Human Resources - General Decision Logs - 2020

The top 15 monetary sanctions imposed on Gardai to be found in breach of Garda discipline in 2019 and the nature of the breach of discipline in each case.

The number of Gardai to be suspended from duty in 2019 and the reason for the suspension in each case.

The number of Gardai to be found to be in breach of Garda discipline in 2019 and the total amount imposed in fines last year.

The number of Gardai to be dismissed from the force last year and the reason in each case.

I am currently completing a thesis which is exploring many aspects of An Garda Siochana. One such area that I am researching is access to mental health supports within policing organisations.

I am writing to make a formal request for the following information. I am hoping to ascertain the number of Garda Members that have engaged with the Garda peer support programme’s telephone counselling service since it launch in 2016 to date.

I seek the following information under the Freedom of Information Act ( re Human Resources):

For each year of the three most recent years for which figures are available-

1. Number of Members recorded as taking sickness absence because of
 
·Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
·Work related Stress
·Anxiety
·Depression
·Occupational Stress
·Stress
·Any other mental health disorder/illness.
·The total number of days taken/lost because of the above.

2. The number of Members on restricted duties/reduced hours as a result of any of the above.
3. -No. of serving Members who committed suicide.
4. -No. of serving Members known to have attempted suicide.
5. No. of Members granted early retirement because of mental ill health.
6. No. of members denied early retirement after presenting with mental health issues.
7. No. of Members referred for psychiatric or psychological assessment or related primary care.
8. No. of Members receiving psychiatric/psychological treatment funded by An Garda Siochana.
9. No. of Members referred for counseling.
10. No. of Members referred for Critical Incident Stress de-brief.
12. No. of Members referred for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Dear sir/madam,

I wish to make a freedom of information request about An Garda Siochana's CCTV policy.

Under the An Garda Siochana Act 2005 there are two types of CCTV schemes: 

Community Based CCTV Schemes and Garda Schemes.

I request information about the policies, criteria and controls for both types of CCTV schemes.

I have attached a document pertaining to be Garda guidelines on CCTV, I found this on a commercial CCTV website, please would you confirm that if this is an authentic copy of An Garda Siochana's guidelines on CCTV.

I obtained this on the following website:
https://cctvireland.ie/pdf/Garda-Guidlines-on-CCTV-in-Ireland.pdf

Original Request:
Specifically, for each individual year, for the last five years, 2015-2019
I request the following information, please:

1) The amount of competitions run by HR under the Commission for Public Service Appointments Code of Practice.
2) The amount of applicants for each competition/year.
3) The amount of appeals made under the CPSA Code of Practice for each competition/year.
4) The amount of successful appeals for each competition/year.

Clarified Request:
Just Garda members only please.

I wish to apply under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for the following information relating to garda finances:

a- The amount spent by AGS for firearms training for members in each of the years 2016, 17, 18, 19 and 20 (to date).
b- The number of individual training sessions involved in each of those years
c- The number of individual members who received training in each of those years.

Your original request sought:

Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following:
- an anonymised record indicating the number of gardai who have been convicted of a crime since 1 Jan 2017, the nature of the conviction, and the status of any disciplinary action that was taken against them.

Your appeal sought:

I wish to seek internal review of the following.
Providing anonymised information in the fashion sought in this request cannot be considered a disclosure of personal information.
It would not serve to identify the individual in any way, unless the details were already in the public domain.
There is a very strong public interest in the public's right to know information about criminal convictions within An Garda Síochána, and how they are dealt with.
Insufficient weight has been given to this in your decision.
In any event, the definition of personal information in the FOI Act specifically excludes information like this.
It does not cover cases where an individual holds a position as an employee of a public body and where it relates to that person's employment by the state.
Additionally, Section 35 cannot apply to a member of staff and they are expressly excluded from this confidentiality provision.
The Act is clear: "(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to a record which is prepared by a head or any other person (being a director, or member of the staff of, an FOI body or a service provider) in the course of the performance of his or her functions unless disclosure of the information concerned would constitute a breach of a duty of confidence that is provided for by an agreement or statute or otherwise by law and is owed to a person other than an FOI body or head or a director, or member of the staff of, an FOI body or of such a service provider."

Could you provide me with the following information under the FOI Act 2014

1) The number of competitions for Garda Members to join each Divisional Roads Policing Unit that were held in 2018, 2019 and to-date in 2020 in tabular form

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the release of the number of official complaints of racist abuse made against the force by members of the public since 2014.

I am also requesting the release of the number of official complaints of racism against staff and members of the force, made by fellow staff or members of the force to HR since 2014.

I am also seeking information regarding any action taken regarding the above and the outcome of any complaints made.

Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following:
- a database/spreadsheet giving details of all specialised courses delivered at Templemore College last year to include a list of each course, the cost of its delivery, the number of participants on the course.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request information pertaining to Garda Superintendents (District Officers) stationed at District Offices in Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Cavan and Monaghan between 2010 and 2020.

In full, I request details of every Garda Superintendent acting as officer in charge of District HQs stationed in Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Cavan and Monaghan between January 2010 and June 2020; the district offices/stations each Supt was based out of; and the length of each of their respective tenures (e.g Mar 2011 to Nov 2013).

How many Gardaí in Longford-Roscommon,  Sligo Leitrim, and Cavan-Monaghan Districts  were injured as a result of assaults between January 1st 2020 and July 1st in tabular form?
 
How many Gardaí in Longford-Roscommon,  Sligo Leitrim, and Cavan-Monaghan Districts  were forced off work as a result on incidents during between January 1st 2020 and July 1st in tabular form?
 
The type of injuries or medical treatment received by Gardaí as a result of assault in Longford-Roscommon,  Sligo Leitrim, and Cavan-Monaghan Districts  between January 1st 2020 and July 1st in tabular form?
 
The longest time a garda was on sick leave due to an injury during work  in  the Longford-Roscommon,  Sligo Leitrim, and Cavan-Monaghan Districts  between January 1st 2020 and July 1st in tabular form?

Under the Freedom of Information 2014 Act, I seek the following information:

1. Any documents relating to the suspension of Executive HR Director, John Barrett, in August 2018 to date.

2. Whether Mr. John Barrett is suspended with full pay, with partial pay or with no pay? If with partial pay, how that has been calculated.

3. If Mr. Barrett’s acting replacement, Mr. Alan Mulligan’s salary has increased since he took over as Acting Executive HR Director. If so, what was his salary as HR Director was compared to Acting Executive HR Director.

I wish to apply under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for the following information relating to garda manpower:
a-The number of appointed detectives in the Garda at year's end for each of the years between 1995-2019.
b-The number of Detective Assistants in the Garda at year's end for each of the years between 1995-2019.

Original Request:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I would like access to the following information:

Materials showing how many detectives of all ranks attached to Cork city division, Cork West division and Cork North division in 2019 and to date in 2020?

Clarified Request:
A disclosure was previously released to you in FOI request FOI-000345-2019 in respect of the number of Detectives in the 3 Cork Division.  As 2019 was included in this request I wish to inquire if you are happy to refine your request to the year 2020 only.

The previous one related to just a section of 2019, not the entire year.

As a result, I am happy to proceed with the latest request as worded.

Request:
 Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I would like access to the
 following
 information:

How many gardai in Cork City, Cork West and Cork North divisions are currently on leave of absence; for how long are they on leave; when do these leave periods expire, and how many have applied for leaves of absence between now and the end of 2020?

Clarified Request:
Further to this, I am seeking information on how many personnel in the Cork area are currently on long term sick leave, on maternity leave, on long term leaves of absence for study, or are on suspension from their role, in the three Cork garda divisions.

I was wondering if you could tell me the following details under the Freedom of Information Act 2014

1) The number of Gardai of all ranks that have retired from the force in the years 2017, 2018, 2019 and to-date in 2020 in tabular form
2) The number of Gardai of all ranks have applied to retire between 1 September and 31 December 2020 inclusive
3) The number of new Gardai who have joined the force in the years of 2017, 2018, 2019 and to-date in 2020 in tabular form

Under the FOI Act 2014, I would like to request information on how many Gardai in the Donegal Division were injured as a result of assaults between January 1, 2020 and September 4, 2020.
I would also like to request how many were injured in this Division throughout 2019 for comparison.
I would also to know how many Gardaí in the Donegal District were forced off work as a result of assaults in 2019 and so far in 2020 and the injuries or medical treatment they received.
I also request the length of time gardaí in the Donegal Division were on sick leave due to an injury over this period.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I would like to request:

The number of physical assaults/attacks that have taken place on gardai in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019 and (iii) so far in 2020, with a breakdown by the type of injuries sustained by the officers in each of the attacks, and the amount of days missed as a result. I would also like the stats broken down by Garda division.

Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following:
- a spreadsheet/database/record of the number of complaints filed by members of AGS in relation to bullying within the workforce in the period 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, thus far in 2020.
- a breakdown of the above data according to the type of incident involved: e.g. sexual harassment, other types of harassment.
- a breakdown of the above data according to the gender of the person making the complaint.
- a breakdown of the above data according to whether the complaint was upheld, withdrawn, resulted in any action.
- a record outlining the various examples of bullying that were given to HR when a complaint was filled.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the following:

•Records of the number of Gardaí that faced disciplinary action in 2018, 2019 and the fist six months of this year
•Records of the total monetary penalties imposed and the reasons why in 2018, 2019 and the first six months of this year
•Records of the type of sanctions that they received in 2018, 2019 and the first six months of 2020
•Records of the number of Gardaí suspended from the force and the length of time for each one across 2018 and 2019

Please can I be provided with the following information:

1. The number of official complaints made by both male and female garda employees in Donegal Garda Division relating to sexual harassment from January 2019 to this year to date;

2. The nature of these complaints;

3. The outcome of these complaints

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am seeking the following information

The number of gardaí who have taken sick days due to mental health issues in 2019.

The total number of sick days taken by gardaí due to mental health issues in 2019.

The number of gardaí granted early retirement on the basis of mental ill-health in 2019. 

The number of gardaí referred for medical care eg. psychological assessment as a result of mental health issues in 2019 and the type of care they were referred for.
The number of gardaí who have taken sick days due to mental health issues to this date in 2020.

The number of gardaí who have taken sick days due to mental ill-health as a result of Covid-19 to this date in 2020.

The total number of sick days taken by gardaí due to mental health issues to this date to this date in 2020.

The total number of sick days taken by gardaí due to mental ill-health as a result of Covid-19 to this date in 2020.

The number of gardaí granted early retirement on the basis of mental ill-health to this date in 2020.

The number of gardaí referred for medical care eg. psychological assessment as a result of mental health issues to this date in 2020 and the type of care they were referred for.  

Please break these figures down by month. Eg. In January 2019, 3 gardaí took sick leave as a result of mental ill health resulting in 20 sick days being taken by gardaí in January 2019 as a result of mental ill health.

Using FOI please will you provide answers to the following -

1. How many officers have tested positive for Covid?

2. How many officers have isolated after a positive Covid test?

3. How many officers have isolated but didn’t test positive for Covid

4. How many officers have self isolated yet didn’t get tested for Covid or had not been near anyone who had Covid?

5. How many officers died as a result of Covid? I hope there wasn’t any.

6. What communication was sent out to the force about the Covid test and trace app?

7. If officers where advised not too, what were the operational reasons for not downloading?

8. A copy of all correspondence from the Department of Health and HSE relating to Covid?

Under the Freedom of Information Act can I get records of the following:

Since March how many Garda officers in Donegal have missed days due to positive Covid tests?

How many days have Garda officers in Donegal missed since March due to having to quarantine as a result of Covid situations?

And how many officers are currently off due to Covid-related situations?

I believe this falls under the category 'HR' and should therefore qualify as a valid FOI to An Garda Síochána,

I wish to apply under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for the following information relating to human resources:
 
a- The number of gardaí who took sickness absence because of mental health illness in 2020 to date
b- The number of days lost to mental health illness absence in 2020 (to date)
c- The number of members on restricted duties due to mental health illness in 2020 (to date)

I wish to apply under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for the following information relating to finance:
 
a- The amount spent on psychological/psychiatric services for garda members and staff in each of the years 2017 and 2020 (to date)
b- The number of individual psychological/psychiatric services sessions recorded for garda members and staff in each of the years 2017 and 2020 (to date)
c- The number of calls to the Garda Independent Counselling Service in each of the years 2016 and 2020 (to date)
d- The cost of the garda Independent Counselling Service in each of the years 2016 and 2020 (to date)

I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for the following information:

1. How many gardai have been dismissed from the force so far this year?

2. What were the reasons for their dismissals?

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request the following information:

Please can you provide records on how many Garda officers have been charged and convicted with crimes in past five years and how many currently have a criminal record.

I am seeking the following under the Freedom of Information Act -

The top 15 monetary sanctions imposed on Gardai to be found in breach of Garda discipline in 2020 and the nature of the breach of discipline in each case.

The number of Gardai to be suspended from duty in 2020 and the reason for the suspension in each case.

The number of Gardai to be found to be in breach of Garda discipline in 2020 and the total amount imposed in fines this year.

The number of Gardai to be dismissed from the force this year and the reason in each case.