Housing
3638 requests
- Received 13 January 2022Decided 25 January 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All expressions of interest (including cover letters)with regards to the Housing Commission sent to the email address 'EOI.Commission@housing.gov.ie'.
- Received 29 November 2021Decided 25 January 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of correspondence between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Department of Finance with regard to the zoned land tax. Copies of submissions, memos, reports, reviews, recommendations or other such records prepared for the minister with regard to the zoned land tax.
- Received 1 December 2021Decided 24 January 2022GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records of consultations between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland linked to the enhancements of the defective block scheme. Records related to the development and adoption of the Grant calculation methodology and of the sliding scale. As cited in Departmental press release issued 30/11/2021 on behalf of the Minister.
- Received 5 October 2021Decided 21 January 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records held by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation an alleged breach of financial procedures at Cavan County Council between 01/01/2021-05/10/2021.
- Received 21 December 2021Decided 21 January 2022Part-GrantedSouth 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.
- Received 12 January 2022Decided 20 January 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of the results arising from the audit of Donegal Quarries ordered by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in October 2021.
- Received 12 January 2022Decided 20 January 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records of minutes and documents supplied prior and during to members of the Housing Commission in relation to a meeting held on the 12/01/2022.
- Received 21 December 2021Decided 19 January 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records within the Homelessness Policy, Funding and Delivery Unit in relation to the setting of standards in private emergency accommodation for those who are homeless between 01/07/2021-21/12/2021.
- Received 21 October 2021Decided 18 January 2022Part-GrantedWestmeath County Council
Records in relation to the May 2017 audit committee minutes. Records in relation to an Approved Housing Body (AHB) repaid a loan to the Council for €248k in May 2016.
- Received 22 December 2021Decided 14 January 2022GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
a. Copies of any minutes for, and/or final internal reports about what happened at, the consultation workshop in relation to the Croí Cónaithe Cities Scheme held on 10/12/2021 between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in conjunction with the Housing Agency .b. A list of all participants. c. Any presentations, or documents, that were discussed by participants at the workshop.
- Received 13 December 2021Decided 12 January 2022GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
Request for records a) Records that show how much the council paid to specified companies in 2021 for i) HAP ii) Homeless HAP b) Records that show how many tenancies the council is supporting with each of the specified companies currently under: i) HAP ii) Homeless HAP.
- Received 14 December 2021Decided 11 January 2022GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records held by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage referring or relating to an application by Westmeath County Council to the Department for approval to acquire four housing units at Bellevue Road, Dublin Bridge, Mullingar, Co Westmeath.
- Received 17 November 2021Decided 10 January 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to local authorities relating to access to private emergency accommodation (PEA) for single people between 01/11/2018-31/11/2019.
- Received 14 December 2021Decided 7 January 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copy of the income basis for households in each local authority area and the market prices for housing in each local authority.
- Received 4 November 2021Decided 5 January 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Communications between officials at Principal Officer grade and above and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding 'A Review Into Certain Planning Matters in Respect of Donegal County Council between 01/01/2020-24/11/2021.
- Received 29 November 2021Decided 23 December 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All correspondences between the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and his private secretary/Department officials to include Paul Benson and the Mica Action Group (MAG) and 100% Redress noless campaign in relation to a Working Group to deal with Mica and Pyrite in Homes between 06/06/2021 to the 15/08/2021.
- Received 11 November 2021Decided 22 December 2021GrantedMayo County Council
Correspondence between Mayo County Council and Dept. of Housing re. funding application for affordable houses in Westport.
- Received 24 November 2021Decided 22 December 2021Part-GrantedOffice of Public Works
May I request under the Act, please: The current record of all properties leased nationwide by the state. For ease of reference - this detail is contained I believe in an excel document entitled 'table of properties and landlords nationwide'. Included in that record is: the lease name and building name and location and description, the rent per annum, the department/client, the landlord and landlord address, usage, description, square meterage, number of car spaces, car space rent per annum. May I have these records: IN THEIR ORIGNAL FORM IN DIGITAL FORMAT, via email
- Received 23 November 2021Decided 21 December 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Minutes and briefing notes in relation to the Secretary General Group on Housing meeting that took place on 14/06/2021.
- Received 29 November 2021Decided 21 December 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All correspondences between the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and his officials in relation to setting up a working group to deal with Mica and Pyrite in Homes between the 01/05/2021 to the 31/08/2021.
- Received 22 November 2021Decided 20 December 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Briefing notes for the Minister with regards to Irish Water inspections of waste water treatment plants carried out following incidents at Creagh and Ballymore Eustace in August. Correspondence between the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Irish Water regarding same between 01/08/2021-22/11/2021.
- Received 9 December 2021Decided 20 December 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of letters sent to the local authorities by Minister Eoghan Murphy and any subsequent correspondence in relation to an issue in which Dublin City Council was alleged to have paid 'protection money' on housing building sites in Dublin.
- Received 19 November 2021Decided 17 December 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between Paul Benson and Mary Hurley pertaining to mica and housing between 01/01/20218 to 19/11/2021.
- Received —Decided 15 December 2021GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
All minutes of meetings of Secretary Generals in relation to Housing for All. I wish for my request to cover the period from 1/5/21 – 1/9/21
- Received 25 November 2021Decided 14 December 2021GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The number of applications filed with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage by local authorities seeking approval for private housing leases for social housing under the Standard Leasing Programme between 01/01/2021 and 20/11/2021.
- Received 18 November 2021Decided 14 December 2021GrantedCork County Council
social housing
- Received 18 November 2021Decided 14 December 2021Part-GrantedCork County Council
social housing
- Received 17 November 2021Decided 13 December 2021Part-GrantedClare County Council
Records relating to the number of people on waiting lists for social housing and housing adaptations in the local authority area, with a breakdown of how long they’ve been waiting, as of the end of 2020 and again as of the end of October 2021.
- Received 8 November 2021Decided 7 December 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence relating to the Dublin Fire Brigade Emergency Medical Service, sent and received by the Office of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage between 01/01/2020 to 08/11/2021.
- Received —Decided 7 December 2021Cavan County Council
Disability Housing Statistics
- Received 10 November 2021Decided 6 December 2021GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Requesting Records re: Medical Priority Housing
- Received 29 October 2021Decided 2 December 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records relating to the purchase by Donegal County Council of 5 homes at named addresses. Records relating to Donegal County Council disclosing to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage that these homes had Mica. Correspondence sent to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage detailing the test results conducted by Fastnet Analytical Ltd on these homes that tested for Mica.
- Received 4 November 2021Decided 2 December 2021RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence/briefings/submissions between the association of consulting engineers of Ireland and Minister Darragh O'Brien on the housing for all plan from 01/03/2021 - 02/11/2021.
- Received 4 November 2021Decided 2 December 2021GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence/ briefings/submissions between the association of consulting engineers of Ireland and the Minister or his advisors on housing defects from 01/03/2021 -02/11/2021.
- Received 9 November 2021Decided 1 December 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence sent and received between the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and members of the public regarding the Housing For All plan, between 02/09/2021 to 09/11/2021.
- Received 20 October 2021Decided 30 November 2021GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Advertising spend of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and its agencies from 01/03/2020 to 20/10/2021 outlining what proportion of this spend comprised of advertising related to Covid-19.
- Received 1 November 2021Decided 29 November 2021GrantedGalway County Council
Information in relation to occupants in a house in a specific housing estate.
- Received 1 November 2021Decided 26 November 2021GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
A copy of the pre-budget submission from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to the Department of Finance ahead of Budget 2022. A copy of any cover, explanatory or accompanying letters sent by the Minister or Secretary General of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage along with the pre-budget submission. A copy of any response received from the Department or from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
- Received 29 October 2021Decided 25 November 2021Part-GrantedMeath County Council
Seeks records re Housing Aid Grant for Older People (guidance/rules/ documentation used/available to council staff when assessing applications).
- Received 11 November 2021Decided 24 November 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Emails to Minister O' Brien between 01/09/2021 -11/11/2021 containing the following key words on the issue of pet rent: Pet, Pet rent, Hidden, Additional charges, Extra charges.
- Received 16 November 2021Decided 24 November 2021RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All briefing notes, speaking notes, memos provided to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to a road show by the Department of Finance / Housing to encourage international capital into Ireland from 1/10/2021 - 16/11/2021.
- Received 16 November 2021Decided 24 November 2021RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Any correspondence between the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage or Ministers of State and the managing director of Irish Water or the chairman of the Irish Water executive board since 01/01/2021-16/11/2021.
- Received 8 November 2021Decided 23 November 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of any correspondence between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Minister and Irelands Catholic Bishops, including Archbishop E. Martin, the Brothers of Charity, or Sisters of Charity about the housing crisis and the provision of Church property to help alleviate such from 08/10/2021to 08/11/2021.
- Received 8 November 2021Decided 23 November 2021RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of any correspondence between Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien, Kevin Dillon and Airbnb, in relation to short- term letting in Ireland, between 01/07/2021to 01/11/2021.
- Received 9 November 2021Decided 23 November 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence sent to the Ministers Office of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage by members of the public regarding, the decision to cap rent increases at 2 per cent going forward and the eviction that took place at Prussia St in October and the plans for the site to be turned into built to rent apartments between 01/08/2021 and 01/11/2021.
- Received 11 November 2021Decided 23 November 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All correspondence to and from the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the Cobblestone pub from 01/10/2021 until 11/11/2021.
- Received 28 September 2021Decided 11 November 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All correspondence, reports and meeting minutes held the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the ESRI paper: Prudent government borrowing can mitigate inadequate housing supply and upward pressure on prices and rent.
- Received 12 October 2021Decided 10 November 2021Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Clare County Council between 01/02/2021-31/06/2021 in relation to Clare's inclusion in the National Defective Block Redress Scheme.
- Received 13 September 2021Decided 10 November 2021Part-GrantedCork County Council
Housing File
- Received 28 October 2021Decided 8 November 2021RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Letters from the Chief Executive Officers of the four Dublin Local Authorities to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Secretary General relating to Housing for All, social housing targets from 2021 to 2026 and Budget 2022 between 01/10/2021 and 28/10/2021.