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Ministerial Briefs, December 2022

01 February 2023

Briefs prepared by Departmental officials for the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, and the Minister of State for European Affairs.

Data Sharing Agreement between the Department of Foreign Affairs and An Garda Síochána

29 December 2022

The Department of Foreign Affairs has entered into a Data Sharing Agreement under the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 with An Garda Síochána for the purpose of notifying the Next of Kin of an Irish Citizen who is deceased or seriously injured overseas.

Review of Ireland’s Strategy for Partnership with Small Island Developing States 2019-2025

21 December 2022

Ireland's strategy for partnership with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 2019-2025, launched in 2019, represents an innovation for the Department of Foreign Affairs given its cross-governmental nature and has since guided Ireland's engagement with SIDS.

Review of The Embassy of Ireland, Uganda’s Programme in Karamoja 2016-2020

21 December 2022

This review was an independent assessment of the Embassy of Ireland's strategy between 2016-20 during which time 45%+ of Ireland's bilateral funding to Uganda was spent in Karamoja.

Information on sanctions in respect of the situation in Ukraine

16 December 2022

Information on the packages of EU sanctions in response to the undermining of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia.

Data Sharing Agreement between Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Social Protection

15 December 2022

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has entered into a Data Sharing Agreement under the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 with the Department for Social Protection for the purpose of seeking assistance in identifying the next of kin of a person who is deceased or seriously injured overseas where the next of kin is not immediately known.

Data Sharing Agreement between the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Health Service Executive

13 December 2022

(DSA for undertaking data)

Public Consultation Notice DSA for Next of Kin Notification Data

29 September 2022

Public Consultation Notice - Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) for the sharing of Next of Kin Data between the Department of Foreign Affairs and An Garda Síochána

Public Consultation Notice: DSA for Next of Kin Data

08 September 2022

Public Consultation Notice - Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) for the sharing of Next of Kin Data between the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Social Protection

Public Consultation Notice: DSA for Undertaking Data

07 September 2022

Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) for the sharing of Emergency Travel Certificate Application Undertakings Data between the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Health Service Executive

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