Housing
4316 requests
- Received 21 January 2022Decided 4 February 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between Minister O'Brien and the Director of Pinnacle Public Affairs in relation to housing issues between 01/01/2021-21/01/2022.
- Received 7 December 2021Decided 3 February 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records relating to the defective block scheme or mica between 01/10/2021 to 02/12/2021. Correspondence between Minister Darragh O' Brien and staff of PO level and above within the Housing Grants, LA Stock Improvement & Traveller Accommodation Unit regarding the defective block scheme or mica between 01/10/2021 - 02/12/2021.
- Received —Decided 2 February 2022RefusedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
Copies of any briefings, memos, reports, summaries, position papers or other such discussion or overview documents dealing with dereliction which were prepared for the CEO, the board, or the Dept of Housing. This request to cover the period 1 July 2021 to date of receipt of the request.
- Received 4 January 2022Decided 1 February 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Email correspondence and meeting minutes between Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage executives and Donegal County Council senior management team in relation the mica issues in Donegal between 01/01/2015-01/01/2022.
- Received 12 January 2022Decided 1 February 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
List of e-submissions sent to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage from 01/11/2021 - 12/01/2022.
- Received —Decided 1 February 2022GrantedGalway City Council
On 28 February 2020, the then Housing Minister, Eoghan Murphy, emailed Mr Michael Walsh, in his capacity as Chairperson of the County & City Management Association (CCMA), concerning certain issues related to the alleged payment of ‘protection money’ at local authority construction sites. In his email, Mr Murphy requested that Mr Walsh: a. Could confirm that communications had been issued to all staff dealing with social housing and/or Others types of construction sites under each local authority's control, or in which they have a financial interest, requiring them to report immediately any forms of intimidation and/or anti-social behaviour, or any so-called "protection payments" made to any person. b. Once process (a) had been completed, if he could confirm that all local authorities, upon receipt of any such reports, have arrangements in place to immediately report them to An Garda Siochana. c. Could arrange for all local authorities to confirm that they have reviewed the processes, procedures and protocols in place to deal with such reported incidents, on an ongoing basis. In relation to this email, I am now seeking the following records: 1. Any correspondence sent by Mr Walsh (or by the CCMA) to your Council, in relation to the three requests referred to above, (a)- (c), as listed by Mr Murphy in his letter. The timeframe I am referring to is 28 February 2020 to the present. 2. Any replies sent by your Council, in response to any of Mr Walsh’s/the CCMA correspondence, concerning the three requests listed above. The timeframe I am referring to is 28 February 2020 to the present.
- Received —Decided 1 February 2022Part-GrantedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
Copies of all correspondences between John O Connor CEO of Housing Agency and Members of the Working Group set up by the Minister to deal with Mica/Pyrite in homes in Donegal and Mayo. Communications between John O Connor CEO Housing Agency and Paul Benson Dept of Housing. Also to be included all Correspondences between John O Connor CEO Housing Agency to the members of the Mica Action Group and Representatives . The following is a list of the emails contacts which should be included in your search. Communications between the 15th of May 2021 to the present date 2021. All information can be sent electronically .
- Received 2 December 2021Decided 31 January 2022GrantedDepartment of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht
Copies of the records that were supplied to the Inter Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State Involvement in Magdalene Laundries. To include: • narrative report • returns relating to housing • reports relevant to the Department in its historic functions • electoral records • returns from local authorities regarding burials, historic health functions, fire safety Submissions to the Department by Local Authorities and Report of the Steering Group on Local Authority records and archives (1996) Files relating to exhumations: File LSS/66/29/33 Part I - Dublin Corporation, Exhumation of 140 remains buried in the private burial ground at St Mary’s, High Park, Drumcondra, File LSS/66/29/33 Part II – Exhumation St Mary’s, High Park, Drumcondra. Records relating to Meeting with MST (Magdalene Survivors Together) Group 2010 Garda note of Coroner’s Report concerning exhumation Electoral Registration - all relevant electoral registers supplied to the Committee Dublin Fire Brigade information regarding High Park and Sean McDermott Street
- Received 4 January 2022Decided 28 January 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence received and sent by the Minister/Department for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to reform of Seanad Eireann. Correspondence received and sent by the Minister of State with responsibility for Heritage and Electoral Reform in relation to reform of Seanad Eireann. Records created by the Department/Minister/Minister of State in relation to reform of Seanad Eireann Between 27/06/2020-04/01/2022.
- Received 7 January 2022Decided 28 January 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between the Secretary General and the Chief Executive Officer of Dublin City Council regarding emergency powers to progress housing projects between 01/11/2021-06/01/2022.
- Received 20 December 2021Decided 28 January 2022GrantedCork County Council
Unauthorised Planning Development
- Received 30 December 2021Decided 26 January 2022Part-GrantedWicklow County Council
• All internal correspondence generated in relation to the Management Letter issued to Council Chief Executive, Frank Curran, by Darragh McMahon, Local Government Audit, on January 21, 2021. The should include reaction to as well as the preparation of the CEO's responses to the 35 points in the letter. If this requires refinement I am willing to refine part of this request (the preparation of responses) to the 15 points identified as "High" priority by Mr McMahon. • All minutes of the Council's audit committee held since January 1, 2019. • All internal audit reports completed by externally contracted auditors, eg Crowleys DFK, and the council own internal audit function since January 1, 2019.
- 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 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 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 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 16 December 2021Decided 18 January 2022GrantedUniversity College Dublin
Records held by NVRL relating to the PCR CT tests.
- 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 —Decided 25 December 2021Part-GrantedEnterprise Ireland
All documents concerning the All Ireland Space Industry Day on 21st October 2021 at Armagh City Hotel excluding hotel room bookings, transport, COVID regulations etc.
- 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 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 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 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 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 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).