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FOI disclosure logs for this year

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2021 FOI disclosure logs

Reference number	Decision date	Category of person requesting	Request details	Decision made
DES-FOI-2021-0548	22 December 2021	Journalist	A copy of any briefings, submissions, memos, or other such review/overview documents prepared for the minister or secretary general with regard to the proposed closure of the Science Gallery	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0516	23 December 2021	Journalist	Correspondence received by the Department of Further and Higher Education in relation to adding further education and training options to the 2022 CAO dashboard	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0500	29 November 2021	Journalist	Records relating to Trinity College Dublin’s involvement in negotiations relating to the Higher Education Authority Bill in the past 12 months.	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0495	3 November 2021	Private citizen	Letter by the minister to the heads of third-level institutions which is referred-to in the attached article - https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/news/colleges-told-to-stop-use-ofndas-in-cases-of-sexual-harassment-40979043.html	Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0485	15 November 2021	Journalist	Copies of all records held referring or relating to the decision to reduce distance levels to qualify for higher grant from 45km to 30km.	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0456	28 October 2021	Private citizen	Records related to the Clarion Report	Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0453	29 October 2021	Journalist	Copies of all records held referring or relating to the issuing of a particular tweet by the department	Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0454	16 December 2021	Journalist	Copies of any correspondence/representations received by the Dept regarding ‘Cabinet leaks’	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0447	26 October 2021	Oireachtas/Public Representatives	Correspondence from the Department to the Student Grant Appeals Board requesting an annual review	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0449	17 November 2021	Journalist	Copies of any correspondence from the Minister regarding student accommodation, between 1 August to present	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0445	14 October 2021	Business/Interest Group	Copy of the 1997 Fas Agreement	Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0433	17 November 2021	Private citizen	Records between officials within the department and the Department of Business and Enterprise and innovation regarding SOLAS	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0428	29 November 2021	Journalist	Billing information for Minister Simon Harris’ mobile phone and iCloud account including all metadata and including the times of all outgoing and incoming text messages and iMessages	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0429	29 November 2021	Journalist	Electronic communications from Minister Simon Harris’ mobile phone either by text message; iMessage, Whatsapp or Signal	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0424	1 October 2021	Journalist	Copies of e-mails and other electronic communication from Minister Simon Harris containing the phrase “build back better”	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0425/426/427	29 November 2021	Journalist	Text messages, Whatsapps, iMessages, emails both public and personal, or any other information communicated electronically sent from a device (mobile phone, computer, iPad or any other electronic device) used by Minister Simon Harris	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0419	8 October 2021	Private citizen	Records in relation to the report into Quality and Qualifications Ireland(QQI)	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0410	7 October 2021	Oireachtas/Public Representatives	Documentation and records relating to the visit of Minister Simon Harris to the Cavan Monaghan constituency on Tuesday 7th September 2021	Part-Granted

Reference number	Decision date	Category of person requesting	Request details	Decision made
DES-FOI-2021-040	14 September 2021	Oireachtas/Public Representatives	Information regarding an event hosted by former Minister Katherine Zappone held in the Merrion Hotel on July 21st 2021.	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0387	16 September 2021	Journalist	Correspondence between the CEO/Head of Susi and the Minister’s office since January 2021.	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0382	14 September 2021	Journalist	Correspondence between the department and UCC in relation to the development of the Irish Studies Centre at Shanghai University, between January 2019 to date.	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0364 7 September 2021	Journalist	Copies of all records held referring or relating to the provision of extra third-level places on medicine and pharmacy courses for the 2021-22 academic year	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0356	13 August 2021	Journalist	Correspondence between the Board of Management of St. Angela’s College Loughill County Sligo and the Department for Further and Higher Education relating to the ethos and mission of St. Angela’s College following its proposed merger with Sligo IT	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0344	11 September 2021	Journalist	The results of the European Commission’s economic analysis of the Cassells report	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0325	20 July 2021	Journalist	Records related to the appointment of Mr Jimmy Deenihan as Chairperson Munster Technological University (MTU)	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0316	20 August 2021	Journalist	Records of submissions to the Minister’s office relating to the departure of Dr Des Fitzgerald from the role of president at the University of Limerick, dated between May 26, 2020 and the date of request.	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0308	2 July 2021	Private citizen	All submissions made to the Public Consultation on Review of Student Grant Scheme - SUSI	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0291	20 July 2021	Journalist	Records of meetings between an Ulster University representative and Minister Simon Harris since June 2020.	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0289	7 July 2021	Private citizen	Correspondence between the Department and the Higher Education Authority and Maynooth University that resulted from the Parliamentary Question 23603/20	Granted

Reference number	Decision date	Category of person requesting	Request details	Decision made
DES-FOI-2021-0125	21 April 2021	Journalist	Records related to €250 bonus for all students. 1. A full breakdown of how many students have availed of the €250 payments in total from 16 December to 21 March 2021. 2. I would also like to see any memos or internal department updates regarding the €250 payments from 1 January to 21 March 2021.	Part-granted
DES-FOI-2021-0144	29 April 2021	Other	Regarding the Investing in Global Relationships: Ireland's International Education Strategy 2010-15. Documentation in relation to the identified categories of prospective international student for courses in Ireland.	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0167	07 May 2021	Journalist	Copies of all communications sent to the Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris, in 2020 in relation to sexual harassment experienced by Third Level staff and students, both current and former.	Part-granted
DES-FOI-2021-0189	20 May 2021	Other	Copies of accounts about how much EU funding the HEA receives each year since 2010 to run Springboard initiative.	Part-granted
DES-FOI-2021-0196	21 May 2021	Oireachtas/Public representatives	All proposals forwarded from Science Foundation Ireland on the development of all-island research centres. All proposals from any other organisation on the development of all-island research centres.	Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0205	28 May 2021	Oireachtas/Public representatives	The application for designation of the technological university in the south east — TUSEI All accompanying documents submitted as at the same time.	Refused
DES-FOI-2021-0233	16 June 2021	Journalist	The text of a letter which was sent by Dr Des Cox, of the RCPI, to Minister Simon Harris, and which dealt with the topic of academics with links to the tobacco industry.	Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0276	21 June 2021	Journalist	Copies of any representations or correspondence from the public received by the Department or the Department of Further & Higher Education relating to payment of PUP to third-level students.	Part-granted
DES-FOI-2021-0269	23 June 2021	Journalist	Records regarding the lobbying activity of the Association of Irish Local Government Lobbying Organisation - Date published 06 May.	Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0275	24 June 2021	Journalist	Documents received by the Department from the Government in September 2020 with reference to an increase in restrictions that affected on site provision of education in HEIs.	Part-granted
DES-FOI-2021-0304	25 June 2021	Journalist	Correspondence between the Board of Management of St Angela's College Loughgill, County Sligo, the Ursiline Union, and the Minister for Further and Higher Education.	Refused

Reference number	Decision date	Category of person requesting	Type of request	Request details	Decision made
DES-FOI-2020-0471	15 January 2021	Oireachtas/ public representative	Non-personal	Records concerning appointment of vice-president, GMIT	Granted
DES-FOI-2020-0481	5 February 2021	Business /interest group	Non personal	Copy of the brief for Minister for Further and Higher Education	Refused
DES-FOI-2020-0556	5 February 2021	Other	Non-personal	Records concerning an issue with research grants	Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0022	16 February 2021	Journalist	Non-personal	Records concerning UCD's governing authority	Part-granted
DES-FOI-2021-0049	19 February 2021	Client	Non-personal	Copy of direction at this link	Granted