between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar/Taoiseach’s Office and representatives of the following, dated between December 15, 2022 and April 5, 2022: • Elon Musk. • Tesla Inc. • Apple Inc. • Intel. • Facebook. • Stripe. • Paddy Cosgrave. • Facebook/Meta. • Microsoft. • Amazon.
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Records about the Taoiseach attending a retirement party for broadcaster Tommy O’Gorman of RTÉ including copies of any communications from RTÉ to the Taoiseach's office about this event and a copy of the invitation sent to the Taoiseach.
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I wish to request access any record which assesses / recommends payment or refund (or recommends non- payment or non-refund) of education fees in respect of any single training / education course undertaken by a member of staff in your Department/ Office (including staff serving abroad) which cost more than €3,000 per annum in the years 2023 and 2024.
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A copy of any records held referring or relating to the gifting of a painting by Michael Flatley to An Taoiseach. A copy of any records held referring or relating to the gifting of a Samuel Beckett first edition to the Taoiseach by President Macron.
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FOI Request (part 1) Is there a record with the Taoiseach's Private Secretary (or other such appropriate designated officer) which notes any raised concerns regarding the content of the currently issued 'Printed Constitution'? FOI Request (part 2) It suggests in Article 25.5.2 of the Constitution of Ireland, that the compiled and issued constitution, embodying all amendments, which is issued by the Taoiseach, is the one enrolled with the Registrar of the Supreme Court. This Article conflicts with what a Department of Justice official stated in 2018: that there are in fact two different versions of the Constitution, the one with the Supreme Court and the one issued to the general public (blue cover book) called by the same Department of Justice Official in 2018 as a "popular version" Is there a record held by the Taoiseach's Private Secretary (or other such appropriate designated officer) detailing and noting these conflicting versions? FOI Request (part 3) Is there a record which clearly shows through policy decision, legislation, regulation etc the why, that the general public have not been issued the enrolled constitution and have been limited to the "popular edition" (name of alternate version given by a Department of Justice official in 2018)
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The minutes of all meetings held by the following working groups working either fully or partly within your department; (a) the National Risk Assessment Steering Group (b) the Implementation Group on Policing Reform (c) the Sub-group of the Implementation Group on Policing reform (IGPR) on Multi-Disciplinary Approaches (d) High Level Steering Board (e) North East Inner City Oversight Group (f) Digital Strategy Interdepartmental Group (g) Innovation District Advisory Group Any correspondence exchanged externally or internally by ministers or departmental officials in preparation for such meetings or exchanged in the aftermath of such meetings. The timescale I am interested in is from July 27, 2020 to January 25, 2021
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All minutes, memos and agendas from meetings of the Covid-19 oversight group, chaired by Martin Fraser, and reports, other outputs of the group as well, since it was established to date
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All of the documentation already granted under FOI/2017/0022.
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Access to the following records/details: All correspondence both to and from all officials and representatives of the the Department on the subject of border infrastructure on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. This information to cover both physical and electronic correspondence. These to cover a six month period between 1 July 2017 and 31 December 2017.
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Correspondence between Anne Rooney, Public Policy and Government Relations Manager at Google Ireland, and any/all of the following: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, John Carroll in the Department of the Taoiseach, John Shaw, an Assistant Secretary in the Department of the Taoiseach, John Callinan, an Assistant Secretary in the Department of the Taoiseach, and/or Brian Murphy, Chief of Staff in the Department of the Taoiseach. The correspondence should date from September 1st 2017 to December 31st 2017. Details, records or minutes of any meeting between Anne Rooney and the Department of the Taoiseach between January 1st 2017 and December 31st 2017.
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How much money was spent by the Department of the Taoiseach or the Communications Unit on sponsored editorials in national and regional newspapers with regards to the 2040 National Development Plan.
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A copy of Taoiseach Varadkar’s meetings diary from June 14th 2017 to present.
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1. A breakdown of the gifts given by or on behalf of Taoiseach Enda Kenny to Heads of State and foreign dignitaries in 2015 and 2016, including a description of each gift, the cost of each gift and who each gift was for. 2. A breakdown of the gifts received by Taoiseach Enda Kenny in 2015 and 2016, including a description of the gift and who it was from.
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All meeting minutes and all correspondence, between September 2023 and now, about the funding and reimbursement of new drugs, between your department and the following pharmaceutical groups and interests groups: • Johnson & Johnson / Janssen, • Merck / MSD, • Novartis, • Pfizer, • Sanofi, • Astra Zeneca, • Bristol Myers Squibb, • Abbvie / Abbott Laboratories, • Bayer, • Roche, • Glaxo Smith Kline, • Eli Lilly, • Novo Nordisk, • Amgen, • Gilead, • Vertex Pharmaceuticals, • The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association. Please also provide any briefing, note, presentation or any document shared or created in preparation or as a result of these meetings and correspondence.
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All correspondence and communication between the Prime Minister's Europe Advisor and the Department of the Taoiseach between 1 September 2017 and the date this request is received. All internal correspondence and communication from within the Department of the Taoiseach that refers to/mentions the UK Prime Minister's Europe Adviser, Oliver Robbins between 1 September 2017and the date this request is received. By ‘correspondence and communications’, I define this as including, but not limited to, the following: Emails Letters Press clippings Case files Memos Notes taken during telephone calls
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A copy of all correspondence between the Taoiseach/Taoiseach's Office and John Delaney, FAI, from January 1 2010 to present. A copy of any internal memos, notes, or minutes in relation to meetings between John Delaney, FAI, and the Taoiseach/Taoiseach's Office from January 1 2010 to present.
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A copy of the minutes taken from a meeting held by the Taoiseach with officials from the PGA European Tour. Any memos or communications in relation to the above meeting. A list of all those who attended the meeting. When conducting your search and retrieval please consider official information held on non-official systems, emails accounts and devices, for example WhatsApp groups etc.
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In relation to meetings held between the Taoiseach and Troy Studios in Limerick, I request the dates and details of the visits to Troy Studios, the reason for such visits, the persons present, any notes, documents or minutes taken in relation to the meetings.
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Copies of all letters and written correspondence to the Taoiseach from persons living in emergency accommodation since September 1st 2018.
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All correspondence exchanged internally and externally by officials above the grade of Assistant Principal in the Department of Taoiseach regarding the proposed Grand Canal Innovation District. The correspondence should include all correspondence or communication, sent by email, text message, whatsapp, letter or any other format, between October 1, 2018 and October 7, 2019.
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Copies of all representations made to the Taoiseach on the topic of Brexit. The representations can be limited to those sent by: Politicians Businesses Non-governmental organisations Unions Farming lobby groups Tourism lobby groups Business lobby groups The correspondence can be limited to the period August 20, 2019 to October 29 , 2019. The records should include copies of any documents attached or enclosed with the correspondence.
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All Cabinet (including Cabinet subcommittee) papers relating to asylum seeker accommodation and the wider system of Direct Provision from May 1st 2014 to October 31st 2014. The request should include any circulated documents and any relevant notes from the Government Secretary produced following any of the included Cabinet meetings.
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Copies of the filled-in responses that were received in response to the official invitation forms that the Dept of the Taoiseach asks organisations to fill out ahead of an official visit/engagement involving Leo Varadkar. This request to cover the period 1 January 2018.
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All correspondence between the Department and Apple Inc. including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 01 August 2018 to 30 October 2018 inclusive. All correspondence between the Department and Facebook, including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 01 August 2018 to 30 October 2018 inclusive. All correspondence between the Department and Amazon, including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 01 August 2018 to 30 October 2018 inclusive. All correspondence between the Department and Twitter, including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 01 August 2018 to 30 October 2018 inclusive. All correspondence between the Department and Google, including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 01 August 2018 to 30 October 2018 inclusive.
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A copy of the following documents [or documents containing the following information] be provided to me: The total amount spent on the state reinterment of Thomas Kent in 2015.
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1. Minutes of meetings of the Senior Officials Group on Covid 19 during 2020 and 2021 2. Minutes of meetings of the Covid Oversight Group during 2020 and 2021
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Access to all correspondence between Intel and the Taoiseach and/or Martin Fraser. I also wish to request minutes / notes / memos relating to the virtual meeting between Intel and Martin Fraser outlined in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/77185/intel-ireland-limited
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Correspondence including any texts, emails or memos between the Taoiseach and secretary general of the Department for the period 01 May 2020 to 30 June 2020 regarding the Covid-19 pandemic
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All lobbying communications to the minister or officials on easing Covid restrictions around weddings between January 1, 2021 and today's date.
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Copies of all correspondence/representations received by the Department relating to the golfing event in Clifden that resulted in the resignation of Dara Calleary and Phil Hogan.
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Copies of any invitations to events sent by email or by post to the office of the Taoiseach 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 Taoiseach/minister(s) themselves or their secretaries.