Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
FOI Requests — 4,047 records (page 44 of 81)
- Received 21 February 2018Decided 20 March 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copy of the Report "Review of Delivery Costs and Viability for Affordable Residential Developments".
- Received 24 January 2017Decided 16 March 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Information relating to IT Systems in the Department.
- Received 1 March 2017Decided 16 March 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Emails sent from department email accounts to the personal email account of Minister Simon Coveney and emails received by the department from the personal email account of Minister Simon Coveney during the period 01/06/ 2016 to 01/03/ 2017.
- Received 23 January 2018Decided 16 March 2018GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between the Department of Finance and the Department of Housing relating to the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme during the period 01/01/2017 to 22/01/2018.
- Received 24 January 2018Decided 16 March 2018GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence with the Department of Finance concerning the revised First Time Buyer scheme announced in January. Correspondence with the Central Bank concerning same and records created relating to Department of Finance or the Central Bank of Ireland reactions to feedback on the new FTB scheme. For avoidance of doubt, the scheme referred to is as follows: https://www.rte.ie/news/enviroment/2018/0122/934974-murphy-housing-loan/
- Received 19 February 2018Decided 16 March 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The number of staff from the Department as well as ministerial advisors that attended the launch of Ireland 2040 on 16/02/2018 in Sligo IT. How many of these staff stayed in Sligo either the night before or the night of the launch and the cost associated with this accommodation. The costs and expenses associated with travelling to and from the Sligo launch.
- Received 7 March 2018Decided 16 March 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The number of licences issued for seaweed harvesting between 01/01/2015 and 31/12/2017. Details regarding the areas that these licences cover and also the seaweed species targeted as part of those licences.
- Received 1 February 2018Decided 15 March 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All emails between the Water Policy section of the Department of Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government and Galway County Council in respect of an estate called Blackberry Way in Craughwell, Co Galway during the period 27/06/2017 to 31/12/2017. The emails concern the Waste Water Treatment Plant in Blackberry Way.
- Received 16 February 2018Decided 15 March 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
List of the organisations or individuals who were informed of a consultation held in or about June/July 2016 in relation to the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations. All documentation or other records prepared in advance of the consultation including but not limited to, consideration of the nature, structure and scope of the consultation, consideration of nature and scope of the amendments to the Regulations under contemplation and the information supplied to those being consulted. All responses received to the public consultation. All documentation or other records which consider the responses to the public consultation. All documentation or other records leading to the approval of the Regulations referred to above in January 2017.
- Received 22 January 2018Decided 13 March 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between Irish Water and Maria Graham as outlined in lobbying return: 25002. Also all correspondence since 01/01/2017.
- Received 8 February 2018Decided 12 March 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In relation to two Ministerial Directives issued by the former Minister for the Environment, Alan Kelly, in January 2015 and re-issued in August 2015, to the Dublin Local Authorities that social housing lists should have at least 50% of their vacant housing to homeless people. I am seeking the following: Copies of the two Directives. Copies of any internal department memoranda, briefing notes, discussion papers, reports etc. that relate to the said Directives. Copies of any external reports, audits, discussion papers, etc., that relate to the said Directives, that are in the possession of the Department. Copies of communications including, but not limited to, emails and letters to and from the Minister that refer to the said Directives. Copies of communications including, but not limited to, emails and letters to and from Senior Departmental Executives that refer to the said Directives.
- Received 15 February 2018Decided 9 March 2018GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records associated with this entry in the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/23098/hume-brophy
- Received 25 January 2018Decided 8 March 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between the Minister for Housing, the Minister of State for Housing and the Minister of State for Local Government and local authority chief executives between the period 14/06/2017 and 25/01/2018.
- Received 9 February 2018Decided 8 March 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records regarding decision made in relation to FOI-2017-127; all detail relating to legal advice sought or given to the Department regarding disclosures to the media on the investigation taking place at Cavan County Council, which is the subject of a protected disclosure to the Minister and complaints at Council level; all records between the Department by the Attorney General's office, National Oversight and Audit Commission, Information Commissioner, Dept of Taoiseach, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaelteacht, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Cavan County Council and Fraud Investigative Authorities, including garda regarding the investigation taking place at Cavan County Council into the alleged misappropriation of funds.
- Received 2 February 2018Decided 6 March 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records regarding Section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000.
- Received 1 February 2018Decided 6 March 2018GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between Department and Minister's Office between 01/07/2014 and 01/05/2016 in relation to the National Planning Framework.
- Received 21 February 2018Decided 5 March 2018GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records relating to who put forward the application to appoint an ex-employee of Bord na Mona to the bord of An Bord Pleanala at the time that an application for planning was being put through by Bord na Mona through An Bord Pleanala for dumping hazardous waste in Drehid, Co Kildare.
- Received 2 February 2018Decided 28 February 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of application documents made by Cork City Council to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government for two projects approved under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund. The approved projects are: Old Whitechurch Road and South Docks.
- Received 9 February 2018Decided 27 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between Met Eireann and the British Met Office over the naming of storms since the start of 2018, including the naming of Storm Fionn. Also any internal reports and memos relating to the naming of Storm Fionn.
- Received 18 January 2018Decided 26 February 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records associated with this entry in the lobbying database: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/23812/permanent-tsb-plc
- Received 2 January 2018Decided 22 February 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of all correspondence between the current Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy and or his officials since his appointment: Glenveagh Properties Chairman Glenveagh Properties CEO WK Nowlan and/or DAD Property Fund Urbeo Residential O'Flynn Group Kevin Nowlan Ronan Froup Real Estate Irish Residential Property REIT plc CEO's
- Received 1 February 2018Decided 22 February 2018GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence within the Department relating to online voter registration. Correspondence between Minister for State John Paul Phelan and officials within the Department regarding online voter registration. Briefing notes or memos prepared for Minister for State John Paul Phelan regarding online voter registration.
- Received 25 July 2016Decided 21 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Documents and correspondence relating to supply and delivery of residential housing from 01/03/2016 to 22/07/2016.
- Received 3 January 2017Decided 21 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All records relating to meetings between the Minister Simon Coveney and National Treasury Management Agency and National Asset Management Agency between 01/06/2016 to 31/12/2016 in relation to Housing Policy.
- Received 27 April 2017Decided 21 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence, including but not limited to emails, letters, text messages, memos, briefing documents, reports, draft reports and speeches to and from the Minister’s office about ESB housing connections, between the Minister’s office and the Local Government Management Association about housing completions, to and from the Minister’s office about sites owned by public bodies and local authorities proposed for house building use.
- Received 27 April 2017Decided 21 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
A record of the number of unused properties, and their location, owned by the State that cannot be sold and or utilised for residential use because they fail to comply with safety regulations. Correspondence to and from the Minister’s office and National Assests Management Agency (Nama) concerning Nama owned properties that cannot be used for residential purposes because they fail to comply with safety regulations. Correspondence to and from the Minister’s office and public bodies and local authorities about unused state owned properties that cannot be sold and or utilised for residential use because they fail to comply with safety regulations.
- Received 10 July 2017Decided 21 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence to and from the Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy on the Government's housing strategy Rebuilding Ireland since the cabinet reshuffle in June 2014. All internal Department correspondence on the Government's housing strategy Rebuilding Ireland since the cabinet reshuffle in June 2014.
- Received 25 January 2018Decided 21 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Draft reports, contributory research, and or correspondence with outside agencies related to the production of this document: http://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/executive_summary_of_r eview_of_delivery_costs_and_viability_for_affordable_residential_developments_jan_2018.pdf
- Received 29 January 2018Decided 21 February 2018GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Details in regard to Service Level Agreements that have been proposed to homeless charities.
- Received 21 December 2017Decided 19 February 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records, to include, but not confined to, internal memos, meeting minutes, briefing notes, external communications, etc, relating to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) decision to reclassify housing agencies as public, not private bodies, and to count their debts as within national debt. For purposes of clarity, the CSO decision is the same as referenced in this article: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/housing-association-change-could-add-to- government-debt-1.3334498#.Wjuh5uYZxjw.twitter
- Received 21 December 2017Decided 19 February 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Documents pertaining to decisions and discussions regarding Ashline site since 01/11/2012 and in particular the decision, notwithstanding the content of the current Traveller Accommodation Programme (“TAP”) to cease designating this site as traveller specific; Minutes of the Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee. All documents since 01/11/2012 pertaining to provision for new or alternative traveller specific accommodation. All documents reflecting the drawdown of Department of Housing funds allocated for traveller accommodation funds.
- Received 24 January 2018Decided 19 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Access to any minutes, memos and correspondence relating to the meeting between Minister Damien English and Airbnb in late 2017. Details of the meeting are set out in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/25425/airbnb-ireland-uc
- Received 25 January 2018Decided 19 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between the Public Policy officer Airbnb UK and Ireland and Eoghan Murphy between the dates of 01/09/2017 and 31/12/2017. Correspondence between Public Policy Officer Airbnb UK and Ireland and Jack O'Donnell, special advisor in the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, between the dates of 01/09/2017 and 31/12/2017. Correspondence between Public Policy Officer Airbnb UK and Ireland and Minister of State Damien English between the dates of 01/09/2017 and 31/12/2017. Briefings created for Minister English on Airbnb between 01/09/017 and 31/12/2017. Minutes and or records of any meeting held between Minister English and the Public Policy Officer between the dates of 01/09/2017 and 31/12/2017.
- Received 26 January 2018Decided 19 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Lobbying return - Airbnb
- Received 2 January 2018Decided 16 February 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records referencing the Church of Scientology held by the Minister and the Department, from January 2016 to date, all records referencing Narconon; referencing Criminon; referencing Drug-Free World; referencing Citizens Commission on Human Rights; referencing The Way to Happiness.
- Received 9 January 2018Decided 16 February 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between Minister Murphy and the Director General of the Construction Industry Federation during 2017 per lobbying return 20198
- Received 23 January 2018Decided 16 February 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
A breakdown of all staff in the Department by name, job title and salary. If the Department is precluded from disclosing the identities of staff, a breakdown by gender, job title, and salary would suffice.
- Received 25 January 2018Decided 15 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copy of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government Vacant Homes Strategy.
- Received 18 January 2018Decided 14 February 2018GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of any correspondence between the Minister (or the Minister's office/special advisers) and the Chairman of the Housing Agency in the period since Eoghan Murphy's appointment.
- Received 18 January 2018Decided 14 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Briefing material including memos, background papers, preparatory advice, reports, documents and publications within the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government that have been received from or provided to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the National Development Plan since 01/01/2017. In addition all minutes of meetings and correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government the National Development Plan since 01/01/2017.
- Received 2 January 2018Decided 13 February 2018GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of all correspondence between the following National Management Assets Agency (NAMA) officials and the current Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy and or his officials since his appointment: Nama chief executive - Nama chairman - Nama head of residential delivery.
- Received 18 January 2018Decided 13 February 2018GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Briefing material including memos, background papers, preparatory advice, reports, documents and publications within the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government that have been received from or provided to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the Mid Term Capital Review since 01/01/2017. In addition all minutes of meetings and correspondence between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in relation to the Mid Term Capital Review since 01/01/2017.
- Received 23 January 2018Decided 13 February 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Access to any minutes, memos and correspondence relating to the meeting between the Minister Phelan and the Irish Farmers Association as referred to in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/23621/the-irish-farmers-association Please also include all correspondence in the second half of the year between the Irish Farmers Association and Minister Phelan.
- Received 16 January 2018Decided 12 February 2018GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Weather warnings issued to Galway's City Council between 27/12/2018 and 10/01/2018.
- Received 18 January 2018Decided 12 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records detailing payments made to employees of or directly to the Communications Clinic by the Housing Divisions of the Department.
- Received 16 January 2018Decided 9 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of the agreements between developers benefitting under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation fund and their respective local authorities, which include the details of the "affordability dividend" and the agreements around sales prices for the units that will be built on sites benefitting from the fund.
- Received 9 February 2018Decided 9 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Details regarding an appointment of oversee the investigation into allegations of financial misconduct at Cavan County Council, to include all details of notes and conversations between the Council and the appointee to date regarding said investigation. All notes and documentation linked to any tender issued to attain the appointees employment and details of the contract to carry out the investigation including any remunerations is he entitled to and for what duration the contract runs until.
- Received 16 January 2018Decided 8 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records associated with the below entry in the lobbying register: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/23508/kennedy-wilson-europe-limited
- Received 16 January 2018Decided 8 February 2018RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records relating to the meeting between Minister Murphy and Kennedy Wilson Europe as outlined in the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/23508/kennedy-wilson-europe- limited
- Received 12 January 2018Decided 8 February 2018Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Met Eireann records, correspondence and any minutes of meetings in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 where the names of storms were picked. Any records of rejected storm names and reasons for their rejection. Information surrounding the Met Eireann decision making process of the names of the storms which were picked.