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I would like to request a list of all persons employed as secretarial assistants and parliamentary assistants by TDs and Senators as of the date of receipt of this request. I would like each persons employer to be identified.

1.Legal Advice received by the Houses of the Oireachtas concerning the question of whether the Constitution permits remote meetings or sittings of the Dail or Seanad. 2.The questions asked or instructions given to legal advisors in seeking the advice at 1. above. 3.The identity or identities of the person or persons who formulated the questions or instructions in 2. above. 4.Records, transcripts or minutes of meetings or discussions held in which it was decided to seek the advice at 1. and/or at which the questions or advice at 2. were formulated or decided upon.

Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following:- copies of the self-declaration forms for all TDs when they signed the electoral roll. I am only seeking details of the name of the TD and the declared distance from their home to Leinster House and not any other information from these forms. This request to cover 2020 only.

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I now wish to seek all and any correspondence regarding those contacts between the Translation Section of the Houses of the Oireachtas, or any individual member of that Translation Section, and the Department of the Taoiseach or the Department of Foreign Affairs, or any individual member of those Departments, or any institution of the European Union, or any individual member of those institutions. My request relates to the period since 3 February 2020.

I note that a handful of Members were not paid the full PSA amounts. Can you send me a copy of the request by these Members not to be paid the full amount. As promised to facilitate staff, I set out below the names of the Members who were paid less than the standard PSA allowance for February 2020 and who must have submitted paper work asking for a lesser amount to be paid. Senators: Ivana Bacik, Victor Boyhan, Keith Swannick, John O'Mahony, Paul Coughlan. TDs: Patrick Costello, Brendan Howlin, Gino Kelly, Eoin O'Broin, Cian O'Callaghan, Jim O'Callaghan, Michael Ring

*As clarified - Under the current FOI legislation I wish to have copies of the following documents:It has been reported in the media that a number of TDs/senators have written to the relevant Dail Department asking about the possibility of an allowance for working fromhome in the current coronavirus situation. I would like a copy of these requests and a copy of the official responses to the requests.

1. Any written correspondence sent by any Senator/TD to either: the Oireachtas Clerk / House of the Oireachtas Services / Houses of the Oireachtas Commission: that related to inquiries for allowances for working from home, pending the Covid pandemic. The time frame I refer to is from March 1st 2020 - present date (16th April). 2. Any responses issued to correspondence referred to in part.1 of this request.

- copies of any emails received from members of the Oireachtas seeking an allowance or entitlements for the creation of a new home office or purchase of home equipment due to the COVID-19 crisis. I am also seeking the response that issued in each instance. This request to cover the period March 17 to date of receipt of the request.

*As clarified -A database/spreadsheet of all foreign travel undertaken by TDs and Senator for the calendar year 2019, to include a breakdown by the name of member,destination, purpose of trip, cost of flights, cost of hotels, othercosts, subsistence claims, etc.

*As clarified - A list of all the termination payments/termination lump sums that TDs who lost their seats, or chose not to seek re-election, in the recent general election, are due to receive or have received.

Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following:- a database/spreadsheet of all electronic or other equipment that is outstanding and which is held by former members of the Oireachtas. - the name of the person who holds the equipment. - the estimated value of the equipment.

Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following:- a list of all parliamentary assistants (PAs) and secretarial assistants (SAs) employed by members of the Oireachtas on the date of this request. Also, to include start dates.

*Clarified - I wish to clarify that it's the termination payments and termination lump sums I'm referring to. Under the Freedom of Information Act, I wish to request information on whether any former TDs who weren't re-elected in 2020, or who didn't run for election in 2020, returned any or all of their lump sums and monthly allowances pertaining to their length of service to the State. If there was a case where some or all of the money was returned, I wish to request the exact amounts returned.

Having looked at the disclosure log, would it be possibleto request a re-release ofthe records contained in OIR-FOI-2019-0161

Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following:- a spreadsheet/database/table of all pension/termination/lump sum payments made to former members of the Oireachtas for 2020. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format.

Under the Freedom of Information Act I wish to request a copy of former TD Dara Murphy's attendance record at Dail and Committee sittings from 2016 and 2019 inclusive.

Petition No P00026-13 - I wish to get copy of all correspondence generated in relation to the above petition under FOI/GDPR regulations.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking the following documents:-A breakdown of costs incurred as part of construction, health and safety works undertaken in print room 2 in Kildare House facility where the Komoiri printer is housed

Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following:- The number of training courses, seminars, presentations or any other type of training event arranged or provided by the Oireachtas Training Unit in period 1 Jan 2019 to current date. - The number of registrants & actual participants at each course. - The cost of each event, or if appropriate, the costs of the series of events where multiple events related to the same type of training or were provided by the same trainer/company. - The names of any companies used for such training and how much they received.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking the following documents: Report(s) completed by the Oireachtas Services Health and Safety consultant(s) in relation to health and safety risk assessment of the print facility in Kildare House. I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/1/2019 - 9/3/2020.