Housing
4316 requests
- Received 22 August 2023Decided 1 September 2023GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
I am writing to request information under the FOI Act. Could you please provide me with the following information: • The number of applications received for Housing Adaptation Grants (the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability; the Mobility Aids Grant; and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant) from 1 January 2023 to 1 August 2023; • The number of grants awarded for Housing Adaptation Grants (the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability; the Mobility Aids Grant; and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant) from 1 January 2023 to 1 August 2023; • The value (in euros €) of grants awarded for Housing Adaptation Grants (the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability; the Mobility Aids Grant; and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant) from 1 January 2023 to 1 August 2023; • The number of people on the waiting list for Housing Adaptation Grants (the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability; the Mobility Aids Grant; and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant) as of 1st August 2023; • The number of grant applications for Housing Adaptation Grants (the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability; the Mobility Aids Grant; and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant) from 1 January 2023 to 1 August 2023 which were denied
- Received —Decided 31 August 2023WithdrawnDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Request for information on housing
- Received 2 August 2023Decided 31 August 2023RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of all correspondence and associated documents between former Secretary General of DPER Robert Watt and former Secretary General of Housing John McCarthy from 2019 related to the Poolbeg SDZ Glass Bottle Site purchase.
- Received 31 July 2023Decided 28 August 2023Part-GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of families and individuals currently on the housing list in the South Dublin County Council Area. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of families and individuals currently on the South Dublin County Council Area housing list who’s nationality is Irish. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of families and individuals currently on the housing list in the South Dublin County Council Area who’s nationality is listed as not Irish. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of families and individuals currently on the housing list in the South Dublin County Council Area broken down by nationality. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2020. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2021. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2022. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2022 to date. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2020 to individuals and families whose nationality is recorded as Irish. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2020 to individuals and families whose nationality is recorded as something other than Irish. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2020 to individuals and families broken down by country of origin. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2021 to individuals and families whose nationality is recorded as Irish. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2021 to individuals and families whose nationality is recorded as something other than Irish. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2021 to individuals and families broken down by country of origin. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2022 to individuals and families whose nationality is recorded as Irish. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2022 to individuals and families whose nationality is recorded as something other than Irish. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2022 to individuals and families broken down by country of origin. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2023 (to date) to individuals and families who’s nationality is recorded as Irish. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2023 (to date) to individuals and families whose nationality is recorded as something other than Irish. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered in the South Dublin County Council Area in 2023 (to date) to individuals and families broken down by country of origin. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered to an applicant who was not resident in the South Dublin County Council Area at the time of their application in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date. Of the above figures, I would like to request records detailing the country of origin of those who received the housing units and who were not already resident in the South Dublin County Council Area. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records which detail the total number of social housing units delivered to an applicant in the South Dublin County Council Area who was not living there at the time of their application and who also did not provide proof of a connection to the local area (years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date). Of these, I would like to request records detailing their country of origin. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting any available records that will show the number of occasions in years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 when an individual or family on the social housing list in the South Dublin County Council Area was given a housing unit while not resident in the area. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting any available records that will show the number of occasions in years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 when an individual or family on the social housing list in the South Dublin County Council Area was given a housing unit while not resident in the area and also not having demonstrated a connection to the area as per the application requirements.
- Received 25 July 2023Decided 25 August 2023GrantedDonegal County Council
Records relating to housing offers refused
- Received 22 August 2023Decided 25 August 2023Handled outside of FOICork City Council
Housing Adaptation grants
- Received 22 August 2023Decided 25 August 2023RefusedCork City Council
Questions on social housing and hap
- Received 22 August 2023Decided 25 August 2023TransferredCork City Council
Questions on social housing and hap
- Received 13 July 2023Decided 24 August 2023Handled outside of FOIKerry County Council
Offers of social housing by the council /Refusals. Offers to Homeless /Refusals
- Received 25 July 2023Decided 23 August 2023Clare County Council
Relating to the refusal of social housing applicants to accept homes offered to them. I wish to confirm my request is for the timeframe between January 1st, 2023 to March 31st, 2023.
- Received 22 August 2023Decided 23 August 2023Handled outside of FOIMayo County Council
Records of numbers, value of the grants awarded, number of people on waiting list and number of applications denied in relation to Housing Adaptation Grants from 1st January 2023 to 1st August 2023.
- Received —Decided 23 August 2023Part-GrantedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
1. Correspondence between the Housing Agency's Regulation Office, and St John of God Housing Association. Please include any attachments sent as part of this correspondence. 2. Minutes of any meetings held between the Regulation Office and St John of God Housing Association. 3. Correspondence between the Housing Agency's Regulation Office, and St Michael's House Housing Association. Please include any attachments sent as part of this correspondence. 4. Minutes of any meetings held between the Regulation Office and St Michael's House Housing Association 5. Correspondence between the Housing Agency's Regulation Office, and Cooperative Housing Ireland. Please include any attachments sent as part of this correspondence. 6. Minutes of any meetings held between the Regulation Office and Cooperative Housing Ireland. The time frame I am referring to in all cases is from 2017-2020.
- Received 24 July 2023Decided 22 August 2023Part-GrantedDonegal County Council
Records to housing file.
- Received 26 June 2023Decided 22 August 2023RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records to and from officials of Principal Officer and or equivalent grade or higher relating to the development of new Rural Housing Planning Guidelines by the Department in the period of 26/06/2022 to 25/06/2023.
- Received 24 July 2023Decided 22 August 2023RefusedMayo County Council
Records in relation to vacant / derelict properties that are owned or managed by Approved Housing Bodies.
- Received 22 August 2023Decided 18 August 2023GrantedKerry County Council
Records on Housing Adaptation Grants
- Received 2 June 2023Decided 17 August 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between the Department of Integration to and from the Department of Public Expenditure, the Department of Housing; and Department of Sport, and Department of Education from 01/01/2023 to 31/05/2023 seeking buildings for accommodation for international protection applicants.
- Received 24 July 2023Decided 16 August 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2017- 24/07/2023, request for records held by the Department that relate to the following Approved Housing Bodies (AHB): a) “Cluainin Voluntary Housing” b) “St Michael’s House” c) “STEER Housing” d) “Cooperative Ireland” e) “St John of God”
- Received 19 July 2023Decided 16 August 2023Part-GrantedMayo County Council
Details in relation to the Department of Housing regarding the call for application for a new Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2019.
- Received 17 July 2023Decided 15 August 2023GrantedDonegal County Council
Records relating to Housing File
- Received 17 July 2023Decided 15 August 2023GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/06/2023 to 17/07/2023, correspondence and meeting minutes with officials in the relevant unit in the Department regarding Cork Co. Council's 2023 Social Housing targets
- Received 11 August 2023Decided 15 August 2023RefusedCork City Council
Number of Council housing tenants on waiting list for repairs or maintenance
- Received 25 July 2023Decided 15 August 2023GrantedLongford County Council
Social Housing Offer Refusals
- Received 25 July 2023Decided 15 August 2023GrantedMayo County Council
Details of refused social housing from applicants, January 1st 2023 to March 31st 2023.
- Received 14 July 2023Decided 14 August 2023Part-GrantedDonegal County Council
Records relating to offers of social housing 2018 to 2023
- Received 27 July 2023Decided 14 August 2023RefusedDepartment of Defence
I am a long term resident of ADDRESS LOCATION PROVIDED. I am informed there are plans to move the Army from Cathal Brugha and to re purpose the Army Barracks into social/affordable housing. As a local resident part of a committee, we have several concerns and I am hoping under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I can gain access to some records to better inform local residents. I am advised there is an inter departmental working group between Defence, the Army, Housing and the LDA. Specifically I am requesting all email correspondence associated with the future plans of Cathal Brugha Army Barracks. Also if there are any reports into the repurpusing of the Army Barracks or indeed plans laying out its future. 01 Jan 23 to present.
- Received 14 July 2023Decided 11 August 2023Part-GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
• A record of the number of people who were offered social housing by the council in each individual month between 1 June 2018 and the present date - and the number of people who refused those offers • A record of the number of people, registered as homeless, who were offered social housing by the council in each individual month between 1 June 2018 and the present date - and the number of people who refused those offers.
- Received 14 July 2023Decided 11 August 2023Clare County Council
Offers of housing to applicants who refused,
- Received 12 July 2023Decided 10 August 2023RefusedGalway City Council
Vacant Homes - AHB/ Voluntary/ Housing Assoc
- Received 9 May 2023Decided 10 August 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence - including emails, letters, WhatsApp/text messages and other formats - sent since 01/02/2023 between departmental staff and staff at the IPO regarding homeless asylum seekers and asylum seekers living in tents in Dublin. Any briefings or memos prepared for the Minister regarding the same, since the same date.
- Received —Decided 10 August 2023Part-GrantedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
All records, including e-mails, memos, briefing documents etc, between the Housing Agency and the Department of Housing on the establishment, running and reporting of the cost rental tenant in situ scheme from March 1st 2023 and June 14th 2023.
- Received 19 July 2023Decided 1 August 2023GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
RE: Managing and Resolving Unfinished Housing Developments Guidance Manual released by the Department of Environment A copy of these Guidelines for Receivers and Liquidators in relation to Unfinished Housing development and Site Resolution Plans (SRP) issued by the Department. How many progress reports should have been issued from Galway City Council to the Department prior to May 2014? A copy of any and all correspondence from Galway City Council to the Department that contained progress updates/reports/surveys etc. with respect to the unfinished housing development named Fionnuisce at Doughiska, Galway.
- Received —Decided 31 July 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All correspondence to the Taoiseach's Office relating to complaints from members of the public about the ongoing refugee crisis in Ireland. Complaints relating to public mood, housing, concerns.
- Received —Decided 31 July 2023GrantedTailte Éireann
• 2022 Oversight Agreement between the PRA and Housing, Local Government and Heritage
- Received 23 July 2023Decided 31 July 2023Handled outside of FOIKerry County Council
Stats on homeless numbers
- Received 29 May 2023Decided 28 July 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between Department of Integration to and from the Department of Housing and Department of Public Expenditure to date this year regarding difficulties in accommodating international protection applicants.
- Received 3 July 2023Decided 27 July 2023Part-GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
The total amount of objections to Housing Developments in the Clondalkin Electoral area put forward by each Councillor representing the Clondalkin Electoral Area only, and only for the year 2022. Also: 1. The total amount of meetings of the Council attended by each Councillor representing the Clondalkin Electoral Area only, and only for the year 2022. 2. The total amount of questions asked by each Councillor, whether they be written or oral, electronic or by post/paper representing the Clondalkin Electoral Area only, and only for the year 2022. 3. The total amount of motions put forward by each Councillor representing the Clondalkin Electoral Area only, and only for the year 2022.
- Received 29 June 2023Decided 25 July 2023RefusedCork City Council
Part 8 Glanmire Housing Development
- Received 29 June 2023Decided 25 July 2023RefusedCork City Council
Meeting Records regarding Part 8 Glanmire housing development
- Received 29 June 2023Decided 25 July 2023RefusedCork City Council
Glanmire Housing Development Part 8
- Received 5 July 2023Decided 25 July 2023Part-GrantedKerry County Council
Housing Inspection report
- Received 3 July 2023Decided 24 July 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2023 to 31/04/2023, all reports, records, documentary by the NPWS on badger sets in any newly constructed housing estates by Marina Quarter Ltd, in Athlone given to Westmeath County Council.
- Received 19 July 2023Decided 20 July 2023RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
A list of all the hotels in Ireland that are currently housing asylum seekers.
- Received 22 June 2023Decided 19 July 2023GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
The number of vacant properties owned by South Dublin County council. The number of people currently availing of the HAP / RAS schemes from South Dublin County council. The number of people currently on the housing waiting list.
- Received 3 July 2023Decided 18 July 2023WithdrawnCork City Council
Decisions on social/affordable housing
- Received 14 July 2023Decided 14 July 2023Handled outside of FOIGalway City Council
Social Housing Allocations
- Received 13 July 2023Decided 14 July 2023Handled outside of FOIMayo County Council
Details of social housing figures offered and refused from 01/06/2018 to present.
- Received 14 June 2023Decided 11 July 2023RefusedCork City Council
Oireachtas contacts with the Housing Directorate
- Received 24 May 2023Decided 11 July 2023RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence between the Department of Housing and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability and Integration regarding the use of emergency accommodation to house people in the Direct Provision system. All correspondence between the Department of Housing and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability and Integration regarding the housing needs of people who have been granted permission to remain in Ireland but remain in Direct Provision to cover the period 01/05/2022 to 23/05/2023.
- Received 12 June 2023Decided 10 July 2023RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
A cross sample of representations and correspondence received in The Department containing the word “eviction”. Also a cross sample of representations and correspondence relating to or in response to the above correspondence both in the period 21/03/2023 - 04/04/2023