Housing

4316 requests

  • Received 27 July 2018
    Decided 15 August 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference 55/18
    Requester Type Journalist
    Offaly County Council

    Request in relation to Homeless Persons in 2016, 2017 and 2018

  • Received 31 July 2018
    Decided 13 August 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI 88/18
    Requester Type Individual
    Meath County Council

    Details of Housing Estates, Apartment complexes in your administrative area, have been identified as having Pyrite or being investigated for Pyrite.

  • Received
    Decided 13 August 2018
    Request Reference 18/FOI/56
    Requester Type Journalist
    Cavan County Council

    Housing Statistics

  • Received 12 July 2018
    Decided 10 August 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI 81/18
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Meath County Council

    We request a copy of the final Part V (social housing) agreement for Royal Oaks, Enfield, Co. Meath (Deirlem Ltd) acquired in 2017.

  • Received 12 July 2018
    Decided 8 August 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 110 18
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    South Dublin County Council

    Request for a copy of the final Part V (social housing) agreements for Dodderbrook,Ballycullen(Maplewood Homes) acquired in 2018.

  • Received 12 July 2018
    Decided 8 August 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 111 18
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    South Dublin County Council

    Request for a copy of the final Part V(social housing) agreements for New Bancroft,Tallaght(Park Developments) acquired in 2017.

  • Received 12 July 2018
    Decided 8 August 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 112 18
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    South Dublin County Council

    Request for a copy of the final Part V(social housing) agreement for Milford Manor,Raheen,Clondalkin.

  • Received
    Decided 8 August 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference 156/405/2018
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    Copies of correspondence from refugees to the Department of Justice who have been recently awarded international protection but are unable to secure housing outside direct provision. Also any responses from the Department of Justice to these complaints. Any complaints over refusals by landlords to lease a home to people who have been living in direct provision. Copies of correspondence between refugees and the Department of Justice re discrimination of people availing of the HAP scheme. Correspondence between Department of Justice and landlord representative groups regarding how to make hosing available to people leaving direct provision.

  • Received 9 July 2018
    Decided 6 August 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI098/18
    Requester Type Other
    Donegal County Council

    Details regarding housing applicant

  • Received 10 July 2018
    Decided 2 August 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-268
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Minutes of National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee meetings that took place in the period from 01/01/2017 to 30/06/2018. Correspondence from or to the National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee in the period 01/01/2017 to 30/06/2018. A breakdown by Local Authority area of money allocated by the Department of Housing for Traveller-specific accommodation in the period 01/01/2007 to 31/12/2018 and a breakdown by Local Authority area of the overspend or underspend of that money. A breakdown by Local Authority area of money allocated for social housing (not Traveller-specific) by the Department of Housing in the period 01/01/2007 to 31/12/2018 and a breakdown by Local Authority area of the overspend or underspend of individual allocations.

  • Received 27 July 2018
    Decided 30 July 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference 18/116
    Requester Type Other
    Cork County Council

    Taking in charge of a housing estate

  • Received 27 July 2018
    Decided 30 July 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference 18/117
    Requester Type Other
    Cork County Council

    Taking in charge of a housing estate

  • Received
    Decided 27 July 2018
    Request Reference 18/FOI/50
    Requester Type Journalist
    Cavan County Council

    Details of Homeless Presentations 2016 2017 2018

  • Received 2 July 2018
    Decided 26 July 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 49/18
    Requester Type Other
    Offaly County Council

    Records relating to Housing Figures, HAP Housing supported tenants, allocations of housing stock and disposals. Social Housing Budget, allocations and waiting lists from 2010 to date. Minutes of allocation meetings.

  • Received
    Decided 25 July 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI/2018/0295
    Requester Type
    Department of the Taoiseach

    Copies of minutes of the following meetings/phone calls and copies of correspondence to/from the Taoiseach and/or the Secretary General in relation to the meetings (sent either before or after the meeting). I am also seeking copies of briefing notes prepared ahead of these meetings/calls. - Jan 18 meeting with Mark Wilson, group CEO Aviva - February 9 phone call with Tim Cook of Apple - March 7 meeting with Mark Weinberger of Ernst and Young - March 8 meeting with Vittorio Colao and Anne O’Leary of Vodafone - March 28 meeting with Mick Wallace TD - April 23 meeting with heads of housing NGOS - May 10 call with the Chinese Party Secretary - May 10 meeting with the CEO of Tesco.

  • Received 26 June 2018
    Decided 25 July 2018
    Handled outside of FOI
    Request Reference 96/18
    Requester Type Non-Personal
    Cork City Council

    Housing Maintenance

  • Received 6 June 2018
    Decided 20 July 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-228
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​Correspondence with the Minister for Housing, The Department of Housing, or any official within the Department of Housing, Dublin Rregional Homeless Executive, Dublin City Council regarding the removal or re-categorization of individuals, families or children from the March and April figures, correspondence to include emails and or written letters or memo.

  • Received 2 July 2018
    Decided 20 July 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-2018-256
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records, correspondence, memos held by the Department in relation to the issue of individuals coming from direct provision presenting as homeless between 01/09/2017 and 02/07/2018.​

  • Received 29 May 2018
    Decided 16 July 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference 18/69 (2911)
    Requester Type Staff
    Galway County Council

    Housing - Personal

  • Received 21 May 2018
    Decided 16 July 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-198
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​All e-mails between the Department of Housing including the office of the Minister for Housing and Waterford, Limerick, Louth, Kerry and Dublin County/City Councils in March and April 2018 regarding the alleged miss-categorisation of homeless families including adults and children in the Department's March homeless figures report.

  • Received 25 June 2018
    Decided 13 July 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference 18/72 (2908)
    Requester Type Client
    Galway County Council

    I am requesting under the FOI act as told by your staff to find out any complaints and by who that you have received against us (to the housing dept.).

  • Received 15 June 2018
    Decided 13 July 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-240
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    All correspondence between the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (including the Minister’s office) and the Central Statistics Office relating to the housing statistics between 01/01/2018 and 14/06/2018.

  • Received 13 June 2018
    Decided 10 July 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 99 18
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    South Dublin County Council

    The overall number of Re-Building Ireland Home Loan applications received,number sent to the Housing Agency,number approved and declined by the Housing Agency,number of loans approved and refused by the Local Authority Credit Committee,the reason given for a change by the Credit Committee from the Housing Agency recommendation if categorised,the total value of loans drawn down from the Housing Finance Agency from February 1st 2018 to date.

  • Received 13 June 2018
    Decided 10 July 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference 18/67 (2904)
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Galway County Council

    The overall no. of Re-Building Ireland home loan applications received, no. sent to the Housing Agency, no. approved and declined by the Housing Agency, no. of loans issued and refused by the Housing Agency credit committee, the reason given for a change by the credit committee from the Housing Agency recommendation if categorised, the total value of loans issued and the value of loans drawn down from the Housing Finance Agency from February 1st to date.

  • Received 12 June 2018
    Decided 9 July 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 98 18
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    South Dublin County Council

    The minutes of all Dublin Social Housing Delivery Taskforce meetings between 1st September 2017 and 7th June 2018

  • Received 29 September 2017
    Decided 6 July 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-2017-270
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​A copy of the rules, regulations and relevant circulars and correspondence governing promotions on the basis of seniority and suitability within the Department and relating to the retention or the abolition of promotion on the basis of seniority and suitability within the Department, to include all correspondence issued by the Commision for Public Service Appointments, the Department of Finance or the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, to the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government concerning such promotions. Please provide all relevant documentation concerning this decision.

  • Received 5 July 2018
    Decided 6 July 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-2018-260
    Requester Type Student/Lecturer
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​A list of the buildings (by address/location and local authority) in a machine readable format for the 226 buildings where owners were required to undertake fire risk assessments, as confirmed in the report by the Department of Housing Fire Safety Task Force in May 2018.

  • Received 8 June 2018
    Decided 3 July 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 96 18
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    South Dublin County Council

    Copies of decisions,meeting notes and minutes concerning Part V Housing allocations(Planning and Development Act 2000) between the Department of Housing,Social and Community Development and Cavan Developments in relation to the following planning applications: SD18A/0074 and SD16A/0229.

  • Received 13 June 2018
    Decided 3 July 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 74/18
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Meath County Council

    The overall number of Re-Building Ireland Home Loan applications received, number sent to the Housing Agency, number approved and declined by the Housing Agency, number of loans issued and refused by the Local Authority credit committee, the reason given for a change by the credit committee from the Housing Agency recommendation if categorised, the total value of loans issued and the value of loans drawn down from the Housing Finance Agency from February 1st 2018 to date Summary of the Information/Records Requested

  • Received 8 May 2018
    Decided 2 July 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-184
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Copies of any instructions or recommendations issued by the Department to local authorities, homeless executives etc., on how they should calculate monthly homelessness figures for their region and the responses received.

  • Received 13 June 2018
    Decided 2 July 2018
    Request Reference FOI-017-HS18
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Clare County Council

    Housing application all data received, approved, refused and the value of them.

  • Received 1 May 2018
    Decided 29 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-172
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records linked to compilation of homeless in emergency accommodation statistics for the month of March 2018, which were published by the Department on 30/04/2018. Records created after 01/01/2018, linked to the investigation of homeless in emergency accommodation statistics.

  • Received 2 May 2018
    Decided 29 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-174
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​Correspondence between the Department and the local authorities and between the Department and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive in relation to the categorisation of those who are homeless as per Minister's statement supplied, from 01/01/2018 to 02/05/2018.

  • Received 3 May 2018
    Decided 29 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-177
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence between the Department and Meath county council and Louth county council in relation to the counting of homeless people in section 10 accommodation between 01/11/2017 and 31/05/2018. Correspondence between the minister or any of his officials and Meath county council and Louth county council in relation to the counting of homeless people in section 10 accommodation between 01/11/2017 and 31/05/2018. Any minutes of meetings relating to counting of homeless people in section 10 accommodation between 01/11/2017 and 31/05/2018. Any internal communications relating to the counting of homeless people in section 10 accommodation between 01/11/2017 and 31/05/2018.

  • Received 3 May 2018
    Decided 29 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-178
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Copies of memos sent to local authorities regarding the publication and collation of homeless figures for March 2018.

  • Received 3 May 2018
    Decided 29 June 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-2018-179
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​Copy of all e-mails and other written communications between the Minister for Housing, his advisors, his senior Departmental officials and Louth County Council on 02/05/2018 and 03/05/2018.

  • Received 3 May 2018
    Decided 29 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-180
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​Copy of all e-mails or other written communication between The Minister for Housing and his political advisors, his senior officials and those Local Authority housing sections who removed persons from their March homeless numbers return on the grounds of alleged miss-categorisation as described by the Minister in his press release accompanying the March homeless figures announcement on 30/04/2018.

  • Received 5 June 2018
    Decided 28 June 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI/1/1/1339
    Requester Type Journalist
    Office of Public Works

    Under Freedom of Information I wish to request access to the following records held by your department: All records held by the department regarding the reopening of Stepaside garda station, including but not limited to any documents related to the building formerly housing the station and correspondence with An Garda Síochána related to its reopening, from the period 16 January 2018 to 05 June 2018 inclusive. All correspondence between Assistant Secretary Martin Bourke and An Garda Síochána between the period 16 January 2018 and 05 June 2018 inclusive. All records related to the reopening of six garda stations on a pilot basis between the period 16 January 2018 and 05 June 2018 inclusive.

  • Received 28 May 2018
    Decided 25 June 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 2018-013
    Requester Type Other
    National Asset Management Agency Group

    1. How many housing units were leased to a named Housing Association from 1 January 2014 to 28 May 2018. 2. A list of the housing units leased to the Housing Association from 1 January 2014 to 28 May 2018.

  • Received 13 June 2018
    Decided 23 June 2018
    Handled outside of FOI
    Request Reference 92/18
    Requester Type Non-Personal
    Cork City Council

    Housing Statistics

  • Received 28 May 2018
    Decided 21 June 2018
    Request Reference FOI-014-HS18
    Requester Type Other
    Clare County Council

    Housing costs for travellers

  • Received 24 April 2018
    Decided 20 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-163
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    All communications , including WhatsApp/Texts, between the Minister, his special advisers and the Department's press office about the timing of releases of reports, to include correspondence in the week up to the release of the three reports on 11/04/18, information for the week up to social housing construction status report on 18/04/18, information for the week before the release of the residential tenancies board on 20/03/18 and information for the week leading up to the release of the Homelessness report on 19/12/2017.

  • Received 21 May 2018
    Decided 19 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-202
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records relating to lobbying entry 28314 - O'Flynn-Group - General discussion on policy initiatives to address the housing crisis.

  • Received 22 May 2018
    Decided 19 June 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-213
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence (sent and received) between Amazon and Minister Damien English and Assistant Secretary David Walsh on housing policy and planning reform, between 01/01/2018 and 21/05/2018. Any briefing notes prepared for Minister English or Mr Walsh in relation to a meeting with Amazon on housing policy and planning reform, between 01/01/2018 and 21/05/2018 and any minutes taken from this meeting.

  • Received 17 May 2018
    Decided 18 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-195
    Requester Type Individual
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence between Waterford City Council and the then Department of Environment, Housing and Local Governement concerning the filling of the Senior Planner post in 2011.

  • Received 21 May 2018
    Decided 15 June 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-199
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records created after 01/01/2017 related to the decision by the Department to provide €2.4m funding for the completion of 20 housing units at Radharc an Chuain estate in Ramelton, County Donegal, to include any financial analysis to support the expenditure.​

  • Received 16 May 2018
    Decided 13 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 80 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of anti-social complaints made to the Council under the Housing(Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1997 for each individual year from 2013 to 2017,with a breakdown of drug- related complaints and other requests.

  • Received 3 May 2018
    Decided 12 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-2018-181
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    ​Copies of emails between Minister Eoghan Murphy and his press advisor Jack O'Donnell regarding housing and homeless figures from 01/10/2017 to 03/05/2018.

  • Received 22 May 2018
    Decided 11 June 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-2018-214
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Copies of any minutes, briefings and memos relating to the meeting between Stripe and Minister Murphy during 2018 in relation to housing: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/29533/stripe

  • Received 23 May 2018
    Decided 11 June 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-2018-217
    Requester Type Media
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records of discussion before during and after Minister Eoghan Murphy's meetings with Stripe executives regarding housing in Dublin, Ireland. ​