Department of Finance FOI Log 2007 To 2010

FOI Requests for period ending 12 r 2007
Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer
FOI/OO1/2007 Records relating to the Business Vincent Palmer

a a r Expansion Scheme and the Seed (Request withdrawn and
Capital Scheme dealt with outside of FOI)
FOI/002/2007 Suzanne Morgan Specific records relating to travel Judith Brady

Newstalk Radio abroad by the Minister, minister
of State and any others for the St
Patrick's Day period for both 2005
and 2006
F01/003/2007 Lloyd Gorman Amounts spent for entertainment Judith Brady

News of the World in terms of Christmas parties
during the month of December
2006
F01/004/2007 Records relating to the sale of Aidan Carrigan
WF* ACC Bank to Rabobank

FOI Requests for period ending ebr 2007
FOI/005/2007 Shaun Connolly Cost of translation services Judith Brady

Irish Examiner provided to the Department for
the past three calendar years,.etc.
FOI/006/2007 Vincent Power Records relating to Ryanair Pat Ring

A&L Goodbody Holdings pic's public offer for,
and its acquisition of shares in,
Aer Lingus Group pic, and all
matters related thereto.
FOI Requests for period ending r 2007
FOI/007/2007 Various records from 9/3/2006 Fred Foster

relating to the purchase of
Thornton Hall and the
replacement of Mountjoy Prison
with a new prison on a green field
site
F01/008/2007 John Burns All correspondence since 1 Aine Stapleton

Sunday Times January 2006 with the OPW on
the subject of progress on
decentralisation, plus any policy
memos drawn up on the subject
FOI/009/2007 Paul Farrell Records relating to the decision to Vincent Palmer

The Phoenix alter Section 1003 A (payment of
tax by means of a donation of a
heritage property to an Irish
heritage trust) of the Principal Act
as included in the Finance Bill
2007, relating to the possible
increase to €10m of the limit of
tax relief available in 2007 and
which specifically makes
reference to the art
collection/furniture for Fota
House.
FOI/010/2007 Various records (including Dermot Keane

correspondence with various
banks/authorities) relating to the
investigation of NIB, AIB etc. and
the opening and closing of bogus
non-resident accounts and certain
matters appertaining thereto.
FOI/011/2007 Records relating to Woodville Dermot Quigley

Estates Ltd., in Ballyhoura,
Buttervant, Co. Cork
FOI/012/2007 Copies of certain records relating Mary McKeon

to risk equalisation and the Health
Insurance (Amendment) Act
2007
FOI/013/2007 Statement of reasons under Mary McKeon

section 18 of the FOI Act relating
to aspects of the risk equalisation
scheme and the Health Insurance
(Amendment) Act 2007
FOI/014/2007 David Clerkin All correspondence sent and Liam Murphy

Sunday Business Post received since 07 April 2006 in
relation to the taxation of
Contracts for Difference (CFDs)
and to include the Department's
internal briefing documents on the
issue.
FOI/015/2007 All records concerning the Joe Mooney

proposed location of private
hospitals with public hospitals in
Limerick, Waterford, Cork, Sligo
and Dublin along with a range of
other related records
F01/016/2007 Richard Oakley Any internal correspondence or Cloda Ryan

The Sunday Times from third parties relating to the
extension of civil service pensions
to the surviving partners of gay
and unmarried couples
FOI/017/2007 Records relating to applications Aine Stapleton

for decentralisation made on the
CAF specifically regarding
category 4 and 5 applicants
FOI/018/2007 Records relating to details of Pat McBride

decentralised posts that have been
filled on promotion
FOI/019/2007 NDP project data Pat Casey

FOI/020/2007 David Murphy Copies of letters, emails, reports Liam Murphy

RTE and memos from July 1 2006 until
present day (24 April 2007) from
the Tax Strategy Group to the
Minister for Finance on Stamp
Duty
FOI Requests for period ending 2007
FOI/021/2007 Kathleen Barrington All records for 2006 and 2006 Liam Murphy (Acting PO)
Sunday Business Post concerning the impact of reforms
of the EU tax regime proposed by
EU Tax Commissioner Laszlo
Kovacs, in particular, any records
relating to the establishment of a
single European tax authority and
the impact such an authority
could have on Irish tax revenues.
FOI/022/2007 Records relating to confirmation Pat Casey

that it was agreed in 1998/1999
that D/ETE would apply and
confirm that the "best practice
audit procedure" had been applied
[relates to ERDF and ESF
expenditures].
FOI/023/2007 All records relating to the post of Jim O'Farrell

Assistant Probation and Welfare
Officer in the Probation and
Welfare Service, Department of
Justice, Equality and Law Reform
which was approved and
sanctioned by the Department of
Finance in 2000/2001.
FOI/024/2007 Pat Rabbitte, TD Records relating to proposed co- Joe Mooney

Dail Eireann location of private hospitals on
public lands adjoining public
hospitals, etc.
FOI Requests for period ending e 2007
F01/025/2007 copies of all records held by the Tim Duggan

Department in relation to the
Competition, i.e. the National
Digital Radio Services Tender,
including and without limitation,
all documents relating to the
Competition, the Department of
Finance's evaluation documents,
scoring matrixes and scores
allocated to other bidders.
F01/026/2007 Request for reasons for the Tim Duggan

Department of Finance's decision
not to award the contract for the
M P - National Digital Radio Services to
BT Communications Ireland Ltd.
FOI/027/2007 On behalf of Hope House, Dermot Quigley

Foxford, Co Mayo, copies of file
and papers referring to the
application made to the Minister
for Finance for a waiver of his and
the State's interest in lands and
premises transferred to Foxford
Social and Community Company
Ltd.
FOI Requests for period ending e 2007
F01/028/2007 Sean McCarthaigh All correspondence and Niamh Campbell

Irish Examiner communications between the
Department and State Bodies on
the subject of their
inclusion/exclusion from the FOI
legislation in the period January 1
2004 to date.
FOI/029/2007 Daniel McConnell All memos and documents, both Gary Tobin
Sunday Independent internal and external to and from
the Minister for Finance relating
to the recent change in stamp duty
legislation for first time buyers.
FOI/030/2007 Aine Kerr Copy of the briefing document Barra O Murchadha

Irish Examiner detailing the Department's core
policy areas, decisions, challenges
and future plans which was
prepared for the new or incumbent
senior Minister by the Department
and presented to the Minister in
the aftermath of the Taoiseach's
appointment of a new cabinet on
June 14th 2007
FOI/031/2007 Individual requester All information, data or Aine Stapleton

correspondence pertaining either
directly or indirectly to the
requester's CAF application for
decentralisation dated 13th
January 2005 and all information,
data or correspondence pertaining
either directly or indirectly to
subsequent requests for
clarification as to the procedures
followed and requester's efforts to
the appeal the manner in which
the application was processed.
FOI/032/2007 Maeve Sheehan Copies of records relating to Gary Tobin

Sunday Independent stamp duty charges
F01/033/2007 Individual requester Copies of records relevant to Des O'Leary

individual's retirement
F01/034/2007 Member of Staff Records relating to a bullying Michael Manley

complaint made against requester
and records relating to charging of
compound interest on a payment
made by the requester
F01/035/2007 Vincent Browne Copies of documentation relating Vincent Palmer

Village Communications to the sale of Eircom to Valentia [Note: Deposit sought on 3
Ltd. in or around the years 2000 and August in respect of
2001 including all documentation, Search and Retrieval costs.
including correspondence, As of 28 August payment
memos, emails etc. in respect of has not been received.
representations to do with Request is on hold until
changing the laws on taxation in deposit is paid.]
respect of ESOP.
FOI Requests for period ending 27 August 2007
F01/036/2007 Details of all HEO appointments Pat McBride

in the Civil Service from 1
January 2003 to date
FOI/037/2007 Copies of all correspondence Pat McBride

relating to negotiations between
the Department of Finance and the
Public Service Executive Union
(PSEU) in relation to HEO
competition 267/2005 prior to the
issue of circular 26/2005
F01/038/2007 Deputy Enda Kenny TD Copies of all briefing notes Barra O Murchadha
Leader of Fine Gael prepared for Ministers and (Request Withdrawn and
Ministers of State upon the dealt with Outside of FOI)
appointment of the new
Government in June 2007
FQI/039/2007 Individual requester All papers held by the Civil John Dolan
Service Training and
Development Centre (CSTDC) in
relation to requester's recent
application for the Masters in
Economic Science (Policy
Analysis) course.
FOI Requests for period ending 5 September 2007
F01/040/2007 Copies of internal briefing Withdrawn and dealt with

documents which reveal that the outside of FOI
policy of using tax incentivisation
as a tool for urban renewal should
be retained.
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F01/041/2007 Copies of records provided to an Paddy Barry
earlier requester relating to the
abolition of stamp duty for first
time buyers
F01/042/2007 Individual requester Copies of the information in the Transferred to the Office
possession of the Office of the of the Revenue
Revenue Commissioners which Commissioners
resulted in the letter from a tax
official to the requester.
FOI Requests for period ending 26 September 2007
FOI/043/2007 Individual requester individual working in the Pat McBride

Department of Communications,
Energy and Natural Resources
seeking all records relating to her
held in the Department of Finance
FOI Requests for period ending 9 October 2007
FOI/044/2007 Individual requester Seeking the amendment of a Des O'Leary

(ex staff member) record, held by the Department,
under section 17 of the FOI Act.
FOI Requests for period ending 24 October 2007
F01/045/2007 Copies of correspondence relating Paddy Barry

to investigation into National Irish
Bank Ltd and National Irish Bank
Financial Services Ltd.
FOI/046/2007 David Labanyi Records relating to the possible Deirdre Hanlon

Irish Times New Media acceleration of spending on NDP
road projects during the coming 2
to 3 yrs and details of the
Department's proposed level of
funding increase for NDP road
projects
New FOI Requests for period ending 20 November 2007
Reference Principal Officer and

Requester Brief Description
Due Date
F01/049/2007 Sean McCarthaigh Records relating to pay Patricia Coleman

Irish Examiner increases/review of pay for 11/12/2007
members of the Government and
other senior civil servants
including any submission and
correspondence with the Review
Body on Higher Remuneration
and any supporting/background
documentation
F01/050/2007 Cian McCormack Various records relating to the Patricia Coleman

RTE CEOs of the National Roads 12/12/2007
Authority, Science Foundation
Ireland, Health Service Executive
and the Courts
F01/051/2007 Niamh Horan Copy of all records regarding Des O'Leary

Sunday Independent assistants, including special 11/12/2007
advisors and other informal and/or
unpaid advisors (not civil
servants), to the Minister, their
CVs, their photos, their job
description/role in the
Department, their salaries. Also
the name, address, job description
and contract value of consultants
engaged by the Department since
the appointment of the new
Minister [14th June 2007]
FOI/052/2007 John Burns All records concerning the salaries Patricia Coleman
Sunday Times of Chief Executive Officers of 13/12/2007
commercial state bodies including
the recent report by Hay
Management Consultants on this
F01/053/2007 Carl O'Brien Copy of Hay Report on pay scales Patricia Coleman
Irish Times for chief executives of 14/12/2007
commercial semi-state bodies.
Also correspondence between the
Department of Finance and
commercial semi-state bodies on
the findings of the Hay Report.
FOI/054/2007 Carl O'Brien Copy of correspondence between Aine Stapleton

Irish Times the Department of Finance and the 14/12/2007
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
since July 2007 on the
decentralisation programme
FOI/055/2007 Carl O'Brien Copy of correspondence between Tom Heffernan

Irish Times the Department of Finance and the 14/12/2007
Department of Health since July
2007 on expenditure trends in the
health service
Principal Officer and

Reference Requester Brief Description
Due Date
F01/056/2007 Daniel McConnell Copies of all submissions and Patricia Coleman

Sunday Independent related documents made on behalf 20/12/07
of "government" by the
Department of Finance to the
Review Body on Higher
Remuneration. To include any
notes, memos or documents
written or received by the Minister
in relation to the submissions to
the body.
FOI/057/2007 Shaun Connelly Cost of translation services Judith Brady

The Irish Examiner encountered by the Department 24/12/07
over the past three years
F01/058/2007 Shaun Connelly Copies of correspondence with the Michael Manley

The Irish Examiner UK government/ financial 24/12/07
authorities regarding implications
of the Northern Rock crisis from
September onwards for Ireland /
Irish customers
FOI/059/2007 Daniel McConnell TD and Senator expenses claims Transferred to the Houses
Sunday Independent between 1 December 2006 and 1 of the Oireachtas
December 2007
FOI/060/2007 Daniel McConnell All submissions (memos, emails, Paul Ryan

Sunday Independent documents) made to the Tanaiste 31/12/07
and/or the Department of Finance
in relation to stamp duty reform
ahead of both the Budget 2007
(announced December 2006) and
the Budget 2008 (announced
December 2007) from parties both
within and from outside the
Department.
Due Date
FOI/061/2007 Copies of all records, including Stephanie O'Doimell
but not limited to all copies of 28/12/2007
correspondence, external and
internal memoranda, circulars,
and or minutes, and
documentation, in the control
and/or possession of the
Department of Finance relating to
the funding of the Department of
Community Rural and Gaeltacht
Affairs' Cohesion Process, etc.
New FOI Requests for period ending 12 December 2007

Due Date
F01/062/2007 Records relating to Deputy Jackie Transferred to the Houses

Healy-Rae's salary, special of the Oireachtas
payments and expenses.
F01/063/2007 Records relating to Aine Stapleton

decentralisation, i.e. records 7/1/08
relating to the total number of (Requester advised part of
people relocated to date, the request covered by OPW)
number of people who have
agreed to relocate and the number
of locations nationwide which
have seen staff decentralised to
and all and any records on the cost
to the state of procuring or
building decentralisation sites.
F01/064/2007 Deputy Enda Kenny TD All documents, reports and Deirdre Hanlon
Fine Gael memoranda relating to the 8/1/08
proposed casino to be operated by
the Sonas consortium at the
Phoenix Park including
documents that pre-date the
passing of the Acts in order to
assist in the understanding of the
issue that is currently before the
Department.
FOI/065/2007 Simon Carswell Records relating to Northern Michael Manley

The Irish Times Rock, liquidity crisis and credit 10/01/08
crunch in the interbanking market,
and Contracts for Difference.
FOI/047/2007 Member of Staff • Copy of all records held by Des O'Leary

Personnel, Pensions and Due Date: 27/11/2007
Accounts/Salaries Sections
concerning the requester's pension
and lump sum entitlements
including especially, all records
relating to applications to
purchase notional service.
FOI/048/2007 Pat Leahy Copies of all submissions Patricia Coleman

Sunday Business Post received by the Review Body on Due Date: 31/11/2007
Higher Remuneration in the
Public Sector.
New FOI Requests for period ending 21 December 2007

Due Date
F01/066/2007 Valerie Cough Ian Copies of submissions on tobacco Pat Murphy

ASH Ireland related issues for the 2008 Budget, 23/01/2008
details of any meetings with
interested parties and input of
Department officials on the
subject of tobacco price in and the
2007 and 2008 budgets.
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New FOI Requests for period ending 08 February 2008

Due Date
FOI/OO1/2008 Michael Brennan Correspondence received by the Pat Murphy

Irish Independent Department regarding alcohol 11/2/2008
taxation measures in the budget
from September 2007 to the
present and all memos and
internal reports prepared for the
Tanaiste regarding alcohol
taxation measures in Budget 2008
F01/002/2008 Maresa Fagan Records relating to the Aine Stapleton

Roscommon Herald decentralisation of the Land 11/2/2008
Registry/Property Registration
Authority to Roscommon town
F01/003/2008 Records relating to international Brendan Ellison

students recruited and brought 12/2/2008
into Ireland, recruiting agents and
Loreto College, Foxrock
F01/004/2008 Records relating to the post of Aine Stapleton

Head of Corporate Affairs in the 19/2/2008
Garda Siochana Ombudsman
Commission
F01/005/2008 Records relating to MOT Excise Pat Murphy

Relief Bio-fuels Schemes I and II 21/2/2008
FOI/006/2008 Edel Kennedy Various records relating to stamp Paul Ryan

Irish Independent duty; correspondence, reports, 27/2/2008
recommendations, etc. (Requester has been advised to
reduce scope of request.)
F01/007/2008 Cain McCormack Copy of records relating to Judith Brady

M o r n i n g Ireland individual Ministers trips abroad 29/2/2008
RTE for Saint Patrick's Day 2007,
summarily to include information
on flights, expenses, individuals
accompanying the Minister, and
outcome of trip
FOI/008/2008 June Shannon Records relating to the sale and Tom Heffernan
Medicine Weekly planned sale of public land/land 3/3/2008
banks attached to Irish public (Requester advised records
mostly held by HSE and
psychiatric hospitals from 2001 to
D/H&C)
date
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F01/009/2008 Maeve Sheehan Records relating to fees/expenses Patricia Coleman
Sunday Independent charged to the Public Service 4/3/08
Benchmarking body, consultants (May be dealt with outside
hired, costs, etc. of FOI)
FOI/010/2008 Terence Cosgrave Copies of written advice, memos, Pat Murphy

Irish Medical Times letters, etc. received by the 6/3/08
Tanaiste on the issue of VAT on
condoms, prescription drugs, or
pharmaceutical devices, any
responses to this material and
minutes of any meetings held in
finance where this issue was
discussed
2
New FOI Requests for period ending 25 February 2008
Reference Requester Principal Officer and

Brief Description
Due Date
FOI/Ol 1/2008 Records relating to adult Brendan Ellison

education, etc, issues 13/3/08
F01/012/2008 David Clerkin Records relating to section 14 of Vincent Palmer

Sunday Business Post the Finance Bill 2008 which 13/3/08
proposes to change conditions
relating to the tax treatment of
Employee Share Ownership
Trusts
FOI/Ol 3/2008* Carl O'Brien A. Copies of correspondence A. Fred Foster

Irish Times between the Department of Social 18/3/08
and Family Affairs and the
Department of Finance on B. Patricia Coleman
expenditure trends in the Department
over the last 12 months
B. Correspondence between the
Department of Finance and the
benchmarking body on public service
pay between January 1st 2007 and
December 24th 2007
F01/014/2008 Richard Oakley 1. Copies of any correspondence Judith Brady
Sunday Times between the Department and any 14/3/08
of the following received through
the Tanaiste's Office dating back
to 1 May of 2007.
2. Copies of any correspondence,
in which the following are named,
between the Department of
Finance and the Department of the
Taoiseach.
A.Deputy Finian McGrath
B.Deputy Beverley Flynn
C. Deputy Jackie Healy Rae
D.Deputy Michael Lowry
F01/015/2008 Individual requester Copies of adoption and hospital Withdrawn and dealt with
records outside of FOI
FO1/016/2008 Individual requester Copies of hospital and court Withdrawn and dealt with
* Previously, this request would have been split for administrative purposes and assigned different reference
numbers. The FOI Users Network (CSUN) have decided that for the purpose of statistical consistency, requests
should not be split for administrative purposes.
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FOI/017/2008 Individual requester Copies of hospital and court Withdrawn and dealt with
F01/018/2008 Individual requester Certain records relating to PAS Withdrawn and dealt with
interview board members and the outside of FOI
Pensions Abatement Act 1965
F01/019/2008 Stephen O'Brien copies of all correspondence Tom Heffernan
Sunday Times between Finance and the 20/3/08
Depaartment of Health on the cost
implications for the state of the
new regime of nursing home
inspections by the Health
Information and Quality
Authority.
F01/020/2008 Hilary Curley information pertaining to the Tom Heffernan

Prime Time Health Services Executive and the 21/3/08
RTE Department of Health and
Children, i.e. 1. All
documentation between the HSE
and D/H&C and the Department
of Finance relating to the
estimates or pre-budget
submissions process prior to the
December 2007 Budget Day, and
2. All documentation relating to
the budgetary over-run in 2007.
F01/021/2008 A copy of Oliver Tattan's (Chief Patsy Purtill

Executive Vivas Health) pre 2008 25/2/08
budget submission to the Minister
W for Finance as reported in the
Sunday Business Post of 14
October 2007.
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New FOI Requests for period ending 14 March 2008

Brief Description
Due Date
F01/022/2008 Information on correspondence Paul Ryan

over the past 5 years from the 31/3/08
Revenue Commissioners or other
State Agencies or contractors
which provide estimates or
calculations on the level of stamp
duty uncollected or avoided as a
consequence of the use of licence
and in trust arrangements between
buyers and sellers, etc
F01/023/2008 In relation to the Ministerial Tony Jordan

Pensions in the Markets in 8/4/08
Financial Instruments and
Miscellaneous Provisions Bill
2007, copies of all notes, files,
emails (inch any possible contact
with persons who would have
benefited from this change) etc. in
relation to the decision of the
Minister to provide for changes to
the pension entitlements of
Ministers, and any other similar
changes to pension legislation
from 1 January 2005 to the
present
F01/024/2008 Edel Kennedy Copies of reports received from Ronnie Downes

Irish Independent Departments regarding cutting 07/04/2008
administrative costs, etc.
F01/025/2008 Hilary Curley All documentation relating to the Paul Ryan

RTE introduction of the tax break in 9/4/08
the recent Finance Bill (2008)
giving tax relief to investors in
private hospice facilities
FOI/026/2008 Certain records relating to the Paul Ryan

legality of licence and in trust 10/4/08
arrangements between buyers and
sellers of property, etc.
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F01/027/2008 Records relating to travel, David Hurley
O K removal and subsistence rates, 10/4/08
some in the context of rates for
Prison Officers, etc.
FOI/028/2008 Individual member Copies of certain personal and Des O'Leary
of staff personnel records 12/4/08
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New FOI Requests for period ending 9 April 2008

Due Date
F01/029/2008 Mark Tighe Request for multiple types of Judith Brady

Sunday Times records: correspondence 29/04/2008 (.Deposit
concerning budgetary overrun received following
problems of HSE, make up, rescoping of request)
hair and grooming costs for the
Minister, PMDS ratings in the
Department and cost of bottled
water.
F01/030/2008 Mai achy Browne All documents and Pat Murphy
Village Magazine representations made since 1 18/04/2008
January 2007 concerning
gaming machines and slot
machines and the licensing of
such machines.
F01/031/2008 Colin Coyle All correspondence relating to David Hurley
Sunday Times the decision of the Department 18/04/2008
in 2004 to allow civil servants
and Ministers to retain air
miles accumulated while on
official business and certain
other correspondence relating
to the issue from 2000
F01/032/2008 All records in respect of the Paddy Barry
appointment of Mark 23/04/2008
Redmond, CEO, Irish
Taxation Institute, to the
Commission on Taxation,
including all records of
representation made in
respect/in support of this
appointment, and all
representations made by Dan
Pender in respect/in support of
Mr Redmond's appointment
FQI/033/2008 Senator Paschal Donohoe Records from January 2008 Tom Heffeman
Fine Gael with regard to the 2/5/2008
establishment and setting up of
the National Children's
Hospital - to include emails,
telephone logs, memoranda,
interdepartmental memoranda,
correspondence and
communication including
interdepartmental
correspondence and
communication.
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New FOI Requests for period ending 2 r 2008

Due Date
F01/034/2008 All correspondence between Patricia Coleman

the Department of Finance and 13/05/08
the Review Body on Higher
Remuneration in the Public
Sector relating to Hospital
Consultants from 1 July 2005
to 1 September 2007
F01/035/2008 Individual requester return of requester's Cloda Ryan
documentation 14/05/08
F01/036/2008 Michael Brerman records relating to the Judith Brady
Irish Independent Tanaiste's visit to Vietnam and 1/5/08
Malaysia for St Patrick's Day
2008
FOI/037/2008 Paul Farrell copies of any records relating Vincent Palmer
The Phoenix to the Finance Bill 2008 16/05/2008
amendment of section 1003 A
of the Taxes Consolidation Act
1997 to provide for tax relief
for donations up to €8m in the
Irish Heritage Trust in 2008
New FOI Requests for period ending 16 200

Due Date
F01/038/2008 Ronald Quinlan Correspondence relating to Colm Breslin

Irish Independent decision to allow IFSCfirms to 22/5/08
base certain
operations/functions in
Northern Ireland
F01/039/2008 Arthur Beesley Records relating to the Colm Breslin

Irish Times proposal to extend the IFSC 23/5/08
regime to Northern Ireland
F01/040/2008 Arthur Beesley Certain records in the last 18 Stephanie O'Donnell

Irish Times months relating to Eircom 23/5/08
F01/041/2008 Arthur Beesley Certain records in the last 6 Deirdre Hanlon

Irish Times months between the 23/5/08
Department and Dublin Airport
Authority
F01/042/2008 Arthur Beesley All submissions and Ronnie Downes

Irish Times correspondence in the last 6 23/5/08
months relating to the
"efficiency review"
F01/043/2008 Arthur Beesley Certain records in the last 2 Pat Murphy

Irish Times years relating to emissions- 23/5/08
based vehicle registration tax
system
F01/044/2008 Arthur Beesley All correspondence, records, Michael Manley

Irish Times etc. in the last year on the 23/5/08
matter of the credit crunch and
meetings with certain banking
etc. organisations
F01/045/2008 Arthur Beesley Certain records in the last two Grainne McGuckin
Irish Times years relating to the 23/5/08
management or board of
Independent News and Media
or its subsidiary Independent
Newspapers (Ireland)
FOI/046/2008 Arthur Beesley Certain records in the last year Grainne McGuckin
Irish Times concerning the management of 23/5/08
Waterford Wedgwood or its
Waterford Crystal subsidiary or
their agents
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F01/047/2008 Individual requesters Individual requesters seeking Transferred to HSE West
HSE records relating to their
children
F01/048/2008 Aiden Corkery Details of any laptops, external Withdrawn and dealt with
Irish Daily Mail hard-drives or discs that have outside of FOI
gone missing in the last two
years and that contain the
information of members of the
public or any businesses the
Department deals with, etc
F01/049/2008 Richard Dowling Certain records which had been Withdrawn

RTE exempt under section 19of the
FOI Act and were now subject
to the Act
F01/050/2008 Ronald Quinlan Copies of all correspondence Paddy Barry

Irish Independent between Minister for Finance 22/5/08
Brian Cowen and Mr Tom
Parlon of the Construction
Industry Federation (CIF) from
July 1, 2007 up to and
including April 21, 2008
F01/051/2008 Ronald Quinlan Copies of all letters and Judith Brady

Irish Independent correspondence received by 22/5/08
Minister for Finance Brian
Cowen to his departmental
office to congratulate him on
his accession to the leadership
of the Fianna Fail party
FOI/052/2008 Ronald Quinlan [Request revised on 14 May to Brendan Ellision

Irish Independent cover only correspondence 12/6/08
received by Minister Cowen
personally, not the wider
Department] Copies of all
correspondence received by
Cowen to his departmental
office in the period January 1,
2007 to April 22, 2008 relating
to the provision of future
funding for any educational or
health facilities in the counties
of Laois and Offaly, and
Copies of any responses to
these
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F01/053/2008 Ronald Quinlan Copies of all letters and Withdrawn
Irish Independent correspondence between
Finance Minister Brian Cowen
and Mr Colin Hunt in the
periodfrom January 1, 2006 to
date.
F01/054/2008 Ian Kehoe Copies of Hay Group reports Patricia Coleman

Sunday Business Post on Public Service 03/06/08
Benchmarking Body surveys of
public service and private
companies, into the Review of
remuneration of CEO's of
commercial State Bodies and
into the Evaluation of the Jobs
of senior posts in the Irish
public service
F01/055/2008 Sheila Flynn Copies of any briefing material Barra O'Murchadha

Irish Mail on Sunday prepared for the arrival of the 05/06/08
new Minister in the
Department of Finance
F01/056/2008 Mark Tighe All departmental briefing Barra O'Murchadha

Sunday Times material supplied for the new 05/06/08
Minister upon appointment to
the position as Minister for
Finance
F01/057/2008 Paul O'Brien Copies of briefing material for B arra O' Murchadha
The Irish Examiner the new Minister 06/06/08
F01/058/2008 Neil Callanan Copies of briefing material for Barra O'Murchadha

The Sunday Tribune the new Minister 06/06/08
F01/059/2008 Fionnan Sheahan Copies of briefing material for Barra O'Murchadha

Irish Independent the new Minister 06/06/08
F01/060/2008 Paul Mulholland Certain records relating to the Tom Heffernan

Irish Medical News sale of psychiatric lands 06/06/08
F01/061/2008 Deputy Enda Kenny TD Copies of drafts of the OECD Gearoid O'Keeffe
Fine Gael report on the Irish public 06/06/08
service and any reports or
briefing notes associated with
any drafts orfinal report of the
OECD.
FOI/062/2008 Paul Farrell Copies of any records relating Grainne McGuckin

The Phoenix to the decision to start payinng 06/06/08
fee (sic.) to members of the
National Consumer Agency in
3
2006.
F01/063/2008 Neil Callanan A. Lobbying/Submissions in Paddy Barry or Paul Ryan

Sunday Business Post favour of new tax breaks for the
construction industry since 1 12/06/08
June, 2006 and notes, memos,
emails, minutes and other
correspondence related to same
B. Lobbying/Submissions in
relation to stamp duty changes
since 1 June, 2006 and notes,
memos, emails, minutes and other
correspondence related to changes
to this
F01/064/2008 Deputy Richard Bruton TD records relating to any meeting Tony Gallagher
Fine Gael between the Minister for 16/06/08
Finance and/or departmental
officials and the OECD team
preparing the biannual
Economic Survey and the IMF
team preparing the annual
review of the Irish economy in
2004 - 2007
F01/065/2008 the value of the contract Dermot Quigley
awarded to Millstream 16/06/08
Associates Ltd by the
Department of Finance for the
contract for Management and
Development of the Irish
Government Public
Procurement Opportunities
Website
F01/066/2008 Jane Last information and figures in Judith Brady
Evening Herald relation to the amount of Answered outside of FOI
spending on grooming and
cosmetic products for Mr
Cowen as well as the amount
spent on cosmetic services
FOI/067/2008 certain records concerning Aidan Carrigan
authorised investments for 16/06/08
Credit Unions prepared in
November 2005 and March
2006
4
FOI Requests for period 20 May to 17 October 2008

Due Date
F01/068/2008 Paul Farrell copies of any records relating Judith Brady

The Phoenix to the increase, from €12,180 18/06/2008
to €20,000 over a three year
period, in the value of the
cnuas payments to certain
members of Aosdana, as
announced on 15 May by the
Arts Council
F01/069/2008 John Downes A list of all FOI requests Judith Brady
Irish Times submitted to the Department by 18/06/2008
members of the media between
May 2005 and May 2008
F01/070/2008 Pat Leahy copy of briefing created for Barra O Murchaddha
Sunday Business Post new Minister on appointment 23/06/2008
FOI/71/2008 Richard Bruton copy of the briefing document Barra O Murchaddha
Fine Gael prepared for the incoming 26/06/2008
Minister
F01/072/2008 Ronald Quinlan copies of all correspondence Paddy Barry
Sunday Independent between the Construction 25/06/2008
Industry Federation (CIF) and
the Irish Home Builders'
Association (IHBA) - or any of
their representatives - and the
Lenihan from his appointment
up to and including 27 May
2008:
FOI/073/2008 i all correspondence and Paddy Barry
assessments of position in 02/07/2008
relation to my request to be
appointed to Commission on
Taxation to include
communications with Revenue
Commissioners
F01/074/2008 all records and memoranda Paddy Barry
created in connection with 29/07/2008
section 140 of Finance Act
2008, to include, but not
limited to, communications
with and from the revenue
Commissioners and Ministers'
speaking notes for the Dail and
Seanad
FOI/075/2008 | copies of all documents David Hurley
whether held electronically or 03/07/2008
otherwise, relating to the
i
decision to increase the fee
rates for retired civil servants
for service on interview boards,
as set out in Department of
Finance circular letter dated 22
January 2008
F01/076/2008 all records relating to the Marie MacLaughlin
appointment of Principal 10/07/2008
Officers in the Department of
Justice, Equality and Law
Reform and The Courts
Service from 01 January 2005
to date.
F01/077/2008 certain records relating to Mary Austin
pensions for the non- 15/07/2008
commercial semi state sector,
advice on certain payscales
depending on pension
contributions, communication
regarding payment to Gaisce
staff
FOI/O78/2008 Sarah 0'Sullivan for the period 2006 to 2008, Judith Brady
Sunday Times copies of all correspondence 17/07/2008
between the Department of
Finance and Club Travel and
copies of all records held by
the Department regarding Club
Travel
FOI/079/2008 copy of letter of complaint Judith Brady
issued to Dublin City Council 25/07/2008
F01/080/2008 Richard Dowling copy of all documents held by Tony Gallagher
Journalist the Department in relation to 23/07/2008
the impact of increasing cost of
oil on the Irish economy and
the Exchequer as well as any
documents discussing possible
reductions in taxation on oil
F01/081/2008 copy of records held by the Cloda Ryan
Department since 1 January 26/08/2008
2006 relating to Garda Special
Pension matters and related
issues
F01/082/2008 copy of records held by the Cloda Ryan
Department since 1 January 23/07/2008
2006 relating to requester's
Garda Special Pension
application
FOI/083/2008 Access to individual's Judith Brady
personnel file held by the Dept. 30/07/2008
w
Agriculture
FOI/084/2008 access to personal records held Judith Brady
by the Health Service 29/07/2008
2
Executive West
FOI/085/2008 briefing notes regarding EU B. O'Murchaddha

concerns about Ireland's tax 30/07/2008
code, etc. Request was later
amended to seeking a copy of
the incoming Minister's brief as
released previously under FOI
F01/086/2008 information relating to IT Dave Ring
spend 18/08/2008
F01/087/2008 Daniel McConnell Records relating to the 3% cut Ronnie Downes
Sunday Independent in Gov. Depts. announced on 22/08/2008
July 9th
FOI/088/2008 Ian Kehoe All correspondence between Gary Tobin
Sunday Business Post this Dept. and the U.S. Govt, in 21/08/2008
relation to the tax status of US
companies operating here.
FOI/089/2008 Records relating to "Dispute Dermot Quigley
Resolution in Public Contracts 26/08/2008
- Conciliation Procedure" in
the construction industry.
FOI/090/2008 John Downes All submissions and Ronnie Downes
Journalist correspondence in the last 6 26/08/2008
months relating to the
"Efficiency Review" and all
correspondence or documents
in relation to the announcement
of plans to reduce Go vernment
spending across Departments.
FOI/091/2008 John Downes All correspondence since 1 st Aine Stapleton
Journalist January 2008 with the OPW on 28/08/2008
the subject of progress on
decentralisation, plus any
policy memos on the same
subject.
FOI/092/2008 John Downes Copies of any peer review John Dolan
Journalist reports carried out in the last 28/08/2008
12 months and copies of any
responses from relevant
Government Departments.
FOI/093/2008 John Downes Copy of all correspondence Fred Foster
Journalist between this Department and 25/09/2008
the Department of Health since
January 2008 and expenditure
trends in the health service.
Also all correspondence
between this Dept. and Social
and Family Affairs since Jan
2008 on expenditure trends in
that Department.
3
F01/094/2008 Mcl Brennan All correspondence between Dermot Quigley
Irish Independent the CIF and this Department 02/09/2008
from October 2007 to date and
all memos of meetings between
the Minister and the CIF DG
covering the same period.
F01/095/2008 Numbers of staff serving in Jim O'Farrell
mm general service and

departmental grades by age
(list supplied) and particular
Governments/Offices as at 31
04/09/2008
March 2008.
F01/096/2008 Niamh Connolly Details of the retirement Tony Jordan
Journalist payments to non-public sector 02/09/2008
staff Gerry Hickey, Mandy
Johnstone and others in the
employ of former Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern.
F01/097/2008 Conor Hunt Correspondence regarding Tony Jordan

Journalist severance payments to former 02/09/2008
junior ministers (named) and
also to other former ministers.
F01/098/2008 Mary Regan Any correspondence issued or Ronnie Downes
Journalist received by this Department 12/09/2008
since last April concerning
budgetary cutbacks,
rationalisations, sanctioning or
non-sanctioning of public
service posts or policies.
F01/099/2008 Copies of all documents since Aine Stapleton
28 May 2008 concerning 16/09/2008
proposed decentralisation or
new replacement premises of
sections of Dept. of Transport,
Social and Family Affairs,
Citizen's Information Board,
REACH and Courts' Service in
Drogheda.
FOI/100/2008 i Records generated in Paul Ryan 19/09/2008
connection with Section 30
Finance Act 2007 and to
include communications to and
from the Revenue
Commissioners and Ministers'
speaking notes for the Dail and
Seanad debates.
4
F01/101/2008 Simon Carswell Records relating to the Colm Breslin
Journalist financial services industry 22/09/2008
initiative between the
Government and Northern
Ireland announced on 15 April.
F01/102/2008 Harry McGee Briefing papers prepared for John Hogan
Journalist the Minister for Finance upon 24/09/2008
his appointment
F01/103/2008 g Records pertaining to time Judith Brady
spent in various institutions 25/09/2008
e.g. St. Michael's Industrial
School, Mountjoy prison,
Portlaoise prison
FOI/104/2008 Copies of winning tender Oonagh
documents for the operation of 30/09/2008
Civil Service creches at Mount
St., Marlborough St., Ennis and
Cork
F01/105/2008 Simon Carswell copies of documents drafted Colm Breslin
Journalist for the Minister for Finance for 26/09/2008
his meetings with senior
bankers in June and July 2008
and also any notes drafted after
the meeting(s)
F01/106/2008 Eithne Donnellan Copy of spot check reports Cormac Gilhooley
Journalist completed by the Department 25/09/2008
of Finance on health capital
projects in 2007 and 2008.
F01/107/2008 John Burke Various items of John Thompson
Journalist correspondence and records 30/09/2008
relating to Tribunals of Inquiry
in 2008
F01/108/2008 Richard Oakley Details and costs of any media Judith Brady
Journalist monitoring the department has 02/10/2008
undertaken in the last 5 years
F01/109/2008 Breandan Delap Any directives, memorandum, Ronnie Downes
Journalist or correspondence issued by 02/10/2008
the Department of Finance to
Government Departments or
State organisations regarding
cutbacks or expenditure control
(restrictions) that are
recommended for the year
2008 or 2009
FOI/110/2008 copy of letter sent to Sean Ronnie Downes
Aylward (Justice) on 15 July 07/10/2008
2008 re securing savings and
proposed estimates for 2009 to
2011
5
FOI/111/2008 Kevin Doyle expenses claimed by TDs and Judith Brady
Journalist Senators for overseas travel 06/10/2008
FOI/112/2008 Luke Byrne tax revenue received per Judith Brady
Journalist county for PAYE, Corporation 09/10/2008
Tax, VAT etc.
FOI/113/2008
m records from January 2004 to John Thompson
FOI/114/2008
•
Shane Phelan
Journalist
May 2006 in respect of the
proposed move of the Central
Mental Hospital
details of private consultants
engaged between 1/1/07 and
15/10/2008
John Leonard
15/10/2008
30/6/08, the purpose of their
employment and value of
contracts
FOI/115/2008 John Downes amounts paid for the purchase, Aine Stapleton
Journalist rental, lease etc. of permanent 17/10/2008
and temporary accommodation
under the decentralisation
programme since it was
announced in 2003
FOI/116/2008 copies of all documents Deirdre Hanlon
relating to the Knock-Dublin 21/10/2008
Public Service Obligation
regional air route
FOI/117/2008 all records relating to planning Deirdre Hanlon
permissin granted by An Bord 22/10/2008
Pleanala in August 2007 for a
new parallel runway at Dublin
Airport
FOI/118/2008 all correspondence between the Aoife O'Sullivan
FOI/119/2008
w Minister's Office and Mr
Nicholas Flanagan
Details of a tender competition
in relation to 5 acres of land in
22/10/2008
Judith Brady
24/10/2008
Ardnacrusha, Co. Clare
F01/120/2008 documents relating to the Jimmy Doyle
government's homelessness 24/10/2008
strategy, The Way Forward,
and those relating to the Cross
Departmental Team on
homelessness since 1 January
2007 and 12 September 2008
F01/121/2008 all correspondence between Pat Murphy
F01/122/2008
JBBfc requester and the Minister's
Office
details of bonus payments to
23/10/2008
Mary Austin
F01/123/2008 Wm>
Colm Keena
Journalist
civil servants and how they are
calculated
documents since January 2006
concerning policy on property
27/10/2008
Paddy Barry
29/10/2008
related tax incentive schemes
including costs and benefits
6
F01/124/2008 Neil Callanan Details, notes, memos etc. from Michael Manley
Journalist 1 September 2008 concerning 30/10/2008
the possibility and eventually
the decision by government to
introduce a guarantee
arrangement to safeguard
deposits, covered bonds, senior
debt etc
F01/125/2008 Copies of guidelines this Mary Austin
Department gave to Secretaries 3/11/2008
General and Chief Executives
of non-commercial state
sponsored bodies and those
circulated. Also, information
relating to non-established civil
servants
F01/126/2008 Cormac McQuinn former Minister Cowen's Judith Brady
Journalist itinerary when in Vietnam and 3/11/2008
Malaysia in March 2008
F01/127/2008 Mark Tighe records relating to the decision Michael Manley
Journalist announced on September 30th 3/11/2008
for a government guarantee of
Irish banks
F01/128/2008 Jennifer Hough Amounts spent on maintaining Judith Brady
Journalist Ministerial cars, individual 5/11/2008
Ministers' travelling expenses
etc.
F01/129/2008 documents relating to Aidan Carrigan
application for appointment to 4/11/2008
Consultative Consumer Panel
in 2004
F01/130/2008 Daniel McConnell recordsfrom 26 September to 5 Michael Manley
Journalist October 2008 regarding the 5/11/2008
Government guarantee to six
Irish banks
F01/131/2008 Luke Byrne Records since Jan 2008 re Judith Brady
Journalist decentralisation especially in 10/11/2008
relation to abandoning the plan
plus costs of the plan to date
FOI/132/2008 Jennifer Hough breakdown of costs associated Judith Brady
Journalist with Ministerial car for past 3 11/11/2008
years
F01/133/2008 Leo Varadkar records relating to changes in John Hogan
TD the economic climate 13/11/2008
7
FOI Requests for period 18 October to 14 November 2008

Brief Description
Due Date
F01/134/2008 records of all submissions received Pat Murphy

by the Minister for Finance in relation 17/11/2008
to tobacco price for the 2009 Budget
and records of meetings with
M/F in advance of the Budget
F01/135/2008 records held by the Department Mary Austin
of Finance relating to aspects 18/11/2008
of the National Educational
Welfare Board
FOI/136/2008 changes in Budget 2009 Tom Heffeman
relating to (1) medical card for 17/11/2008
over 70s (2) travel tax at
airports (3) tax on homes that
are not principal place of
residence
FOI/137/2008 Jennifer Hough request for figure spent on Judith Brady
Irish Examiner expenses for the whole 17/11/2008
department in each of the past
three years
FO1/138/2008 Michael Twomey proposed legislation or Paddy Barry
Arthur Cox regulatory framework 20/11/2008
governing gaming in Ireland, to
the Gaming & Lotteries Acts,
to taxation of gaming and any
legal advice received by
Department on any proposed
legislation in this area.
FQI/139/2008 Neil Callanan records relating to Budget 2009 Paul Ryan
Sunday Tribune and Finance Bill 2009 21/11/2008
concerning the introduction of
capital allowances and tax
incentives for the removal and
relocation of Sevesco sites
FOI/140/2008 Deirdre Kilroy reports on the Metro for Dublin Deirdre Hanlon
LK Shields Solrs and related papers 21/11/2008
FOI/141/2008 Patrick Comyn records of all correspondence Pat Murphy
Irish Times to and from the Revenue 26/11/2008
Commissioners relating to the
setting of open market selling
prices between 1 st October
2007 and 1st October 2008
FOI/142/2008 Paul O'Brien records concerning the decision Tom Heffeman
Irish Examiner to remove the entitlement to 26/1172008
medical cards for the over 70s
covering the period 1 June
2008 - 25 October 2008
FOI/143/2008 Paul O'Brien records concerning the decision Patsy Purtill
Irish Examiner to reduce the age threshold for 26/11/2008
the early ehildcare suppliment
from six years of age to five
and a half years of age,
covering the period 1 June
2008 to 25 October 2008
FOI/144/2008 Paul O'Brien records concerning the decision Fred Foster
Irish Examiner to end child benefit for those 26/11/2008
age 18 and over from 2010,
covering the period June 1,
2008 to October 25, 2008
FOI/145/2008 Paul O'Brien records concerning the decision V Palmer
Irish Examiner to introduce a 1% income levy 26/11/2008
on those earning up to
€100,000 per annum and a 2%
levy on those earning in excess
of that figure, covering the
period June 1, 2008 to October
25,2008
FOI/146/2008 Paul O'Brien records concerning the decision J Doyle
Irish Examiner to extend the existing local 26/11/2008
authority mortgage scheme by
increasing the maximum loan
available to borrowers, and to
introduce a Government Equity
Initiative to assist those
seeking affordable housing,
covering the period June 1,
2008 to October 25, 2008
(Budget 2009)
F01/147/2008 Paul O'Brien records concerning the decision Pat Murphy
Irish Examiner to introduce an air travel tax of 26/11/2008
€10 per passenger per
departure, and €2 per passenger
on shorter j ourneys, covering
the period June 1 2008 to
October 25 2008. (Budget
2009)
FOI/148/2008 Paul O'Brien records concerning the decision J Doyle
Irish Examiner to introduce a levy of €200 per 26/11/2008
annum on non-principal private
residences, covering the period
1 June, 2008 to 25 October
2008 (Budget 2009)
F01/149/2008 Kathleen Barrington records in relation to the M Manley
Sunday Business Post government guarantee scheme 27/11/2008
F01/150/2008 Mary Regan records over past three months Paul Ryan
Irish Examiner relating to targeting tax exiles 1/12/2008
FOI/151/2008 Mary Regan records relating to R Downes
Irish Examiner rationalisation of state agencies 1/12/2008
(Budget 2009)
2
F01/152/2008 Official of this Dept. all records created in the D O'Leary
consideration of the recent 1/12/2008
reassignments
FOI/153/2008 Aine Ken- correspondence between the D Quigley
Irish Independent Department of Finance and the 27/11/2008
Construction Industry
Federation of Ireland from 1st
July 2008 to 28th October 2008
F01/154/2008 Mark Tighe public sector pension liability John Reilly
Sunday Times 1/12/2008
FOI/155/2008 Jacqueline Moore advice given to the Office of D Hurley
Office of the Ombudsman the Ombudsman in relation to 3/12/2008
the payment of the HEO
Higher Allowance (Circular
24/95)
FOI/156/2008 Vincent Murphy National Lottery funding 2006 J Thompson
Morning Ireland - 2008 and discontinuance of 4/12/2008
publication of the National
Lottery Benificiary
Compendium in 2000
FOI/157/2008 Private individual request for medical records Judith Brady
4/12/2008
FOI/158/2008 Conor Hunt records regarding gifting back M Austin
RTE money to the State over the last 8/12/2008
year, correspondence from
politicians, the government,
and senior civil servants
regarding their wages over the
last year
F01/159/2008 Private individual records regarding State ground Judith Brady
rent payments 8/12/2008
F01/160/2008 Aine Kerr all correspondence from TDs, D Hanlon
Irish Independent Senators, Ministers and 4/12/2008
Councillors in relation to
Budget 2009 from 1 September
to November 3rd
FOI/161/2008 Vincent Browne records concerning the M Manley
Journalist guarantee to depositors and 10/12/2008
lenders to the financial
institutions recently
F01/162/2008 Vincent Browne all records generated in John Hogan
Journalist connection with the decision to 10/12/2008
extend borrowing beyond the
EU growth and stability pact
F01/163/2008 McCann Fitzgerald records in relation to estimates T Heffeman

Solrs. submitted by the HSE 12/12/2008
regarding the cost of HPV and
3
paediatric vaccination
programmes for 2009 and 2010
FOI/164/2008 Kelleher O'Doherty remuneration rate for Members P Barry
Solrs. of the Refugee Appeals 12/12/2008
Tribunal and amounts paid to
each from 2005 to 2008
4
FOI Requests for period 15 November 2008 to 27 April 2009

Due Date
FOI/165/2008 Vincent Browne records relating to G McGuckin

Journalist representations by Waterford 10/12/2008
Wedgewood for state aid,
consideration of the
representations, and the
decision concerning the matter
FOI/166/2008 Mary Regan expenditure control measures Ronnie Downes

Irish Examiner aimed at reducing costs by 3% 15/12/2008
in each Department
FOI/167/2008 David Labanyi correspondence, minutes and D Hanlon
Irish Times briefing materials between the 15/12/2008
Department of Finance and
Department of Transport
concerning rationalisation
proposals for transport related
and road safety state agencies
FOI/168/2008 I correspondence during the T Heffernan
period 1 October to 14 October 18/12/2008
between the offices of the
Minister for Finance and the
Minister for Health & Children
relating to changes in the
criteria by which over 70s
qualify for medical cards
FOI/169/2008 David Stanton records relating to the decision F Foster
TD in Budget 2009 to increase the 19/12/2008
qualifying age of Disability
Allowance to 18 years and to
the reversal of the decision
FOI/170/2008 Kathleen Barrington Records of meetings with J Brady
Sunday Business Post Minister/Officials and Sean 12/12/2008
Quinn of Quinn Insurance
FOI/171/2008 Fiach Kelly report carried out by M McKeon
Irish Independent Pricewaterhousecoopers for the 19/12/2008
Department of Finance on the
six financial institutions
covered by the government's
bank guarantee
FOI/172/2008 Carl O'Brien briefing material for the F Foster
Irish Times Minister in relation to certain 24/12/2008
bi-lateral meetings in the run
up to Budget 2009; cost of
l
extending marriage-like
protection to same sex and
cohabiting couples;
correspondence with
Secretaries General regarding
the proposal by the Minister
that they should take a pay cut
and correspondence in general
relating to pay cuts; copy of
report of Secretaries General
and the decentralisation
programme
FOI/173/2008 records in relation to air tax P Murphy
29/12/2008
FOI/174/2008 Cian McCormack records of correspondence with M Manley
RTE interested parties concerning 02/01/2009
the State-guarantee scheme
FOI/175/2008 Conall O'Fatharta amount of money spent by the J Brady
Irish Examiner Department on bottled water in 01/01/2009
2006, 2007, and to end of
November 2008
FOI/176/2008 Fiachra O'Cionnaith cost of trips abroad by the J Brady
Irish Examiner Minister and Minister of State 05/01/2009
for St. Patrick's Day each year
from 2005 onwards and plans
for 2009
FOI/177/2008 Cian McCormack records relating to the twelve J Thompson
RTE person Government appointed 06/01/2009
panel to the boards of AIB,
Bank of Ireland, Anglo Irish
Bank, Irish Life & Permanent,
Irish Nationwide and EBS
Building Societies.
FOI/178/2008 Ronald Quinlan records prepared by D Hanlon
Sunday Independent Department officials on sale of 15/01/2009
semi-state companies
FOI/179/2008 Elaine Edwards records for cabinet meetings (1 V Palmer
Irish Times November 2008 - 2 December 16/01/2009
1998) relating to the taxation
system, betting tax, and profit-
sharing
FOI/180/2008 Martina Fitzgerald material supplied by the P Ryan
RTE Revenue Commissioners to the 19/01/2009
then Minister Brian Cowen
relating to tax exiles and their
movements
FOI/001/2009 Ken Griffin all records of correspondence A Carrigan
Sunday Tribune with the Financial Regulator 10/02/2009
regarding capitalisation of the
Irish banking sector and the
impact of the credit crunch on
institutions regulated by the
2
Financial Regulator since
March 1,2008
FOI/002/2009 Elaine Edwards credit card expenses incurred J Brady

The Irish Times by Minister since his 09/02/2009
appointment in 2008 on
overseas business trips and by
the Minister of State , and
expenses incurred on
departmental credit card by any
special adviser/civil servant
accompanying the Minister
FOI/003/2009 Caoimhe Clarkin records relating to the private P Purtill
A&L Goodbody Solicitors health insurance market from 1 09/02/2009
January 2008 onwards
FOI/004/2009 Ronald Quinlan copies of all representations J Brady
The Sunday Independent received by the Minister to date 09/02/2009
from TDs and Senators since
the formulation of the present
Government
FOI/005/2009 Kevin Doyle internet usage by staff of the C Curley
The Evening Herald Department; internet policy; 09/02/2009
and number of staff working in
the Department
FOI/006/2009 Conor Hunt remuneration package for the R Downes
RTE Newsroom members of the Special Group 09/02/2009
on Public Service Numbers and
Expenditure Programmes
FOI/007/2009 Ronald Quinlan records relating to the decision P Murphy
The Sunday Independent by Government to increase the 09/02/2009
rate of VAT from 21% to
21.5%
FOI/008/2009 Ronald Quinlan decision to introduce the 1% V Palmer
The Sunday Independent income levy 09/02/2009
FOI/009/2009 Carl O'Brien correspondence between the T Heffernan
The Irish Times Minister and the Minister for 12/02/2009
Health and/or Chairman/Chief
Executive of the HSE
regarding expenditure trends in
the health sector since August
2008
FOI/010/2009 Carl O'Brien records concerning the Special R Downes
The Irish Times Group on Public Service 12/02/2009
Numbers and Expenditure
Programmes, chaired by Colm
McCarthy
FOI/Ol 1/2009 Luke Byrne details of total expenses J Brady
The Irish Mail on Sunday claimed for each year since 13/02/2009
1998 by the Minister of State;
salary of Garda driver
employed by the Minister of
3
State for 2008; and salary of
any other of his personal staff
employed in 2008 who are on
the Department's payroll
FOI/012/2009 John Bums all records concerning the V Palmer
The Sunday Times recent change made in the 12/02/09
Finance Act to Section 1003 of
the Act i.e. changing the terms
on which heritage items can be
donated to the state
FOI/013/2009 John Burns records concerning the P Barry
The Sunday Times announcement in the Budget 12/02/2009
that the National Gallery,
IMMA and the Crawford will
be merged, including any
correspondence with the
Department of Arts, Sport &
Tourism or with the institutions
concerned
FOI/014/2009 records relating to meetings P Ryan
between the Department and 09/02/2009
the American Chamber of
Commerce in Ireland or its
representatives since
September 1, 2008
FOI/Ol 5/2009 personal information from T Jordan
M
pensions records 10/02/2009
FOI/Ol6/2009 | records relating to Phase 2 of D Hanlon
the Navan rail line created, 16/02/2009
received or sent in 2007, 2008,
and 2009
FOI/Ol7/2009 Conor Hunt documents relating to M Austin
RTE Newsroom remuneration package for Mr. 16/02/2009
Patrick Neary CEO of the Irish
Financial Services Regulatory
Authority on occasion of his
departure from office and total
amount to be paid to Mr. Neary
in terms of a severance
package, and any other
payments due to him
FOI/Ol 8/2009 Aiden Corkery the name and title of each D O'Leary
The Irish Daily Mail external adviser operating in 18/02/2009
the Department; to which
Minister/Minister of State is
each assigned; total salary &
bonuses of each adviser in
2008 & expected salary &
bonuses in 2009; and whether
each of the advisers has or has
not taken a 10% pay cut as
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suggested by the Minister in
his Budget 2009 speech
F01/019/2009 Shane Phelan records relating to severance A Carrigan
The Irish Independent package for Mr. Patrick Neary, 09/03/2009
former CEO of IFSRA, and
records indicating the salary
and pension entitlements of
Mr. Neary at the time of his
retirement
FOI/020/2009 Colin Coyle 1) The Price Waterhouse Cooper J Thompson
The Sunday Times audit of Anglo Irish Bank 20/03/2009
2) voluntary salary reductions
3) tax exiles
4) PMDS
FOI/021/2009 Colin Coyle voluntary salary reductions P Byrne
The Sunday Times 23/02/2009
FOI/022/2009 Colin Coyle tax exiles P Ryan
The Sunday Times 23/02/2009
FOI/023/2009 Colin Coyle PMDS D O'Leary
23/02/2009
F01/024/2009 records relating to (i) the D O'Leary
selection and appointment of a 23/02/2009
Principal Officer (PO) to the
post of Head of Corporate
Services, (ii) the selection and
basis for selection of a PO as
nominee to the Legal Aid
Board in 2001/2002 and (iii) all
personal ratings and
assessments under PMDS for
suitability for promotion and
similarly for applications for
promotion competitions.
FOI/025/2009 Enda Kenny all correspondence between M McKeon
Fine Gael Fintan Drury or Sean 23/02/2009
Fitzpatrick of Anglo Irish Bank
and the Minister's Office or the
Secretary General's Office in
2008 and 2009, and any
minutes of meetings at which
Fintan Drury or Sean
Fitzpatrick were present in the
Department in 2008 and 2009
FOI/026/2OO9 Colm Keena imposition or otherwise of tax P Ryan
The Irish Times or stamp duty on contracts for 27/02/2009
difference (period: 01 January
2005 - 01 January 2007)
FOI/027/2009 correspondence with the Department M Austin
of Defence concerning (1) the 02/03/2009
payment of Reserve Defence Force
Gratuities, (2) eligibility criteria for
payment of the gratuity which came
into effect from 1 November 2007,
and
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(3) communicating the
Department's intent that
reservists with less than one
year's service would not be
eligible for gratuity
FOI/028/2009 Conor Hunt the remuneration & severance M McKeon
RTE Newsroom package for Sean Fitzpatrick on 02/03/2009
departure as Chairman of
Anglo Irish Bank
FOI/029/2009 decentralisation of DSFA to A Stapleton
Drogheda 02/03/2009
F01/030/2009 { personal records (HSE) J Brady
03/03/2009
FOI/031/2009 personal fde, Social Welfare J Brady
F01/032/2009
FOI/033/2009
mtmm
Luke Byrne
Office
Details of training expenditure
in 2008
nationalisation of Anglo Irish
03/03/2009
J Dolan
05/03/2009
M McKeon
The Irish Mail on Sunday Bank 02/03/2009
FOI/034/2009 Paul O'Brien the status of AIB, Bank of J Thompson
The Irish Examiner Ireland, Anglo Irish Bank, 04/03/2009
EBS, Irish Life & Permanent,
and Irish Nationwide, and the
question of Government
assistance to these institutions
FOI/035/2009 Cathal McMahon records of the Minister's credit J Brady
Star Sunday card 05/03/2009
F01/036/2009 Paul O'Brien records from January 15th J Thompson
The Irish Examiner 2009 to January 19th 2009 04/03/2009
concerning the decision to
remove Head 9, which had
originally been included in the
Draft Heads of the Bill, from
the final version of the Anglo
Irish Corporation Bill 2009
FOI/037/2009 Paul O'Brien copy of the Risk Register J Brady
The Irish Examiner maintained by the Department 04/03/2009
as it stood on January 1. 2008
and on June 1, 2008
F01/038/2009 Conor Hunt list of current members of the J McMeel
RTE Newsroom Oireachtas who are in receipt 10/03/2009
of ministerial pension but do
not hold ministerial office, and
the amount each on the list is
paid per annum in ministerial
pension
F01/039/2009 personal records (HSE) J Brady
16/03/2009
FOI/040/2009 full details of salaries, expenses J McMeel
and pensions payable to all 17/03/2009
Ministers and Ministers of
State for the year 2008
6
F01/041/2009 Aine Kerr all records relating to a €7 M McKeon
The Irish Independent billion interbank transfer 18/03/2009
between Anglo Irish Bank and
Irish Life and Permanent
between September 1st 2008
and February 10th 2009
FOI/042/2009 records in relation to C Breslin
I.C.A.R.D.M. pic and related 16/03/2009
records of ICI and AIB in the
matter.
FOI/043/2009 Lueinda Creighton records and correspondence M McKeon
Fine Gael relating to financial institutions 20/03/2009
providing deposits or loans to
one another in a reciprocal
manner from January 2008
until the present day
FOI/044/2009 John Burns details of the salary and D O'Leary
The Sunday Times emoluments approved by the 20/03/2009
Minister for Finance in 2007,
2008 and 2009 for the CEO
and directors of the National
Treasury Management Agency
(NTMA)
F01/045/2009 Lueinda Creighton irregular loans by Anglo Irish M McKeon
Fine Gael Bank to its Chief Executive or 20/03/2009
its Chairman, the movement of
directors' loans between Anglo
Irish Bank and Irish Life &
Permanent since January 2007,
and all correspondence
between the Department and
Anglo Irish Bank, Irish
Nationwide, the Financial
Regulator and the Central Bank
on these matters
FOI/046/2009 Claire Murphy Anglo Irish Bank: travel M McKeon
The Evening Herald expenses and amount allocated 17/03/2009
to attendance at sporting
events, years 2005 to date
FOI/047/2009 Cormac Murphy total amount of money paid to John Leonard
The Evening Herald Indecon by the Department for 23/03/2009
services provided in 2006,
2007, and 2008, and if
Indecon's fees were divided
between government
departments for some contracts
please indicate this. Also, the
number of times the
Department hired Indecon in
each year, the value of the most
expensive contract in each
year, and what was provided
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for that money
F01/048/2009 Neil Callanan the amount paid in John Leonard

The Sunday Tribune consultancy, advisory and other 27/03/2009
fees to Merrill Lynch, Deutsche
Bank, Arthur Cox, and PWC
FOI/049/2OO9 Mark Tighe setting of the Moriarty Paddy Barry
The Sunday Times Tribunal's fee rate for its senior 27/03/2009
counsels in 2002 and
correspondence from the Dept.
of the Taoiseach or the
Tribunal on the setting of the
rates at €2,250 per day for all
seniors in Tribunals except
those working at the Moriarty
Tribunal.
FOI/050/2009 Mark Tighe Secretary Generals' use of D O'Leary
The Sunday Times official email, copy of all 27/03/2009
emails sent by David Doyle,
the Secretary General, from his
official e-mail account on 24th
February 2009, and a copy of
the Secretary General's official
diary for 2008 and to 24th
February 2009
F01/051/2009 Enda Kenny the advice given to the Minister R Downes
Leader of Fine Gael for Financc by his department 24/03/2009
and other departments in regard
to trends on current spending
projections for the years 2005 -
2008 inclusive with particular
reference to indications of
consequences of trends being
followed
FOI/052/2009 Fergus O'Dowd advice drawn up by the M Manley
Fine Gael Department on bank guarantee 27/03/2009
scheme and Anglo Irish Bank's
participation in the scheme,
and records relating to the
dinner of 24th April 2008
between the then Minister and
Anglo Irish Bank staff and
representatives
FOI/053/2009 Pat Rabitte consideration within the R Downes
The Labour Party Department by the Minister of 30/03/2009
the second report of the PAC
on proposals for alterations in
the way that estimates for
expenditure are considered by
Dail Eireann (2005), and the
preparation of the Minister's
minute of 24th March 2006 in
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response to that report.
FO1/054/2009 Neil Callanan briefing notes drawn up for the R Downes

The Sunday Tribune Taoiseach in advance, and for, 27/03/2009
leader's questions on 24th
February, 2009
FOI/055/2009 Ashley Jepson details of the annual grant in S O'Donnell
Ralph Me Mahon Solicitors aid /contributions made by the 30/03/2009
Department of Finance to St.
Paul's Medical Aid Society on
behalf of An Garda Siochana
and to the Defence Forces
Medical Aid Society from 2005
to date
FOI/056/2009 Colin Coyle imposition of stamp duty on PRyan
The Sunday Times contracts for difference (CFDs) 27/03/2009
since 2005
FOI/057/2009 Colin Coyle all correspondence since 2007 N Campbell
The Sunday Times relating to the inclusion of An 27/03/2009
Garda Siochana under the
Freedom of Information Act
FOI/058/2009 Colin Coyle any lobbying/correspondence J O'Farrell
The Sunday Times from artists, or their agents, 27/03/2009
since 2005 in relation to the
capping of the artists' tax
exemption scheme
FOI/059/2009 personal medical records J Brady
d ife
02/04/2009
FO1/060/2009 A M I Hfe Translated from Irish "Any G McGuckin
records concerning applications 03/04/2009
made by the Offices of the Dir.
of Corp. Enforcement (ODCE)
and the Financial Regulator for
extra resources for the past 5
years.
F01/061/2009 Translated from Irish "Any Aidan Carrigan
records concerning applications 07/04/2009
made by the Offices of the Dir.
of Corp. Enforcement (ODCE)
and the Financial Regulator for
extra resources for the past 5
vears.
FOI/062/2009 HSE and personal medical Judith Brady
records 07/04/2009
F01/063/2009 Michael O'Farrell all records relating to the decision to Pat Ring
The Irish Mail on Sunday include a paragraph in the 2002 09/04/2009
Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Act, which amended the Building
Society Act 1989 to allow loans to
family members of building society
directors go unreported
F01/064/2009 John Boles information re Restrevor Park Transferred to OPW
or Rostrevor Garden Ltd., Reg. 13/04/2009
9
No. 17606
F01/065/2009 Sandra Hurley the Jones Lang LaSalle report John Thompson
RTE News into Irish banking 13/04/2009
FOI/066/2009 Declan Ferry all official correspondence John Thompson
The Irish News of the World between Finance Ministers 13/04/2009
Brian Cowan and Brian
Lenihan and senior executives
in Irish banks from January
2008 until March 2009
FOI/067/2009 Mark Tighe all letters and emails received Mary McKeon
The Sunday Times by the Department since 2006 16/04/2009
from Fintan Drury especially
letters relating to requests from
Mr. Drury for legislative
changes. Also, records relating
to any official meetings
between the Minister or senior
departmental officials with Mr.
Drury since 2006
FOI/068/2009 Paul Farrell decision in Finance Act 2008 Jim O'Farrell
The Phoenix Magazine to limit tax relief to 80% of 20/04/2009
market value of any heritage
item donated to a national
cultural institution
FOI/069/2009 Paul Farrell decision to abolish the Paul Ryan
The Phoenix Magazine provisions which previously 20/04/2009
allowed people non-resident in
Ireland for tax purposes to
spend time in the country up to
midnight without being
counted as a day spent in the
jurisdiction
FOI/070/2009 Simon Carswell documents relating to Mary McKeon
Irish Times payments made to Merrill 20/04/2009
Lynch and Arthur Cox for
work on the banking sector
FOI/071/2009 Valerie Hanley pay, expenses, bonuses and Des O'Leary
Irish Mail on Sunday pensions of the CEO, 22/04/2009
committee members and
advisory committee members
of the National Treasury
Management Agency (NTMA)
F01/072/2009 Luke Byrne pension entitlement of the Jimmy McMeel
Irish Mail on Sunday Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, and 04/05/2009
of former Taoiseach, Bertie
Ahern, when he retired, and
retirement entitlements for
Taoisigh
FOI/073/2009 all documents including Pat Ring
correspondence regarding the 13/05/2009
Jackie Clarke archive
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FOI/074/2009 Carl O'Brien briefing material prepared for Fred Foster
The Irish Times Minister/officials in the context 13/05/2009
of bi-lateral meetings with the
Minister for Social & Family
Affairs in relation to the
Budget on April 7th, 2009
FOI/075/2009 personnel file Des O'Leary
18/05/2009
FOI/076/2009 John Clinton a) extension of probationary Des O'Leary
Prison Officers' Assosiation periods and b) 18/05/2009
deferral/withholding of
increments of civil and public
service employees in the
Department c) number of staff
referred to at a) or b) who have
had their probation extended or
their increments
deferred/withheld on the basis
of sick leave d) the average
number of sick leave days
involved. Period: 1st January
2003 - 31st December 2008
FOI/077/2009 Jennifer Hough contracts awarded to PR firm John Leonard
The Irish Examiner AMAS 13/05/2009
F01/078/2009 applications made by Mayo Judith Brady
^mm GAA County Board for

public/National Lottery
funding for the re-development
of McHale Park, Castlebar
13/05/2009"
FOI/079/2009 Valerie Coghlan submissions on tobacco related Pat Murphy

ASH Ireland issues for the supplimentary 13/05/2009
budget on 7th April 2009,
details on any meetings with
interested parties in this regard
and input of Department
officials on the subject of
tobacco price
FOI/080/2009 retrospective application of Vincent Palmer
increased income levy 18/05/2009
introduced in supplimentary
budget introduced on 7th April
2009
11
FOI/081/2009 — V retrospective charges to many Tom Heffeman
residents of public nursing 18/05/2009
homes during the period 1976-
2004
F01/082/2009 number of premises currently Judith Brady
being rented /leased by the 22/05/2009
HSE in Co. Clare and the total
annual rent being paid
FOI/083/2009 creation and operation of the Judith Brady
new Presenting Officers' Panel 18/05/2009
by ORAC/Department of
Justice
FOI/084/2009 Keith Falkiner details of each backbench or Judith Brady
The Irish Daily Star Sunday opposition TD who has 19/05/2009
requested the Department to
take a percentage of their wage
as a voluntary pay cut from 14
October 2008 to the present
F01/085/2009 information held on requester's Judith Brady
F01/086/2009
WKKtrn
David Labanyi
name
access to copies of the
28/05/2009
Des O'Leary
The Irish Times Minister's diary appointments 04/06/2009
from 1st September 2008 to 1st
May 2009
F01/087/2009 Aine Kerr all briefing Judith Brady
The Irish Independent documents/notes/material 28/05/2009
prepared for all Junior
Ministers attached to the
Department ahead of the
announcement of a reshuffle of
Ministers of State on April
22nd
FOI/088/2009 request for personal medial Judith Brady
records 02/06/2009
F01/089/2009 Conall O'Fatharta commissioned reports by the Judith Brady
The Irish Examiner Department which have yet to 13/05/2009
be published
FOI/090/2009 Conor Hunt records in relation to Tony Jordan
RTE Newsroom ministerial pensions since 08/06/2009
Januarv 2009
FOI/091/2009 application to see the papers of Judith Brady
F01/092/2009
mmm
Kevin Doyle
an individual's estate
information in relation to all
12/06/2009
Judith Brady
The Evening Herald credit card accounts paid 05/06/2009
directly by the Department
FOI/093/2009 Luke Byrne how much was paid by the Des O'Leary
The Irish Mail on Sunday Department in overtime 15/06/2009
payments and the hiring of
additional staff between May
2008 and May 2009
FOI/094/2009 records concerning the creation David Denny
aamam and operation of the new
12
08/06/2009
Presenting Officers' Panel by
ORAC/Department of Justice
FOI/095/2009 Colm Keena copy of the diary or diaries for Des O'Leary
The Irish Times the Minister for Finance, Brian 18/06/2009
Lenihan, held by the
department, and covering the
periodfrom his appointment as
minister to 21 May 2009
13
FOI Requests for period 22 May 2009 to 30 June 2009

Due Date
F01/096/2009 Nick Webb details of corporate hospitality Judith Brady

The Sunday Independent invitations received and 11/06/09
accepted by civil servants at
Assistant Secretary level and
above
FOI/097/2009 Mary Regan records received from third Aidan Carrigan

The Irish Examiner parties on the proposal and 01/07/09
establishment of the National
Asset Management Agency
(NAMA)
F01/098/2009 Paul Farrell the decision not to double the Pat Murphy
The Phoenix turnover levy for betting shops 06/07/09
from 1% to 2% from 1 May
2009 as had been provided for
in the Finance Act
FOI/099/2009 what representations (if any) Pat Murphy
were made to the Minister 06/07/09
leading to the insertion of
Section 54 of the. Finance Act
1989 (at 4 (b)) which was an
amendment to the VAT Act
FOI/100/2009 records regarding the question Des O'Leary
of bereavement leave in case of 06/07/09
the death of an aunt who is not
a blood relative
FOI/101/2009 copy of all papers submitted by Judith Brady
applicant to the Department of 06/07/09
Justice concerning application
for citizenship
FOI/102/2009 registration of ship Judith Brady
FOI/103/2009
WKB
Michael Brennan all correspondence received by
06/07/09
Aidan Carrigan
The Irish Independent the Department from outside 09/07/09
bodies, including the NTMA,
relating to the NTMA
(NAMA) between 7 April 2009
and 10 June 2009
FOI/104/2009 Arthur Beesley Anglo Irish Bank Pat Ring
The Irish Times 08/07/09
FOI/105/2009 Arthur Beesley records relating to the dialogue Aidan Carrigan
between the Minister or his 08/07/09
Department and Allied Irish
Bank on the matter of the
bank's requirement for new
capital prior to its
recapitalisation by the State
and on the selection of a new
chief executive and chairman
for the bank
F01/106/2009 Arthur Beesley all records on the dialogue John Thompson
between the Minister or his 08/07/09
Department and the Bank of
Ireland on the matter of the
bank's requirement for new
capital prior to its
recapitalisation by the State
and on the selection of a new
chief executive and governor
for the bank
FOI/107/2009 Emmet Oliver list of all consultants hired by John Thompson
The Sunday Tribune the Department in the last 12 09/07/09
months to deal with banking
issues and the financial
services industry; fees paid to
date to consultants and fees
expected to be paid by the
completion of their contracts;
and list of any reports these
consultancy firms have
submitted to the Department
FOI/108/2009 Emmet Oliver records created in the last 12 Paul Ryan
The Sunday Tribune months relating to the issue of 09/07/09
Irish people who are non-
resident for tax in Ireland and
records that informed any
changes to this area made in
the Finance Bill
FOI/109/2009 Simon Carswell copy of report commissioned Pat Ring
The Irish Times by the Financial Regulator and 13/07/09
conducted by accountancy firm
Mazars into the business
practices of the Regulator (the
report has been submitted to
the Minister) and any memos,
briefing documents or
recommendation papers
relating to the report
FOI/110/2009 Colin Coyle details of civil servants' John Leonard
The Sunday Times compensation under the 14/07/09
decentralisation training
allowance
FOI/111/2009 Colin Coyle amount paid to each lawyer in Stephanie O'Donnell
The Sunday Times the Moriarty and Mahon 14/07/09
2
tribunals, broken down by year,
up to 1st June 2009
FOI/112/2009 all records relating to NAMA Aidan Carrigan
covering: (i) draft legislation
(ii) meetings (iii) decisions,
and (iv) terms of reference in
relation to the establishment of
NAMA
FOI/113/2009 Emmet Oliver the Minister's investment road Jim Higgins
The Sunday Tribune show of European cities, spring 14/07/09
2009
FOI/114/2009 Luke Byrne amount spent by the Catherine Curley
The Irish Mail on Sunday department on IT for each 16/07/08
Minister and Minister of State
since 2004
FOI/115/2009 Emmet Oliver National Treasury Management Des O'Leary
The Sunday Tribune Agency (NTMA) 20/07/09
FOI/116/2009 Conor Hunt the Budget 2009 car park levy Jim O'Farrell
RTE Newsroom 21/07/09
FOI/117/2009 involvement of social partners Dermot Nolan
in both short-term and long- 21/07/09
term decision making
FOI/118/2009 Paul O'Brien Risk Register/Risk Judith Brady
The Irish Examiner Management Strategy for 2006 24/07/09
FOI/119/2009 Simon Carswell (1) correspondence between the Brendan Ryan
The Irish Times International Monetary Fund (IMF) 27/07/09
and the Department since October
1st, 2008
(2) internal Department records
relating to the Article 1V
annual report by the IMF on
Ireland for this year, published
on Wednesday, June 24th,
2009
FOI/120/2009 Budget submissions to the Jim O'Farrell
Department for the years 1998- 21/07/09
2006 from government
departments, regional
authorities andfrom the social
partners
FOI/121/2009 Daniel McConnell Briefing notes for Dr. Alan Des O'Leary
The Sunday Independent Aherne and from Dr. Aherne to 21/07/09
the Minister
FOI/122/2009 Joan Burton Anglo Irish Bank Pat Ring
The Labour Party 03/08/09
F01/123/2009 Conor Hunt Anglo Irish Bank Aidan Carrigan
F01/124/2009 personal medical records Judith Brady
FOI/125/2009
mmmm
Conor Hunt Special Group on Public
03/08/09
Ronnie Downes
RTE Newsroom Service Numbers and 05/08/09
FOI Requests for period 23 June 2009 to 25 August 2009

Due Date
F01/121/2009 Daniel McConnell Briefing notes for Dr. Alan Des O'Leary
The Sunday Independent Aherne andfrom Dr. Aherne to 21/07/09
the Minister
FOI/122/2009 Joan Burton Anglo Irish Bank Pat Ring
FOI/123/2009 Conor Hunt Anglo Irish Bank Aidan Carrigan
F01/124/2009 personal medical records Judith Brady
03/08/09
FOI/125/2009 Conor Hunt Special Group on Public Ronnie Downes
RTE Newsroom Service Numbers and 05/08/09
F01/126/2009 request for personal medical Judith Brady
records with the HSE - 07/08/09
transferred to the IC for appeal
FOI/127/2009 Sandra Hurley Special Group on Public Ronnie Downes
RTE News Service Numbers and 10/08/09
FOI/128/2009 Neil Callanan Pre-Budget submissions and Vincent Palmer
The Sunday Tribune lobbying efforts made since 10/08/09
2006 to remove the cap on the
artists' tax exemption
F01/129/2009 Neil Callanan lobbying efforts made before Tony Gallagher
The Sunday Tribune the last budget to have the 10/08/09
minimum wage reduced
FOI/130/2009 Philip Ryan all correspondence, letters, Des O'Leary
The Irish Mail on Sunday emails and notes of telephone 13/08/09
conversations between the
Minister's Office and the
Secretary General's Office and
Bertie Ahern or on behalf of
Bertie Ahern since May 6th
2008 to the present day
F01/131/2009 free prc-school year ECCE Patricia Purtill
FOI/132/2009
mmmm
Niamh Connolly
The Sunday Business Post
scheme
Special Group on Public
Service Numbers and
10/08/09
Ronnie Downes
14/08/09
FOI/133/2009 Ian Kehoe Report on National Pension Brendan Ryan

The Sunday Business Post Reserve Fund by Maurice 17/08/09
O'Conell
F01/134/2009 Fionan Sheahan Special Group on Public Ronnie Downes
The Irish Independent Service Numbers & 17/08/09
FOI/135/2009 National Education Welfare Mary Austin
mtmm Board 14/08/09

FOI/136/2009 Kevin Doyle Costs and expenses incurred by Ronnie Downes
Evening Herald Special Group on Public 21/08/09
Service Numbers and
FOI/137/2009 Eamon Gilmore the Special Group on Public Ronnie Downes
Leader of the Labour Party Service Numbers and 26/08/09
FOI/138/2009 Arthur Morgan the Special Group on Public Ronnie Downes
Dail Eireann Service Numbers and 21/08/09
FOI/139/2009 Submissions by Courts Service Ronnie Downes
and DJELR to an Bord Snip 27/08/09
F01/140/2009 Kevin Doyle correspondence regarding Tony Jordan
The Evening Herald Oireachtas members in receipt 22/08/09
of ministerial pensions
F01/141/2009 Fiachra O'Cionnaith correspondence regarding An Ronnie Downes
The Irish Examiner Bord Snip Nua 22/08/09
F01/142/2009 Dr. Colm O'Reardon all records consisting of or Ronnie Downes
Office of the Leader of the relating to the work of the 28/08/09
Labour Party Special Group on Public
Service Numbers and
expenditure Programmes
FOI/143/2009 Conor O'Toole copy of list and associated Aidan Carrigan
Coughlan White O Toole documentation submitted by 28/08/09
Solicitors Bank of Ireland to the
Department/NTMA setting out
the customers & debts which it
was submitting to the National
(NAMA) for consideration by
the agency
FOI/144/2009 Philip Ryan Credit Institutions (Financial John Hogan
The Irish Mail on Sunday Support) Act 2008 26/08/09
FOI/145/2009 Philip Ryan Finance Bills 2008 & 2009 Jim O'Farrell
The Irish Mail on Sunday 26/08/09
F01/146/2009 Stephen Lyons details of meetings held with David Denny
IMPACT Museum and DAST officials 28/08/09
FOI/147/2009 request for personal records Judith Brady
01/09/09
FOI/148/2009 request for personal records Judith Brady
01/09/09
F01/149/2009 Fiachra O'Cionnaith details of all credit card records Judith Brady
The Irish Examiner held by the Department from 1 01/09/09
January 2004
FOI/150/2009 Vincent Browne all documents generated by the Dermot Nolan
Special Group on Public 04/09/09
Service Numbers and
Expenditure Programmes in
preparation for its report
all files and correspondence Pat Ring
FOI/151/2009
W dated from 24 May 2007 09/09/09
2
relating to Anglo Irish Bank
FOI/152/2009 all correspondence between the Aidan Carrigan

Department and the European 09/09/09
Central Bank relating to the
establishment of NAMA
FOI/153/2009 all correspondence between the Pat Ring
Department and the Financial 09/09/09
Regulator between 24 May
2007 and 1 January 2009
FOI/154/2009 correspondence in relation to Judith Brady
Zoe group of companies 09/09/09
FOI/155/2009 Emmet Oliver Report of the Special Group on Dermot Nolan
The Sunday Tribune Public Service Numbers and 09/09/09
F01/156/2009 Emmet Oliver records in relation to the John Hogan
The Sunday Tribune Financial Measures 09/09/09
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
2009
FOI/157/2009 Daniel McConnell the resignations of Denis Aidan Carrigan
The Sunday Independent Casey, David Gantly, and Peter 10/09/09
Fitzpatrick from Irish Life &
Permanent
FOI/158/2009 David McConnell expenses claims by Mr. David Des O'Leary
The Sunday Independent Doyle, Secretary General, since 10/09/09
commencement of the 30th
Dail in 2007
F01/159/2009 Emmet Oliver all records in relation to the Tony Gallagher
The Sunday Tribune International Monetary Fund's 10/09/09
annual Article IV assessment
of the Irish economy, which
was published in late June
FOI/160/2009 Briefing notes for Joint Cttee John Leonard
on Finance and the Public 11/09/09
Sector and the PAC plus diary
appointments
F01/161/2009 Michael Brennan special advisors Des O'Leary
The Irish Independent 20/08/09
FOI/162/2009 Emmet Oliver the Central Bank of Ireland John Hogan
The Sunday Tribune Commission 09/09/09
FOI/163/2009 Edward McGarr consultations with the EU John Hogan
McGarr Solicitors Commission relating to the 15/09/09
establishment of the National
(NAMA) and on the price the
State may pay for assets taken,
or to be taken, into NAMA
FOI/164/2009 Luke Byrne details of the amount paid in Pat Casey
The Irish Mail on Sunday fines to the EU by the Irish 15/09/09
Government since 2007 and of
fines received by the Irish
Government but not yet paid
3
of NAM A
FOI/254/2009 Conor Ryan copy of all correspondence Dermot Quigley

The Irish Examiner between the Department and 18/12/2009
the Oireachtas Commission in
relation to "High Court
settlement for legal
representation costs on behalf
of Mrs. Noreen McDonnell"
and all records in relation to
the payment of costs in the case
FOI/255/2009 Conor Ryan (1) all records relating to dealings Dermot Keane
The Irish Examiner with the Irish Parliamentary (Former
18/12/2009
Members) Society and/or the
Oireachtas Commission on the
subject of five former members who
were not in receipt of a pension
(period: 2006 - 2009 inclusive)
(2) all records relating to the
covering of costs in a case
taken against Deputy Jim
McDaid and Senator Cecilia
Keaveney (period: 2006 - 2009
inclusive)
FOI/256/2009 Richard Dowling victims of institutional abuse Brendan Ellison
RTE 18/12/2009
FOI/257/2009 Richard Dowling review of the Freedom of Jim O'Farrell
RTE Information Act/s since 2007 18/12/2009
FOI/258/2009 Richard Dowling documents relating to the Aidan Carrigan

RTE valuation of €47 billion for 18/12/2009
assets to be taken over by the
National Treasury Management
Agency from financial
institutions covered
FOI/259/2009 Sandra Hurley correspondence between the John Thompson
RTE News Department and AIB regarding 21/12/2009
a successor to Eugene Sheehy
to head up the bank; records
relating to search for Mr.
Sheehy's successor; and any
records relating to Colm
Doherty
F01/260/2009 Mary Austin

23/12/2009
FOI/261/2009 Emmet Oliver a list of all dated meetings Pat Ring
The Sunday Tribune between the Minister/and or 23/12/2009
the Secretary General/ and or
Kevin Cardiff with
3
I
management of Anglo Irish
Bank in the last 6 months, the
list to include the main topics
that were discussed and a full
list of who was present
FOI/262/2009 Emmet Oliver capital budget projects & Ronnie Downes
The Sunday Tribune programmes 23/12/2009
FOI/263/2009 Emmet Oliver all records in relation to the John Thompson
The Sunday Tribune appointment of a managing 23/12/2009
director, chairman and deputy
chairman to Allied Irish Bank,
held by the Department
FOI/264/2009 Emmet Oliver Anglo Irish Bank Pat Ring
The Sundav Tribune 23/12/2009
FOI/265/2009 Cian McCormack various records relating to the Mary Austin
RTE - Morning Ireland CEOs of the National Roads 24/12/2009
Authority, Science Foundation
Ireland, Health Service
Executive and the Courts,
period 2007 -2009
FOI/266/2009 Joan Burton TD Anglo Irish Bank John Thompson
FOI/267/2009 Nick Webb correspondence relating to the John Thompson
The Sunday Independent remuneration of numerous 02/01/2010
senior figures in Irish banking
and correspondence received
from them regarding the bank
guarantee scheme from 1/1/09
to date
FOI/268/2009 transcript of High Court Judith Brady
hearing - returned to sender 08/01/2010
and referred to D/Justice
FOI/269/2009 Vincent Browne all correspondence with the Aidan Carrigan
Journalist National Treasury Management 09/01/2010
Agency concerning the Irish
banks from 1 January 2007
onwards
F01/270/2009 personal records - transferred Judith Brady
to Dept. of Social & Family 09/01/2010
Affairs
F01/271/2009 Sandra Hurley details of salary and Des O'Leary
RTE News emoluments of Michael 19/01/2010"
Somers, ex-Chief Executive of
the NTMA, for 2007, 2008 and
2009
FOI/272/2009 certain records relating to Oonagh Buckley
legislation to bring into effect 12/01/2010
public service pay cuts (Budget
2010)
FOI/273/2009 competition for entry to Mary McKeon
Technical Agricultural Officer 15/01/2010
grade in the Department of
4
Agriculture 2008
FOI/274/2009 Edel Kennedy pre-Budget submissions from Paul Ryan

The Irish Independent Departments, State Agencies 15/01/2010
and the HSE outlining plans for
spending and cost cutting in
2010
FOI/275/2009 charges for persons in long stay Tom Heffeman
health care in health board 16/01/2010
institutions
FOI/276/2009 Expenses and associated details Judith Brady
for senior officers of this 17/01/2010
Department since 1998
FOI/277/2009 Niamh Connolly the recent pay talks at Oonagh Buckley
The Sunday Business Post Government Buildings 15/01/2010
FOI/278/2009 Darrell Hughes Ryanair Vincent Palmer
Ryanair 19/01/2010
FOI/279/2009 Ken Foxe leader's allowance to individual Oonagh Buckley
The Sunday Tribune TDs/Senators in the period 19/01/2010
between 2005 and 2009
FOI/280/2009 John Burns correspondence from TDs or Des O'Leary
The Sunday Times Senators in which they made 19/01/2010
representations on behalf of
people seeking positions in the
Department and in all such
cases whether the individual
subsequently got the position
FOI/281/2009 John Burns the change to the tax exiles rule Paul Ryan
The Sunday Times announced in the Budget, 19/01/2010
including all representations on
the issue made to the
Department
FOI/282/2009 Philip Ryan all records of contacts with Patrick Brennan AP (PO
The Irish Mail on Sunday Patrick Neary (former vacancy in this area)
Financial Regulator) since May 23/01/2010
2007
FOI/283/2009 details of payments made to Wexford Judith Brady
Co. Co. with regard to a planning 29/01/2010
application & related matters
Transferred to Dept. of the
Environment
FOI/001/2010 Mark Tighe Copies of corporate Judith Brady

The Sunday Times hospitality/gifts and invitations 01/02/2010*
received (from private
businesses/semi state
companies) and accepted by
civil servants in the
Department at Assistant
Secretary level and above since
January 1st 2007 to date
5
FOI/002/2010 medical records - transferred to Judith Brady
the H.S.E. 01/02/2010
FOI/003/2010 the number of sitting TDs who Tony Jordan
are receiving a ministerial 02/02/2010
pension as well as their salary
FOI/004/2010 Gavin Sheridan Anglo Irish Bank Pat Ring
01/02/2010
FO1/005/2010 Gavin Sheridan all documents released under Judith Brady
the Freedom of Information 01/02/2010
Acts by the Department to the
Irish Times from 1 October,
2009 to 29 December, 2009
inclusive
FO1/006/2010 Gavin Sheridan the appointments diary of the Des O'Leary
Minister from 1 January, 2007 01/02/2010
to 6 May, 2008 inclusive
FO1/007/2010 Carl O'Brien briefing material prepared for John Conlon
The Irish Times the Minister or his officials in 03/02/2010
the context of bi-lateral
meetings with the Minister for
Social & Family Affairs in
relation to last December's
Budget
FOI/008/2010 Carl O'Brien briefing material prepared for Tom Heffernan
Health & Children in relation
to last December's Budget
FOI/009/2010 Carl O'Brien briefing material prepared for Brendan Ellison
Education & Science in
relation to last December's
Budget
FOI/010/2010 Carl O'Brien information on the application Oonagh Buckley
The Irish Times of pay cuts announced in the 03/02/2010
Budget to Deputy Secretary
and Assistant Secretary grades
FOI/011/2010 Conor Hunt all records relating to the Oonagh Buckley
RTE Newsroom decision to cut the pay of 03/02/2010
Assistant Secretaries by 3 per
cent as outlined in a
department circular in
December 2009
FOI/Ol 2/2010 Ken Foxe alterations to pay cuts for Oonagh Buckley
The Sunday Tribune senior civil servants (records in 04/02/2010
the period from 1st October
2009 to 7th January 2010)
FOI/Ol 3/2010 Jamie Smyth proposal to develop and fund a Judith Brady
The Irish Times visitor attraction to 03/02/2010
6
commerorate the late Ted
Kennedy
FOI/Ol 4/2010 Neil Callanan any submissions/lobbying in Oonagh Buckley
The Sunday Tribune relation to decision to limit pay 05/02/2010
cuts for senior civil servants
FOI/015/2010 Neil Callanan amount spent by the Aidan Carrigan
The Sunday Tribune Department on advice in 05/02/2010
relation to the banking system
from 1/7/08 to 31/12/09 and
fees paid
F01/016/2010 Neil Callanan copy of Scott Rankin's Des O'Leary
The Sunday Tribune employment contract 05/02/2010
FOI/Ol 7/2010 Luke Byrne all correspondence in relation Oonagh Buckley
The Irish Mail on Sunday to the minister's decision to 08/02/2010
reduce the pay cut, announced
in Budget 2010, for senior civil
servants (deputy secretaries,
assistant secretaries). The time
frame is from 1 st November
2009 to date of receipt of
request.
FOI/Ol 8/2010 Paschal Donohue correspondence concerning Oonagh Buckley
Fine Gael Department circular (published 15/02/2010
on 22nd December) relating to
remuneration of Deputy &
Assistant Secretaries (April
2009 to date of receipt of
request)
FOI/Ol 9/2010 Simon Carswell copies of correspondence Niamh Campbell
He Irish Times between Dr. Michael Somers, 19/02/2010
former CEO of the NTMA,
and 1) David Doyle, the
Department's outgoing
Secretary General, and 2)
Kevin Cardiff, the
Department's incoming
Secretary General, for the
period 1 st September 2008 to
31 st December 2009 in each
case
FO1/020/2010 Simon Carswell copies of records held by the Aidan Carrigan
The Irish Times Department relating to the 19/02/2010
appointment of the board of the
National Asset Management
Agency (NAMA)
FOI/021/2010 Copies of surveillance Judith Brady
approvals under the Criminal 22/02/2010"
Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009
by the Revenue Commissioners
- for Revenue. Returned to
sender
7
F01/022/2010 Copies of surveillance Judith Brady
approvals under the Criminal 22/02/2010
sender
FOI/023/2010 Copies of surveillance Judith Brady
approvals under the Criminal 22/02/2010
sender
8
Reference Requester Description Principal Off
And due date
FOI/024/2010 Richard Bruton all records since 1 st December Pat Casey
2009 concerning the 23/02/2010
Fine Gael consideration and ultimate
decision to set up an inquiry
into the banking sector and
including, but not exclusively,
representations from
Government parties and other
third parties
FOI/025/2010 Emmet Oliver all records relating to the Paul Ryan
The Sunday Tribune recent decision in Budget 2010 24/02/2010
to introduce new measures
against certain Irish domiciled
individuals
FOI/026/2010 Emmet Oliver all records concerning the Niamh Campbel
The Sunday Tribune inclusion in Budget 2010 24/02/2010
measures of a National
Solidarity Bond
FOI/027/2010 Emmet Oliver all records relating to the Pat Casey
The Sunday Tribune recent announcement by the 24/02/20*10
Minister of a banking inquiry
F01/028/2010 personal medical records - Judith Brady
transferred to The National 24/02/2010
Maternity Hospital
FOI/029/2010 | personal medical records - Judith Brady
transferred to The National 24/02/2010
Maternity Hospital
FOI/030/2010 Sarah Mclnerney all communication between Pat Ring
The Sunday Times officials of and/or the chief 24/02/2010
executive of the NTMA and
the Department and/or Minister
from 2007 to the present
concerning Anglo Irish Bank
and NAMA
FOI/031/2010 Sarah Mclnerney access to all submissions to the Oonagh Buckle)
The Sunday Times Department concerning the 24/02/2010
decision to reverse the public
service pay cut, introduced in
Budget 2010, for certain grades
of civil and public servants,
and access to any responses
from the Department to those
submissions
FOI/032/2010 Louise McBride details of the state's current top Tim Duggan
The Sunday Independent ten IT contracts 24/02/2010
FOI/033/2010 Aine Kerr all correspondence on the Pat Murphy
The Irish Independent introduction of a car scrappage 24/02/2010
scheme between 1st January
2009 and 22nd January 2010
FOI/034/2010 rates of pay for Darkroom Judith Brady
Technician at Regional 24/02/2010
Hospital, Dooradoyle,
Limerick, for various dates
FOI/035/2010 define the difference between Judith Brady
Officer and Servant working in 24/02/2010
the Mid-Western Health Board
between the years 1977 - 1985;
pay rates for Darkoom
Technicians at Cork University
Hospital for Various dates
F01/036/2010 rates of pay and details of Judith Brady
hours worked for Darkroom 24/02/2010
Technicians at Beaumont
Hospital at various times
FOI/037/2O1O rates of pay for clerk typist in Judith Brady
the Mid-Western Health Board 24/02/2010
for various dates
FOI/038/2010 details of meetings held by Pat Murphy
Ministers and/or officials with 26/02/2010
representatives of the tobacco
industry, or individual tobacco
companies, since the beginning
of November 2005
FOI/039/2Q10 fees paid in certain cases to Judith Brady
public servants for sitting on 01/03/2010*
state boards
FOI/040/2010 Conor Hunt all documents sent to or from Pat Casey
RTE Newsroom the Department regarding the 01/03/2010
setting up of an inquiry into the
banking crisis
FOI/041/2010 Conor Hunt all correspondence sent to the Pat Casey
RTE Newsroom Department from the Minister 01/03/2010
for Communications, Energy
and Natural Resources, Eamon
Ryan TD, regarding the setting
up of an inquiry into the
banking crisis, and any replies
to such correspondence
FQI/042/2010 Aine Kerr all correspondence in relation Oonagh Buckle]
The Irish Independent to (1) the November 2009 03/03/2010
Budget decision to cut the
salaries of high-earning public
servants by between 8pc and
12 pc; (2) the December 2009
decision to reduce the pay cuts
of high-earning public servants
to between 3pc and 5.5pc.
F01/043/2010 Kevin Doyle details of costs and expenses John Leonard

The Evening Herald incurred by the Commission on 04/03/2010
Taxation in relation to their
August 2009 report
FOI/044/2010 complaint about damage to Judith Brady
FOI/045/2010 ^mm
Sarah Mclnerney
The Sunday Times
property: Tipperary County
Council
all submissions to the
Department concerning the
04/03/2010
Pat Casey
02/03/2010
establishment of a banking
inquiry and all responses from
the Department to those
submissions
F01/046/2010 d P H P the Western Rail Corridor Deirdre Hanlon
01/03/2010
FOI/047/2010 Luke Byrne all written advice and directionDermot Moylan
The Irish Mail on Sunday presented to the Minister by 01/03/2010
economic advisors to the
government Alan Aherne and
Peter Clinch (advisor in the
Department of the Taoiseach)
in relation to Budget 2010
since April 2009 and a copy of
any correspondence sent to Mr.
Clinch by the Minister or the
office of the Minister in
relation to Budget 2010 since
April 2009
F01/048/2010 Michael Brennan pay cuts for senior public Oonagh Buckle}
The Irish Independent servants 09/03/2010
FOI/049/2010 Michael Brennan correspondence in relation to Mary McKeon
The Irish Independent requests for exemptions from 09/03/2010
moratorium on public service
recruitment from 25th March
2009 to the present
FOI/050/2010 Michael Brennan correspondence from Aidan Carrigan
The Irish Independent construction companies and 09/03/2010
financial institutions relating to
NAMA from 10th June 2009 to
the present
FOI Requests Received between 12th February and 5th March 2010

Due Date
FOI/051/2010 David Murphy emails & letters from Irish John Thompson
RTE Newsroom Nationwide and EBS to and 11/03/2010
from the Department regarding
a potential merger of Irish
Nationwide and EBS, seeking
records from 30th November
2009 to the present
FOI/052/2010 David Murphy records regarding loans to Pat Ring
RTE Newsroom current and former Anglo Irish 11/03/2010
Bank directors and executives
from September 2008 to the
present
FOI/053/2010 the superannuation fund Tony Jordan
established by the Director of 11/03/2010
Telecommunications
Regulation for her staff
mentioned in Section 27(8) of
the Communications
Regulation Act 2002
FOI/054/2010 Richard Bruton all records connected to Paul Ryan
Fine Gael representations on R&D tax 12/03/2010
credit schemes as is proposed
in Section 50 of the Finance
Bill 2010, and all records
relating to the consideration of
these representations by the
Department
FOI/055/2010 Luke Byrne records marked for the Pat Casey
The Irish Mail on Sunday Minister's attention or 12/03/2010
otherwise presented to the
Minister in relation to Halifax
Bank and Bank of Scotland
Ireland
FOI/056/2010 Liam Collins bonuses paid to bank staff Pat Ring
The Sunday Independent including Mr. Michael 16/03/2010
Fingleton in 2008
FQI/057/2010 Amendments to Section 247 Gary Tobin
Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 18/03/2010
by Finance Act 2006
F01/058/2010 Luke Byrne records for appointment to the Eamonn Phelan
The Irish Mail on Sunday position of Irish representative 20/03/2010
to EBRD
FOI/059/2010 Ian Guider minutes of meetings held on John Thompson
The Sunday Tribune September 15 2009 between 24/03/2010
Brian I.enihan and Bank of
Ireland Chief Executive Richie
l
Boucher and Allied Irish Banks
Chief Eugene Sheehy
F01/060/2010 Ian Guider correspondence, letters, Pat Ring
The Sunday Tribune minutes of meetings between 24/03/2010
Minister Lenihan and Anglo
Irish Bank Chief Executive
Mike Aynsley between 1
September 2009 and 5
February 2010
FOI/061/2010 Ian Guider correspondence, letters. Aidan Carrigan
Minister Lenihan and Frank
Daly between 1 December
2009 and 5 February 2010
F01/062/2010 Ian Guider correspondence, letters, John Thompson
The Sunday Tribune minutes between Minister 24/03/2010
Lenihan and Pat Molloy,
Governor of the Court of Bank
of Ireland between 1 July 2009
and 5 February 2010
FOI/063/2010 Ian Guider Correspondence, letters, John Thompson
Minister Lenihan and Allied
Irish Banks Group Managing
Director Colm Doherty
between 1 November 2009 and
5 February 2010
FOI/064/2010 Ian Guider correspondence, letters, Pat Casey
The Sunday Tribune minutes of meetings between 24/03/20*10
Minister Lenihan and Bank of
Scotland Ireland Chief
Executive Joe Higgins between
1 July and 5 February 2010
FOI/065/2010 Ian Guider correspondence, letters, Pat Casey
Minister Lenihan and Ulster
Bank Chief Executive Cormac
McCarthy between 1 July 2009
and 5 February 2010
F01/066/2010 Ian Guider correspondence, letters, John Thompson
Minister Lenihan and Postbank
Chief Executive Margaret
Sweeney Uuly 2009 and 5
February 2010
FOI/067/2010 Ian Guider correspondence, letters, Aidan Carrigan
Minister Lenihan and Alastair
Darling MP regarding the
National Asset Management
Agency
2
FOI/068/2010 Phil Hogan DDDA borrowing limits Marie McLaughlin
Fine Gael 24/03/2010
FOI/069/2010 Neil Callanan Section 110 of The Finance Paul Ryan
The Sunday Tribune Act 2007 26/03/2010
FOI/070/2010 Simon Cars well copies of all records, including Niamh Campbell
The Irish Times correspondence (letters, 30/03/2010
emails), internal memos and
briefing documents held by the
Department of Finance relating
to the decision announced on
February 2nd to delegate
additional functions in the
banking area to the National
Treasury Management Agency
FOI/071/2010 Simon Carswell details of the fees paid or due to be Pat Ring
The Irish Times paid to investment bank NM 30/03/2010
Rothschild for their advisory work for
the Department of Finance/
Goverment on the banking system
and
copies of all records, including
correspondence, and internal
memos and documents,
relating to advice provided by
NM Rothchild to the
Department of
Finance/Government
FOI/072/2010 Harry McGee records pertaining to the Joe Cullen
The Irish Times establishment and work of the 01/04/2010
Financial Legislation Advisory
Forum between 1 st January
2007 and date of receipt of
request
FOI/073/2010 Philip Ryan copies of all records of contact Des O'Leary
The Irish Mail On Sunday between the Minister's office, 31/3/2010
including the Secretary
General's office, and Senator
Francis O'Brien, since 1998
FOI/074/2010 Ken Foxe copies of all reports and Ronan Fox
Sunday Tribune minutes of meetings of the 02/04/2010
audit committee of this
Department since the date of
the last election
FOI/075/2010 Ken Foxe a list of all appointments made to Judith Brady
Sunday Tribune state boards by the Minister since the 02/04/2010
date of the last election
FOI/076/2010 records relating to the composition of John Thompson
the expert committee on aiding those 31/03/2010
in personal debt, announced 25th
February 2010, and documents
relating to suitability for appointment
3
FOI Requests Received between 5 t h March and 24 t h March 2010

Brief Description
Due Date
FOI/077/2010 all records relating to the John Thompson

appointment of Brendan
Burgess to the expert 31/3/2010
committee on aiding those
in personal debt, announced
25th February 2010
F0l/078/2010 records relating to the John Thompson
decision to form an expert
group on aiding those in 31/3/2010
personal debt until its
announcement on 25th
February 2010 and
information regarding the
levels of remuneration to
those involved and what is
required of them
FOI/079/2010 Ken Foxe records relating to recent Tom Clarke
changes in the way
The Sunday Tribune expenses are paid to 6/4/2010
politicians
FOI/080/2010 John Burns list of all art in the Pat Ring
possession of Anglo Irish
The Sunday Times Bank, and any records 9/4/2010
concerning its art collection
since it was nationalised
FO1/081/2010 bank guarantee: copies of John Hogan
documents
discussing/outlining any 12/4/2010
obligations the guaranteed
bans have regarding their
staffing levels while the
guarantee is in place
FO1/082/2010 Gavin Sheridan a 'datadump' of the entirety Jimmy McMeel
of the Department's Oracle
National College of Ireland iExpense/JD Edwards 17/4/2010
database inasmuch as such
data relates to claimed
expenses
FOI/083/2010 Nick Webb access to the annual Ronan Fox
declarations of interest
The Sunday Independent submitted to the Department 19/4/2010
by state agency
directors/executives
between 1/1/05 and
15/03/10
F0l/084/2010 Carl O'Brien records relating to and John Thompson
correspondence between
The Irish Times the Departmrnt of Finance 22/4/2010
and financial institutions
and/or their renumeration
committees regarding salary
caps from February 2009 up
to the date of processing
this request
FOI/085/2010 Carl O'Brien report provided to the Pat Murphy
Department of Finance by
The Irish Times tobacco manufacturers 22/4/2010
regarding the illicit tobacco
trade in Ireland
F0l/086/2010j all records relating to Judith Brady
tenders submitted to the
National Parks and Wildlife 22/4/2010
Service for a contract to trap
mink and other predators in Transferred to Env.
various parts of the country
FOI/087/2010 Shane Phelan copies of records indicating Judith Brady
all costs incurred during
The Irish Independent international travel by 22/4/2010
Minister of State Martin
Mansegh and his entourage Transferred to OPW
in respect of St Patrick's
Day 2010 duties in Belgium
and The Netherlands
FOI Requests Received between 25 t h March and 26 t h April 2010

Brief Description
Due Date
FO1/088/2010 Patricia McDonagh (1) severance pay and Tony Jordan

pension for Frank Dunlop
The Irish Independent (2) pensions that had 25/4/2010
additional awards approved
by a Finance Minister over
the last 10 years
FOI/089/2010 Patricia McDonagh records of any briefing Pat Ring
notes/correspondence to
The Irish Independent Finance Minister Brian 25/4/2010
Lenihan in relation to the
investigation at Anglo Irish
Bank, and this should
include any notes/reports in
relation to Sean Fitzpatrick
FOI/090/2010, correspondence from the Judith Brady
National Monuments
Section to the Minister in 24/4/2010
DEH&LG regarding the
purchase of the shop at
Monastery Gates,
Glendalough, from the
requester. Transferred to
DEH&LG.
FOI/091/2010 Shane Phelan appointments diary for the Des O'Leary
Minister from 29th
The Irish Independent September, 2004 to 7th 30/4/2010
May, 2008
FOI/092/2010 Neil Callanan briefing notes for incoming Gearoid O Keefe
Minister for State Dara
The Sunday Tribune Calleary 29/4/2010
FOI/093/2010 details of all Payment Judith Brady
Scales in relation to all
salary/ travel expenses 5/5/2010
authorised in relation to the
following categories of staff
employed by contracting
authorities in relation to
public works contracts since
2005 to date: Project
Resident Engineer, Senior
Resident Engineer Resident
Engineer and Clerk of
Works
II
F0l/094/2010 non-personal Dept. of
Finance records relating to
Section 20 of The
Communications Regulation
Act 2002 including but not
Stephanie O'Donnell
5/5/2010
limited to records relating to

the public and private
consultations about the
need for and the Heads of
the Bill, its implementation
and in particular records
seeking the Ministers
consent as required by
section 20 (3) and the
ministers decision thereon
and any records seeking
compliance with section 20
(3) and its status under the
Financial Emergency
Measures in the Public
Interest (No. 2) Act 2009
FOI/095/2010 Brian O'Donovan all documents, John Thompson
correspondences, letters,
TV3 memos, emails etc. relating 6/5/2010
to the mortgage interest rate
increases announced by
Allied Irish Bank (AIB) on
29/3/10 from the period
1/3/10 to 1/4/10
F0l/096/2010 Liam Collins the names of former Judith Brady
Ministers (excluding
The Sunday Independent Taoisigh), former Attorney 8/5/2010
Generals and Former
Judges who are still eligible Transferred To:
for state cars, and the cost
of the state cars in each Sinead Kelleher
case
Dept. of
Justice Equality & Law
Reform
FOI/097/2010 Luke Byrne all correspondence held by Jim O'Farrell
the relevant section of the
The Irish Mail On Sunday Department in relation to the 8/5/2010
Freedom of Information Act
and policy & procedure in
the area
F0l/098/2010 Luke Byrne a list of the bondholders and Pat Ring
subordinated bond holders
The Irish Mail On Sunday of Anglo Irish Bank at the 8/5/2010
date on which it was
nationalised and details of
any amount paid out to
subordinated bondholders
of Anglo Irish Bank since it
was nationalised
F0l/099/2010 Luke Byrne all reports/studies Aidan Carrigan
commissioned by the
The Irish Mail On Sunday department into the National 8/5/2010
Asset Management Agency,
NAMA, both before and
after its creation on its
establishment, possible
affects
FOI/100/2010 The number of public Tom Clarke
servants sanctioned by the
Minister for Finance to 13/5/2010
receive fees on top of their
salaries for sitting on state
boards; commissions etc.
from 2005-2009 in each
department; numbers per
grade who received
permission; the grade,
salary and names of the
public servants, total fees
they received for sitting on
the boards; and the state
bodies they served on while
receiving fees and position
they held on the board
FOI/101/2010 Paul O'Brien copies of the Risk Judith Brady
Management Strategy
The Irish Examiner maintained by the 11/5/2010
Department as it stood on:
July 30, 2008; D e c e m b e r
2008; and December 2009
FOI/102/2010 Terence Flanagan what programmes/projects Judith Brady
or high level spending is
Fine Gael supported by the proceeds 5/5/2010
of (1) Social Insurance (2)
Income levy and (3) Pension
levy
FOI/103/2010 Shane Phelan copies of correspondence Marie McLoughlin
between Paul Maloney,
The Irish Independent chief executive of the Dublin 12/5/2010
Docklands Development
Authority, and the
Department of Finance
between the July 1 2005
and August 31 2009
FOI/104/2010 Patricia McDonagh records detailing any Pat Ring
memos/emails/briefing
The Irish Independent notes/documents relating to 12/5/2010
the closure/proposed
closure of Anglo Irish Bank
FOI/105/2010 Patricia McDonagh records detailing any Marie McLoughlin
The Irish Independent notes/documents before and 12/5/2010
after the decision of Minister
Dick Roche to re-appoint
Lar Bradshaw and Sean
Fitzpatrick to the board of
the Dublin Docklands
Development Authority
(DDDA)
FOI/106/2010 Patricia McDonagh records detailing any John Hogan
The Irish Independent notes/documents relating to 12/5/2010
advice given to the
Government about the 2008
bank guarantee
FOI/107/2010 Patricia McDonagh records detailing all Jimmy McMeel
ministerial payments for
The Irish Independent 2009 12/5/2010
FOI/108/2010 Gavin Sheridan all records including John Thompson
minutes, notes and other
documents relating to all 13/5/2010
meetings held on November
28, 2008 between the
Department, and its
representatives and
representatives including
EBS, Irish Nationwide, Irish
Life, AIB, BOI and Anglo
FOI/109/2010 Gavin Sheridan all records including minutes John Thompson
notes and other documents
related to all meetings held 13/5/2010
on November 6 and 7, 2008
between the Department, or
their representatives and
representatives including
EBS, Irish Nationwide, Irish
Life, AIB, Bol, Anglo,
Postbank, 'PA', 'Billy Doyle'
FOI/110/2010 Gavin Sheridan the FOI requests log for the Des O'Leary
Department from January 1,
2007 to March 31, 2010, 11/5/2010
inclusive
FOI/111/2010 Gavin Sheridan all speaking points/talking Des O'Leary
points prepared for or used
by the Minister for all media 11/5/2010
appearances for 2008 and
2009
FOI/112/2010 Gavin Sheridan all briefing papers used by Aidan Carrigan
the Minister, or by any
representative of the 11/5/2010
department, for the
Oireachtas Committee
hearing of August 31, 2009
FOI/113/2010 Gavin Sheridan all records related to a John Thompson
meeting between the
Department and its 13/5/2010
representatives and Fergus
Murphy/Mark Moran, an
S&P discussion, Conor
Hillery & David Mark
FOI/114/2010 Gavin Sheridan All records related to all Pat Ring
meetings between
representatives of the 13/5/2010
Department and those of
Anglo Irish Bank between
Septemberl 2008 and
January 31, 2009
FOI/115/2010 Gavin Sheridan all records related to all John Thompson
meetings on January 9,
2009, between 10am and 13/5/2010
6pm between any senior
staff from the Department
and representatives of any
financial institution or
advisors. This should
include any timelines or
Gantt charts.
FOI/116/2010 Michael Brennan correspondence re Quinn Pat Casey
Insurance company
12/5/2010
FOI/117/2010 all files, DVD's and Judith Brady
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Document from the H.S.E.
Social Work Dept. Waterford 14/5/2010
from 2004 to present in
relation to Leon and Transferred To:
Thomas Chapman and her
ex-husband Ian Chapman Sinead Byrne
H.S.E. South Eastern
FOI/118/20101 all DVDs, files and Judith Brady

documentation from HSE
Social Work Dept. in 14/5/2010
Waterford in relation to
Peter Barry, his son Transferred To:
Anthony Barry, his ex-
stepdaughter Rachel
Barry(nee Carr via deed Sinead Byrne
poll)from 2003 to present
H.S.E. South Eastern
FOI/119/2010 Maeve Sheehan records relating to Quinn Pat Casey

Insurance & the Quinn
The Sunday Independent Group from March 2010 to 19/5/2010
date
FOI/120/2010 Liam Collins correspondence in the Pat Ring
possession of the
The Sunday Independent Department involving 20/5/2010
Michael Fingleton, the Irish
Nationwide Building Society,
Danny Kitchen and the
Secretary General and
officials of the Department
FOI/121/2010 Conor Ryan correspondence from Ronnie Downes
Government
The Irish Examiner Departments/agencies 20/5/2010
relating to spot checks or
post project reviews on
capital spending since the
introduction of the 2005
guideline; copies of
audits/reports from
Departments/agencies
related to spot-checks/post
project reviews & follow up
correspondence
FOI/122/2010 copy of all Judith Brady
declarations/documentation
relating to his income tax 20/5/2010
returns for the past 5 years
Transferred To:
Orna Riehella Maguire
Revenue
Commissioners
FOI/123/2010 ERDF, Cohesion & ESF Ronnie Downes

funded expenditures
15/5/2010
FOI/124/2010 all representations made Pat Ring
relating to Anglo Irish Bank
between The National 21/5/2010
Treasury Management
Agency and/or Michael
Somers of the NTMA and
the Minister for Finance
and/or the Department of
Finance between 2004 and
2009 inclusive
FOI/125/2010 Eamonn Gilmore TD (a) records relating to the Pat Casey
Building Societies Review
The Labour Party Groups, and (b) preparation 21/5/2010
of the Building Societies
(Amendment) Bill 2006,
including correspondence
from other Government
Departments/ Ministers and
from third parties
FOI/126/2010 Finbarr Fitzpatrick correspondence between Judith Brady
the Department and the
Irish Hospital Consultants Voluntary Health Insurance 21/5/2010
Association Board during the period May
1st, 2009 to February 28th,
2010
FOI/127/2010 a copy of the list of pre- Paul Ryan
budget submissions to the
Department of Finance for 22/5/2010
the last 5 years, including
the names of the parties
submitting pre-budgets
requests
FOI/128/2010 John Burns any representations made to Jim O'Farrell
the department's FOI units
The Sunday Times since January 2008 about 25/5/2010
changes to the Freedom of
Information Act, e.g.
lobbying state agencies to
be excluded, or from other
government departments for
the act to be amended
FOI/129/2010 John Burns any representations from Paul Ryan
politicians, civil servants or
The Sunday Times judges re: the proposed 25/5/2010
parking levy

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FOI Requests for period ending 12 r 2007

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

FOI/OO1/2007 Records relating to the Business Vincent Palmer

FOI/002/2007 Suzanne Morgan Specific records relating to travel Judith Brady

F01/003/2007 Lloyd Gorman Amounts spent for entertainment Judith Brady

F01/004/2007 Records relating to the sale of Aidan Carrigan

WF* ACC Bank to Rabobank

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

FOI/005/2007 Shaun Connolly Cost of translation services Judith Brady

FOI/006/2007 Vincent Power Records relating to Ryanair Pat Ring

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

FOI/007/2007 Various records from 9/3/2006 Fred Foster

F01/008/2007 John Burns All correspondence since 1 Aine Stapleton

FOI/009/2007 Paul Farrell Records relating to the decision to Vincent Palmer

FOI/010/2007 Various records (including Dermot Keane

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

FOI/011/2007 Records relating to Woodville Dermot Quigley

FOI/012/2007 Copies of certain records relating Mary McKeon

FOI/013/2007 Statement of reasons under Mary McKeon

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

FOI/014/2007 David Clerkin All correspondence sent and Liam Murphy

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

FOI/015/2007 All records concerning the Joe Mooney

F01/016/2007 Richard Oakley Any internal correspondence or Cloda Ryan

FOI/017/2007 Records relating to applications Aine Stapleton

FOI/018/2007 Records relating to details of Pat McBride

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

FOI/019/2007 NDP project data Pat Casey

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

FOI/020/2007 David Murphy Copies of letters, emails, reports Liam Murphy

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

FOI/022/2007 Records relating to confirmation Pat Casey

FOI/023/2007 All records relating to the post of Jim O'Farrell

FOI/024/2007 Pat Rabbitte, TD Records relating to proposed co- Joe Mooney

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

F01/025/2007 copies of all records held by the Tim Duggan

F01/026/2007 Request for reasons for the Tim Duggan

FOI/027/2007 On behalf of Hope House, Dermot Quigley

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

F01/028/2007 Sean McCarthaigh All correspondence and Niamh Campbell

FOI/030/2007 Aine Kerr Copy of the briefing document Barra O Murchadha

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

FOI/031/2007 Individual requester All information, data or Aine Stapleton

FOI/032/2007 Maeve Sheehan Copies of records relating to Gary Tobin

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

F01/033/2007 Individual requester Copies of records relevant to Des O'Leary

F01/034/2007 Member of Staff Records relating to a bullying Michael Manley

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

F01/035/2007 Vincent Browne Copies of documentation relating Vincent Palmer

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

F01/036/2007 Details of all HEO appointments Pat McBride

FOI/037/2007 Copies of all correspondence Pat McBride

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

F01/040/2007 Copies of internal briefing Withdrawn and dealt with

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

FOI/043/2007 Individual requester individual working in the Pat McBride

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

FOI/044/2007 Individual requester Seeking the amendment of a Des O'Leary

Reference Requester Brief Description Principal Officer

F01/045/2007 Copies of correspondence relating Paddy Barry

FOI/046/2007 David Labanyi Records relating to the possible Deirdre Hanlon