Freedom of Information

Date of response:
August 2012

Request:
"I would like to request the following information
A copy of the grant application - Reference No.035164. - Project Title: Moneymore Football Club - which was submitted to Peace II : Measure3.3: Building Better Communities and Improving Rural Communities in the Border Region in 2004.

I also request a copy of the signed contract between the promoters and Louth County Council - Led Taskforce prior to the Drawdown of funds for the above mentioned grant application.

In addition, I also request a copy of all correspondence from 2004-2007 between Moneymore Football Club and the Louth County Council - Led Taskforce in relation to the above mentioned grant applications and drawdown of funds."

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Date of response:
October 2012

Request:
"I understand that Brian Smart DEL very kindly made contact with you on my behalf regarding the CATER projects submitted, as I understand by the five.  Belfast Partnership Boards in 2,000.
I would like to see any material - Project Proposals, Monitoring reports Meeting Minutes etc that the SEUPB are holding under EU regulations.
May I therefore make a request under Freedom of Information Act to see or have a copy of any paper work the SEUPB may hold?"

Date of response:

June 2012

Request:

"I wish to receive a copy of the following documents:
1. The full application document submitted by the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland for the "STRIPE" Programme, together with all attachments and any amendments or revisions to the application.
2. The budget for the STRIPE programme (if separate), together with all attachments and any amendments or revisions to the budget.
3. The Notice of Award letter from the SEUPB to the applicant, together with all attachments and any general or special conditions that might be attached to the Award.
4. The SEUPB's policies and guidance documents related to human rights, promotion of sectarian or religious practices and non-discrimination in the use of grant funds and related or supported activities, along with grant conditions (if any) prohibiting discriminatory or sectarian practices on the part of grant recipients."

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Date of response:

May 2012

Request:

"I would be grateful for the following information under the terms of the FOI. 
1. Total cost of your fraud investigation service (DARD Central Investigation Service) for the last financial year. 
2. Total number of cases of suspected fraud or irregularity referred for investigation during the last financial year. 
3. Total number of cases fully investigated in the last financial year. 
4. Total number of cases sent for prosecution and/or disciplinary action in the last financial year. 
5. Why does SEUPB use the DARD central investigation service as they have no legal powers of investigation, surveillance and financial investigation and in an investigation by Deloitte on July 2010 they were found to be fabricating evidence and much more? 
6. Please supply a copy of your anti fraud policy, fraud response plan and service level agreement with DARD for the last financial year. 
7. In the last few years a grant or funding was withdrawn from the victims group FAIR headed by mr William Frazer. Can you confirm who the investigating authority was."

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Date of response:

May 2012

Request:

"Information regarding the ‘Computational Neuroscience’ (or a title containing these terms) project at the School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, at the Magee Campus, the University of Ulster 
1. The corresponding call for project proposal 
2. Copy of the project proposal including budget/ financial statement and names of the proposers 
3. Copies of all letters of recommendation 
4. Major deliverables, milestones and timelines of as agreed between the University and SEUPB 
5. Whether this project is related to the ‘CoEIS’ project funded by InvestNI and ILEX and, if so, how 
6. Details of the review or appraisal committees (technical and economic) for the proposal and copies of the recommendations including approved funding and budget 
7. All relevant dates: submission of proposal, recommendations, start, completion 
8. Whether any extension granted, and if not why not 
9. Constitution of the monitoring committee of this project and minutes of the meetings with the project managers 
10. Final report"

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Date of response:
December 2012

Request:
"I had previously requested information under FOI and the EIR regulations regarding the M2M Mountain Bike proposal at Larne and Raphoe, with the request being refused at that time as the process was incomplete.   As I understand that all the decisions for projects in the 2012 call have now been made, I would like to re-submit the request for all material relating to the M2M proposals held by SEUPB."

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Date of response:
December 2012

Request:
"I require some information from your department (or organization) on a 'Freedom of Information' basis.

1. I would like to have information on what conditions or criteria the Fisherys received the grants and in what name of the family were on the successful application, or indeed any names that were on the application whatsoever, who were the contractors that carried out the work?
2. How much money was granted?
3. Was the money granted on the stipulation that the public would have access to walk around the lough or access to any sport or recreation or any stipulation which was included.
4. What was the funding (moneys) to be used for (ie. what structure or path ways to be built?) or buildings etc.
5. I would like anything in these grants (funding) research) to go back to the year 2000 until now and all information to be made available to me.
6. I would like to view all the lending criteria and the maximum information on this funding."

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Date of response:
December 2012

Request:
"We have been instructed by our client to request the following information under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act;

1. Has the audit of the Project by Mr Brian Clerkin of ASM Horowath which was instructed by SEUPB been completed?
2. If so, kindly provide us with copy of Mr Clerkin's audit report."

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Date of response:
November 2012

Request:
"Under the Freedom of Information can you please forward the following information.

1. Copy of the letter from PSNI Serious Crime Unit to Pat Colgan referred to in the email from John Cherry dated 5 January 2011."

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Date of response:
November 2012

Request:
"I would like to request all information held by SEUPB regarding the named company 'WiP Weber Shandwick' awarded the tender for the Political Skills element of the Extending Positive Postive Relations Project including the Constitution, name of Director and Board.
In addition I would like to request the details of the tenders submitted by the other named organisations.

• McWilliams Associates
• Weber Shandwick
• Cheridth Simmons 

I would like to request all details regarding the constitution, registration, staff and other particulars of these organisations submitted with the tenders.
I also request all information relating to the delivery and finance of the of the said project i.e Extending Positive Relations adminstered by Training For Women's Network.
I look forward to your response within the timeframe specified by the FOI ACT."

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