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South Dublin County Council

FOI Requests — 947 requests

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    Request Reference FOI 82 19
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    South Dublin County Council

    Records relevant to the assessment,maintenance and risk management of trees in the Longwood estate in Rathfarnham and, in particular, how the trees are assessed and risk assessed in relation to footpath damage,risk to housing foundations and appropriateness of tree species for location.

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    Request Reference FOI 83 19
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    South Dublin County Council

    Records relevant to the assessment,maintenance and risk management of trees in Templeville Drive,particularly those relevant to the works carried out in March 2019.

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    Request Reference FOI 65 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    A list of all staff,councillors,spouses or partners who travelled abroad for St.Patrick's Dasy 2018 and a table of costs associated with their travel and copies of actual invoices/receipts related to the costs.

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    Request Reference FOI 69 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    With reference to the document "Breakdown of Social Housing Output by Year" for each year 2015,2016 and 2017: 1.For each unique address(individual property) that was counted by the Council as a new social housing unit,how many of those properties were entered in more than one column and were counted more than once? 2.How many unique addresses were counted three times in the return of new social housing in that year? 3.What was the local authority social housing stock in the county at the end of 2014 and at the end of 2017? 4.What was the average length of time that the "void" properties were empty before being re-let?

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    Request Reference FOI 46 24
    Requester Type Client
    South Dublin County Council

    The FOI Request Pursuant to the Development Agreement and Licence Agreement, the Freedom of Information Act and the Access to Information on the Environment Regulations, we call on South Dublin County Council to furnish the application on behalf of Uisce Éireann for a Road Opening Licence which we understand was made pursuant to Section 41 of the WSA Act, 2007, as amended, within 7 days hereof.

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    Request Reference FOI 61 24
    Requester Type Residents Association
    South Dublin County Council

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 we now request 1. the findings of the Inspector in relation to S8687. (in February '23 we received an email stating that the matter had been referred to an Inspector and we would be informed when a decision is made) 2. the current status of the legal process in relation to S8687. (Lands at San Jose, New Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22)

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    Request Reference FOI 25 22
    Requester Type Business
    South Dublin County Council

    A list of all funding requests received from named Residents Associations since 2016. Details of decisions made on these funding requests and details of why they were refused

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    Request Reference FOI 42 19
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of attacks on dog wardens between Febuary 2016 and February 2019 broken down by year.Details of physical/verbal attacks on wardens-the specifics of the incidents as reported by wardens for that period.

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    Request Reference FOI 32 18
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of vacant housing units brought back into use by the Council in 2017 and to date in 2018 plus the amount of time each unit was vacant before being returned to use and the address of each of the individual units brought back into use.

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    Request Reference FOI 88 21
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Number of reports of abuse of councillors in the years 2016-2021 broken down by year and category such as online, threats, verbal etc.

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    Request Reference FOI 103 19
    Requester Type Residents Association
    South Dublin County Council

    Records in relation to the Glencarrig Nursing Home and the planning application and all correspondence from the De Paul Trust and all local councillors and the Council regarding same.

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    Request Reference FOI 92 17
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    South Dublin County Council

    The most up to date number of applicants for social housing currently registered with the Council and the most up to date number of vacant social housing units in the county.

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    Request Reference FOI 73 16
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    South Dublin County Council

    Records relating to offer from NAMA to the Council of homes for social housing needs and reasons for accepting or refusing such homes or lands.

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    Request Reference FOI 93 20
    Requester Type Business
    South Dublin County Council

    All documents from 1st December 2000 to 1st December 2020 relating to complaints regarding condition of pavements /footpaths,incidents of damage caused by trees or otherwise, documents relating to construction,repair and maintenance and documents relating to frequency of inspections including all inspection reports carried out on the pavements/footpaths on Sylvan Avenue, Kingswood,Tallaght.

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    Request Reference FOI 198 21
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    A copy of the minutes of all audit committee meetings held since January 1, 2019. A copy of all internal audit reports, or reports carried out for the council by externally contracted audit firms (excluding the Local Government Audit Service) since January 1, 2019 including any report dealing with Approved Housing Bodies and loans associated with same.

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    Request Reference FOI 199 21
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Information between January and December 2021 about the streets in South Dublin that gathered the most and least parking fines, through Pay and Display operations.

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    Request Reference FOI 12 23
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, the following information: 1) the total amount of money spent by South Dublin County Council on the acquisition of housing units over the last ten years, as well as a breakdown of this expenditure per year; and 2) the total amount of money spent by South Dublin County Council on acquisition of housing units over the last ten years which were local authority housing at the time of construction, as well as a breakdown of this expenditure per year.

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    Request Reference FOI 220 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    (a) A list of publicly owned buildings known to have asbestos present,including but not limited to schools,hospitals,Council buildings and social housing.(b)Any records pertaining to asbestos inspections for buildings in part(a).(c) For buildings containing asbestos,information on which parts of those buildings are affected(d) Any records detailing action taken to remove or reduce asbestos in said buildings.

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    Request Reference FOI 222 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Records of assaults on traffic wardens each year over the last five years including type of assault,age of assailant and victim,where the assault occurred and any prosecutions.

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    Request Reference FOI 238 18
    Requester Type Organisation
    South Dublin County Council

    Details of complaints made to the Council against Chinese Gospel Church of Dublin Trust in relation to works carried out by the Trust at Esker House,Esker Road,Lucan on foot of planning permission SD11A/0125 during the period July 2011 up to and including 10th May 2013.

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    Request Reference FOI 194 17
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of tickets issued by traffic wardens for the offence of parking on a cycle track in the Council's administrative area in 2014,2015,2016 and 2017.

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    Request Reference FOI 196 17
    Requester Type Business
    South Dublin County Council

    Information requested on a recent project with Oxymem to include contract value,size of project and goals,location of demonstration,plant capacity,duration of contract,design capacity,population served,specifications,copy of formal application by the company and copy of the final report on the project.

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    Request Reference FOI 197 17
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Request for any records held regarding the following companies:SAC Construction,Teremok Construction and Developments Limited and Laguna Construction Limited.

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    Request Reference FOI 140 23
    Requester Type Client
    South Dublin County Council

    Details of the duties and responsibilities of South Dublin County Council and their caretakers regarding the refuse and waste management at halting sites.

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    Request Reference FOI 114 20
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    1,Number of staff employed by the Council at 1st November 2019. 2.Number of staff sickness days from October 2019 to February 2020 and number of such days attributed to flu or flu -like illnesses.3.Number of staff who received the flu vaccination under the Council's staff programme and the provider and cost of the programme.

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    Request Reference FOI 117 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    How many road signs designating an area or place have gone missing in the last five years?What did the signs designate and did they go missing more than once.

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    Request Reference FOI 118 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    The cost of dealing with/treating/removing Japanese knotweed in the years 2016 and 2017 by the Council.

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    Request Reference FOI 121 17
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    The amount of money spent on emergency repair works on local and regional roads in each of the last five years.

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    Request Reference FOI 122 17
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Enquiry as to to whether there are many objections to the roundabout at Rathlawn Estate,Kilteel Road,Rathcoole and whether there are a number of complaints logged regarding the number of accidents at the roundabout.

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    Request Reference FOI 51 21
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    The distribution in numbers of Council houses in the last five years to Irish citizens,European citizens and non Europeans.

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    Request Reference FOI 68 17
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Documentation ,maps,letters that pertain to the building of a new road going through St.Catherine's Park,Leixlip joining the N3 with the N4 and linking these two road systems with the N7.

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    Request Reference FOI 75 17
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    A copy of the information released in 2016 under FOI in respect of request under reference no.FOI 85 16 seeking details of any planning permission sought and noise assessment conducted in respect of ventilation system of swimming pool in college in Templeogue.

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    Request Reference FOI 123 22
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Records of sales and purchases of land or property to and from any elected officials over the past 2 years.

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    Request Reference FOI 134 22
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    A summary or report of all known damage to cycling infrastructure that works to separate the lane from the main road, such as wands, bollards and barriers from january 2020. If no single summary or report exists, then smaller scale summaries reports include the same information would suffice. If these summaries don’t exist, then all notifications of damage to said bike infrastructure.

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    Request Reference FOI 138 22
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    The top ten list of car parks managed by your Council based on the amount of revenue generated in the past 12 months

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    Request Reference FOI 141 20
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    1. A list of all bids since 2010 in relation to tenders for dog pounds and related services.2.All bids made by named individuals. 3.All bids that make reference to Ashton Dog Pound.4.All documents in relation to evaluation of tenders,notifying tenderers,awarding contracts etc. in respect of 1-3.

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    Request Reference FOI 142 20
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    All inspection reports and reviews of Ashton Dog Pound and all documentation about the renewal of the contracts with the Pound.

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    Request Reference FOI 143 20
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    All complaints or other communications from the publc or other external bodies in relation to Ashton Dog Pound and any memos or other internal communications about these complaints or communications.

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    Request Reference FOI 144 20
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Since 2010 all communications received by the Council or Council members or its employees to or from Ashton Pound or its employees and from named individuals and all communications from or internal communications mentioning Ashton Pound or the named individuals.

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    Request Reference FOI 172 17
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Which employee of the Council has the highest salary,what position does this person hold and what is the salary?

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    Request Reference FOI 145 16
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    A breakdown of the €490 charge to erect a headstone i.e an itemised bill with the cost of each item.

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    Request Reference FOI 74 20
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Any notifications made under S.141(1)(a) of the Local Government Act by elected members in respect of payments received in 2018 by the members at meetings of another body to which they have been elected,appointed or nominated by the Council. Copies of Schedule D Agregated Travel Forms under Article 17 of the Local Government(Expenses of Local Authority Members) Regulations 2014-2017 submitted by councillors that relate to payments received in 2018.

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    Request Reference FOI 35 24
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Under FOI Please supply: Emails and records within South Dublin County Council connected to the Planning applications for the following two developments from 2020 to today date • Apartments at Palmers Gate Kennelsfort Road Lower • and a new development of apartments at St Edmunds Avenue Lucan, Co. Dublin

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    Request Reference FOI 45 24
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Can I access the following information under FOI The number of units in marlfield estate owned by SDCC. The breakdown of the properties owned into houses , apartments and duplexes

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    Request Reference FOI 47 24
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Copies of the Document: “Statement of Donations and Election Expenses at the Local Elections on 24 May 2019 in Accordance with Section 13 of the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure ACT 1999” as filled out by all candidates (both successful and unsuccessful) for the 2019 Local Elections in South Dublin County Council. This document should include candidates’ name and party, as well as expenses incurred (Broken down by category as well as Total Expenses) and Source of Income.

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    Request Reference FOI 60 24
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Under FOI in relation to the Dodder View Road Cycle Lane: Section of Road from bottom of Rathfarnham Road to Rathfarnham Tescos Can you tell me: 1.How much did it cost to remove the white dividing line on the new cycle way 2.How much did it cost to lay the new coloured surface on the cycleway 3.Was the road deliberately or negligently designed so that 2 large vehicles cannot pass each other at certain points on the road. 4.How many cyclists use the newly constructed cycleway on a daily basis

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    Request Reference FOI 47 19
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    All correspondence between the Council and Dublin Bus and internally within the Council in relation to bins being removed on Limekiln Avenue.

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    Request Reference FOI 23 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Details of amounts levied and collected in library fines for 2017,cumulative amount of fines outstanding on date of FOI request,number of books missing or stolen at date of FOI request and the ten most frequently borrowed books in 2017.

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    Request Reference FOI 84 20
    Requester Type Campaign Organisation
    South Dublin County Council

    Records showing what assessment,if any, has been carried out by the Council,or its agents, on the impact of so-called Kissing Gates on accessibility to public parks for people with disabilities and whether these Kissing Gates comply with best practice guidelines for providing access for all.

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    Request Reference FOI 109 19
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Release of any complaints regarding polling stations,polling cards,the Council's register of voters for this year's local and European elections between 1st Apriland 31st May 2019.