Galway County Council
FOI Requests — 1,403 records (page 18 of 29)
- Received 18 January 2017Decided 20 February 2017Part-GrantedGalway County Council
I would like to apply under the freedom of information act for a physical copy of all information on file/record on Galway County Council Offices, Prospect Hill, Galway in relation to the “application for Road abandonment ref no: L-7-119-0. Copy of: • Application for road abandonment (section situated in our farmyard only) submitted in both June and September 2015. • Supporting letter/s from our family submitted in 2016 • Letters of objection submitted to Galway County Council in 2015/2016 in relation to the application • Copy of photographs taken by the Litter Warden (from Athenry, CC office) of rubbish dumped at the above address in September/October 2013 • Any other correspondence to/from County Council/minutes/notes in relation to the application.
- Received 23 January 2017Decided 20 February 2017GrantedGalway County Council
I wish to make a request under the Freedom of Information act regarding social housing and unpaid rent. I am looking for the total amount of unpaid rent from the Council’s social housing for 2016 & 2015. I would also like the number of tenants availing of social housing, and separately the number of tenants who are behind with payments for the same period. I would also like the number of evictions recorded for 2015 & 2016
- Received 25 January 2017Decided 20 February 2017GrantedGalway County Council
Galway Co. Council are in possession of part of playground between the Dunmore football pitch and the main road. What legal right have Galway Co. Council to the aforementioned land? I am asking under the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003
- Received 13 January 2017Decided 15 February 2017GrantedGalway County Council
This request concerns a road known as “the Avenue” in Menlo Village, Galway City. It leads from Menlo Village to Menlo Castle. I would like to know: 1. In what year the Galway City Council administrative boundary was extended to include Menlo Village and The Avenue (prior to this it was under the County Council’s remit), 2. I would like to know if “The Avenue” was classified as a public roadway while under the jurisdiction of Galway County Council.
- Received 2 February 2017Decided 15 February 2017Part-GrantedGalway County Council
I wish to make a request for information under the freedom of information Act 2014. My request is for the monthly financial records of monies collected by GCC from parking fines in the years 2014, 2015, 2016 in Tuam, Loughrea and Ballinasloe towns individually.
- Received 17 January 2017Decided 7 February 2017GrantedGalway County Council
I would be grateful if you could provide the following information: 1. How many people became liable to pay the NPPR charge during the period 2009 to when it was withdrawn? (If there are no accurate figures, could you provide an estimate). 2. How many people paid the NPPR and any penalties imposed. How
- Received 12 January 2017Decided 3 February 2017RefusedGalway County Council
I request the following under the Freedom of Information Act: The total amount of public money paid, either by the Council or through your local enterprise office, to the company, Pragmatica, for services rendered to the local authority including for training courses in each of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 and copies of each of the contracts.
- Received 9 November 2017Decided 27 January 2017RefusedGalway County Council
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 – I’m looking for any communication made to the Department from member of the public with regards to UFOs, UFO sightings or incidents of a similar nature.
- Received 13 July 2016Decided 10 August 2016RefusedGalway County Council
Please forward all documentation and records, minutes of meetings, information leaflets, publications, response to oral and written enquiries and requests, websites, emails along with a list of names, dates and contact details of all County Council employees who had any involvement verbally or otherwise with any member of associates of the Marine Institute regarding any of the applications made by them for the Galway Bay offshore and land planning requests.
- Received 27 June 2016Decided 25 July 2016GrantedGalway County Council
Re: The number of parking tickets issued by Galway County Council in each of the years, 2014 and 2015. The number of parking tickets that were overturned on appeal in each of the following years 2014 and 2015. The number of unpaid parking tickets relating to those two years, 2014 and 2015. The number of parking-ticket related complaints received by Galway County Council about traffic wardens in those two years (2014, 2015) and the number of complaints made by traffic wardens to the Council in relation to them being the subject of verbal/physical abuse during the course of their work in issuing parking fines.
- Received 8 July 2016Decided 25 July 2016RefusedGalway County Council
Records in relation to the operation of the Department of the Environment Caravan Loan Initiative and provision of caravan loans in particular. • Any record, report or any other document that includes details of what funds were drawn down for the provision of Traveller accommodation in the years 2012,2013,2014 and 2015 • Any record, report or any other document that includes details of how many loans were provided for caravans under this initiative, broken down for the years 2012,2013,2014 and 2015 • Any record, report or other document that includes details of the total cost of the loans, broken down for the years 2012,2013,2014,2015 • Any application form, assessment form, assessment criteria, operational scheme, record or any other policy or document in relation to the operation of the caravan loan scheme for the years 2012 to date
- Received 24 June 2016Decided 21 July 2016GrantedGalway County Council
Re: I wish to request a copy of the council’s register of derelict sites. My preference is to receive all replies and correspondence in relation to this non-personal request in electronic format to this e-mail address.
- Received 23 June 2016Decided 20 July 2016GrantedGalway County Council
Re: Under the Freedom of Information Act, 2014 I am seeking the following: A breakdown of payments made to companies for translating services between 1/1/13-31/12/15. I wish to receive details of each individual payment i.e. the name of the company, the amount paid and the language translated to.
- Received 15 July 2016Decided 19 July 2016GrantedGalway County Council
Report from Mediator in relation to a housing matter
- Received 1 June 2016Decided 11 July 2016Part-GrantedGalway County Council
Re: I wish to request copies of the following records pursuant to Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2014 (“the Act”), as amended: Copies of all submissions, correspondence and related documents received by your County Council, in respect of tenders for the Management and/or Operation and / or Maintenance of leisure centre facilities (including gyms, swimming pools etc.) between Jan 1st, 2013 and Apr 30th, 2016. I respectfully submit that these records are not exempt records within the meaning of that term in the Act but without prejudice to this submission request should you disagree with this submission in any respect, that you kindly furnish a copy of the record in question in accordance with Section 18 of the Act.
- Received 15 June 2016Decided 11 July 2016RefusedGalway County Council
Re: In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I would be very much obliged if you could furnish me information regarding the complaint made against me with regards the attached letter. Also I would like to point out that the attached letter is inaccurate and it
- Received 7 June 2016Decided 5 July 2016RefusedGalway County Council
Re: My request pertains to the use of quarry QSP33, Ballynahallia, Moycullen to supply rock and gravel to the road-widening scheme at Moycullen from July 2015 to January 2016; Several dash cam video recordings from this period show trucks leaving QSP33 to supply the Moycullen road widening works. 1) What policy does Galway County Council have on the
- Received 6 May 2016Decided 28 June 2016Part-GrantedGalway County Council
Re: On Monday April 13, 2015, a delegation from Galway CoCo travelled to Brussells with a view to getting clarification regarding the possible application of Article 6.4 to the original Galway City Outer By-Pass Route. As part of the meeting, Michael Timmins Senior Engineer with Galway CoCo, informed the meeting attendees that the original route was one of several options that was examined and discounted early on in the process, before six route options were brought forward for public consultation in Feb 2015. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I would like to request all meeting information and correspondence between ARUP and the Galway CoCo, in the matter together with all correspondence details and reports including the decision process, describing how the decision was reached to eliminate the original Galway city Outer by-pass route. This decision was reportedly made in October 2014 according to Michael Timmins. However, X from ARUP had previously informed some members of the Galway N6 Action Group on March 27, 2015, that this decision had been made in November, 2014. Additionally, I also request that you provide a complete record of exchange with the National Roads Authority in relation to a course or courses of action to be taken following the judicial rulings that the planning approval granted in respect of part of the Galway City Outer Bypass was in contravention of environmental protection legislation. I am requesting all records of exchange detailing why the Council and the NRA did not re- submit planning permission for the original Galway City Outer Bypass under Article 6.4.
- Received 7 June 2016Decided 27 June 2016GrantedGalway County Council
Re: Review file/all information on Council Regional and Local Roads Bridge Rehabilitations 2016 Tender and Contract with “Bridge Consultant” Any special instructions or information given to consultant in regards to Corofin Bridge.
- Received 14 June 2016Decided 27 June 2016Part-GrantedGalway County Council
Re: Details and copies of all regulations applicable to, and procedures followed by, Galway County Council for the felling of a tree on, or near to, a public highway including details of all relevant statutes and legislative acts. Details and copies of all regulations applicable to and procedures followed by Galway County for the felling of a tree on private property including details of all relevant statutes and legislative acts. Details and copies of all correspondence, investigations, reports, briefings, consents and licenses entered into, carried out by, or on behalf of, issued to and/or issued by Galway County Council in order to lawfully and legally fell a mature tree at Y, Shannonbridge Road on or about 7 April, 2016. Details and evidence of the cost of the said felling operation and details of any tender process followed to secure any outside contractor for the same said felling operation. Details of any and all plans for the recoupment of the said costs for the said felling. Details of any and all notice parties to the said felling action. The identity of the designated officer dealing with this Freedom of Information matter. No exemptions or redactions save for private contact details. Although electronic copies of the above are acceptable in the first instance I reserve the right to have sight of, and to inspect the original documents with my own eyes, as may be necessary and required.
- Received 25 May 2016Decided 23 June 2016WithdrawnGalway County Council
Re: I wish to request the information listed below under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. A list of all residential units identified by NAMA as potentially suitable Social Housing and offered to Galway City & Co Co for intended use as social housing since Jan. 2011 including the following information: a) the location/address and a description of the
- Received 17 June 2016Decided 23 June 2016Part-GrantedGalway County Council
Re: I wish to apply under the freedom of information act for details of a complaint made about the property with the planning reference 06/4137. Enforcement reference is WL (EN16/042). Details required include name of complainant received by Galway County Council.
- Received 24 May 2016Decided 22 June 2016GrantedGalway County Council
Re: I wish to apply under the Freedom of Information Act for all information in the possession of the Council in relation to the offer from NAMA to the Council of Social Housing Units.
- Received 12 May 2016Decided 16 June 2016GrantedGalway County Council
Re: 1) The total number of households on your housing waiting lists. 2) A breakdown of the housing list by household size. 3) The total number of allocations (standard, priority, transfer) made in the last 12 months broken down by tenancy type, unit size and average waiting time. 4) The total housing stock in your administrative area broken down by Council units, Housing Association owned units, RAS tenancies, HAP tenancies, long term leased tenancies. 5) The number of acquisitions in the past 12 months. 6) The number of refurbishments in the past 12 months. 7) The number of new builds currently under way. 8) The number of planning permissions for social housing on file but not yet commenced 9) The average length of time it took to pass these permissions 10) The total number of voids 11) The average length of time it took to re-tenant voids in the last 12 months. 12) The number of households on your priority housing list broken down by priority type-homelessness, medical, overcrowding, anti-social and broken down by household. 13) The number of staff (full time equivalents employed in your housing department in 2007, 2010 and 2015 and the total cost of these staff for each of the three years. 14) An estimate of the additional funding required in 2016 to return staffing levels to 2010 and 2007 levels. 15) The number of DPG, HAG & MAG applications approved and awaiting funding and the total amount of funding required to clear these waiting lists. 16) The total acreage of Council owned land in your administrative area zoned for residential development. 17) Total number of households (with breakdown by household type and adult/children) registered as homeless in your administrative area. 18) Total number of rough sleepers in your administrative area. 19) Total number of households (with breakdown by household size and adult/children) in emergency accommodation. 20) Total number of allocations of housing to people on your homeless list for the last 12 months broken down by household size and average length of time in emergency accommodation. 21) Total number of households on your older persons housing list and average waiting time for allocations off this list in last 12 months.
- Received 13 June 2016Decided 16 June 2016TransferredGalway County Council
Re: I would appreciate if under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, you could provide me with a copy of the marked register for the election held in February 2016, for the constituency of Galway West.
- Received 18 May 2016Decided 9 June 2016RefusedGalway County Council
Re: Requested all recent attendances/enquiries/telephone calls, and any other information held by you in respect of the file seeking Planning permission to extend the Quarry at Ardgaineen, Corrandulla, County Galway
- Received 19 May 2016Decided 9 June 2016GrantedGalway County Council
Re: Corofin bridge records since 2015, planning and roads. Planning: notification of inclusion on RPS. Roads: All records since 31st December, 2015
- Received 20 May 2016Decided 31 May 2016Part-GrantedGalway County Council
Re: In relation to enforcement notice EN12/037 we received a letter from Ms. Brenda O’Neill dated 8th February, 2016, stating that the planning authority was in receipt of further complaints in relation to an unauthorised development referred to in previous correspondence. I would like to receive details of the further complaints referred to in the letter dated 8 February 2016 and all other relevant information which you have in your files in respect of these complaints.
- Received 16 May 2016Decided 30 May 2016GrantedGalway County Council
Re: All expenses claimed by all councillors since the local elections of 2014. Could you please break these down to give a detail record of expenses claimed by each councillor? It would be great if this breakdown could include dates of expenses and an explanation of each expense claimed.
- Received 25 April 2016Decided 25 May 2016Part-GrantedGalway County Council
Re: Proposed purchase of Y, Annaghdown Galway for proposed new Graveyard. 1) All correspondence/communications/minutes of meetings between Galway County Council (“GCC) and the Annaghdown Graveyard Committee. 2) All maps of proposed purchase and proposed graveyard. 3) Plans of proposal. 3) Confirmation of the legislative basis/or otherwise in which the AGC were appointed as agents to attend to the following on behalf of the Council: (i) to locate lands for graveyard extension. (ii) to negotiate purchase in principle of lands. 4) All communications between the GCC and other public authorities in respect of this proposal. 5) Market valuation justifying the proposed purchase price of agricultural land in the sum of $80,000.00 and firth third of acre in the sum of €15,000. 6) Details of any other land considered for the purchase for purposes of new graveyard in Annaghdown. 7) Any communications between the GCC and local representatives in respect of this proposal? 8) Details of notes, documentation, policy papers or reports detailing the impacts of this proposal on adjoining landowners.
- Received 26 April 2016Decided 23 May 2016RefusedGalway County Council
Re: I am seeking a copy of the fire safety audit of all Traveller accommodation within your local authority area that the Department of the Environment directed your authority to conduct, in conjunction with fire officers and Travellers, following the fatal fire at a temporary halting site in Carrickmines, South Dublin on 10th October, 2015.
- Received 9 May 2016Decided 18 May 2016GrantedGalway County Council
Re: How many applications have been received under Section 29 up to 30th April 2016 for reduction of planning contributions? How many applications have been decided up to 30th
- Received 2 May 2016Decided 16 May 2016RefusedGalway County Council
Re: I wish to apply – under the Freedom of Information Act – for information regarding the Udaras Na Gaeltachta treatment facility located next to Ros na Run, north of the National School in the middle of Spiddal Village. 1. What is the plant used for? 2. Whose responsibility is this plant? 3. Is the plant tested and by whom/which company? 4. What precautions have been undertaken to ensure that the plant is safe? 5. When exactly was this facility build and operational? 6. What is the life term of this facility? 7. What are the future plans for this facility? 8. What business or residential or otherwise does the facility serve? 9. Are there any dangers – Environmental or otherwise associated with such a plant? 10. There are residential homes and small children living next to the plant – and from time to time – there are foul smells coming from the plant. Are Galway County Council aware of this fact?
- Received 25 May 2017Decided —GrantedGalway County Council
I wish to seek prices on etenders Ref “Roads 17/01”. I would like to know price per tonne to each delivery location that is on the tender. I do not need to know the name of tenderers, only prices.
- Received 1 June 2017Decided —GrantedGalway County Council
I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, the following non-personal information; in the calendar year 2016, 1. How €150 many fixed penalty fines for littering were imposed by your local authority? 2. Of these €150 fixed penalty fines imposed, how many were paid? 3. How many instances of littering and/or illegal dumping resulted in the council initiating court action? 4. Of the court actions initiated, how many were for unpaid fixed penalty fines? 5. Of the court actions initiated, how many were at District Court level, how many at Circuit Court level and how many at High Court level? 6. Of the Court actions initiated, how many resulted in (a) convictions, (b) acquitals? 7. Did the council initiate any kind of legal action related to littering/illegal dumping – ie did the council seek injunctive and/or other type of relief? 8. Of the cases taken to court in 2016m, how much has your council expended on legal fees for same? I would be happy to receive this information by email.
- Received 2 June 2017Decided —Part-GrantedGalway County Council
I request the following records from the planning authority, Galway County Council – warning letter pursuant to Section 152 of the Planning and development act 2000 reference no. – X 2nd May 2017. I request name and address of complainant.
- Received 7 June 2017Decided —TransferredGalway County Council
- Received —Decided —Galway County Council
- Received 6 January 2026Decided —TransferredGalway County Council
Request relating to public sector contracts
- Received 7 January 2026Decided —Part-GrantedGalway County Council
Request relating to planning enforcement file
- Received 6 January 2026Decided —RefusedGalway County Council
Request relating to N83 Dunmore Rural Regeneration Scheme
- Received 6 January 2026Decided —Handled outside of FOIGalway County Council
Request for report on FOI activity in 2025
- Received 5 January 2026Decided —RefusedGalway County Council
Request relating to planning process
- Received 6 January 2026Decided —GrantedGalway County Council
Iarratas maidir le reiligí i gConamara theas ó 2023 ar aghaidh
- Received 5 January 2026Decided —GrantedGalway County Council
Iarratas maidir le líon na leabhar sa leabharlann a fuarthas réidh leo ó 2020-2024
- Received 9 January 2026Decided —Part-GrantedGalway County Council
Request for a copy of Fire Safety Report
- Received 19 January 2026Decided —WithdrawnGalway County Council
Request relating to departmental meetings
- Received 13 January 2026Decided —RefusedGalway County Council
Request for Part V agreements
- Received 19 January 2026Decided —Part-GrantedGalway County Council
Request relating to planning enforcement files
- Received 20 January 2026Decided —RefusedGalway County Council
Request relating to public road