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FOI disclosure logs for this year

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2022 FOI disclosure logs

Reference number	Decision date	Category of person requesting	Request details	Decision made
DES-FOI-2022-0171	05 July 2022	Journalist	Copies of records created in relation to paid guest speakers at Department events from January 1st 2017 to May 27th 2022.	Refused
DES-FOI-2022-0155	07 July 2022	Other	Details of employee pension scheme in Universities.	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0189	01 July 2022	Other	The rights of University employees.	Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0140	30 August 2022	Journalist	All correspondence on a senior official and ministerial level between this department and the University of Limerick in relation to governance, capital planning and State funding between June 13, 2021 and May 11, 2022.	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0201	19 July 2022	Other	Records relating to a petition raised by NWCI, TENI and Belong To.	Refused
DES-FOI-2022-0211	25 July 2022	Journalist	Copies of all records held in the email accounts of the minister and/or the sec gen referring or relating to the provision of extra third-level places for the 2022-23 academic year.	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0215	26 July 2022	Journalist	Records relating to expenses incurred by the Minister and Junior Minister at the department during their visits abroad for St Patrick's Day this year.	Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0220	29 July 2022	Business/Interest Group	All correspondence relating to a previous FOI.	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0221	29 July 2022	Business/Interest Group	Documents and correspondance detailing advice given	Refused
DES-FOI-2022-0227	12 August 2022	Business/Interest Group	The briefing that Minister Harris held to Senators and TDs on the 11.07.2022 (July 11th 2022) about the HEA Bill 2022.	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0233	17 August 2022	Business/Interest Group	Correspondence between Minister Harris and TCDSU Presidentin November, December 2021 and January, February 2022 to include minutes of meetings etc.	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0231	16 August 2022	Oireachtas/Public Representatives	All correspondence from/to professional, voluntary and statutory bodies relating to a shortage of student accommodation in Cork city from 1st May 2022 to date.	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0248	05 September 2022	Journalist	Records outlining how the figure of €28,000 was reached for stipends under the new Innovate for Ireland scheme that will provide funding for up to 400 PhD candidates.	Refused
DES-FOI-2022-0280	21 September 2022	Business/Interest Group	Records relating to the HEA Bill 2022.	Refused

Reference number	Decision date	Category of person requesting	Request details	Decision made
DES-FOI-2022-0075	4 June 2022	Journalist	Correspondence between the Irish Universities Association. Individual universities and the Department in relation to the Higher Education Authority Bill since March 2021 up to the date of processing this request.	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0084	21 April 2022	Journalist	Records held referring or relating to lobbying activity by Avolon Lobbying Organisation with Department officials.	Refused
DES-FOI-2022-0091	20 June 2022	Journalist	Records of submissions to the Minister's office relating to corporate governance concerns at the University of Limerick.	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0090	20 June 2022	Journalist	Records of submissions to the Minister's office relating to the purchase of the University of Limericks city centre campus	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0089	4 April 2022	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.	Refused
DES-FOI-2022-0096	20 April 2022	Other	Records in relation to policy/procedures which outline the role and function of the apprenticeship and public policy partnership unit	Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0094	25 April 2022	Journalist	Records relating to expenses incurred and gifts received by the Minister and Junior Ministers at the department during their visits abroad for St Patrick's Day this year.	Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0099	13 April 2022	Journalist	How many sexual harassment incidents have been reported to the Department of Further and High Education, Research, Innovation and Science?	Refused
DES-FOI-2022-0101	8 April 2022	Journalist	All emails or circulars sent by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and Minister Simon Harris to third level institutions solely in relation to public procurement guidelines during the period January 1st, 2021 to present.	Refused
DES-FOI-2022-0105	5 May 2022	Other	Contact details of the Principal Officer Apprenticeship and Public Partnership DFHERIS.	Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0115	17 May 2022	Journalist	Details of public policy and public service reform research programme in Maynooth University.	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0120	18 May 2022	Journalist	Documents relating to the idea of cost-rental student accommodation.	Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0123	31 May 2022	Journalist	Details regarding expenses incurred by the Minister and Department's Junior Minister(s) during St Patrick's Day programme visits abroad this year.	Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0133	9 June 2022	Oireachtas/Public Representatives	Correspondence regarding the Economic Review of HE Funding Options	Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0131	23 May 2022	Journalist	Records relating to the calculation and recording of carbon emissions during 2021 as per Government instructions.	Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0137	8 June 2022	Journalist	Records related to The Independent review of the student grant scheme, recommendations of which were published in the 'Funding the Future' document, published in April 2023	Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0148	30 May 2022	Journalist	Records relating to the future of Mary immaculate College Limerick.	Refused
DES-FOI-2022-0147	7 June 2022	Journalist	Records relating to the future of St Patrick's College Carlow.	Refused
DES-FOI-2022-0151	16 June 2022	Journalist	Correspondence between the Department of Higher Education and the Department of the Taoiseach regarding the proposal to reduce student contribution fees.	Refused
DES-FOI-2022-0159	24 June 2022	Business/Interest Group	Records relating to the HEA Bill 2022	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0177	28 June 2022	Other	Legal papers relating to Solas responsibilities	Refused

Reference number	Decision date	Category of person requesting	Request details	Decision made
DES-FOI-2022-0074	31 March 2022	Journalist	Analysis of CAO trends in relation to college offers made in 2021	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0069	10 March 2022	Journalist	Records held referring or relating to comments by Minister Harris about the hiring of people with criminal convictions for special adviser or other similar posts	Refused
DES-FOI-2022-0056	16 March 2022	Journalist	A record of correspondence to and from the office of secretary general Jim Breslin (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science) and the Irish Universities Association in relation to the imposition of water charges on student accommodation	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0046	22 March 2022	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-2022-0042	4 March 2022	Journalist	Correspondence received by the department in relation to the arrangements for Leaving Cert 2022 between 1 September 2021 and 2 February 2022	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0029	25 February 2022	Journalist	Correspondence in relation to a meeting held between Minister of State Niall Collins and Amazon Web Services on AWS investment that took place between 1st September and 31st December 2021	Part-Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0014	14 March 2022	Journalist	Records about travel by the minister and ministers of state at the Department during 2021 Granted
DES-FOI-2022-0004	1 February 2022	Journalist	Copies of all correspondence between the department and third level institutions with regard to the use of NDAs (as detailed in the following article:https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/colleges-tell-simon-harris-they-dont-use-controversialndas-41202362.html)	Granted
DES-FOI-2021-0562	12 January 2022	Other	Communications regarding the decision of Minister Harris to not intervene in Universities holding in-person exams for Semester 1 of 2021-2022	Part-Granted