Housing
3638 requests
- Received 3 May 2017Decided 29 May 2017RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All records between the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, the Department of Finance and/or Revenue Commissioners and all correspondence between relevant stakeholders between 01/10/2017 and 03/05/2017, regarding the purchase and/or development of Irish Residential Property by REITS and/or private equity funds (such as ICAVs and QIAIFs). The impact of these purchases on the demand for Irish residential property and/or the supply of Irish residential property and/or the price of Irish residential property.
- Received —Decided 26 May 2017Cavan County Council
Social Housing
- Received 27 April 2017Decided 25 May 2017Part-GrantedNational Asset Management Agency Group
Access to records held by NAMA between March 1, 2016 and April 27, 2016: • A record of the number of Nama owned properties that cannot be used for residential purposes because they fail to comply with safety regulations • Correspondence, including but not limited to emails, letters, text messages, memos, briefing documents, reports and draft reports to and from the Chief Executive’s office concerning Nama owned properties that cannot be used for residential purposes because they fail to comply with safety regulations. • Correspondence, including but not limited to emails, letters, text messages, memos, briefing documents, reports, draft reports to and from Government ministers and Secretaries General and the Chief Executive’s Office concerning Nama’s delivery of housing units.
- Received 21 April 2017Decided 18 May 2017RefusedSouth Dublin County Council
Copies of all complaints to South Dublin County Council made by those in receipt of social housing for 2016.
- Received 13 April 2017Decided 12 May 2017RefusedNational Asset Management Agency Group
All records and/or correspondence between NAMA and any government department or public body/authority since 2012 relating to County Kilkenny and 1. Social housing, 2. Retail parks/shopping centres, 3. “Ghost estates”, 4. Information specific to the County Kilkenny Ferrybank local government area plan.
- Received 13 April 2017Decided 12 May 2017Part-GrantedNational Asset Management Agency Group
1) How many developers/debtors in total were paid profit-sharing bonuses by NAMA since NAMA’s inception, and can you provide a detailed breakdown of how many developers/debtors were paid bonuses in each year in the period 2009-2017 inclusive? (2) How much in euros has been paid to developers/debtors in profit-sharing/performance bonuses by NAMA in total in the period of 2009-2007, with a breakdown per year? (3) Can you provide in percentage terms the range of profit sharing/performance bonuses provided to NAMA developers/debtors in the years 2009-2017. I.E. the profit sharing/performance bonuses ranged from x% to y% of profits returned to NAMA on properties sold. (4) Did a standard percentage profit share/performance bonus apply to all developers/debtors who had agreed business plans with NAMA, or was each case bespoke? What criteria were applied in decided on the percentage profit sharing/performance bonus applied to each developer/debtor? (5) How much credit has been provided by NAMA in total euro terms to developers co- operating with NAMA on agreed business plans in years 2009-2017 inclusive? Can you provide a breakdown of this total figure on a per year basis in the years 2009-2017 inclusive? (5)(a) Can you provide in percentage terms the interest charged on credit provided to NAMA developers/debtors in the years 2009-2017. I.E. the interest rates ranged from x% to y%, with loan periods in years ranging from x years to y years. (6) How much in euro terms was extended by NAMA to developers/debtors for overheads in the day to day running of their businesses in the years 2009-2017, with a breakdown per year. What was the criteria applied in determining valid overheads. (7) Can you breakdown the overheads referenced in question six into categories deemed valid by NAMA. I.E. What does the term overheads cover: electricity, rent etc? (8) What is the overall figure for salaries paid to developers/debtors in NAMA for the period 2009-2017 inclusive? Can you provide a breakdown of the range of salaries applied and the number of developers/debtors in each category. I.E. NAMA is previously on record as saying three developers were paid in excess of €200,000 each. (9) What bonuses were paid to NAMA staff on top of their salaries in the period 2009-2017 inclusive? How many staff benefited? (10) How many staff were placed on gardening leave in the period 2009-2017 inclusive and how much in euro terms has been spent on gardening leave per year in that period. (11) NAMA is on record as having made a €1bn profit on the sale of Project Jewel - what percentage profit sharing/performance bonus was applied in this case? (12) How many aggregate sales has NAMA made, and how many of these were profitable? (13) How much has NAMA paid in retention payments to retain staff in the period 2009-2017 inclusive? How many staff have benefited from such payments,with a breakdown per year. (14) How much has NAMA paid in redundancy payments to staff in the years 2009-2017 inclusive, with a breakdown per year.
- Received 10 April 2017Decided 11 May 2017RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2016 Review by the Housing Agency of the scheme of loans and grants for purchase of caravans by Travellers.
- Received 19 April 2017Decided 9 May 2017GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence exchanged between the Department and the Residential Tenancies Board regarding the '4% rent cap', between 01/12/20146 and 31/03/2017.
- Received 13 April 2017Decided 8 May 2017GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of any reports and submissions (including letters, faxes and emails) received by the Department between 01/12/2016 and 31/03/2017, relating to potential extension of Rent Pressure Zones to locations in Limerick.
- Received —Decided 5 May 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
1. Criteria and policy applied by the Evaluation Committee in considering applications for Immigrant Investor status. 2. Criteria and policy applied by the Department of Justice when considering applications from investment funds to become ‘Approved Funds'. 3. Applications approved for investment in residential housing under the immigrant investment programme. 4. Applications refused for investment in resident housing under the immigrant investor programme.
- Received 29 March 2017Decided 28 April 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All correspondence, records, audit reports conducted by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government of Kilkenny County Council for the period 30/03/2012 to 29/03/2017.
- Received 4 May 2017Decided 26 April 2017GrantedKildare County Council
Request for Information if KCC has a Social Inclusion Policy or an Inclusion/access strand within it housing policy
- Received 22 March 2017Decided 24 April 2017GrantedGalway County Council
Request details: I request a copy of all housing records, including electronic records, and all homeless records, including electronic records. Under Section 10 of the Freedom of Information legislation I also request written reasons for the decision of the Council to
- Received 24 March 2017Decided 19 April 2017GrantedDonegal County Council
Housing File & Account
- Received 11 March 2017Decided 12 April 2017GrantedKildare County Council
Refusals of social housing.
- Received 11 October 2017Decided 12 April 2017RefusedKildare County Council
Request for information re Housing estates constructed between 2000 & 2005
- Received 15 March 2017Decided 12 April 2017Part-GrantedNational Asset Management Agency Group
Correspondence between the Department of Finance and NAMA regarding NAMA’s plan to work with and fund developers to deliver 20,000 residential units before the end of 2020 and the use of the projected NAMA surplus after 2018 to fund new investment in infrastructure, including affordable housing programmes.
- Received 15 March 2017Decided 11 April 2017GrantedMeath County Council
Breakdown of housing maintenance costs including reactive and planned maintenance for the years 2015 and 2016
- Received 8 November 2017Decided 9 April 2017GrantedKildare County Council
Request re Refusal of Social Housing
- Received —Decided 4 April 2017GrantedLimerick City and County Council
Breakdown of Housing Maintenance costs including reactive & planned maintenance costs for 2015 & 2016
- Received 6 March 2017Decided 3 April 2017GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
The numerical brakdown in the Council's social housing with regard to the different categories of social housing e.g.people eligible in terms of their income,housing for the elderly,victims of domestic violence,people with disabilities etc..
- Received 23 February 2017Decided 31 March 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records of all correspondence, advices, submissions, lobbying received by Department and between the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and the Department of Finance and/or Revenue for records relating to the CO2 linked changes in VRT / motor tax for the 2008, 2012 and 2013 budgets.
- Received 3 March 2017Decided 30 March 2017GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
All documents relating to the operation of the transfer list for social housing applicants who are in receipt of the Housing Assistance payment(HAP).
- Received 3 March 2017Decided 30 March 2017GrantedOffice of Public Works
The amount that the OPW have paid rent for a building that is no longer occupied by state agency and is still paying rent on that building in the years 2015 and 2016; Please include the address of the building and the name of landlord of the building.
- Received 20 February 2017Decided 16 March 2017GrantedDonegal County Council
Copy of Personal Housing File
- Received 18 February 2017Decided 16 March 2017GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
The number of applicants currently on the Council's housing application list.The number from the aforementioned list who are currently listed as waiting more than five years.The number of people who have presented and registered with South Dublin's homeless services in the year 2016.The number of vacant homes within the Council's housing stock at present.Details sought of the Council's long -term plan to alleviate the current housing situation over the next five years.
- Received 20 February 2017Decided 15 March 2017RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records regarding statistics involving homeless minors; Homeless Persons in Emergency Accommodation; statistics/reports involved with Assisting Victims of Domestic Violence with Emergency and Long-Term Accommodation Needs for the year of 2016. The Department's plans to tackle homelessness in 2017, and information regarding support provided by the government and support provided by charities for the homeless (e.g. housing/supplies).
- Received 2 February 2017Decided 14 March 2017GrantedCork City Council
Housing figures
- Received 31 January 2017Decided 13 March 2017RefusedMeath County Council
Copy of Meath County Council’s data retention policy as it relates to personal information including housing files.
- Received 1 February 2017Decided 8 March 2017GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
Number of applications for the social housing waiting list,including a breakdown by family size and length of time on the list.Number of applications for the social housing transfer list and separate figures for the number of HAP recipients on the transfer list.Opening balance,expenditure and closing balance on the Part V fund for December 2016 and at present.Amount of funding sought from DECLG/DHPLG to provide emergency homeless accommodation in 2016 and to date in 2017 and the amount recouped for this purpose.Number of social housing units commenced by SDCC since January 2015 and the commencement date. Number of approvals sought from DECLG/DHPLG for social housing construction projects and/or acquistion of housing units for social housing,number of units for which approval was sought and whether approvals were granted or not from January 2015 to date.Number of vacant social housing units owned by SDCC in 2017.Number of applications to the Tenant (Incremental)Purchase Scheme to date,including the number of successful and unsuccessful applications and a breakdown of the reasons given to applicants for not approving their applications.
- Received 7 February 2017Decided 6 March 2017GrantedCork County Council
Copy of file regarding Housing Estate
- Received 2 June 2017Decided 3 March 2017Part-GrantedKildare County Council
Request for records relating to the Housing Adaptation Grant for 2016
- Received 9 February 2017Decided 3 March 2017GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Any records, correspondence, memos and briefing documents prepared for/by the Department in regards to rent caps in Limerick between 01/06/2016 and 09/02/2017.
- Received 9 February 2017Decided 3 March 2017GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records between the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Forward Planning Unit and Hines Ireland and/or Cairns Homes between 01/01/2015 and 09/02/2017.
- Received 7 February 2017Decided 3 March 2017GrantedCork City Council
Housing Maintenance
- Received 2 February 2017Decided 1 March 2017GrantedDonegal County Council
Housing Lists, Part V, Hap, Homeless etc
- Received —Decided 1 March 2017GrantedLimerick City and County Council
A number of queries regarding housing.
- Received 1 February 2017Decided 1 March 2017GrantedGalway County Council
I wish to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 1. Latest figures on the number of applications from the Social Housing Waiting list in GCC including a breakdown of the list by family size and length of the list. 2. Latest figures on the number of applications to the social housing transfer list from Galway County Local Authority area. To also provide separate figures for the number of HAP recipients on the transfer lists. 3. Figures on the opening balance, expenditure and closing balance of the Part V fund from GCC for December 2016 and at present. 4. Figures detailing the number of individuals or households presenting to homeless services in GCC in each month in 2016 and to present in 2017, including the number of dependents of each person/household and breakdown by family size. 5. Figures detailing the amount of funding sought from the DECLG/DHPLG to provide emergency homeless accommodation for households in 2016 and to date in 2017 and the amount that was recouped from the DECLG/DHPLG for this purpose.
- Received 1 February 2017Decided 28 February 2017RefusedNational Asset Management Agency Group
Correspondence between NAMA and the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government regarding the occupation of Apollo House by the Home Sweet Home group.
- Received 2 February 2017Decided 28 February 2017GrantedCork County Council
Records re Housing including Social Housing List in CCC, including no. of applications , no. of units, funding and other records
- Received 2 February 2017Decided 23 February 2017GrantedWicklow County Council
1-The latest figures on the number of applications from the Social Housing Waiting List in Wicklow Local Authority
- Received 26 January 2017Decided 22 February 2017Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All records relating to communications between Department of Finance and Minister and Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in relation to Residential Tenancies Bill 2016.
- Received 9 February 2017Decided 21 February 2017RefusedCork County Council
Information on consultations with the Housing Agency
- Received 1 February 2017Decided 21 February 2017GrantedMonaghan County Council
Housing stats
- Received 16 January 2017Decided 21 February 2017GrantedCork City Council
Homeless Records
- Received —Decided 20 February 2017GrantedLimerick City and County Council
Total amount of unpaid rent from the Council's social housing for 2016 & 2015. Total number of tenants availing of social housing. Number of tenants who are behind with payments for the same periods. Number of evictions recorded for 2015 & 2016.
- Received 23 January 2017Decided 20 February 2017GrantedGalway County Council
I wish to make a request under the Freedom of Information act regarding social housing and unpaid rent. I am looking for the total amount of unpaid rent from the Council’s social housing for 2016 & 2015. I would also like the number of tenants availing of social housing, and separately the number of tenants who are behind with payments for the same period. I would also like the number of evictions recorded for 2015 & 2016
- Received 31 January 2017Decided 17 February 2017Part-GrantedWicklow County Council
Information pertaining to development on Blackberry Lane, Delgany – Lands at Three Trouts Stream 1-The list of housing bodies the tender will go out to, and/or any preliminary correspondence to housing bodies who have already been approached. 2-The type of development this is intended to be. 3-What size this land is on Blackberry Lane 4-Confirmation that this land on Blackberry lane is zoned re existing residential 5-A precise date for when the tender will go out. In short I am requesting any/all documentation relating to land on Blackberry Lane.
- Received 24 January 2017Decided 17 February 2017Part-GrantedCork County Council
Details regarding taking in charge of housing estate
- Received 27 January 2017Decided 16 February 2017RefusedMeath County Council
A. Number of housing units built in Ashbourne in 2016 B. Total money collected in development levies on above housing units.