Housing
3638 requests
- Received 28 February 2023Decided 21 March 2023RefusedAn Coimisiún Pleanála
A copy of any briefing papers or notes prepared for Oonagh Buckley ahead of her appearance at an Oireachtas committee as per the following article: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41067629.html A copy of any correspondence between Oonagh Buckley and either the Minister for Housing or the Dept of Housing Sec Gen in the period since she took up her appointment
- Received 17 March 2023Decided 21 March 2023RefusedWicklow County Council
Under the Freedom Of Information Act 2014 I request the following information from Wicklow Co. Council. 1. The number of people living in social housing in Wicklow broken down by the following criteria: Irish Citizens EU Citizens Non-European Citizens
- Received —Decided 20 March 2023Part-GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Records relating to social housing and units purchased
- Received —Decided 20 March 2023RefusedWexford County Council
all records regarding agreement and/or contract with Oaklee and/or William Neville Ltd for the provision of or development of social housing at Greenville, Enniscorthy since 1 January 2017.
- Received 21 March 2023Decided 17 March 2023GrantedWicklow County Council
I would like to request freedom of information act 2014 regarding a list of empty social housing in county Wicklow area.
- Received —Decided 16 March 2023GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Records relating to social housing lists
- Received 20 January 2023Decided 16 March 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Letters dated 29/01/2021 and 26/02/2021 relating to amendment to the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 so as to exempt Irish Water from the requirement to obtain the written consent of the landowner prior to the making of a planning application from Irish Water (Niall Gleeson) to Maria Graham. Copies of reply from the Department of Housing to the correspondence listed at 1 above. Copies of any minutes/ correspondence/ reports/ advice that discussed and informed the reply to Irish Water at 2 above.
- Received 13 March 2023Decided 16 March 2023Handled outside of FOIGalway City Council
Housing Waiting List - Vacant Properties - Funding - HAP - RAS - Emergency Homeless
- Received 21 February 2023Decided 16 March 2023GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
1. The number of people on the SDCC housing list broke down into Irish Citizens European citizens Non European citizens 2. The number of persons in SDCC receiving HAP once again broke up into Irish citizens European citizens Non European citizens
- Received 10 March 2023Decided 15 March 2023Part-GrantedWicklow County Council
Under the freedom of information act 2014 I request the following information from Wicklow Co. Council. 1. The number of people on the Wicklow. Co. Council List broken down by the following criteria: Irish Citizens EU Citizens Non-European Citizens 2. The number of people people in Wicklow. Receiving HAP broken down by the following criteria: Irish Citizens EU Citizens Non-European Citizens 3. The length of time that each person is on the Wicklow housing list broken down by the following criteria: Irish Citizens EU Citizens Non-European Citizens
- Received 21 February 2023Decided 14 March 2023GrantedLongford County Council
Housing List/HAP
- Received 15 February 2023Decided 14 March 2023RefusedCork City Council
Purchase of housing at Lios Cara, Killeens, Blarney, Co. Cork.
- Received 20 February 2023Decided 14 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Regarding all local authorities that supply social housing and other accommodation, records that will show rents uncollected for years 2017 to 2022 inclusive.
- Received 13 February 2023Decided 13 March 2023RefusedMayo County Council
Records resulting from a request by government to provide full accounting of voluntary housing bodies, specifically Charlestown Elderly Housing St. Vincent de Paul.
- Received 16 February 2023Decided 10 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All correspondence including records of notes and minutes of meetings or phone calls in the period 01/09/2022 to 16/02/2023 between the Department (specifically Minister Peter Burke) and Cairn Homes plc in relation to the Irish residential construction sector and the broader housing market. All documents, reports and presentations in relation to the Irish residential construction sector and the broader housing market that were sent to the Department (specifically to Minister Peter Burke) by Cairn Homes plc in the period 01/09/2022 to 16/02/2023.
- Received 18 January 2023Decided 8 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence regarding modular housing in relation to the Ukrainian housing crisis between the Office of Public Works (OPW) and staff of Assistant Principal Officer and above within the Emergency Refurbishment (Ukraine) Project in the period 01/06/2022 to 04/01/2023.
- Received 31 January 2023Decided 6 March 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Memos, reports and documents prepared for the Minister and the Secretary General in the time period 01/06/2022 to 31/01/2023 about Housing Supply Clearing House Measure.
- Received 14 February 2023Decided 6 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records regarding a protected disclosure about Ashton Dog Pound sent to the department of housing in the period 01/01/2017 to 31/12/2017.
- Received 9 February 2023Decided 6 March 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All submissions to the national homeless action committee on the question of whether HIQA should inspect homeless hostels. Internal and external correspondence sent or received by staff at assistant principal level and above within the Homelessness Policy, Funding and Delivery Unit in the period 01/06/2022 to 31/08/2022 on the topic of whether HIQA should inspect homeless hostels.
- Received 8 February 2023Decided 6 March 2023GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
A copy of all agendas and minutes of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) oversight committee within the Department last year and to date (08/02/2023). A copy of all reports provided to the HAP oversight committee last year and to date (08/02/2023) about the operation of the HAP scheme.
- Received 3 February 2023Decided 6 March 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All correspondence between Department (specifically the Minister and Kevin Dillon Special Adviser) and Cairn Homes plc in relation the Irish residential construction sector and the broader housing market in the period 01/09/2022 to 03/02/2023.
- Received 3 February 2023Decided 3 March 2023Clare County Council
All expenditure relating to Clare Traveller community for years 2018, 2019,2020 2021 and 2022. All expenditure by Clare CC on repairs and renewals to Traveller Specific Housing for years 2018 to 2022. Reports to Gardai of possible criminal damage and arson to Council properties for years 2018 to 2022.
- Received —Decided 3 March 2023Part-GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Records relating to Housing Department
- Received —Decided 3 March 2023RefusedWexford County Council
a copy of minutes for any meetings or any emails which members of the Council took part in alongside Oaklee Housing in which decanting of properties in Fearach Cnoic was discussed.
- Received 3 February 2023Decided 3 March 2023GrantedGalway City Council
All correspondence (from the period 1 Sep, 2022 to present date) Cairn Homes plc in relation to the Irish residential construction industry, the broader housing market and specific Cairn sites (including Cairn Homes-owned lands in Rahoon, Co. Galway).
- Received 5 January 2023Decided 2 March 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence to and from staff at assistant principal level and above within the Planning Policy and Legislation Unit in relation to Action 20.4 of Housing for All - Develop new regulatory controls requiring short- term and holiday lets to register with Fáilte Ireland with a view to ensuring that homes are used to best effect in areas of housing need in the period 01/09/21 to 31/03/22; with Failte Ireland regarding new short term let regulations; with other departments regarding new short term let regulations; with any other agency regarding Migo or Real Page.
- Received 25 January 2023Decided 2 March 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records of correspondence and meetings between the Minister/Minister's office, Minister of State/ Minister of State's office/Minster of State's special advisers and Glenveagh Properties regarding the delivery of housing. This may include representations on Glenveagh Properties behalf by Vulcan Consulting/Mr Paul Bradford, in the period 01/08/2022 to 25/01/2023.
- Received 1 February 2023Decided 1 March 2023Part-GrantedWicklow County Council
All correspondence between Joe Lane, Director of Services and Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd (acting on behalf of Arresico Ireland) between 1 Sep, 2022 and current date about "The Provision of Social and Affordable Housing in Wicklow" (see relevant lobbying entry here - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/92266/pin nacle-public-affairs-ltd) – Minutes and notes taken by Wicklow County Council during phone call mentioned in the following entry on the lobbying register https://www.lobbying.ie/return/92266/pin nacle-public-affairs-ltd
- Received —Decided 1 March 2023Leitrim County Council
1. The number of people on the Leitrim housing list broke down into
- Received —Decided 1 March 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All memos, reports and documents prepared for Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and John Callinan (Secretary General) about housing between 17 December 2022 and present date
- Received 3 February 2023Decided 1 March 2023RefusedMeath County Council
Seeks records re correspondence in relation to the Irish residential construction industry, the broader housing market and specific development sites.
- Received 31 January 2023Decided 1 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
All correspondence (sent and received) by Minister Roderic O'Gorman, Kevin McCarthy (Secretary General) and Sheenagh Rooney (Assistant Secretary General) between 01/11/2022 and present date about "Rapid Build Housing" and modular housing. All correspondence sent to the email address "ukrrapidbuild@equality.gov.ie" between 01/11/2022 and present date. All memos, reports or documents sent to Minister Roderic O'Gorman between 01/11/2022 and present date about "Rapid Build Housing" and modular housing.
- Received 8 February 2023Decided 1 March 2023RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Copies of all tenders, responses, clarifications and any other pre, mid or post tender correspondence in relation to the following E-Tender Ref 2022-213672 "Contracting Authority is seeking tenders for the provision of housing support to Persons with Status living in International Protection accomm to progress into independent housing solutions"https://irl.eu- supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/230492/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/S upplier/PublicTenders&b=ETENDERS_SIMPLE. This request is specific to Lot 1 which refers to provision of Housing Support Services for Persons with Status Living in IPAS accommodation in Dublin, Louth, Meath, Kildare, Wicklow, Carlow and Kilkenny.
- Received —Decided 28 February 2023GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
• All correspondence between Micheál Martin, An Taoiseach + Deirdre Gillane, Chief of Staff and Irish Institutional Property (IIP) (between 1 Sep, 2022 and current date) in connection with "institutional investor funding support of Housing for All (HfA) and discussion on IIP policy priorities" (See relevant entry on the Lobbying Register here - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/91349/irish-institutional-property) • Minutes from any meeting between Micheál Martin, An Taoiseach + Deirdre Gillane, Chief of Staff and Irish Institutional Property (IIP) (between 1 Sep, 2022 and current date)
- Received 30 January 2023Decided 28 February 2023Part-GrantedCork County Council
Housing reports
- Received 2 February 2023Decided 27 February 2023GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All correspondence between Kevin Dillon, Special Adviser and & Irish Institutional Property (IIP)in connection with "IIP policy priorities and role of institutional investors in funding and developing real estate, planning policy and housing delivery, in the period 01/09/2022 to 02/02/2023.
- Received 30 January 2023Decided 27 February 2023GrantedGalway City Council
Records held regarding the number of mould complaints/repairs in social housing in 2022
- Received 16 January 2023Decided 27 February 2023GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
The number of complaints made about social housing in each year for the past three years. A breakdown of the type of complaints for each year for the past three years – i.e damp and mould etc
- Received 30 January 2023Decided 27 February 2023GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
Records held regarding the number of mould complaints in social housing in 2022 within the council’s remit OR records of repairs carried out as a result of mould complaints in social housing in 2022, if the former is not held.
- Received 21 February 2023Decided 24 February 2023GrantedWicklow County Council
1. The number of people on the Wicklow housing list broke down into Irish Citizens European citizens Non-European citizens 2. The number of persons in Wicklow receiving HAP once again broke up into Irish citizens European citizens Non-European citizens
- Received 27 January 2023Decided 24 February 2023GrantedGalway City Council
Cost Benefit Analysis sent by Galway City Council to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in support of the move of Galway City Council to Crown Square
- Received 30 January 2023Decided 24 February 2023GrantedCork County Council
Housing stats
- Received —Decided 23 February 2023GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Three recent entries on the lobbying register show that staff at the Department of the Taoiseach engaged with Glenveagh and Vulcan Consulting (acting on behalf of Glenveagh) in recent months. Below are the three lobbying entries • https://www.lobbying.ie/return/93387/vulcan-consulting-limited • https://www.lobbying.ie/return/93390/vulcan-consulting-limited • https://www.lobbying.ie/return/91960/glenveagh-properties-plc In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I wish to request access to the following records/details: All correspondence between Taoiseach and Deirdre Gillane and Glenveagh Properties Plc + Vulcan Consulting (between 1 Sep, 2022 and current date) about the following topics a) progress on planning reform, b) implementation of key objectives from Housing for All, c) increased residential housing targets and d) compact and sustainable growth. Minutes and notes taken by Department of the Taoiseach during meetings mentioned in the following entries on the lobbying register - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/93387/vulcan-consulting-limited + https://www.lobbying.ie/return/91960/glenveagh-properties-plc Correspondence between Deirdre Gillane and Glenveagh Properties Plc + Vulcan Consulting about Wicklow County Development Plan between between 1 Sep, 2022 and current date (see lobbying entry - https://www.lobbying.ie/return/93390/vulcan-consulting-limited )
- Received 30 January 2023Decided 22 February 2023Part-GrantedWicklow County Council
I wish to request information on the recent social house allocations at Heatherside Estate, Arklow, Co. Wicklow and whether any house allocation was given to a tenant under 7 years on the WCC housing list.
- Received 18 January 2023Decided 22 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records in relation to the Housing for All Stakeholder Conference 2023.
- Received 27 January 2023Decided 21 February 2023GrantedWicklow County Council
1. A copy/detail of the bottom 5 areas of choice within county Wicklow with the lowest housing applications/demand/waiting for two- bedroom accommodation and include the total number of applicants waiting for 2 bedrooms in each of these bottom 5. 2. A copy/ detail of the total number of applicants waiting for two-bedroom accommodation in Newcastle & Glenealy - if these areas do not fall within the bottom five as requested above
- Received 16 January 2023Decided 21 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between the Housing for All Project Management Office in the Department and Housing for All Secretariat in the Department of the Taoiseach, including any relevant correspondence between the Taoiseach and the Minister in the period 01/01/2023 to 11/01/2023 related to the organising of the Housing Summit that took place in Government Buildings on 10/01/2023.
- Received 23 January 2023Decided 21 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Any correspondence, and attachments, between staff of Assistant Principal level and above within the Affordable Housing Capital Funding and Schemes Unit and Dublin City Council about the approved LIHAF funding for the council in the period 2021 to 2022.
- Received 24 January 2023Decided 21 February 2023Part-GrantedSouth 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.
- Received —Decided 20 February 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
I would like to request the following information in relation to An Taoiseach's attendance at the housing conference on 10th January 2023. 1. Attendance list 2. List of those invited 3. Minutes or transcripts of the conference/meeting 4. Details of key outputs 5. Correspondence between Dept of Housing and Dept of An Taoiseach relating to the planning and hosting of the conference