Kildare County Council
FOI Requests — 800 requests
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the courthouse area in Athy currently operational? 2. If it was not functioning on 12/10/2025, since when has it been out of service? 3. Is there an official record, log, or maintenance report confirming the camera’s operational status during the period in question? 4. Was the non- operational status of this camera communicated to An Garda Síochána?
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Copy of all reasoned awards made by a Property Arbitrator in respect of property acquired by Kildare County Council since 2010.
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The number of properties in Newtown Hall, Maynooth, whose landlords are in receipt of payments under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), and the total amount payable for the period 1st January 20025 - 30th October 2025.
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Compensation payments made by [Council Name] to members of the public. The total amount of money paid by the council in compensation or settlement payments to members of the public for each of the years 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025. A breakdown of this expenditure by category of claim (for example: personal injury, property damage, public liability, etc.), if such a breakdown is readily available. For each year, the number of claims settled and the number of claims currently outstanding, if recorded.
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Please note: I am not seeking any personal data or information that would identify individual claimants. Aggregate figures will suffice
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A copy of any valuation reports associated with the purchase of St David's Castle. - a copy of the business case associated with the purchase. - a record of how much was paid by KCC for the property
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Records, agreements, correspondence, or other documentation relating to the ongoing arrangement between the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Kildare County Council (KCC) concerning access across KCC- owned lands via the road known as Leixlip Avenue or Gayes Avenue, also locally referred to as the M4 access. Specifically, I am requesting: • Any agreements, licences, memoranda of understanding, or other formal arrangements currently in place between the OPW and KCC regarding this access; • Any correspondence (letters, emails, meeting minutes, reports, etc.) between KCC and the OPW concerning the use, maintenance, or status of this access route; • Any internal KCC documents, reports, or communications discussing the arrangement or access in question
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All records and correspondence relating to the removal or relocation of planned speed bumps within Westfield residential estate in Leixlip.
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A table showing the total kilometres of road maintenance and road improvement for local and regional roads carried out in County Kildare by the local authority for each of the last ten years, broken down annually
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Regarding the designation of a "turning area" in Grattan Court in Celbridge. I am requesting any documents, decisions and correspondence, either internal or external with Kildare County Council and in particular with the Municipal District Engineer regarding this designation for the period from 1st January 2024 to the 20th November 2025.
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Records relating to the mechanical, HVAC and heat- pump design specifications for the residential development known as Walkers Gate, Kildare Town (developed by Glenveagh Homes) - 16 The Heights, Walkers Gate, Kildare Town ref. part 4
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Copies of, or extracts from, records held by Kildare County Council relating to C&A Build & Civil or any related trading names, including: • C&A Excavations (Ireland) Limited t/a C&A Build & Civil • C & A Ltd (and any similar variants) Specifically, I request access to any of the following records created or held from 1 January 2023 to the present date: Records of contracts, purchase orders, or framework agreements between Kildare County Council and the above company names.
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Records of payments made by Kildare County Council to these companies during that period. Records of tender submissions or bid documentation submitted by these companies for any Kildare County Council projects in that period. All records identifying any current projects, contracts, or works on which C&A Excavations Irl Ltd (t/a C&A Build & Civil) is presently engaged on behalf of, or for, Kildare County Council If possible, could you please direct this request to or liaise with the relevant departments responsible for procurement, finance, or capital projects.
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What percentage of the Traveller specific housing budget through the Traveller Accommodation Programme (TAP) have Kildare County Council spent each year in the years 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025.
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Information on grants issued to Hazelhatch Park Residents Association since Dec 2018 by Kildare County Council - type of grants by year, amount awarded by year, name of people that applied by year from RA
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With reference to the Hydrological Investigation of Meadowbrook River, Maynooth, July 2001 I'm looking for all relevant information the council has related to flood relief/prevention measures that the council has undertaken to prevent flooding of the Meadowbrook's stream, Meadowbrook estate and Parson Street, Maynooth. Also, what parts of Meadowbrook estate would be covered by a letter of comfort concerning home insurance, and why such letters do not apply to only certain parts of the Meadowbrook Estate
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considered no flooding has occurred since 2001 that I am aware of. Is there an engineers' report backing up what parts of the estate are covered
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Records for the period from 1 January 2025 to the date this request is processed. The request relates to the following Newbridge LEA councillors, listed alphabetically by surname: • Councillor Noel Heavey • Councillor Tom McDonnell • Councillor Peggy O’Dwyer • Councillor Tracey O’Dwyer • Councillor Chris Pender • Councillor Rob Power For each councillor listed above, I am seeking the following information: 1. Attendance records Attendance at Municipal District meetings. Attendance at Full Council meetings. Attendance at any other meeting of the council mandated for the purposes of receipt of expenses 2. Council business activity The total number of motions submitted at Municipal District meetings. The total number of motions submitted at Full Council meetings. The total number of questions submitted at Municipal District meetings. The total number of questions submitted at Full Council meetings.
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3. Email representations The total number of email representations made by each councillor to council staff, directorates, or the Chief Executive during this period using the CRM system set down by KCC Where possible, I am requesting this information in summary or tabular form. I am not seeking the content of emails, only the number of representations made by each councillor.
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Representations made by Councillor Seamie Moore regarding traffic management measures at the Abbey Street / Basin Street junction, Naas. Timeframe This request applies to records created, received, or held between 1 October 2025 and 15 December 2025. Records Requested I request copies of any records that record, describe, or refer to the source or circumstances in which Councillor Seamie Moore made representations in relation to the Abbey Street / Basin Street junction, where those records indicate that the representations: • Arose from, followed, or were connected to Councillor Moore’s attendance at a hearing, sitting, or other matter of Naas District Court at which he was present, or • Were made after Councillor Moore attended Naas District Court and received information, statements, or observations during those proceedings, or
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• Were described internally as being relayed following matters raised during any proceedings of Naas District Court, rather than originating solely from Councillor Moore. This includes records where such information is: • Recorded informally or in file notes, • Paraphrased or summarised, • Referenced indirectly, • Or attributed to verbal communications, later reduced to writing. Confirmation of Records Where no records falling within the above description are held, I request that this be confirmed by way of a formal FOI decision and schedule of records, indicating that no such records exist. Scope and Format This request applies to all relevant Council sections, including Roads, Sustainable Transport, Municipal District Administration, Corporate Services, and the Office of the Chief Executive.
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list of all companies that have used and/or accessed the Merits Innovation Thinkspace since its inception. This request includes but is not limited to the following details: The names of companies that have accessed or used the space. The dates or periods of access for each company. Any associated records or documents related to these companies’ use of the space (e.g., agreements, bookings, contracts).
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All communications between the developers of Cunnaberry Hill Development , commonly known as Oaktree Kildare and Kildare County Council regarding non compliance with the agreed Boundary areas , open public areas, open public areas and home boundaries as per planning documentation available on open source databases .
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All communication between the Developers of the Cunnaberry Hill Development ,commonly known as Oaktree Kildare and Kildare County Council regarding non-compliance with the road safety installations as per planning documentation available on open source Databases.
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All communication between the developers of the Cunnaberry Hill Development, commonly known as Oaktree Kildare and Kildare County Council,
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Pertaining to planning application file no 2560009 regarding pedestrian and Vehicular access and egress points to the locality, inclusive of emergency Services in addition to planning documentation available on open source Databases.
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All communication between the developers of the Cunnaberry Hill development, commonly known as Oaktree Kildare and Kildare County Council regarding non-compliance with the agreed site layout as per planning documentation available on open-source databases
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copies of documents relating to ongoing works at Ryevale House, Leixlip, Co. Kildare.
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detailed information regarding housing in Kildare County Council for 2025: 1. A breakdown of figures for: • The general housing list. • The medical approval list. • The transfer list. • The medical transfer list. 2. For the medical approval list and medical transfer list, I specifically request the following: • The total number of people awaiting one- bedroom properties, broken down by: • The number on the medical approval list. • The number on the medical transfer list. • How many require property adjustments. • How many require ground-level or level- access properties.
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• The same detailed breakdown for two- bedroom, three-bedroom, and four-bedroom properties. 3. For all lists mentioned, please provide a clear and organized summary to help understand the breakdown of current housing needs and priorities in Kildare.
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the number and type of vehicles operated by Kildare County Council, which have recently been decommissioned/replaced or are due to be decommissioned/replaced in the near future. Specifically, I would like to know the following information; • The number and type of vehicles decommissioned/replaced by Kildare County Council, in 2022, 2023, 2024, • The number of decommissioned/replaced vehicles still in the possession of Kildare County Council (e.g. those that are no longer in use, but have not yet been scrapped or sold) • The number and type of vehicles that are due to be decommissioned/replaced by Kildare County Council in 2025, • The total estimated monetary value of these vehicles broken down by year, as well as the total estimated value of any vehicles that are no longer in use but have not yet been scrapped or sold, • The average cost of decommissioning such vehicles and/or the total cost of decommissioning vehicles per year, from 2022-2025. For reference, I have included the below list of possible vehicle types and would be grateful if this can be used where possible when returning the figures of decommissioned/replaced or soon to be
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decommissioned/replaced vehicles. For example, ‘10 SUVs, 5 minibuses, 20 sedan cars, etc’. Suggested vehicle categories; • SUVs/Jeeps/4x4 • Vans • MPVs/Minivans/Minibuses or similar • Trucks/lorries • Regular sedan cars or similar • Ambulances or similarly medically equipped vehicles • Fire Engines / firefighting vehicles • ATVs (quads/dirt bikes/buggies/etc.) • Tracked vehicles • Excavators, mini-diggers or vehicles equipped with an excavator arm • Bulldozers • Skid steer loaders • Cement mixers • Dump trucks • Other construction vehicles • Backhoe loaders/Tractors • Boom lifts/cherry-pickers • Forklifts • Cranes and heavy lifting vehicles • Other
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data on road maintenance, pothole-related repairs, and associated claims at Kildare County Council. Specifically, I would like the following information: 1. Road Maintenance Expenditure • Annual expenditure on road maintenance, broken down by year and month from 2018 to 2024.
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• Annual expenditure specifically on pothole repairs, broken down by year and month from 2018 to 2024. If available, I am requesting a breakdown of expenditure for both categories, distinguishing between work carried out by local authority staff and that carried out by external contractors. 2. Pothole Complaints and Repairs • Total number of pothole complaints received, broken down by year and month from 2018 to 2024. • Number of complaints that led to repairs or other actions, broken down by year and month from 2018 to 2024. • The average response time for addressing pothole complaints at Kildare County Council. 3. Pothole-related Damage Claims • Total number and value of damage claims related to potholes made by motorists, broken down by year and month from 2018 to 2024. • Total number and value of damage claims related to potholes paid out by Kildare County Council, broken down by year and month from 2018 to 2024. I would also appreciate clarification on how the local authority defines "pothole repairs" for the purposes of recordkeeping and reporting.
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Engineers reports on speed limits on the R445 at Clogheen near Monasterevin
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1. The number of dwelling sold by the council through the tennant (incremental purchase scheme) for the last 5 years 2. As per above please state the number of dwellings sold by the local authority where the Tennant received a
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40% 50% or 60% reduction on property value as allowable in Tennant incremental purchase scheme. 3. The number of properties that were originally sold by the local authority and the owner then sold the property on, and the council are entitled to an incremental purchase charge
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Re: tenants house – requesting copy of the work sheet completed by clerk of works would be beneficial in some of the issues concerned , this work sheet would show what was and wasn’t competed and if its factual in nature to photos i have in detail of the property on day one of allocation
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The document relating to the taking in charge of Sunbury Close Kilcullen by the KCC in approx 2011
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all correspondence, formal and informal, between the Council's Planning and Integration Departments and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, from 1 July 2022 to the present date, with regard to the change of use of Ryevale House to accommodation for International Protection Applicants and related matters; • all notes or memoranda, formal or informal, of any communications between these parties relating to this matter. I accept that these documents may be redacted with regard to any commercially sensitive or personal information and, in that context.
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“Details of commercial rates charged by KCC on properties listed as Hospitality on the Valuation List held by Tailte Éireann during the years 2020-2024, along with the number of properties charged in each financial year.”
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the amount of money made available to your local authority throughout 2020 for traveller accommodation sites. - the amount of money made available to your local authority throughout 2021 for traveller accommodation sites. - the amount of money made available to your local authority throughout 2022 for traveller accommodation sites. - the amount of money made available to your local authority throughout 2023 for traveller accommodation sites. - the amount of money made available to your local authority throughout 2025 for traveller accommodation sites. - the amount of money drawn down by your local authorities for use on traveller accommodation sites in 2020. - the amount of money drawn down by your local authorities for use on traveller accommodation sites in 2021. - the amount of money drawn down by your local authorities for use on traveller accommodation sites in 2022. - the amount of money drawn down by your local authorities for use on traveller accommodation sites in 2023. - the amount of money drawn down by your local authorities for use on traveller accommodation sites in 2024.
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A copy of your Article 30 record of processing activities for your housing department. A copy of your Article 30 record of processing activities for your data protection office/department. Article 30 of the GDPR places an obligation on controllers and processors to have in place within their organisations a detailed record which accurately identifies the activities the organisation carries out which use personal data. Where such is not complete or in progress or does not exist, I request records that indicate the progress of such (plans for progression) and (records which demonstrate/confirm/) confirmation that such has been included on an appropriate risk register for your organisation.
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RE: relative to the N11/M11 Bus Priority Interim Scheme (the BPIS) records, created between 1 January 2020 to date, held by or for it Any correspondence between KCC, WCC, its servants and/or agents and Woodlands Academy, Oak Academy and/or any other party related to the Proposed Access Arrangements. Any records in relation to internal discussions communications or meetings in respect of the Proposed Access Arrangements and All records that relate to any meetings between KCC, WCC its servants and/or agents and Woodlands Academy, Oak Academy and/or any other party in respect of the Proposed Access Arrangements.
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Without limiting the generality of our request, the records should include the following: 1. Notes, memoranda, documents, files or correspondence (including emails) 2. Messages held on all electronic devices used by KCC officials, including text messages, WhatsApp messages, voicemails (or transcripts or same) or similar forms of electronic communication. 3. Any records of meetings and/or telephone conversations between KCC officials, servants or agents, in respect of any record requested or issue outlined in this request; and 4. All drafts of the documents, records and files. Please provide us with the records in searchable electronic format where available and otherwise in paper format. Pursuant Section 10 of the FOI Act, we also request that KCC furnish us with; 1. Reasons for any decision or act made by KCC in respect of our client’s request; and 2. A statement of any findings on any material issue of fact made for the purpose of that act or decision.
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copy of the allocated housing budget granted to your Local Authority Area for 1: social housing, whether rental, purchase or through third party (i.e. HAP) and 2: funding for traveller specific accommodation, from 2020 to 2024. I also request the totals of the amount that was spent on 1: social housing, in all its forms. And 2: the total spent on traveller specific accommodation from 2020-2024.
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in relation to all active quarry sites operating in the council's administrative area which have planning permission (or an expired planning permission): The most up-to-date list of all active quarries with active planning permission; The most up-to-date list of all active quarries with expired planning permission; For each quarry, a copy of the record (be it invoice, receipt, council letter, etc) confirming receipt/lodging of a Restoration Bond / surety bond (financial details can be redacted as required) as required as per planning conditions to ensure satisfactory reinstatement of the site following the completion of extraction, or to pay a contribution towards the cost of upgrading or repairing the local road network
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A record/log of all exemptions from requiring planning permission of extensions to the rear of a privately owned dwelling (i.e. log cabin, garden shed, conservatory, utility room) granted by KCC from 2020 to 2025.
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with regard to Chambers Park, Kilcock, Co Kildare. 1. Inspection of balconies o The apartment is served by two balconies, with the development having been constructed circa 2007. Can you provide evidence that these balconies have been inspected by a structural engineer in recent years? 2. Fire safety audit o It is listed as essential that a fire safety audit is carried out. Can you confirm when this audit is scheduled to take place, who will be responsible for carrying it out, and how quickly any resulting action items will be addressed (including any required works for neighbouring properties)?
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The number of houses/apartments currently owned by your local authority which are vacant. The number of individuals currently on the housing waiting list. The total number of people currently in receipt of HAP. The total number of people in receipt of RAS. The total number of houses owned by your local authority. The total number of persons in emergency homeless accommodation provided or paid for by your local authority.