department of business, enterprise & innovation freedom of

Department of Business, Enterprise & Innovation Freedom of Information Log: 2018

Reference Number

Date Received

Requester Request Details Decision Date Decision

FOI/2018/001 08/01/2018 Journalist 1: Copies of all correspondence between the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, the Secretary General and the Assistant Secretaries responsible for the Innovation and Investment Division and Indigenous Enterprise Development Division, and the Department of Finance between June 1, 2017 and January 8, 2018.

09/03/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29(1)(a), 29(1)(b), and 40(1)(c)

FOI/2018/002 08/01/2018 Journalist 2: Copies of all correspondence between the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, the Secretary General and the Assistant Secretaries responsible for the Innovation and Investment Division and Indigenous Enterprise Development Division and the Enterprise Ireland Board; Chief Executive; Executive Director; (Head of EI's Region's and Entrepreneurship Business Unit); and EI's chief financial officer, between June 1, 2017 and January 8, 2018.

09/03/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29(1)(a), 29(1)(b), 30(1)(a), 30(1)(c) 35(1)(a), 36(1)(b), 37(1) and 40(1)(c)

FOI/2018/007 16/01/2018 Journalist In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request access to the following records/details: - All correspondence (received and sent) between from Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and Keelings Group between 01 September 2017 and 12 January 2018. Based on a filing on Lobbying.ie I am aware that Keelings Group has written a letter to the Department - details here.

12/02/2018 Access Granted

FOI/2018/014 25/01/2018 Journalist This is a request for information sought under the 2014 Freedom of Information Act. The request is as follows: - Correspondence between public policy Airbnb UK and Ireland, and/or any representative of Airbnb with Frances Fitzgerald and/or any of her special advisors in the period between the dates of September 1st 2017 and December 31st 2017.


FOI/2018/015 26/01/2018 Journalist Please find below a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for:

1. All records relating to this entry in the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/25539/ryan-meade

23/02/2018 Access Refused Section: 15(1)

https://www.lobbying.ie/return/25539/ryan-meade



FOI/2018/016 29/01/2018 Member of the Public

I understand from recent returns that Google lreland Ltd. lobbied and met with Minister of State Pat Breen and other designated public officials in the Department during the period between 1/9/17 and 31/12/17. Full details of the lobbying is available at https://www.lobbying.ie/return/25539/ryan-meade and https://www.lobbying.ie/return/25537/google-ireland-limited. This is a FOI request for all documents relating to such lobbying.



Request the following records: In the context of the Personal Injuries Commission it might be argued that advice from AG to Dept may be exempted, which I do not concede, but the question put and the reply conveyed to PIC cannot be exempt and those are the records I am seeking, please.

19/02/2018 Access Refused Section: 42(f)

FOI/2018/021 05/02/2018 Member of the Oireachtas/Public Representative

"Under the FOI Act 2014 I am seeking the following: All electronic and written communication from the following companies or people representing these companies; Ticketmaster, Seatwave, Viagogo, Stubhub, Tickets.ie, Ticketswap, Tixserve; to the Department/Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation - between March 31st 2017 and February 5th 2018."

07/03/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29, 35 and 36

FOI/2018/022 08/02/2018 Journalist In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I request access to the following records which are non-personal and which I believe are held by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, dated between June 23, 2016, and the date of this letter. A record of all meetings of the Department’s co-ordination group on Brexit, attended by the Minister, and a record of the arising meeting notes/minutes.

07/03/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 31(1)(c), 15(1), 29(1), 30(1), 33(1), 36(1), 37(5) and 40(1)

FOI/2018/023 08/02/2018 Journalist Under Freedom of Information I wish to request access to the following records held by your department. • Details of all foreign travel undertaken by Minister of State Halligan, his staff and any departmental staff from 06 May 2016 to the 07 February 2018, including a breakdown of all costs and expenses incurred in the course of undertaking this travel.

09/04/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 33(3)(c)(ii), 36(1)(b) and 37(1)


https://www.lobbying.ie/return/25537/google-ireland-limited



I request under the Freedom of Information Act the following: All records related to the Department of Jobs' input into the decision to change the cap on intangible assets in Budget 2015 including records of meetings, submissions and correspondence received on the issue. My request is limited to the calendar year 2014.



I wish to apply under the Freedom of Information Acts for all information in relation to my request made by telephone today 13/02/2018 at about 4pm for a briefing from the Department through the press office of the Department in relation to a BBC programme I have to do tonight in relation to brexit.


FOI/2018/029 20/02/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking release of the following: -Any letters/emails/correspondence/minutes of meetings between Connect Ireland and Minister Humphries from 01 December 2017 to present. -Any letters/emails/correspondence/minutes of meetings between the IDA and Minister Humphries regarding Connect Ireland from 01 December 2017 to present.

21/03/2018 Access Part-Granted Section: 30(1)

FOI/2018/034 14/03/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the following: All non routine correspondence at Principal Officer level and above between 1. the Communications Unit of the Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation and 2. the Strategic Communication Unit of the Taoiseach as well as any internal non routine Departmental correspondence in the Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation relating to the Strategic Communications Unit. If possible I would prefer to receive this information in electronic format but if this is not possible I will accept paper records. I wish for my request to cover the period between 1/9/17 – 28/2/18.

16/04/2018 Access Part-Granted Section: 29(1)(a)

FOI/2018/037 20/03/2018 Journalist This is a request for information sought under the 2014 Freedom of Information Act. The request is as follows: - All correspondence between Minister Heather Humphreys and any representative of Lufthansa dated between December 1st 2017 and March 5th 2018. - Any minutes/records/recordings and/or notes of a phone call between Patrick Shine of Lufthansa Technik Shannon Limited dated between December 1st 2017 and March 5th 2018.



FOI/2018/041 07/03/2018 Journalist Under freedom of information, I wish to request access to the following records: - All correspondence between department ministers and Lufthansa Germany and/or Lufthansa Technik between the period 01 June 2017 and 06 March 2018.


FOI/2018/043 09/03/2018 Journalist Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - copies of any non-routine correspondence received by the Department from Ian Drennan in the period 1 January 2017 to current date. - copies of any records held by the Department relating to the low level of enforcement activity by the ODCE in 2017. This part of the request to cover the period 1 January 2018 to current date.

11/04/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 31(1)(a), 32(1)(a), 29(1), 35(1), 42(j) and 15(d)

FOI/2018/030 20/02/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I would like to apply under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act for the following records held by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation:

1. Copy of submissions received by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation under the Government’s new ten-year National Development Plan (NDP) 2018 -2027 from December 1st 2017 to February 20th 2018.

2. Copy of correspondence between Ms Heather Humphreys the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and /or her Department’s Secretary General and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the Government’s new ten-year National Development Plan (NDP) 2018 -2027 from December 1st 2017 to February 20th 2018.

25/04/2018 Access Refused Section: 15(1)(a)



I am making this request under section 12 the freedom of information act 2014, please provide details of ALL correspondence to and from the NSAI Standards Unit in the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Environment and Local Government, the CEO of Irish Water, the Department of Justice, and the Garda Commissioner in connection with my email of 15 August 2017 regarding the recall of water meters due to risk associated with meter installation and implementations of Directive 2014/32/EC standards over the period 2014 to date. Email of 15 August 2017 “The implementation of the Measuring Instrument Directive 2014/32/EC Article 1 and 3 into Irish law has been passed, can you please send me a copy of the Measuring Instrument Bill/Act of 2017 and the Statutory Instrument implementing the final provisions of the directive. and any other relevant details”.


FOI/2018/035 08/03/2018 Journalist Copies of any non routine correspondence, internal memos at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation or any correspondence between DBEI and any other government department created between the period 1st June 2017 to 13th February 2018 relating to the Copenhagen Economics report into the impact of Brexit and the findings of that report published in February 2018.

03/05/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 28(1)(a), 29(1)(a)(b), 33(1)(d), 36(1)(b)(c) and 40(1)(c)

FOI/2018/040 09/03/2018 Journalist Copies of any non routine correspondence, internal memos at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation or any correspondence between DBEI and any other government department created between the period 1st June 2017 to 13th February 2018 relating to the Copenhagen Economics report into the impact of Brexit and the findings of that report published in February 2018.

03/05/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 28(1)(a), 29(1)(a)(b), 33(1)(d), 36(1)(b)(c) and 40(1)(c)



I wish to request the information listed below under the Freedom of Information Acts 1997, 2003 and 2014. All non routine electronic and written correspondence between senior management in the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (from Principle Officer to Ministerial level) and the Strategic Communications Unit in the Department of the Taoiseach regarding a national Brexit preparedness’ public information and awareness campaign in 2018, in the period from July 1 2017 to present.



“I request the following records falling within the period 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2008: - Records relating to the trade mission to Canada in October 2006 - Records relating to the trade mission to Hungary in January 2007 - Records relating to trade mission or missions to South Africa in 2006, 2007 and/or 2008 (dates not established, there appears there may have been more than one according to media reports at the time) - Records relating to participation by company Fineos in the trade missions referenced above for the time period of the request - Records relating to participation by company John J Fleming Construction in the trade missions referenced above for the time period of the request”.

03/05/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 35(1)(a) and 33(2)(b)(i)

FOI/2018/047 20/03/2018 Journalist In accordance with section 12 of the Act, I wish to request access to the following records: All briefing notes, external communications and correspondence relating to potential EU changes to taxation of the digital economy and/or companies' digital revenues. The records I am seeking are for the period 1 July, 2017 to 16 March, 2018 inclusive.

19/04/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 37(1) and 33(1)(d)



“I request the following records. If they cannot be immediately released, then I request them under Section 12 of the FOI Act 2014: - all correspondence between Meat Industry Ireland and DBEI relating to employment permits for the meat processing sector. - all correspondence between SIPTU and DBEI relating to employment permits for the meat processing sector. - all correspondence between Farm Relief Services and DBEI relating to employment permits for the meat processing sector. - reports / memos / material / data given to DBEI from the Department of Agriculture which relates to employment permits for the meat processing sector. The period covered by my request is 1 January to 31 December 2017.”


FOI/2018/049 29/03/2018 Journalist In accordance with the Freedom of Information acts, I wish to receive the following information which I believe to be in your records: * Copies of the latest batch of internal audits from your department from March 1 2017 to the present day.

22/05/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29(1), 30(1)(a) and (b) and 32(1)(a)(i)(ii) and (c)

FOI/2018/056 04/04/2018 Journalist I wish to make an application under the Freedom of Information act request. The application is for all records concerning the recent sale of Ardmore Studios, limiting my request to records created in 2018.

02/05/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 30(1)(b), 35(1) and 40(1)


FOI/2018/061 09/04/2018 Journalist In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I request access to the following records which are non-personal and which I believe are held by the Department, dated between June 30, 2017 and the date of this letter. 1. A record of all correspondence, letters, emails, briefing documents and phone calls to and from the Minister’s office with Facebook. 2. A record of all correspondence, letters, emails, briefing documents and phone calls to and from the Minister of States’ offices with Facebook. 3. A record of briefing documents prepared for the ministers about Facebook. 4. Minutes and notes from meetings members of the Department, including but not limited to the ministers and junior ministers, had with Facebook representatives. I would also like to request a record of all staff at the department, ministers and ministers of state who have received guidance or training from Facebook regarding the management of government, ministerial and personal Facebook accounts.



I am seeking the following records under the Freedom of Information Act: All correspondence between the Department of Business and Facebook, Google or the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland related to the issue of housing of workers in the last 18 months.


FOI/2018/074 24/04/2018 Journalist Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: 1) A list of all staff, ministers, spouses, or partners who travelled abroad for St Patrick's Day 2018 on official departmental business. 2) A table of costs associated with their travel to include flights, hotel, transport, entertainment, gifts, dining, subsistence, and all other related expenditure. 3) Copies of the actual invoices/receipts relating to all of the above.



FOI/2018/075 25/04/2018 Journalist In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request access to the following records: All briefing notes, external communications and correspondence relating to potential EU changes to taxation of the digital economy and/or companies' digital revenues for the period 17 March, 2018 to 24 April, 2018 inclusive.


FOI/2018/082 03/05/2018 Journalist I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to any minutes or memos of the meeting between the Recorded Artists Actors Performers Group and a named official of DBEI in early 2018 as outlined in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/26816/recorded-artists-actors-performers-clg

29/05/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29(1), 35(1)(a) and 37(1)

FOI/2018/079 01/05/2018 Journalist Please find below a query under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for records pertaining to the immigrant investor programme, specifically: Correspondence between DBEI and other government departments or agencies on the immigrant investor programme - Internal records concerning the immigrant investor programme from 01 Jan 2017 onwards

30/05/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29(1) and 36(1)

FOI/2018/084 08/05/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking release of the following: - Any briefing notes/emails/correspondence/minutes of meetings to Minister Heather Humphreys regarding Aughinish Alumina from 01 April 2018 to present.

06/06/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29, 33, 35, 36 and 40

https://www.lobbying.ie/return/26816/recorded-artists-actors-performers-clg

https://www.lobbying.ie/return/26816/recorded-artists-actors-performers-clg



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 for the period May 2016 to November 2017: 1. Copies of submissions received in relation to the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector), including from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. 2. Details of any meeting requests in relation to the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector). 3. Details of any meetings held in relation to the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector). 4. Copies of any briefing notes prepared in relation the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector). 5. Details of any meetings to discuss the the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector). 6. Details of any parliamentary or legislative queries in relation to the the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector).


FOI/2018/067 15/05/2018 Journalist I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 to request the following information from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation: • All communications and details of meetings between the Inward Investment and North South Unit of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and any persons working for or on behalf of Linkedin Inc or any of its Irish subsidiaries and companies. I am seeking such records created between 1st January 2015 and 30th April 2018.


FOI/2018/068 15/05/2018 Journalist I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 to request the following information from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation: • All communications and details of meetings between the Inward Investment and North South Unit of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and any persons working for or on behalf of Twitter Inc or any of its Irish subsidiaries and companies. I am seeking such records created between 1st January 2015 and 30th April 2018.



FOI/2018/069 15/05/2018 Journalist I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 to request the following information from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation: • All communications and details of meetings between the Inward Investment and North South Unit of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and any persons working for or on behalf of Google Inc or any of its Irish subsidiaries and companies. I am seeking such records created between 1st January 2015 and 30th April 2018.

11/07/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 35(1), 36(1) and 37(1)

FOI/2018/070 15/05/2018 Journalist I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 to request the following information from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation: • All communications and details of meetings between the Inward Investment and North South Unit of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and any persons working for or on behalf of Amazon Inc or any of its Irish subsidiaries and companies. I am seeking such records created between 1st January 2015 and 30th April 2018.


FOI/2018/071 15/05/2018 Journalist I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 to request the following information from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation: • All communications and details of meetings between the Inward Investment and North South Unit of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and any persons working for or on behalf of Facebook Inc or any of its Irish subsidiaries and companies. I am seeking such records created between 1st January 2015 and 30th April 2018.


FOI/2018/078 30/04/2018 Journalist Under Freedom of Information I wish to request access to the following records held by your department: • All email correspondence between the Department's head of communications and ministers' special advisers in the Department between the period 14 June 2017 and 30 April 2018.

27/06/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 28(1), 36(1)(3), 31(1) and 42(j)


FOI/2018/095 21/05/2018 Journalist I would like to request under the Freedom of Information Act, details any contacts (correspondence, minutes of meetings, whatsApp messages etc) between the Personal Injuries Commission and members of the legal profession or its representative bodies from 1 January 2018.

15/06/2018 Access Part-Granted Section: 29

FOI/2018/096 23/05/2018 Journalist Under the FOI Act 2014, I would like to request all documentation – including correspondence, as well as memos of meetings, records of phone calls, etc, with other departments, state agencies and external organisations - on the proposed Apple data centre at Athenry, between May 1, 2017 and present.

22/06/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29(1), 31(1)(a), 36(1) and 37(1)

FOI/2018/097 28/05/2018 Journalist Under the FOI act 2014, I would like to request the following: Copies of all correspondence from business representative groups and companies to the Minister relating to Brexit since January 1st, 2017: along with any memos or notes of any meetings attended by the Minister relating to this correspondence.

17/07/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 33(1)(c)(d), 35(1)(a) and 36(1)(b)(c)

FOI/2018/101 22/05/2018 Journalist I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to any minutes / memos / briefings arising out of the meeting between Apple and Minister Humphreys as referred to in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28139/apple-distribution-international

20/06/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29(1)(a)(b), 35(1), 36(1) and 37(1)

FOI/2018/104 24/05/2018 Journalist I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to any minutes / memos / briefings arising out of the meeting between Niamh Sweeney of Facebook and Minister Breen as referred to in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28783/facebook-ireland-limited


FOI/2018/105 28/05/2018 Journalist In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request access to the following records: Notes, minutes and correspondence pertaining to the following meeting with Facebook Ireland listed as taking place between 1 January and 30 April 2018: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28783/facebook-ireland-limited


https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28139/apple-distribution-international

https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28139/apple-distribution-international

https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28783/facebook-ireland-limited

https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28783/facebook-ireland-limited


FOI/2018/107 30/05/2018 Journalist I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. :: All minutes of meetings of the Hospitality Skills Oversight Group, which has its secretariat provided for by the Department, from January 1 2016 to date :: All reports supplied to members of the Hospitality Skills Oversight Group, from January 1 2016 to date

28/06/2018 Access Part-Granted Section: 29(1)(a) and (b)

FOI/2018/108 05/06/2018 Journalist Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - copies of any records held relating to the publication of the latest IMD World Competitiveness Ranking in which Ireland fell to twelfth place. - copies of any briefings, speaking notes, memos or any other such documents prepared for Minister Humphreys relating to the above.

03/07/2018 Access Part-Granted Section: 42(j)

FOI/2018/109 21/06/2018 Journalist Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking access to the following records: - the number of employees of the Department sacked over the period 2016 to 2018. - the reason for the dismissal of each of the above employees. - the number of employees of the Department suspended over the period 2016 to 2018. - the reason for the suspension of each of the above employees. - the number of complaints of bullying received by the Department over the period 2016 to 2018. - the number of complaints of sexual harassment received by the Department over the period 2016 to 2018.



I am looking for all non personal records of communications between the department of Jobs, Enterprise and innovation and SOLAS, both electronic and documentation, which relate to the strategy report in relation to the provision in the state of further education and training (which is a requirement under Section 9 of the Further Education and Training Act 2013). The records to include minutes and agendas of meeting as well as emails and any other communications or any consult with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and SOLAS relating to the strategy report.



FOI/2018/111 06/06/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to amend my original FoI request for copies of records and limit the scope to records relating to any complaints received by the Department concerning the gender balance incentive implemented for the SIRG programme. I am only interested in records created since January 1st, 2017.



Under the FOI Act 2014 I am seeking the following: All correspondence between the Minister/Department for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and Enterprise Ireland relating to Brexit supports for businesses, including; the Brexit Scorecard, the Be Prepared Grants, and the Market Discovery Fund, sent between March 6th 2018 and June 6th 2018.


FOI/2018/121 15/06/2018 Journalist Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: • Minister Humphreys Minister's Diaries Q3 & Q4 for the year of 2017.



Request the following records: The names of the bodies or persons who made submissions under the public consultation on the Trade Secret Directive (EU) 2016/943 and in each case a copy of the submission.

01/08/2018 Access Part-Granted Section: 42(f)

FOI/2018/137 19/07/2018 Business/Interest Groups

“Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking information on all communications both hard copy and soft copy between the Department of Business Innovation and Jobs and Department of Transport Tourism & Sport regarding changes to the work permit regulations for Chefs in 2017 and 2018” “Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking information on all communications both hard copy and soft copy between officials of Department of Business Innovation and Jobs regarding changes to the work permit regulations for Chefs in 2017 and 2018” “Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking information on all communications both hard copy and soft copy between the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and officials of Department of Business Innovation and Jobs regarding changes to the work permit regulations for Chefs in 2017 and 2018”



FOI/2018/138 19/07/2018 Journalist I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act for the following records: • Copies of all correspondence to/from ministers in the Department and Facebook between January 1, 2018 and July 19, 2018. • Please include copies of any documents enclosed/attached to the above correspondence. • Copies of the minutes of any meetings between ministers and Facebook between January 1, 2018 and July 19, 2018.



Under the FOI Act 2014 I am seeking the following: "All submissions made on the transposition of the EU Trade Secrets Directive including those received by the Department during the public consultation in June 2017."

21/08/2018 Access Part-Granted Section: 42(f)

FOI/2018/140 03/08/2018 Journalist I would like to request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, all correspondence, notes and memos regarding submissions made to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in response to the public consultation on the Resale of Tickets for Entertainment and Sporting Events undertaken in 2017 and 2018. I would also like to gain access to FOI/2018/021 and update that request with any subsequent meetings between the Minister and the companies named in that request which may have taken place between 5/2/2018 and the present

03/09/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 15(1)(d), 29(1), 35(1)(a), 36(1)(b) and 37(1)


Request the following records: Correspondence between Facebook Ireland Ltd., & Department relating to 1. Presentation to the Minister on Facebook's approach to privacy by design 2. Update on Facebook's GDPR preparation. 3. Discuss proposed platform regulation Meeting minutes between Minister Pat Breen and Niamh Sweeney (As per topics above and Lobbying return for period 01 Jan 2018 - 30 April 2018).



FOI/2018/143 09/08/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the following: Memos, briefings, notes, minutes and correspondence related to Minister Heather Humphreys' meetings with Pat McDonagh of Supermacs on 10 May.


FOI/2018/151 17/08/2018 Journalist Under the above mentioned Act I wish to receive the following records: 1. Minutes / briefings / memos relating to the correspondence and meeting between Patricia King ICTU general secretary, and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, as outlined in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/29145/irish-congress-of-trade-unions.


FOI/2018/153 23/08/2018 Journalist I am requesting documentation under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 which is in the possession of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. The period I am interested in is 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018. I am seeking copies of all records, to include files, letters, emails, briefing notes (including departmental briefings) , meeting minutes, relating to meetings and correspondence between Facebook Ireland Limited and Pat Breen or department officials.



I wish to make a request for records held by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation under the Freedom of Information Act. The records are: All correspondence, briefing notes and minutes of minutes between the Department and entities or individuals regarding the reform of Employment Incentive and Investment Scheme (EIIS), from 1 January 2018 to Sep 3 2018.


https://www.lobbying.ie/return/29145/irish-congress-of-trade-unions

https://www.lobbying.ie/return/29145/irish-congress-of-trade-unions


FOI/2018/158 05/09/2018 Business/Interest Group

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the following: • All correspondence between the Minister and a named Department official including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 17 November 2017 to 04 September 2018 inclusive relating to secondary ticketing. • All correspondence between the Minister and a named Department official including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 17 November 2017 to 04 September 2018 inclusive relating to secondary ticketing. • All correspondence between the Department and Deputy Noel Rock including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 17 November 2017 to 04 September 2018 inclusive relating to secondary ticketing. • All correspondence between the Department and Deputy Stephen Donnelly including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 17 November 2017 to 04 September 2018 inclusive relating to secondary ticketing. • All correspondence the Minister and her advisers have received or issued in relation to the Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017 including details of telephone calls, emails, memos and briefings from the period 17 November 2017 to 04 September 2018 inclusive.

03/10/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 15(d), 28(1), 29(1), 35(1)(a) and 36(1)(b)

FOI/2018/159 10/09/2018 Journalist Under Freedom of Information I wish to request access to the following records held by your department All communications and details of meetings between the Inward Investment and North South Unit of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and any persons working for or on behalf of Facebook or any of its Irish subsidiaries and companies. I am seeking such records created between 1st January 2018 and 27th August 2018



FOI/2018/160 10/09/2018 Journalist Under Freedom of Information I wish to request access to the following records held by your department All communications and details of meetings between the Inward Investment and North South Unit of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and any persons working for or on behalf of Amazon or any of its Irish subsidiaries and companies. I am seeking such records created between 1st January 2018 and 27th August 2018


FOI/2018/161 10/09/2018 Journalist Under Freedom of Information I wish to request access to the following records held by your department All communications and details of meetings between the Inward Investment and North South Unit of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and any persons working for or on behalf of Twitter or any of its Irish subsidiaries and companies. I am seeking such records created between 1st January 2018 and 27th August 2018


FOI/2018/162 10/09/2018 Journalist Under Freedom of Information I wish to request access to the following records held by your department All communications and details of meetings between the Inward Investment and North South Unit of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and any persons working for or on behalf of Google or any of its Irish subsidiaries and companies. I am seeking such records created between 1st January 2018 and 27th August 2018


FOI/2018/164 11/09/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request a copy of all records relating to any communication/correspondence between the Department and the Consumers' Association of Ireland over the latter's request for financial support since January 1, 2018 to date. The records should include all e-mails and any attachments therein between the parties as well as any internal analysis/report prepared by the Department on the funding request.



FOI/2018/169 25/09/2018 Journalist I am requesting under Freedom of Information legislation, copies of documents relating to contacts and submissions made by stakeholders to the Personal Injuries Commission (including emails, letters, memos/minutes of meetings, telephone contacts etc BUT excluding raw insurance data) in the preparation of its second and final report. Also I am requesting the questionnaire replies given to the PIC by the Law Society's international counterparts and the same for MIBI (as outlined in Appendix 5 of the final report)



I request access to records, which are: Non-Personal 1. Correspondence between Mason Hayes and Curran, and the Minister between 1st April and 15th September. Further info: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/30954/mason-hayes--curran


FOI/2018/171 28/09/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the release of any minutes/briefing notes provided in respect of the meeting between Minister Humphreys and representatives of eBay on 29th May 2018 provided by the Tax Policy Unit of the Department.


FOI/2018/172 21/09/2018 Journalist Please find a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for:

1. Records relating to the meeting referred to in this entry on the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/32542/ibm


FOI/2018/174 24/09/2018 Journalist Please find a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for: 1. All records associated with this entry in the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/32246/american-chamber-of-commerce-ireland



I wish to make a request for records held by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation under the Freedom of Information Act. The records are: Minutes of a meeting between IBM and the Department regarding quantum computing skills training in Ireland. The meeting took place in the period 1 May, 2018 to 31 Aug, 2018. I am aware of this meeting as it was lodged on the lobbying register


https://www.lobbying.ie/return/30954/mason-hayes--curran

https://www.lobbying.ie/return/30954/mason-hayes--curran

https://www.lobbying.ie/return/32542/ibm

https://www.lobbying.ie/return/32246/american-chamber-of-commerce-ireland

https://www.lobbying.ie/return/32246/american-chamber-of-commerce-ireland


FOI/2018/176 27/09/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the following: Correspondence between the Freight Transport Association of Ireland and Minister Heather Humphreys sent between 1 May and 31 August 2018 as cited in this return on the Register of Lobbying.


FOI/2018/177 28/09/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the release of any minutes/briefing notes provided in respect of the meeting between Minister Humphreys and representatives of eBay on 29th May 2018 provided by the Inward Investment Unit of the Department


FOI/2018/178 28/09/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the release of any minutes/briefing notes provided in respect of the meeting between Minister Humphreys and representatives of eBay on 29th May 2018 provided by the Intellectual Property Unit of the Department

25/10/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29 and 37

FOI/2018/181 01/10/2018 Journalist I request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 the following records held by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation: - The department's "account" ( this being the term used by the Minister and her officials on numerous occasions) of the report conducted into the ODCE's handling of the case of DPP vs Sean Fitzpatrick.

26/10/2018 Access Refused Sections: 28(1) and 29(1)

FOI/2018/182 01/10/2018 Journalist I request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 the following records held by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation: - All correspondence between the department and representatives of Aughinish Alumina in relation to the sanctions imposed on its parent company Rusal and Mr Oleg Deripaska. - All correspondence between the department and the Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to the same matter. The request should cover the period of April 14, 2018 - June 1, 2018.

27/11/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29(1)(a) & (b), 30(1)(c), 33(1)(d) (2)(b) & (3)(c), 35(1)(a), 36(1)(b) & (c), 37(1), 40(1)(c), (d) & (b) and 40(2)(j) & (k)


FOI/2018/183 01/10/2018 Journalist I request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 the following records held by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation: - All briefing notes prepared for the minister with regard to the sanctions imposed on the Aughinish Alumina plant in Co Limerick, its parent company Rusal and Mr Oleg Deripaska. The request should cover the period of April 14, 2018 - June 1, 2018.

30/10/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29, 33, 35, 36 and 40

FOI/2018/184 02/10/2018 Journalist I wish to make a request under the Freedom of Information act. The application is for all records concerning Ireland's decision to become a member of the European Southern Observatory.

25/10/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 35(1), 36(1)(b) and (c) and 37(1)

FOI/2018/185 05/10/2018 Business/Interest Groups

"I am requesting copies of correspondences, notes and all other records held of any meetings between the Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation, the department of Finance, the Department of Agriculture and with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection on the following subjects: • the granting of work permits to non EEA nationals; • the alteration of the ineligible list of occupations in the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018; • any alteration in the minimum salary levels in the above list.The timeframe of this request is 1st September 2017 to 1 July 2018"


FOI/2018/191 24/10/2018 Journalist I wish to make the following request under the Freedom of Information Act: Records held by the Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation in respect of 1) All written records including letters, faxes, e mails, social media including whatsapp and text messages, memos, reports, between Pat Breen and David McCourt/his companies/his representatives from 1st May 2016 to date. 2) All written internal records including memos, reports, e mails, letters, faxes, social media including whatsapp and text messages pertaining to David McCourt/his companies/his representatives and Pat Breen.


FOI/2018/192 18/10/2018 Journalist I wish to request the following under Freedom of Information laws. The pre-budget submission made to the Dept of Finance on behalf of DBEI in advance of Budget 2019.




I wish to request the information listed below under the Freedom of Information Acts 1997, 2003 and 2014. All final policy submissions made by the Department to the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform relating to Budget 2019.


FOI/2018/195 13/11/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking the following: a listing of all submissions through the Ministerial e-submissions system for the time period from 1/8/2018 – 18/10/2018.


FOI/2018/196 19/10/2018 Solicitor on behalf of Client

This letter contains a request for access to records under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. The request is made by us on behalf of our client: Recorded Artists, Actors, Performers CLG (“RAAP”) In accordance with section 12 of the Act, we request access to records which are not personal. The records requested are as follows: Correspondence with and submissions made in writing to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (formerly the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Employment) by, and written records of meetings with or including representatives of Phonographic Performance Ireland Ltd (now CLG) (otherwise PPI) from 20 November 2016 to date. The area of the Department most relevant to this request if the Intellectual Property Unit.

19/11/2018 Access Part-Granted Section: 37

FOI/2018/198 24/10/2018 Journalist Under Freedom of Information I wish to request access to the following records held by the Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation: • All correspondence between the Minister of State Pat Breen and Mr David McCourt between the period 02 June 2016 and 23 October 2018. • Minutes of any meetings between the Minister of State Pat Breen and Mr David McCourt between the period 02 June 2016 and 23 October 2018.




I would like to request the following under the Freedom of Information Act; All notes, emails and briefing documents prepared for the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation relating to the report received from the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement about the Sean Fitzpatrick investigation, prosecution and trial.

21/11/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 31(1)(a), 35(1), 29 and 41(1)(a)


I would like to request the following under the Freedom of Information Act; The account of the investigative shortcomings identified by Judge Aylmer.

21/11/2018 Access Refused Sections: 28(1) and 29

FOI/2018/203 24/10/2018 Journalist Under the FOI Act, I am seeking the following information: Responses to a public consultation launched by the Dept on 19 July seeking information and views on gift voucher fees and expiry date provision.

21/11/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 35(1)(a), 36(1)(b) 29(1) and 37(1)


Section 11 (access to records) of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request access to records, which are: Non-Personal 1. All records held by the department in relation to an article written by Minister Humphreys for a sponsored supplement in The Irish Times titled 'Gateway to China' published on 31st October 2018.

28/11/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 30(1)(c), 33(1)(d), 36(1)(b)(c) and 37(1)

FOI/2018/208 06/11/2018 Journalist I am seeking access to records held by the Department of Business, Enterprise, and Innovation, under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. I wish to request access to the following records: All correspondence between the Department and the European Space Agency which includes the word ‘Brexit’, dated from 1 June 2018 to 1 November 2018.

06/12/2018 Access Refused Section: 33(3)(c)

FOI/2018/210 08/11/2018 Journalist Could you please provide copies all communications, including written/email correspondence and records of oral conversations, between the chairman of EN+, and a) Heather Humphreys b) Pat Breen c) John Halligan Please restrict your searches to the period from November 8 2017 to today.

06/12/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29, 33, 35, 36, 37 and 40


FOI/2018/212 12/11/2018 Journalist I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act for the following records: * Copies of all correspondence between Ministers Heather Humphreys and Pat Breen and officials in their offices and representatives the following companies between May 1, 2018 and November 9, 2018. - Apple - Google - Facebook – Twitter • Copies of the minutes of any meetings between the same ministers and representatives of the same companies between May 1, 2018 and November 9, 2018.


FOI/2018/213 12/11/2018 Journalist “Under FOI law I would like a copy of any submissions, correspondence or papers submitted by members of the Personal Injury Commission as part of the process of preparing the second and final report of the PIC in July 2018 and I would like copies of all correspondence sent and received by the chairman of the commission confined to records relating to the report's proposed recommendations between 18 May 2018 and August 2018”


FOI/2018/214 14/11/2018 Journalist Access to records held by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. I wish to request access to the following: All memos, briefings, notes, minutes and correspondence relating to Minister Heather Humphreys' meeting with Airbnb on 18 September 2018.


FOI/2018/215 14/11/2018 Journalist Access to records held by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. I wish to request access to the following: All memos, briefings, notes, minutes and correspondence related to Minister Heather Humphreys' meeting with mushroom businesses on 11 July 2018.



I wish to make a request for records held by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation under the Freedom of Information Act. The records are: Minutes of a meeting listed in the diary of Minister Humphreys - 'Briefing with Officials on Meeting with Silicon Valley Start Up Expanding into Europe'. The meeting took place on July 24 2018.

13/12/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 35, 36, 37 and 40


FOI/2018/217 19/11/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the release of the following: any correspondence/emails/letters/briefing material/ minutes of meetings between the Minister Heather Humphreys and IDA chief executive of the IDA Martin Shanahan from 1 June 2018 to present.

17/12/2018 Access Part-Granted Sections: 29(1)(a), 30(1)(c), 36(1) and 40(c)

FOI/2018/218 19/11/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the release of the following: any correspondence/emails/letters/briefing material/ minutes of meetings between the Minister Heather Humphreys and Enterprise Ireland chief executive Julie Sinnamon from 1 June 2018 to present.


FOI/2018/219 22/11/2018 Journalist Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I request the following information for the years 2015 to 2018 inclusive: a) The number of attempts made to access websites categorised as pornography from department computers or other devices on a month by month basis b) A breakdown of these figures by department c) A list of which teams, if any, have legitimate reasons for accessing, investigating or categorizing pornographic websites d) The number of above access requests that were from teams with this legitimate reason for access e) An indication of how many appear to be purposeful requests, how many appear to innocent (embedded links and cookies etc), and how many are unclear. f) An outline of what action is being taken to improve the situation. g) The number of attempts that have been investigated and any management action taken.



FOI/2018/220 26/11/2018 Journalist Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: 1. a list of all people who travelled to Geneva for the ILO Conference in June 2017 on behalf of the Department. 2. the itinerary for each member of the delegation if there were differing itineraries for the members of the delegation. 3. copies of all invoices/receipts associated with the trip to include flights, hotels, subsistence, car hire, translation, internal travel, gifts etc. 4. records relating to any special arrangements made for members of the delegation including local travel in Ireland.


FOI/2018/225 06/12/2018 Journalist I wish to apply to the Department for copies of all internal audit reports carried out by or for the department since June 1st 2018 to date.


FOI/2018/227 13/12/2018 Journalist • All documents prepared by the Department for the briefings carried out by the secretary general and/or other officials as part of the recent review of the Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil confidence and supply agreement.



I wish to request access to the following records under the Freedom of Information Act: 1. The number of notifications by third parties for consideration by the DBEI on use of State emblems from the period 2016-2018. 2. The number of applications for consent received, granted and refused in respect of the harp emblem and national anthem from the period 2016-2018.


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