Housing
4316 requests
- Received 16 January 2023Decided 13 February 2023Handled outside of FOICork City Council
Complaints made re Social Housing
- Received 18 January 2023Decided 10 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All correspondence and documents (sent and received) to the Secretary General's mailbox and the Minister's mailbox and Property Industry Ireland in the period 01/10/2022 to 18/01/2023 about the following topics: Housing for All, Housing delivery and supply, The Irish planning system, Judicial reviews in relation to housing developments, Residential projects under construction in Ireland, Apartment development in Ireland and the Croi Conaithe scheme Social housing County Council Development plans.
- Received 16 January 2023Decided 10 February 2023GrantedLongford County Council
Housing complaints
- Received 8 February 2023Decided 9 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The names of all applications from interested candidates for appointment as members of the Commission on Housing responding to the invitation for expressions of interest published by the Department of Housing on 23/11/2021.
- Received 17 January 2023Decided 9 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Please state if an 'official declaration or conformation' has been received from the Office of the Ceann-Comhairle by the Minister for Housing regarding the specifics of the judgement/opinion as given in[2022] IESC 40.
- Received —Decided 9 February 2023Handled outside of FOIThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
The total number of vacant private properties held by banks, funds or other bodies that the Housing Agency is aware of (broken down into counties and property type).
- Received 12 January 2023Decided 8 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence to and from the Minister in the period 01/11/2022 to 12/01/2023 in relation to modular housing for Ukrainian refugees.
- Received 10 January 2023Decided 8 February 2023RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence regarding the salary of the aforementioned Secretary General between the Secretary General of the Department and the unit or staff member in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform responsible for the salary arrangements of the Secretary General of the Department. Any internal correspondence including emails, minutes of meetings or notes between staff of Assistant Principal level and above within the Human Resources Unit and any correspondence from the Secretary General of the Department himself or staff on his behalf regarding the salary of the secretary general of the Department of Housing. Correspondence regarding the salary of the aforementioned secretary general between the Secretary General of the Department and the Taoiseach's private office and the Department of the Taoiseach's secretary general and/or his office., in the period 01/07/2020 to 10/01/2023.
- Received —Decided 7 February 2023GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Records relating to social housing
- Received 18 January 2023Decided 6 February 2023Handled outside of FOIDonegal County Council
Records relating to housing of refugees.
- Received 23 December 2022Decided 26 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records in relation to the Department's funding supports for the Own Your Right's information and awareness campaign conducted by national housing charity Threshold in both 2021 and 2022.
- Received 28 December 2022Decided 24 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of all briefing material prepared for the new Minister of State for Housing Kieran O'Donnell.
- Received 14 December 2022Decided 20 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All records which are held by, or on behalf of, the Minister of State, the Minister and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in relation to the Ministerial direction and the draft Ministerial Direction.
- Received —Decided 20 January 2023Part-GrantedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
1. All internal correspondence (including attachments) on the Home for Life company, between Housing Agency staff (senior executive officer and above level), from 20th November and 19th December. 2. All correspondence (sent and received including attachments) between the department and the Housing Agency (senior executive officer and above level), from 20th November and 19th December 2022. 3. All correspondence (sent and received including attachments) between the Housing Agency and Home for Life company, from 20th November and 19th December 2022. 4. All correspondence (sent and received including attachments) between the Housing Agency and O'Dwyer Real Estate Management, from 20th October and 19th December 2022
- Received 6 January 2023Decided 19 January 2023RefusedSouth Dublin County Council
I would be grateful if you could forward me records in relation to the IKEA social housing leases which became public knowledge on October 3rd 2022. The specific information that I require is the monthly/annual rents paid for one, two and three bed units and also the length of the leases before the properties are transferred to the local authority
- Received 9 December 2022Decided 18 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
A copy of the draft report of the "Market Surveillance of Construction Products produced from County Donegal Quarries" submitted by the National Building Control Office to the Department June. Any correspondence between officials at the Department of Housing's Building Standards Advisory Unit and the National Building Control Office, related to the draft report of the "Market Surveillance of Construction Products produced from County Donegal Quarries", in the period 01/06/2022 to 30/08/2022. Any correspondence between officials at the Department of Housing's Building Standards Advisory Unit and Dublin City Council related to the draft report of the Market Surveillance of Construction Products produced from County Donegal Quarries", in the period 01/06/2022 to 30/08/2022. Any correspondence between officials at the Department of Housing's Building Standards Advisory Unit and Donegal County Council related to the draft report of the "Market Surveillance of Construction Products produced from County Donegal Quarries", in the period 01/06/2022 to 30/08/2022.
- Received 8 December 2022Decided 16 January 2023Part-GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Records in relation to Affordable Housing Schemes
- Received 3 January 2023Decided 16 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between the Minister and the chair of the housing commission in the period 01/07/2022 to 31/12/2022.
- Received 11 January 2023Decided 13 January 2023Handled outside of FOIGalway City Council
Housing Statistics
- Received 1 December 2022Decided 11 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Any emails, notes, memos, briefings and/or records between the Social Housing Capital Investment Programme - (2) Unit and Dublin City Council in relation to the costs of the construction of the Dominick Street apartment scheme and the final costing of each apartment, in the period 31/12/2021 to 30/11/2022.
- Received 6 December 2022Decided 11 January 2023GrantedMeath County Council
Seeks records re audits – Approved Housing Bodies from 2015 – present.
- Received —Decided 11 January 2023Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Correspondence to and from the Department of Justice, from 16 November 2021 to 02 November 2022, in relation to sex for rent in Ireland.
- Received 6 December 2022Decided 6 January 2023RefusedMayo County Council
Details of any/all internal audits and/or external reviews/audits carried out or commissioned by Mayo County Council relating to Approved Housing Bodies from 2015-present.
- Received 6 December 2022Decided 5 January 2023Part-GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
Copies of any internal audits carried out by SDCC that relate to Approved Housing Bodies (also referred to as Voluntary Housing Bodies.) from 2915 to present
- Received 5 December 2022Decided 5 January 2023Kerry County Council
Housing File
- Received —Decided 4 January 2023Part-GrantedGalway City Council
I am seeking the following records held by your organisation. 1. I am seeking copies of any internal audits carried out by your Council that relate to Approved Housing Bodies (also referred to as Voluntary Housing Bodies.) The time period I am referring to is from 2015-present. 2. I am also seeking any external reviews/audits commissioned by your Council, that relate to Approved Housing Bodies (also referred to as Voluntary Housing Bodies.) The time period I am referring to is from 2015-present.
- Received —Decided 28 December 2022Part-GrantedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
Records regarding the 2020 review of the Housing Agency and Pyrite Resolution Agency Strategic Plans that were conducted by Grant Thornton.
- Received 25 November 2022Decided 23 December 2022Part-GrantedMeath County Council
Seeks records re Block D Housing Development at Bryanstown, Drogheda.
- Received 6 December 2022Decided 23 December 2022Kerry County Council
Internal Audit or External Audit report on Approved Housing Bodies
- Received 29 November 2022Decided 21 December 2022Part-GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Records in relation to Litter problem within a housing estate
- Received —Decided 20 December 2022RefusedWexford County Council
planning application Reg ref.: 20221422 and planning application Reg. ref.: 20220106
- Received 6 December 2022Decided 20 December 2022Clare County Council
internal audits carried out by your Council that relate to Approved Housing Bodies (also referred to as Voluntary Housing Bodies.) any external reviews/audits commissioned by the Council that related to AHBs. Period 2015 to present.
- Received 24 November 2022Decided 19 December 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence from the Housing Commission to the Minister in the period 01/06/2022- 24/11/2022.
- Received 8 November 2022Decided 16 December 2022Kerry County Council
Personal Housing records
- Received 7 November 2022Decided 15 December 2022Kerry County Council
Personal Housing records
- Received 8 November 2022Decided 15 December 2022Kerry County Council
Records of complaint re Housing site
- Received 17 November 2022Decided 15 December 2022Kerry County Council
Personal Housing records
- Received 16 November 2022Decided 14 December 2022GrantedDonegal County Council
Records of numbers on housing list 2021 & 2022
- Received 15 November 2022Decided 14 December 2022GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All memos or briefing documents prepared for the Minister in relation to housing targets in the period 01/07/2022- 14/11/2022.
- Received 18 October 2022Decided 14 December 2022Part-GrantedMayo County Council
Details relating to maintenance and repair work, electricity supply, sanitation facilities, environmental health inspections, correspondence with HSE/Department of Housing, preventative measures taken by Mayo County Council under circular 06/2020 and funding drawdown relating to circular 06/2020 with regard to Volex Site, Moneen Rd., Castlebar.
- Received —Decided 13 December 2022Part-GrantedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
Submissions to the commissioner - in relation to records refused including reports and correspondence relating to the regulation of Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) which were held by the Regulation Office within the Housing Agency
- Received —Decided 7 December 2022Part-GrantedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
1. All internal correspondence (including attachments) on the Home for Life company, between Housing Agency staff, from 1st October to 8th November 2022. 2. All correspondence (sent and received including attachments) between the department and the Housing Agency, from 1st October to 8th November 2022. 3. All correspondence (sent and received including attachments) between the Housing Agency and Home for Life company, from 1st October to 8th November 2022.
- Received —Decided 6 December 2022RefusedDepartment of Children, Disability and Equality
Correspondence between Chair of the Irish Red Cross Pat Carey and the Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman relating to housing Ukrainian refugees between 23/2/2022 - 20/4/2022.
- Received —Decided 6 December 2022Cavan County Council
Audits on Approved Housing Bodies
- Received 11 November 2022Decided 5 December 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between staff of Assistant Principal Officer and above within the CALF-HAA-MTR Unit And Secretary General's office, the Housing Agency, or Home for Life company in relation to concerns about the business model and MTR scheme in the period 01/10/2022-08/11/2022.
- Received 1 November 2022Decided 30 November 2022GrantedOffice of Public Works
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: * The number of parking spaces currently rented/leased by the OPW on behalf of public bodies. * A county-by-county breakdown of where these spaces are rented. * The cost, per county, to rent these spaces annually. * A public body-by-public body breakdown of spaces rented and the annual costs incurred for each public body.
- Received —Decided 29 November 2022Part-GrantedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
copies of any staff satisfaction surveys (or reports based on the findings of such surveys) at the Housing Agency, which were carried out in the period 1 Jan 2020 to date of receipt of the request.
- Received 14 November 2022Decided 28 November 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between the Secretary General and the Minister in relation to the housing of Ukrainian refugees or people who are the Beneficiary of Temporary Protection (BOTP). In the period 01/03/2022- 14/11/2022.
- Received 2 November 2022Decided 25 November 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The following eSubmissions in relation to the Affordable Housing Fund subsidy, given to the Minister (and associated documents where noted); HLG 00278-22; HLG 00247-22; HLG 00244-22.
- Received 25 October 2022Decided 23 November 2022GrantedMayo County Council
Details of the number of (i) people on the housing waiting list; (ii) in receipt of the HAP payment; (iii) residential properties owned by Mayo County Council; (iv) properties that are currently vacant; and (v) people living in emergency homeless accommodation.