Department of the Taoiseach
FOI Requests — 2103 requests
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Chinese government that put people in harm’s way. She was fired for exposing this terrible practice. I am seeking records on
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assistance that Ireland provided to her with her former employer the UN.
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2. An index of the documents/records that were transferred back to the religious congregations, in this case the congregation responsible for the running and operation of High Park
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7. Disparity Between Industrial School Redress and Mother and Baby Home Redress • Records detailing why survivors of Industrial Schools received higher financial redress payments compared to survivors of Mother and Baby Homes. • Documentation explaining why no minimum residency period applied to Industrial School survivors, but a 180-day requirement was imposed on Mother and Baby Home survivors. • Any internal discussions, correspondence, or legal advice on how redress amounts were determined for each category of survivor (Mother and Baby Homes vs. Industrial Schools). • Reports or assessments comparing the impact of institutional abuse in Industrial Schools vs. Mother and Baby Homes, and how that was factored into payment calculations. • A list of officials or decision-makers responsible for setting these different payment structures and criteria. 8. Accountability of Interdepartmental Group (IDG) Members • Records detailing the professional backgrounds, qualifications, and relevant expertise (particularly in trauma, psychology, or child welfare) of each member of the Interdepartmental Group. • Any records discussing the selection process for these individuals and why they were chosen. • Minutes or records showing each member’s contributions to discussions on: - The 180-day exclusion rule. - The financial valuation of trauma. - The decision not to include certain institutions (e.g., reclassified children’s homes). - The lack of excavation at Mother and Baby Home sites. • Any internal disagreements or objections raised by members regarding these decisions. • Any communications between these individuals and external consultants, legal advisors, or government officials about the scheme. • Any records of political or legal advice received on how to structure redress payments and exclusions. 9. Involvement of Religious Orders in the Restorative Recognition Scheme • Records of meetings, correspondence, or discussions between government departments and religious orders (such as the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, the Good Shepherd Sisters, the Sisters of Mercy, etc.) regarding their financial or other contributions to the redress scheme. • Any legal advice, discussions, or negotiations about holding religious institutions accountable for financial compensation to survivors. • Records of any submissions, objections, or proposals made by religious orders regarding their role in the scheme. • Any agreements, contracts, or settlements between the Irish government and religious institutions concerning the scheme. • Any records of government concerns, warnings, or recommendations about the religious orders’ refusal to contribute to redress.
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Minutes of the following meetings: Thursday 18th February 2025, between John Callinan, Secretary General, Dept. of the Taoiseach and David Talbot of Eli Lilly
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All correspondence between the office of Tánaiste Simon Harris and the Land Development Agency (LDA) between 01 February 2025 to 27 May 2025 Records of minutes from the meeting that took place between Tánaiste Simon Harris and the Land Development Agency (LDA) during the week commencing May 19, 2024 All correspondence between the office of Tánaiste Simon Harris and Uisce Éireann between 01 February 2025 to 27 May 2025 Records of minutes from the meeting that took place between Tánaiste Simon Harris and Uisce Éireann during the week commencing May 19, 2024
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Emails from Meta or representatives of the company to the office of the Taoiseach regarding its efforts to tackle celeb-bait scams using facial recognition technology, as well as any notes or minutes taken at meetings regarding the same. I am specifically seeking the records referred to on the Lobbying register here.
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Minutes taken from the conference call of Abbvie Limited, Micheál Martin, Deirdre Gillane and John Shaw in the period between 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025. I am also requesting email correspondence between Dana Kendall and the Department of the Taoiseach in the 30 days before and 30 days after the conference call took place
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Minutes of the following meetings: - Thursday 6th February 2025, between the Taoiseach and both the ESB and Irish Water
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Correspondence between the Departments and AbbVie - relating to its Botox plant in Westport and the possibility of new EU/US tariffs. I would like my request to cover January 2025 to present
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1. Minutes of meetings of the Housing for All Investment Working Group during 2024 and 2025 to date. Please note I am not seeking the "note of key actions" documents available at this link: (link) 2. Any further "notes of key actions" arising from meetings after the November 2024 meeting which are at this time unpublished online 3. A paper on LDA funding referenced in the November 25th 'AOB' section, being prepared by the Department of Finance
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All economic advice, reports, and presentation compiled for the Department of the Taoiseach and Office of the Taoiseach by Kieran McQuinn dated between 01/05 and 16/05
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All correspondence sent in from social media companies - such as X, Instagram, Meta, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and any others - to the Tánaiste in the past six months to the most recent date
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Any memoranda, correspondence, phone messages between management officials of principal officer level and higher within the Department regarding meetings between the Taoiseach and the multinational corporation Cisco between April 1 2025 and the current date The minutes of any such meetings
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Records created by, received by, or held by the Department of the Taoiseach from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2023 relating to: Briefing notes, internal memos, Cabinet submissions, or correspondence prepared for the Taoiseach or Department officials concerning Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs), Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), or Unidentified Submerged Objects (USOs). Records held by the Department of the Taoiseach concerning interdepartmental discussions, national security coordination, or oversight on the subject of anomalous aerial or submerged phenomena, including but not limited to: Communications with the Department of Defence, Irish Defence Forces, Air Corps, Naval Service, or Irish Aviation Authority; Cabinet Committee meetings on national security, including agendas, minutes, or briefing material where UAPs/UFOs/USOs are mentioned; Records relating to advice or alerts issued to the Taoiseach or the National Security Committee concerning these phenomena. Any documents received from international partners or embassies, including the United States, UK, NATO, or the European Defence Agency, that were logged, reviewed, or actioned by the Department of the Taoiseach and which mention: “UAP”, “UFO”, “USO”; “Unidentified aerial/submerged phenomena”; “Anomalous surveillance”; “National airspace incursions” or “unidentified sensor contacts”.
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All of the correspondence between the Taoiseach and religious organisations/religious leaders for the last year.
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All correspondence between the Lord Mayor of Dublin Emma Blaine and the Taoiseach Micheal Martin. I wish for my request to cover the period from 20/1/2025 - 8/5/2025.
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All correspondence between Mr Fiach Kelly of Diageo Ireland and Ms Deirdre Gillane, Chief of Staff, Taoiseach (to also include time as Chief of Staff for Tánaiste) between 1 January 2024 and today 7 May 2025. Such correspondence to include all letters, emails and records of phone calls. All correspondence between Mr Fiach Kelly of Diageo Ireland and Ms Deirdre Gillane Chief of Staff Taoiseach (to also include time as Chief of Staff for Tánaiste) which relate to Diageo’s non-alcoholic products.
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Request 1: Aontú Any correspondence (letters, emails, or briefing notes) sent by or on behalf of the political party Aontú, including communications from Peadar Tóibín TD, to your department, between 1 January 2023 and 1 May 2025, relating to or discussing immigration, asylum seekers, international protection applicants, or refugees. I also request any responses issued by your department to such correspondence. Request 2: Sinn Féin Any correspondence (letters, emails, or briefing notes) sent by or on behalf of the political party Sinn Féin, including communications from Sinn Féin TDs or Senators, to your department, between 1 January 2023 and 1 May 2025, relating to or discussing immigration, asylum seekers, international protection applicants, or refugees. I also request any responses issued by your department to such correspondence.
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The GAA has reported meeting with the Taoiseach on March 24. (Link) – all paper and digital correspondence (emails, letters, texts, WhatsApps, faxes) between the department and the GAA related to the meeting – all briefing material prepared by officials ahead of meeting – minutes for meetings – records of all material presented at meetings
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Any information on the following topics, cloudseeding, solar radiation management, geo engineering, weather modification, stratospheric aerosol injection. I wish to be furnished with any documentation, records, recordings minutes of meetings or any other format digital or analogue with mention of the above topics, within your department or any other department which you are in contact with.
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All cabinet records relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in the period 1 Jan 2020 to 28 April 2020.
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Records held referring or relating to an interview between the Taoiseach Mr Martin and Ryan Tubridy. This would include, but would not be limited to, the request for interview, messages/emails relating to its organisation, a copy of any questions or discussion points that was submitted, a copy of any briefings prepared for Mr Martin, and any other records that relate or refer to the interview, its recording, and its broadcast in any way.
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Correspondence between the Taoiseach (and or his office) with the actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. For clarity, it would include the following note and any subsequent communications: (Link)
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Any internal reports, briefings, assessments, business cases, presentations, related to Ireland's preparations for the presidency of the council of the EU, held by the department, between 1st January and 25th April 2025.
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Copies of correspondence sent to An Taoiseach's office from the general public regarding his appearance on "The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy" between April 14 2025 and the date of this request
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Since 2020, all correspondence (issued or received), meeting notes, emails (issued or received), briefings and all other written documentation relating to the £1m committed for an addiction unit in Derry as part of New Decade New Approach
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Briefing documents prepared for An Taoiseach regarding "The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy" between January 1 2025 and the date of this request All correspondence between the office of An Taoiseach and NK Management and/or "The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy's" team between January 1 2025 and the date of this request All correspondence between officials in the Department of the Taoiseach regarding An Taoiseach's appearance on "The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy" between January 1 2025 and the date of this request
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I request the following records during the period: 20 March 2025-present: Any correspondence, memos or letters sent to or received from the Department of Justice and/or the Minister of Justice concerning An Garda Síochána's treatment of protestors connected with the Mothers Against Genocide protest outside Leinster House on 30/31 March 2025; A copy of any meeting minutes, or correspondence or memos or letters sent to or received from An Garda Síochána concerning the above; Any correspondence, memos or letters sent to or received from the Department of Justice and/or the Minister of Justice concerning assertions and allegations made in the Dail on April 1 2025, concerning the above;
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All correspondence and briefing material and/or advice in relation to the following appearance: (Link 1) In addition to the aforementioned, I also request the same in relation to this appearance: (Link 2)
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Information on Shared Island funding committed by the Irish Government to organisations, events, or activities based in Northern Ireland, from 1 January 2023 to present, where the funding relates to cultural expression, language promotion, identity, heritage, or community tradition.
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Correspondence between the Taoiseach and Ms Rosie O'Donnell since the St Patrick's Day visit to the White House
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I request all records referring or related to the following lobbying: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/121209/lgbt-support-and-advocacy-network-ireland-clg https://www.lobbying.ie/return/122322/nasc-ireland https://www.lobbying.ie/return/120531/transgender-equality-network-ireland https://www.lobbying.ie/return/120533/transgender-equality-network-ireland https://www.lobbying.ie/return/121711/national-lgbt-federation
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The minutes of the SEAP meetings. Any correspondence with people/businesses who have attended any of the meetings. This should cover from January 23 to present
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A sample of 20, of all of the correspondence from the public to the Taoiseach about his trip to the White House, ahead of his meeting with Donald Trump last month. A sample of 20, of any and all correspondence received from the public to the Taoiseach relating to plans to reform or unravel the Triple Lock.
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All internal departmental correspondence (from the period 01 January 2025 to 17 March 2025) received by Taoiseach Micheál Martin about a St Patrick’s Day 2025 trip to Texas and Washington DC. All briefing material prepared for Taoiseach Micheál Martin about a St Patrick’s Day 2025 trip to Texas and Washington DC.
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All communications to the Department of An Taoiseach from the following companies: Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Abbvie, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Sanofi and Eli Lily. Copies of any responses from officials at the Department to the companies named above. Copies of minutes from any meetings held with representatives of the above companies. The timeframe I am seeking the above information is from January 20 2025 until 15 April 2025
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All correspondence between Taoiseach Micheál Martin/Taoiseach's office and representatives from Meta dated between 25/01/2025 and 15/04/2025, including minutes of any meetings held. All correspondence between Taoiseach Micheál Martin/Taoiseach's office and representatives from Microsoft dated between 25/01/2025 and 15/04/2025, including minutes of any meetings held. All correspondence between Taoiseach Micheál Martin/Taoiseach's office and representatives from Google dated between 25/01/2025 and 15/04/2025, including minutes of any meetings held.
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All correspondence between Taoiseach Micheál Martin/Taoiseach's office and representatives from Pfizer, dated between 25/01/2025 and 15/04/2025, including minutes of any meetings held. All correspondence between Taoiseach Micheál Martin/Taoiseach's office and representatives from Eli Lilly, dated between 25/01/2025 and 15/04/2025, including minutes of any meetings held. All correspondence between Taoiseach Micheál Martin/Taoiseach's office and representatives from Bristol-Myers Squibb, dated between 25/01/2025 and 15/04/2025, including minutes of any meetings held. All correspondence between Taoiseach Micheál Martin/Taoiseach's office and representatives from Abbot, dated between 25/01/2025 and 15/04/2025, including minutes of any meetings held. All correspondence between Taoiseach Micheál Martin/Taoiseach's office and representatives from Amgen, dated between 25/01/2025 and 15/04/2025, including minutes of any meetings held. All correspondence between Taoiseach Micheál Martin/Taoiseach's office and representatives from Sanofi, dated between 25/01/2025 and 15/04/2025, including minutes of any meetings held.