Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
FOI Requests — 4,174 records (page 4 of 84)
- Received 26 August 2025Decided 21 October 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for copies of all reports; briefing and file notes; correspondence and communications held by the department’s Planning Regulations Review that dealt with Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments. Guidelines for Planning Authorities issued under Section 28 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) July 2023.
- Received 30 September 2025Decided 21 October 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period from 01/01/2025 to 30/09/2025. Request for the following E-Submissions and ancillary documents: - 406-25: Nitrates Expert Group Recommendations on Measures for the Sixth Nitrates Action Programme.
- Received 7 October 2025Decided 20 October 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period 01/01/2025- 07/10/2025: Request for records show the total amount of money spent by the department on floor covering (carpets, carpet tiles, linoleum, wooden tiles, solid or semi-solid wood, or any other type of floor covering).
- Received 7 October 2025Decided 20 October 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for a record showing the total amount of money spent by the department on lights, light fittings, light shades, non-standard bulbs, or other lighting-related purchases. 1. purchases arising since 18/12/2024 -the first sitting date of the current Dáil 2. Equipment / goods purchased for use in rooms in government departments occupied by Minister s of State and members of the cabinet. 3. equipment / goods purchased for use in rooms in the Oireachtas occupied by Senators, TDs, Minister s of State and Members of the Cabinet; It can further be limited to exclude expenditure genuinely routine in nature - e.g. replacement of blown bulbs, and to exclude any replacement / work undertaken exclusively on safety grounds.
- Received 24 September 2025Decided 20 October 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period 01/01/2024- 24/09/2025: Request for records on the revision of the EU's Urban Wastewater Directive. Records related to contacts between the Minister /Department and Novartis, MSD, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Clonmel Healthcare, Abbvie, Roche, the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association, the Alliance of Medicines for Ireland and Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland.
- Received 22 September 2025Decided 17 October 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/05/2025 to 31/08/2025: Request the following records: 1. All emails sent to/from John Cummins, Minister for State, or staff, and Michael O'Flynn, of O'Flynn Group, or a representative of Q4PR, 2. Minutes of the meeting held between John Cummins, Minister for State, and Michael O'Flynn and/or representative of Q4PR 3. A copy of any documents prepared/presented at said meeting between aforementioned dates.
- Received 22 September 2025Decided 17 October 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/05/2025 to 31/08/2025: Request access to the following records: All emails sent to/from the Minister and/or advisors and Operations Director of DRES Properties.
- Received 24 September 2025Decided 17 October 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for a copy of the Project Initiation Document and Business Case relating to the move to planned maintenance for housing, submitted by the CCMA to the department. (The document mentioned in minutes of the CCMA's HBLU Committee).
- Received 20 September 2025Decided 16 October 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/06/2025 to 20/09/2025: Request for records held by the Department concerning the designation of new Rent Pressure Zones Correspondence from the RTB 1. Copies of any letters, emails, or submissions sent by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) to the Minister or his office regarding the adequacy of RTB resources to monitor, implement, or enforce RPZ regulations. 2. Departmental Records Any briefing notes, memos, or submissions prepared for the Minister that reference concerns raised by the RTB about resources in the context of RPZs.
- Received 18 September 2025Decided 15 October 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for the Evaluation Report of the National Preferential Caravan Loan Scheme for Travellers carried out last year assessing the Caravan Loan Pilot schemes and ran from 2021 to 2024. Request any views/ memos/ opinions/ expert reports etc. Gathered in the process of compiling the evaluation - not just the evaluation itself, and in the context of local authority surveys only for the amalgamated survey responses in excel format (and not for the 62 individual LA survey responses)
- Received 18 September 2025Decided 15 October 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for records in relation to homeless people turned away from emergency accommodation in Dublin following reports in 2020.
- Received 16 September 2025Decided 14 October 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/04/25 to 15/09/25: Request for copy of correspondence between the department and Uisce Éireann regarding the remuneration of the chief executive of Uisce Éireann, including any sanction requests received by the department and correspondence and relevant documentation related to same.
- Received 30 September 2025Decided 9 October 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2025 to 30/09/2025: Request for copies of the following e-Submissions and ancillary documents: - 419-25: The European Union (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 274 of 2025) I wish for my request to cover the period from.
- Received 10 September 2025Decided 8 October 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
On 08/09/2025, The Housing Agency completed its analysis of the recommendations requested by the department to aid with its ongoing assessment of the Housing Commission Report. The department received these recommendations. Request for a copy of the analysis of the recommendations of the Housing Commission report sent to the department by the Housing Agency in June 2025
- Received 10 September 2025Decided 8 October 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for the following figures in relation to local authority emergency accommodation in Waterford City and County, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 broken down by month. • The number of families • The number of children • The number of parents • The number of single parents • The department’s definition of being in emergency accommodation long term and the number of those families who met that definition in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 (if applicable).
- Received 18 August 2025Decided 8 October 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
1. Request for records of meetings or communications between the department and Cork City Council (or any other party) regarding the Spring Lane Halting Site and/or the Children`s Ombudsman`s Investigation/Report on the site. 2. Request for copies of the Annual Work Programme submitted by the TAU in Cork City Council to the TAU/TASU in the department for 2024 & 2025 (or access to documentation, why requesting an Annual Work Programme from CCC has been discontinued) 3. Request for access to Public Sector Equality & Human Rights Duty (PSEHRD) Impact Assessments (or similar documents regarding `proofing` or compliance with the PSEHRD) as related to the provision of accommodation/housing to Travellers. To include Traveller-specific measures (e.g. Caravan Loan Scheme, the non-provision of funding for steps to mobile homes/caravans, etc.)
- Received 16 September 2025Decided 8 October 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/09/25 to 15/09/25: Request for copy of correspondence between: - • Secretary General, and CEO of the Land Development Agency. • Secretary General, and the Board Chair of the Land Development Agency. • Secretary General, Assistant Secretary of Housing Policy and Standards Division, and CEO of the Land Development Agency • Secretary General, Assistant Secretary of Housing Policy and Standards Division, and the Board Chair of the Land Development Agency
- Received 29 August 2025Decided 6 October 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2020 to 29/08/2025: Request for records relating to any contracts or other commercial agreements for the provision of media monitoring services. To include all tender documents, the name of the third- party service provider(s), the cost of the service - with a breakdown of the cost is distributed across different elements of the overall service, and the current term of the contract.
- Received 24 September 2025Decided 3 October 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
RE: A meeting between the Minister and Women for Election: – On the 02/04/2025. The Women for Election posted a tweet on X about this meeting. Request for the records to include copies of communications between the Minister and Women for Election.
- Received 14 August 2025Decided 2 October 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
RE: Previous request FOI- 0542-2025: a. Request for copies of records listed for the above FOI. These records were previously refused on the grounds of deliberations, but those deliberations are over. b. In the period of 01/10/2023 to 30/04/2025: Request for copies of records, including correspondence and attachments between the County and City Management Association, and the department, that relates to the need to review, and the review of, The Housing Act 1988.
- Received 9 September 2025Decided 1 October 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/07/25 to 01/09/25: Request for a copy of all correspondence between the Minister or the Minister’s Office and the following O’ Flynn Group CEO, Ballymore Group CEO, Cairns Homes CEO, Glenveagh Properties CEO, Irish Businessman and Financier and Founder of Digicel.
- Received 3 September 2025Decided 30 September 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for correspondence held by Met Éireann in relation to the choice of storm names for this year’s selection.
- Received 18 September 2025Decided 29 September 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/04/2025 to 18/09/2025: Request for the following: - Copy of submissions made by the department to the Department of Public Expenditure regarding funding for the housing/water sector to be provided under the revised National Development Plan Copy of briefing material prepared by the department for the minister for his bilateral meetings with the Minister for Public Expenditure regarding the revised National Development Plan
- Received 2 September 2025Decided 29 September 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/07/2025 to 02/09/2025: Request for copies of correspondence between the minister and the following individuals: Minister of State Seán Canney; Minister of State Noel Grealish; Minister of State Marian Harkin; Minister of State Kevin 'Boxer' Moran; Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae; Danny Healy-Rae TD; Michael Lowry TD; Barry Heneghan TD; Gillian Toole TD.
- Received 2 September 2025Decided 29 September 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 27/6/2020 to 2/9/2025: Request for copies of correspondence between the minister and former Minister Darragh O'Brien and former Dublin football manager/Irish Aviation Authority chief operations officer/chair of Dublin Citizen's Assembly Jim Gavin.
- Received 7 August 2025Decided 26 September 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for the following e-Submissions - 062-25 Terms and Conditions of the new GNI CEO
- Received 7 August 2025Decided 26 September 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for the following e-Submissions 011-25 GNI CEO Remuneration
- Received 30 July 2025Decided 25 September 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 19/02/2025 to 30/07/2025: Request for communications from Members of the public, sent to the offices of the Minister and Minister of State John Cummins, over plans to remove requirements for planning permission for cabins up to 45msq at the rear of properties Any communications sent between the two ministers’ offices surrounding the proposed changes to planning for said cabins.
- Received 29 July 2025Decided 24 September 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
1. Request for records related to the reportedly planned imposition of Habitual Residency Criteria or related additional criteria to access to long- term social housing supports provided under the Housing Acts. 2. Request for Memos held or drafted by the department or the Minister.
- Received 28 August 2025Decided 24 September 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for details of all third party companies, contractors and or/consultants engaged in work with the National Directorate Fire Emergency Management from 2020 to present: 1. The specific contractor in question is the Former Chief Fire Officer and International Expert of named company 2. Copies of contractual arrangements or agreements for any work undertaken by this contractor with National Directorate Fire Emergency Management 3. Minutes, including attendees, of the Ctrí and NMACs Project Boards from 2015 to date. 4. Details of competencies (as defined by the safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005) held by validators on the External Validation Group of the National Directorate Fire Emergency Management
- Received 25 August 2025Decided 24 September 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for the list of Environmental Impact Assessments for the last ten years that the department have conducted with regard to the spreading of fertiliser adjacent to the Lough Corrib – Owenriff – SAC – (Site Code 000297) Under the Habitats Directive these assessments are required if a farmer is spreading fertiliser within a 15km radius of an Natura Site - Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
- Received 2 September 2025Decided 23 September 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2025 to 01/09/2025: Request for copies of the following e-Submissions and ancillary documents:- Electoral (Amendment) Regulations 2025.
- Received 2 September 2025Decided 22 September 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2025 to 01/09/2025: Request for copies of the following e-Submissions and ancillary documents:- Presidential Election spending/reimbursement limits
- Received 1 September 2025Decided 22 September 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/06/2025 to 15/06/2025: Request for any letters (via post or email) sent to the previous Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien and department officials from the European Commission in relation to the renewal of Ireland’s Nitrates Derogation.
- Received 1 August 2025Decided 19 September 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for internal briefing notes, legal assessments, policy memoranda, Internal documents (e.g. general scheme drafts, internal memos, stakeholder impact analyses) that informed the minister along with any advice, submissions, or communications addressed to or from the minister a) RE: the most recent changes to Rent Pressure Zones (RPZ) b) RE: development and drafting of the Planning Design Standards for Apartments (2025)
- Received 30 July 2025Decided 18 September 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for records created in the period since 01/01/2025 relating to the new Planning Design Standards for Apartments, specifically: Correspondence and any associated reports, including financial reports; the notes or minutes of any meetings between Minister James Browne and staff of principal officer level about the new standards Associated papers or briefing notes exchanged between the Minister and staff of principal officer level regarding the new standards Reports or briefings drawn up by the department about new standards, which contain data on their comparison to European standards.
- Received 20 August 2025Decided 10 September 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2024 to 20/08/2025 1. Section 10 – Statement of Reasons Pursuant to Section 10 FOI Act 2014, please provide: The reasons for the act of National Parks and Wildlife Service that adversely affected me (namely, the intervention preventing me from presenting at the above conference) The findings on any material issues of fact made for the purposes of the act; and The name and grade of the person who made the decision. 2. Request for Records Separately, under the FOI Act 2014, Request for copies of all records held by National Parks and Wildlife Service relating to an individual’s proposed participation in the International Basking Shark Conference, including but not limited to: Internal and external correspondence (emails, letters, text/WhatsApp/Teams messages, memos, meeting notes/minutes, file notes) referring to the individual or their presentation; Communications between National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Irish Basking Shark Group or any other parties regarding the individual’s invitation, participation, or removal as a presenter; Any internal assessments, recommendations, or instructions made by National Parks and Wildlife Service staff in relation to the matter.
- Received 15 July 2025Decided 10 September 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 23/01/2025 to 10/07/2025: Request for: - 1. Any correspondence – including letters; emails; meeting minutes; memos; or otherwise between the minister, his departmental officials and advisors, and the Land Development Agency, on the Planning and Development Amendment Bill 2025 in relation to apartments between the date of his appointment as minister and 15/07/2025 2. Any emails referencing apartments between the Land Development Agency, the minister, his advisors and the department.
- Received 19 August 2025Decided 10 September 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2015 to 19/08/2025: Request for records in relation to traveller accommodations.
- Received 12 August 2025Decided 5 September 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for all data/documentation regarding the granting of the licence to capture, mark and tag Irish Hares from the wild for use as live lures for greyhounds at coursing events in 2025 and 2026 To include submission from the Irish Coursing Club, an indication of the number of submissions from other organisations and the general public Documentation on the deliberation process, meetings Recommendation to the minister on the granting of the licence, and any other data relating to this issue.
- Received 6 August 2025Decided 2 September 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2025 to 06/08/2025: Request for a list of all submissions prepared for the minister.
- Received 6 August 2025Decided 2 September 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2025 to 30/07/2025: Request for copies of the following e-Submissions and ancillary documents: - 301-25: Housing Finance Agency 2024 Annual Report and Financial Statements
- Received 7 August 2025Decided 2 September 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for the following e-Submissions - 090-25 Review of Housing Assistance Payment Landlord Payment Guarantee
- Received 14 August 2025Decided 2 September 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for a copy of a letter dated 29/05/2025. This is further to the letter dated 16/05/2025 from the minister to all local authorities regarding rezoning of land for residential use, an order to facilitate additional zoning in support of accelerated housing delivery from the minister and Minister Cummins issued on the 29/07/2025 as per Gov.ie. Please confirm whether a subsequent letter was issued to local authorities following the order to reopen their development plans regarding updating their housing targets and rezone land for residential use.
- Received 1 August 2025Decided 1 September 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/07/2025 to 31/07/2025: Request for a list of e- Submissions submitted to the minister through the e-submissions channel.
- Received 5 August 2025Decided 1 September 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/04/2025 to 05/08/2025: Request for a copy of any briefings, memos, reports, submissions, Questions & Answers or other such high-level documents prepared for the minister or the secretary- general with regard to proposals to increase the size allowance for cabins or garden homes and/or the public consultation on the matter.
- Received 7 August 2025Decided 1 September 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for a list of e-Submissions -165-25 Strategic Land Purchase at Mount Brandon, Co. Kerry
- Received 7 August 2025Decided 1 September 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for a list of e-Submissions - 077-25 Departmental Response to SIPO direction to make discovery of the Mulcahy Report
- Received 11 August 2025Decided 1 September 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2015 to 11/08/2025: Request for a list, record, or database of un-commenced legislation for which the minister is responsible along with any accompanying briefing notes specifically produced on the un-commenced legislation . Refined to Local Government, Planning, and Housing Policy & Standards Divisions.
- Received 2 August 2025Decided 29 August 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/07/2025 to 31/07/2025: Request for the most recent "Housing System Overview" provided to the minister. In addition, all correspondence sent to the minister in relation to same.