Housing
4316 requests
- Received 25 March 2026Decided 21 April 2026GrantedLongford County Council
Council's Housing Stock
- Received 24 March 2026Decided 9 April 2026GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Council Housing Stock
- Received 11 March 2026Decided 9 April 2026Handled outside of FOIMeath County Council
Unfinished Housing Estates
- Received 23 March 2026Decided 9 April 2026RefusedMeath County Council
Percentage of non nationals on social housing list
- Received 25 March 2026Decided 8 April 2026RefusedMeath County Council
Housing Allocation records 2017-2026
- Received 25 March 2026Decided 6 April 2026GrantedMeath County Council
Council Housing Stock
- Received 3 March 2026Decided 31 March 2026GrantedMeath County Council
All correspondence between the Chief Executive’s office and the Minister for Housing
- Received 3 March 2026Decided 30 March 2026nGersantedLongford County Council
Housing Growth Requirements Guideli
- Received 3 March 2026Decided 25 March 2026GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Housing Growth Requirement Guidelines
- Received 4 March 2026Decided 25 March 2026GrantedMayo County Council
Request made looking for all correspondence between the Chief Executive’s office and the Minister for Housing /Department of Housing referencing the housing growth requirement guidelines, from 1st July 2025 to date.
- Received —Decided 19 March 2026Deemed RefusedLouth County Council
HOMELESS APPLICATIONS STATISTICS
- Received 14 January 2026Decided 16 March 2026RefusedMayo County Council
Request for information as of January 2026: the number of applications currently on the social housing waiting list for County Mayo, broken down by towns and the number of housing applicants in County Mayo requesting 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, and 4-bedroom accommodation.
- Received —Decided 16 March 2026GrantedLouth County Council
HOUSING GROWTH CORRESPONDONCE
- Received 16 February 2026Decided 13 March 2026RefusedLongford County Council
Housing Allocations
- Received 17 February 2026Decided 13 March 2026Part-GrantedLongford County Council
CPO Sites for LA Housing
- Received 6 January 2026Decided 13 March 2026RefusedMayo County Council
Request made for the number of applications for homeless services made to the council, the number of approved applications for homeless services made to the council and the number of rejected applications for homeless services made to the council, by year, for each of the years 2016 to 2025.
- Received —Decided 10 March 2026GrantedLouth County Council
CPO HOUSING ACQUISITIONS
- Received 22 January 2026Decided 5 March 2026GrantedMeath County Council
Housing Records
- Received 6 February 2026Decided 4 March 2026Part-GrantedMeath County Council
Request relates solely to homeless services within County Meath
- Received 4 February 2026Decided 3 March 2026RefusedMeath County Council
Information on housing list referencing citizen groups
- Received 30 January 2026Decided 27 February 2026RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Please provide us with an electronic copy of: The Land Use Review Phase II Report entitled ‘A Living Land’ presented to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, to the Minister of State at Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Christopher O'Sullivan, and the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, Darragh O'Brien in May 2025.
- Received 25 February 2026Decided 27 February 2026Handled outside of FOIMayo County Council
Requesting numbers registered as Homeless with Mayo County Council as of the date request received.
- Received 17 February 2026Decided 23 February 2026Part-GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Social Housing
- Received 19 January 2026Decided 23 February 2026GrantedLongford County Council
Housing Statistics
- Received 5 January 2026Decided 20 February 2026RefusedMeath County Council
Number of applications for homeless services
- Received 20 January 2026Decided 13 February 2026GrantedTechnological University Dublin
The requester sought access to records relating to the Student Assistance Fund across all TU Dublin campuses. This included records showing the number of students who applied to the Fund due to housing or accommodation concerns for the period 2020 to 2026; the number of applicants who indicated that they were experiencing housing concerns or homelessness at the time of application; and records relating to the number of applicants to the Rent Assistance Scheme during the same period who indicated that they were experiencing housing concerns or homelessness at the time of application.
- Received 13 January 2026Decided 10 February 2026Part-GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Part V Social Housing
- Received 23 December 2025Decided 27 January 2026Part-GrantedMeath County Council
Seeking records held by Meath County Council relating to governance and conflict
- Received 5 January 2026Decided 22 January 2026RefusedLongford County Council
Homeless Services
- Received —Decided 22 January 2026GrantedMunster Technological University
Stats re homeless
- Received 24 November 2025Decided 22 January 2026RefusedMayo County Council
Request made for a full breakdown of housing build figures per year for Co. Mayo from 1995 to 2025 by municipal district.
- Received 14 January 2026Decided 22 January 2026RefusedMayo County Council
Request made seeking the release of Part V agreements since 2023 in which the social housing units were leased to the council by the developer to satisfy the obligations. Provide copies of these agreements since 2023.
- Received 18 December 2025Decided 20 January 2026Part-GrantedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
Records of all communications between the housing agency and Spunout in relation to the video on the topic of moving back in with parents recently shared on the department of housing social media pages.
- Received 13 January 2026Decided 19 January 2026RefusedMeath County Council
Social Housing Part V Agreements
- Received 17 December 2025Decided 19 January 2026Part-GrantedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
Records of all communications between the housing agency and Spunout in relation to the video on the topic of moving back in with parents recently shared on the department of housing social media pages.
- Received 5 December 2025Decided 12 January 2026GrantedCommission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. According to a Parliamentary Question reply, the minister for Climate Energy and the Environment said: "officials from my Department correspond with CRU on an ongoing basis to track developments in retail and wholesale energy markets, including the effect of Government supports on arrears levels, among other indicators. The CRU releases market monitoring data monthly to my Department." I would like to request correspondence between the CRU and the department in relation to the monthly market monitoring data.
- Received 10 December 2025Decided 12 January 2026Part-GrantedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
Records of all communications between the housing agency and Spunout in relation to the video on the topic of moving back in with parents recently shared on the department of housing social media pages.
- Received 23 December 2025Decided 7 January 2026RefusedWicklow County Council
For clarity and to assist efficient processing, this request relates to existing corporate governance and equality/human rights duty records. Where any requested record is already publicly available, please provide the direct URL link in lieu of copies. A) Corporate risk management and assurance records 1. Corporate Risk Register (current): The most recent, date-stamped version of the Corporate Risk Register in force as at the date of processing this request. 2. Corporate Risk Register (previous): The immediately preceding date-stamped version (i.e. the version in place before the current one). 3. Directorate / Department risk registers (current): The most recent date-stamped risk register for each Directorate / Department (or equivalent “Level 2” risk registers referenced in governance or audit reporting). 4. Directorate / Department risk registers (previous): The immediately preceding date-stamped version for each register referenced in item (3). 5. Risk controls / mitigations: Where controls or mitigating actions are maintained separately from the risk registers, please provide the current and immediately prior version of those control/mitigation schedules. (If controls are embedded within the risk registers themselves, items 1–4 will suffice.) Note: This request is limited to corporate and directorate-level governance records. I am not seeking operational or low-level work instructions. B) Public Sector Equality & Human Rights Duty (Section 42, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014) Having regard to Wicklow County Council’s Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty Implementation Plan and related Annual Report disclosures, I request the following records: 6. The Council’s Assessment of Equality and Human Rights Issues completed under Step 1 (Assess) of the Duty (current version). 7. The Evidence Book / evidence records referenced in the Implementation Plan appendices, or equivalent compiled records relied upon by the Section 42 Working Group. 8. The Implementation Template referenced in the Implementation Plan. 9. Governance records relating to the Duty, including: o the terms of reference and membership of the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty Working Group; and o any record confirming approval or adoption of the Implementation Plan by the Senior Management Team (e.g. SMT minutes or decision records). 10. Records relating to training delivered specifically for implementation of the Duty (2024–present), including: • training materials or decks, • training plans, and • attendance records at Senior Management level where recorded. 11. Records relating to the Priority Initiatives identified in the Implementation Plan, limited to: • the review or development of the Staff Charter, Customer Charter, and Customer Service Action Plan insofar as they implement Step 2 (Address); and • internal communications issued to staff regarding the Implementation Plan or Duty implementation. 12. Any monitoring, review, or reporting records prepared to support Step 3 (Report) of the Duty (2024–present), including any internal drafts prepared for inclusion in future Annual Reports.
- Received 1 December 2025Decided 23 December 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/11/2025 to 30/11/2025: RE: The most recent "Housing System Overview" provided to The Minister. Request for correspondence sent to the Minister in relation to "Housing Systems Overview".
- Received 3 December 2025Decided 23 December 2025GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. Any correspondence since January 1st 2025 between the Minister or Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (at PO level or above) and the Taoiseach or his Department (at PO level or above) on proposals to curtail Judicial Review actions against housing and infrastructure projects and proposals to cap High Court legal fees in Aarhus Convention cases; and any associated reports. 2. Any correspondence since January 1st 2025 between the Minister or Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (at PO level or above) and the Minister or Department of Public Expenditure (at PO level or above) on proposals to curtail Judicial Review actions against housing and infrastructure projects and proposals to cap High Court legal fees in Aarhus Convention cases; and any associated reports.
- Received 24 November 2025Decided 22 December 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
1. Any reports or notes to the Minister from the Department (at PO level or above) on electricity security of supply issues and any associated risks to the completion or housing, foreign direct investment or data-centre projects. 2. Any correspondence since January 1st, 2025, between the Minister or his Department (at PO level or above) and the chairman, board or chief executive of ESB on: electricity security of supply issues; electricity connections for new housing, foreign direct investment or data-centre projects; and the provision of Government funding for investment in ESB Networks infrastructure. Minutes of any meetings between them on the same topics, and any associated reports or notes. 3. Any correspondence since January 1st, 2025, between the Minister or his Department (at PO level or above) and the chairman, board or chief executive of EirGrid on: electricity security of supply issues; electricity connections for new housing, foreign direct investment or data-centre projects; and the provision of Government funding for investment in EirGrid or ESB Networks infrastructure. Minutes of any meetings between them on the same topics, and any associated reports or notes. 4. Any correspondence since January 1st, 2025, between the Minister or his Department (at PO level or above) and the chairman, board or chief executive of IDA Ireland on: electricity security of supply issues; electricity connections for new housing, foreign direct investment or data-centre projects; and the provision of Government funding for investment in EirGrid or ESB Networks infrastructure. Minutes of any meetings between them on the same topics, and any associated reports or notes. This request excludes correspondence to arrange the timing, date and location of any meetings.
- Received 19 December 2025Decided 19 December 2025Handled outside of FOIMayo County Council
Request made for information in relation to affordable houses, information including number supplied to date of the FOI Request and in relation to serviced sites under the Housing for All.
- Received 19 November 2025Decided 17 December 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/07/2024 to 19/11/2025: Request for briefing notes provided to The Minister regarding the setting of housing targets. In addition, any briefing notes provided to the Minister regarding housing completions.
- Received 9 December 2025Decided 16 December 2025WithdrawnCork City Council
Waiting time details prior to allocation of housing
- Received 25 November 2025Decided 16 December 2025GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for briefing papers made by department officials in advance of the publication of the Housing Plan - ‘Delivering Homes, Building Communities’.
- Received 17 November 2025Decided 15 December 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2021 to 15/11/2025: Request for following records: - 1. Appointment, vetting, and terms of reference for any expert or working group members on defective concrete blocks, including the consultant engineer Paul Forde and Former CE of Housing Agency John O’Connor. 2. Correspondence with the Attorney General’s Office referring to Paul Ford’s input or report in 2021, including the Attorney General’s letter dated 07/09/2021. 3. Any document identified as “Paul Forde’s report” referenced before 30/09/2021, including drafts and submissions. 4. The IS 465 review plan, timetable, consultation drafts, and Ministerial briefings on expected completion dates in 2021–2022
- Received 26 November 2025Decided 8 December 2025GrantedAtlantic Technological University
Records relating to the number of students who applied for the Student Assistance Fund in 2024/25 who indicated that they were homeless.
- Received —Decided 5 December 2025Part-GrantedLouth County Council
RENT MISAPPROPRIATION CASE
- Received 10 November 2025Decided 4 December 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for sample of 15 pieces of correspondence received by the Minister referencing “accommodation”, “homeless”, or “emergency” “shelter” received in October 2025 with any identifying information redacted
- Received 21 October 2025Decided 2 December 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/012021 to 21/10/2025: RE: Funding Applications submitted by Wicklow County Council in for 10 or 10A Mill Road, Greystones, Co. Wicklow A64DH76. Request for following records: - 1. Copies of any funding applications (e.g. Social Housing Investment Programme (SHIP) or any related housing scheme) 2. Correspondence between the Department and Wicklow County Council regarding such applications 3. Any approvals, decisions, or assessments issued by the Department in relation to the proposed development, infill housing, or disposal of this site. 4. Any internal memos, reports, or briefing notes concerning the funding or development of housing at this site. 5. Any photographs, drawings, studies, reports, proposed site plans, feasibility study documentation etc. submitted to the department.