Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
FOI Requests — 4,174 records (page 77 of 84)
- Received 19 January 2024Decided —GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2024 Request for copies of any correspondence between the manager of Dublin Zoo and Minister Noonan
- Received 19 January 2024Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for access to minutes / memos of any meetings between IRES and The Minister during 2023.
- Received 19 January 2024Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for access to all correspondence, also for minutes / memos of any meetings between The Minister and an individual since 2020.
- Received 22 January 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
RE: the state purchase of lands in Co Meath for the creation of a new national park. Request for a copy of any: Further business cases, valuations, cost benefit analysis associated with the submissions for any of the ministers at The Department with regard to the above purchase Correspondence received from ministers at other government departments with regard to the sale or purchase of the above lands. Minutes of any meetings/calls between the ministers at The Department with any other minister with regard to the sale or purchase of the above lands.
- Received 21 August 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request the following referenced in the April 2025 Credit Policy Guidelines 1. Copy of Circular 15 of 2024 2. Copy of Circular 25 of 2024 3. Copy of Circular 12 of 2025 4. Copy of LA Home Loan Technical and Operational Manual 5. List of Residency Criteria change in the Housing Loans 6. List of regulations and legal instruments relied on in support of the Residency Criteria change in the Housing Loans 7. List of legal advice and or statutory authority cited or relied on in support of the Residency Criteria change in the Housing Loans. 8. All internal correspondence, memos, notes, or meeting minutes within the Local Authority Home Loan & LIHAF unit of the Department, discussing the rationale, drafting, approval, or legal review of the Residency Criteria change in the Housing Loans in the period of 01/07/2024 to 30/06/2025 9. All original Ministerial guidelines and instructions recommending changes to residency or immigration status, eligibility criteria as implemented in Housing Loans. 10. All communications (emails or letters) between the LA Home Loan & LIHAF unit and the following bodies: Relating to the revision or implementation of the updated Residency Criteria in the Housing Loans in the period of 01/07/2024 to 30/06/2025. Include any attachments available to correspondence. 11. All briefing notes prepared for the minister, also, equality impact assessments, risk analyses, or consultation records that informed or responded to Residency Criteria policy change in the Housing Loans 12. All references to WRC case ADJ-00052884 or similar complaints in internal or external discussions regarding residency eligibility 13. List of all regulations and legal instruments relied on in support of publishing online the Housing Loans.
- Received 1 August 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/07/2024 to 31/07/2024: Request for list of e-Submissions submitted to the Minister through the e-submissions channel.
- Received 12 August 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2024 to 12/08/2024: Request for record of all submissions made to the Minister or Ministers of State at the department using the e-Submissions system.
- Received 17 October 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for a copy of any pre-budget submissions prepared for the Minister with regard to the following: the Residential Zoned Land Tax, and the new Derelict Property Tax
- Received 20 October 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2023 to 20/10/2025: Request for records, in relation to or relating to Planning Permission Reference Number 12/940 (ABP Ref. PL07.242316) and the subsequent Enforcement Notice issued in respect of Carrowbrowne Temporary Halting Site, Carrowbrowne, County Galway 1. Copies of correspondence, to include communication by letter or email, minutes of any meetings and notes of any telephone communication exchanged with Galway City Council. 2. Copies of correspondence, to include communication by letter or email, minutes of any meetings and notes of any telephone communication exchanged with Galway County Council.
- Received 14 November 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for report/memo/document related to the PPP Procurement Assessment, Public Sector Benchmark calculation, and Value for Money Assessment/Comparison for the following projects: Also, request for any reports/memos/documents related to the decision not to proceed with a contract award for Social Housing PPP Bundle 3 on a value for money basis.
- Received 16 July 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2025 to 15/07/2025: Request for correspondence, emails, letters, briefings, presentations, attachments, records and minutes of meetings etc. relating to the minister in relation to Public Private Partnership Bundle 4, 5, 6 and 7.
- Received 25 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of year 2022, 2023, and 2024 and so far in 2025: Request for 1. Total amount spent on online advertising for advertising campaigns by the department and the names of the online platforms involved for 2022, 2023, and 2024 and so far in 2025. 2. Total amount spent on advertising campaigns by the Department broken down by medium - Online, Print Media, Radio and TV
- Received 18 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/092024 to 18/02/2025: Request for copies of any letters or emails written by the Construction Industry Federation of Ireland to the office of the minister
- Received 17 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for the Ministerial Brief presented to Minister Cummins upon his appointment in January 2025.
- Received 22 February 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/07/2023 to 22/02/2024 - Request for eSubmissions and attached documents on 676-23 – Proposed Amendments to the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme 2016.
- Received 18 January 2024Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2023 to 15/01/2024 -Request for all correspondence between officials from The Department and officials from The Department of Finance - Assistant Principal grade or higher - in relation to Department of Finance representation on the board of the Land Development Agency. Also any correspondence relating to same between The Department and the Land Development Agency.
- Received 16 January 2024Decided —GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for a copy of the August, October and November 'Homeless Report' briefings associated with the monthly homeless figures.
- Received 15 July 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for all correspondence between the Mayor of Limerick, and the Minister/the department, dated between 09/06/2024 and 13/07/2024.
- Received 17 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for access to all records - including emails, briefing notes, memos etc. related to this lobbying return https://www.lobbying.ie/return/114481/construction-industry-federation-cif
- Received 20 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for all records held by the Department regarding the following call for tender published on E-tenders on 3rd December 2023 titled Tender for the Provision of Software as a Service (SAAS) solution for External Audit Management https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=27 86026 In particular request for a full copy of the following 1. A copy of all tender submissions 2. All internal correspondence regarding this tender (Inclusive of correspondence prior to publication of notice) within Department from 10/03/2023 to 20/01/2025 3. All external correspondence from Department regarding this tender (inclusive of correspondence prior to publication of notice) - i.e. to prospective tenderers 4. All copies of scoring sheets made by the awarding panel to include contemporaneous notes 5. All copies of financial quotes from bidders
- Received 16 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for minutes for all meetings of the High Level Affordable Housing Delivery Group from 03/10/2024 to 16/01/2025 All final versions of briefing material prepared ahead of such meetings Records of all material presented at the meetings
- Received 16 October 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/04/2025 to 16/10/2025. Request for records held by the Department. • Any correspondence to and from the Minister’s Office regarding updates on the work undertaken by the Housing Activation Office. • Any correspondence to or from the Minister’s Office regarding the process to appoint someone to lead the unit Housing Activation Office at the level of Assistant Secretary General and above This correspondence to include, but not limited to, emails, letters, memos, reports, draft memos, draft reports, calls, text messages, social media app messages, and other forms of correspondence or documents.
- Received 18 August 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for all and any records held by the department relating to the assignment of a senior advisor/principal architect to the principal officer/Head of Business Unit of the Housing Market Intelligence, Strategic Reform and Research Unit.
- Received 14 February 2024Decided —GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/03/2023 to 14/02/2024 Request for a copy of all communications between The Department and the Department of the Taoiseach regarding the Government Legislation Programmes of Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024 in relation to the Seanad electorate/franchise.
- Received 19 February 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Under the Enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme: Request for a copy of all quarterly or monthly claims forms received from each Local Authority. Also a copy of the most recent quarterly or monthly stats/statistics form received from each Local Authorities.
- Received 26 February 2024Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for copies of all records on Development Management and De-Zoning / De- listing of Lands from Residential Development (Housing) to Agriculture use in an area of Co Galway
- Received 21 February 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/11/2023 to 21/02/2024: Request for copies of the following records of the Water Policy Advisory Committee (WPAC): Minutes of meetings Presentations delivered at meetings Any briefings, assessments or reports prepared by members of the (WPAC) Minutes of any sub-groups of the Water Policy Advisory Committee (WPAC)
- Received 16 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for any email correspondence between the Department and journalists, staff members or contractors at RTÉ regarding embargoed news or material (including but not limited to press releases, reports, social media posts, or other announcements) that were scheduled for release between 01/06/2024 to 16/01/2025. In addition, any emails sent or received on official government email addresses, as well as private email addresses used for official business.
- Received 17 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
RE: S.I. 577/2023 Who were the recipients who received €1,400 demanded under this S.I.? For these recipients, where can the VAT Consultation Services Registration number be found? Where can the VAT amount of €250,000 to be returned - be found on record? Does this €1.4million appear on the County Council's Annual Audit? Request for copies of all the Relevant Documents and invoices for VAT + Expenses issued to DAA for the money.
- Received 16 November 2023Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for a copy of The Remy Farrell report to the Minister on An Bord Pleanala matters.
- Received 20 November 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2024 to 20/11/2025: Request for reports, briefing materials or presentations received by the Minister concerning a Rent Deposit Retention Scheme.
- Received 28 July 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for the last three tax reports sent to the department by Uisce Éireann as per Section 8.47 of the Corporate Governance Code.
- Received 19 August 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/03/2025 to 18/08/2025: Request for communications between the Housing Activation Office, the secretary’s general office and the minister's office surrounding the appointment of a head of the Housing Activation Office.
- Received 21 July 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/05/2025 to 21/07/2025: Request for email correspondence received by the minister about secondment of staff to Housing Activation Office.
- Received 21 July 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 21/04/2025 to 23/05/2025: Request for correspondence between the minister and department staff at principal officer level and above who are involved in the Housing Activation Office and the secondment of staff to Housing Activation Office from Uisce Éireann ESB Networks NTA from the period 15/02/2025 to 30/05/2025 Local Authorities (e.g. Dublin City Council)
- Received 13 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for the briefing documents presented to the new Minister earlier this year. (Previously FOI-0070-2025 was withdrawn by the department as the documents have been published online - Documents are heavily redacted)
- Received 11 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for access to each FOI Internal Review Decision Letter issued by the department in 2024 and any records released therewith, but excluding any exclusively to personal information as in Section 2 of FOI act.
- Received 11 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Relating to Housing Targets/Completions for 2024 Request for any briefings/memos/talking points prepared for the then- minister Regarding a report by Deutsche Numis Research predicting that more than 40,000 new homes would be built in Ireland last year; Regarding a report by Ernst Young/Euroconstruct about the number of new homes that would be built in Ireland last year; Between August and December in which housing targets or expected completions referenced for 2024. Correspondence between the minister's office and the office of An Taoiseach between August and December 2024 in which housing targets were mentioned
- Received 16 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has reported meeting with Minister Darragh O'Brien between 01/09/2024 and 31/12/2024 to discuss, inter alia, an "update of housing activity & house building sentiment". Request for: records held by the Department all paper and digital correspondence (emails, letters, texts, WhatsApp, faxes) between the parties during the period in question minutes for the above meeting all final versions of briefing material prepared by officials ahead of the meeting records of all material presented at the meeting
- Received 16 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/06/2024, and 16/01/2025: Request for emails between the Department and journalists, staff or contractors at the Irish Times regarding embargoed news (including but not limited to press releases, reports, social media posts, or other announcements) that were scheduled for release between. Also emails sent or received on official government email addresses, as well as private email addresses used for official business.
- Received 17 November 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request of correspondence with Dublin City Council about targets for cost rental, spending on cost rental and cost rental delivery methods, since 01/04/2025.
- Received 17 November 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
1. Request for a list of all quarries and or aggregate operators that were inspected or sampled by the National Market Surveillance Authority (NBCMSO / Local Authorities) during 2025. 2. Copies of any records or reports detailing the tests carried out (including aggregates for concrete under I.S. EN 12620 and other relevant standards) and the results of those tests. 3. Records of any findings of non-compliance, including whether the issues were administrative/documentation-related or related to technical performance. 4. Details of any corrective actions taken voluntarily by operators or restrictive measures imposed by the Authority in 2025 following quarry inspections. 5. Any correspondence, briefing notes, or summary reports provided to the Department or to Donegal County Council (or other local authorities) concerning quarry inspections carried out in 2025.
- Received 20 August 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2015 to 20/08/2025: Request for records, circulars, communications or any correspondence regarding the provision of aid (to include funding) by the department. (and previous iterations of this department / ‘the Department of Housing’) to local authorities (including but not limited to the respective Traveller Accommodation Units) for the purposes of providing medically adapted chalets.
- Received 25 August 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/12/2023 to 31/03/2025: RE: Credit Policy Guidelines Request for un-redacted versions. These guidelines made under Section 5 of Housing Act 2009 requires the guidelines to be available publicly.
- Received 30 August 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
RE: Internal email dated 23/07/2025 from Catherine Marsh to colleagues which references the Attorney General’s advice on the Local Authority Home Loan scheme. Request for the following records: - All emails, internal correspondence, or attachments that refer to, request, transmit, or summarise Attorney General’s advice The timeframe for this request is 1 March 2024 to 30 November 2024. Please include correspondence held by or sent to or sent by the following officials: Legal Adviser 1 from departments’ Legal Unit.
- Received 13 August 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2023 to 13/08/2025 Request for the following: - 1. Emails, Letters, or Circulars issued between the principal officer in the Social Housing Division including where this officer is CC’d and local authorities, including through their representative bodies such as the County and City Manager’s Association and Local Government Management Association related to interpretation of or application of the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, particularly as regards the application and interpretation of Regulations 5 and 6 related to normal residence, local connection, and discretion; 2. Any documents or records held by the Social Housing Division related to interpretation of or application of the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, particularly as regards the application and interpretation of Regulations 5 and 6 related to normal residence, local connection, and discretion;
- Received 5 August 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Points 1 and 2 to refer to Homelessness, Policy, Funding and Delivery: 1. Request for emails, letters or circulars issued between the principal officer in the Homelessness Policy, Funding and Delivery unit in the department (including where this officer is CC’d) and: Related to homeless assessments or homeless services provided pursuant to the Housing Act 1988 or otherwise. Keywords which may be of assistance in identifying these records could include “homeless assessment”, “homeless services”, “emergency accommodation”, or “Housing Act 1988”. 2. Other records related to any “local connection” criteria related to homeless services, such as minutes from internal or collaborative meetings between the Homelessness Policy, Funding and Delivery unit in the Department and local authorities (i.e. regional homeless leads/homeless regions) or their representative bodies (i.e. the CCMA/LGMA).
- Received 13 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 08/02/2025 to 13/02/2025: Request for correspondence sent from members of the public to the Minister in relation to Rent Pressure Zones, rent caps and rents.
- Received 10 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
RE: Regulation of Commercial Institutional Investment in Housing Guidelines for Planning Authorities. Request for: Reports/submissions created by officials in preparation/formulation of the guidelines for direct use by the Minister. Copies of submissions made by external actors (such as those representing the Real Estate investment sector etc.) expressing a preference in terms of the specification of the guidelines. Recommendations provided to the Department from other state bodies (department of finance/ central bank etc.) or external consultants (if commissioned by the department).
- Received 11 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
RE: https://villagemagazine.ie/corrupted-donegal-planning-outgoing- minister-darragh-obrien-must-finally-intervene/ Request for received copies of all and any documentation in whatever form which resulted from receipt of the article or otherwise.