Housing
4316 requests
- Received 30 June 2025Decided 24 July 2025GrantedCork City Council
Calls logged by housing allocations
- Received 23 June 2025Decided 18 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/06/2025 to 23/06/2025: Request for correspondence sent by members of the public to minister regarding Rent Pressure Zones.
- Received 24 June 2025Decided 18 July 2025GrantedOffice of Public Works
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am requesting access to the following records: Any and all records, correspondence, briefings, memos, reports, or internal discussions held by the OPW concerning the potential or confirmed purchase, lease, or acquisition of the Citywest Hotel (located in Saggart, Co. Dublin), from January 1, 2021, to the present date. Any contracts, agreements, or memorandums of understanding between the OPW and any other parties related to the acquisition, use, or ongoing negotiations regarding the Citywest Hotel. Details of any due diligence processes or assessments carried out by or on behalf of the OPW concerning the acquisition of the Citywest Hotel. All communications (emails, letters, or meeting notes) between the OPW and: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, The Department of Housing, The Department of Finance, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to the Citywest Hotel. If any part of this request is likely to be refused under Section 15 or 37 of the Act, I would ask that you consider releasing any part of the documents that can be separated out under Section 18.
- Received 23 June 2025Decided 17 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 26/05/2025 to 23/06/2025: Request for email correspondence between the minister and department staff at principal officer level and above who are involved in the Housing Activation Office and the secondment of staff to Housing Activation Office from Executive Team of Uisce Éireann Executive Team of ESB Networks Executive Team of NTA from the period 15/02/2025 to 30/05/2025 Executive Team of local authorities (e.g. Dublin City Council)
- Received 24 June 2025Decided 17 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period 16/06/2025 to 23/06/2025: Request for email correspondence between the minister and his special advisers and department staff at principal officer level and above about the Housing Activation Office.
- Received 18 June 2025Decided 16 July 2025RefusedCharities Regulator
Under section 12 of the FOI Act 2014 I request the following records in relation to Tar Isteach Housing in Carlow .CHY22543/RCN20205427, formerly known as Kilkenny Voluntary Housing Association. Any records held by the Charities Regulator that identify the address/location of the 50 houses across Kilkenny and Carlow that is referenced on their website https://www.creatinghome.ie/our-services
- Received 23 June 2025Decided 15 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 23/01/2025 to 23/06/2025: Request for the following: - Copies of all correspondence regarding changes to Rent Pressure Zones between relevant department officials and Department of Public Expenditure officials Department of Finance officials Department Officials of Principle Officer Grade and up - Correspondence to include, but not be limited to, letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, memos, briefing documents, minutes of meetings etc.
- Received 16 June 2025Decided 15 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/03/2025 to 16/06/2025: Request for correspondence, and attachments, between the department and the Department of Finance that relates to funding of social housing schemes using the PPP model.
- Received 16 June 2025Decided 15 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/03/2025 to 16/06/2025: Request for correspondence, and attachments, between the department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform that relates to the funding of social housing schemes using the PPP model.
- Received 13 June 2025Decided 10 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/03/2025 to 11/06/2025: Request for: Briefing documents provided to the minister relating to reforming the rental sector. Correspondence sent to the minister from stakeholders, lobby groups or potential investors in the housing sector regarding reforming Ireland's rental policy.
- Received 11 June 2025Decided 9 July 2025Part-GrantedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
1. All briefing documents given to Housing Agency chief executive prior to, upon, or following his appointment to the position. 2. Details, minutes and agendas of all meetings attended by Housing Agency chief executive Martin Whelan in his first two weeks following his appointment to the position. 3. Any Correspondences between the Housing Agency Chief Executive and the Housing Tsar or Chief of Housing Activation Office between March 31 and June 10, 2025.
- Received 11 June 2025Decided 8 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2025 to 11/06/2025: RE: Rent sector changes, including rent pressure zones, protections for renters, measures aimed at enhancing the supply of multi-unit developments and related resources and funding requirements. Request for the following records of Correspondence between the department and Department of Finance Correspondence between the department and Department of Taoiseach At the level of assistant secretary general and above this correspondence should include, but is not limited to, emails, letters, memos, reports, draft memos, draft reports, calls, text messages, social media app messages, and other forms of correspondence/documents.
- Received 9 June 2025Decided 7 July 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/04/2025 to 09/06/2025: Request for correspondence, and attachments, from between department officials and department of finance officials that relates to the need for more funding for social housing.
- Received 26 June 2025Decided 4 July 2025RefusedMeath County Council
Seeks records re Housing matters
- Received 27 June 2025Decided 1 July 2025WithdrawnDonegal County Council
Records in relation to Housing file
- Received 3 June 2025Decided 1 July 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 20/1/2025 to 03/06/2025. Request for copies of the e-Submissions and ancillary documents: 146-25: Appointment of Chief Executive to the Housing Agency and its board
- Received 3 June 2025Decided 30 June 2025GrantedGalway City Council
A copy of the business case, cost benefit analysis, or approval or sanction documents associated with the decision of the council to offer the former Pálás cinema rent-free to an operator. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format
- Received 27 June 2025Decided 30 June 2025RefusedCork City Council
Bicycle shelters in housing estates
- Received 29 May 2025Decided 30 June 2025RefusedClare County Council
access to records in relation to a septic tank maintained by Clare County Council. Specifically, I am seeking access to: 1.R ecords relating to the operation, maintenance, inspection, or servicing of the septic tank located in a private housing development. 2.D etails of any wastewater discharge licence or other authorisations issued in connection with this septic tank; 3.A ny correspondence, reports, or internal assessments regarding the environmental or public health impact of the tank.
- Received 27 May 2025Decided 27 June 2025GrantedGalway County Council
Request for records detailing the country‑of‑birth breakdown of Irish citizens who have been allocated housing
- Received 5 June 2025Decided 27 June 2025RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
RE: https://www.thejournal.ie/planning-extemptions-housing-crisis- 6722707-Jun2025/ Following, the announcement of plans to exempt cabins from planning permission in February of this year, the Minister and Junior Minister have heard submissions from 11 government departments as well as planning bodies and local authorities. Request copies of these submissions made by the 11 government departments, planning bodies, and local authorities.
- Received —Decided 27 June 2025Part-GrantedDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Any reviews, audits, reports or briefing materials received by the Minister for Integration concerning modular housing for Ukrainian refugees from 01/09/2024 to date of request. The number of modular homes currently occupied, the number of modular homes not yet completed, the expected delivery date of the unfinished modular homes.
- Received 3 June 2025Decided 27 June 2025GrantedMayo County Council
Looking for copies of spatial datasets in a GIS compatible format: 1. All land use zoning (Current and possible historic land use zoning if possible for county and local) 2. Specific Local Objectives 3. Wind Energy/Solar/Housing strategy zones 4. County council flood zoning
- Received 3 June 2025Decided 24 June 2025Part-GrantedDonegal County Council
Records in relation to all land use zoning and wind energy , specific local objectives housing strategy
- Received 3 June 2025Decided 24 June 2025GrantedClare County Council
requesting access to the following spatial datasets in a GIS compatible format (Shapefile/kmz/GDB); 1. All land use zoning (Current and possible historic land use zoning if possible for county and local) 2. Specific Local Objectives; 3. Wind Energy/Solar/Housing strategy zones; 4. County council flood zoning. I would appreciate the most recent version along with -the date of publication and the years the CDP is valid for -projection format
- Received 27 May 2025Decided 23 June 2025RefusedLongford County Council
Nationality - Social Housing Allocation
- Received 23 May 2025Decided 17 June 2025Part-GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Affordable Housing Scheme
- Received 17 April 2025Decided 17 June 2025RefusedCork City Council
Records re non-Irish housing applications etc
- Received 20 May 2025Decided 16 June 2025RefusedOffice of Public Works
Any reviews, audits, reports or briefing materials produced by OPW officials and received by the OPW Chair or the Minister for State (OPW) concerning modular housing for Ukrainian refugees from 01/09/2024 to date.
- Received 3 April 2025Decided 5 June 2025Part-GrantedLongford County Council
Housing Construction File
- Received 21 May 2025Decided 5 June 2025RefusedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
We hereby request that the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications furnish us with all Records (as defined in the Act) passing between the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the CCPC), the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage that contain information referencing or relating to: (i) The structure and operation of the household collection market in Ireland, (ii) The system of competition of the household waste collection market in Ireland, and (iii) The CCPC statement ‘Current waste market structure will never deliver for Irish public’ dated 15 April 2025. Between 1 January 2024 and the date of this request.
- Received 5 May 2025Decided 30 May 2025RefusedNational Asset Management Agency Group
1. Internal records relating to the planned appointment of a Chief Executive to the Housing Activation Office during the period 1 January 2025 to 5 May 2025. 2. Records relating to dealings with other bodies, individuals or Departments on the same matter during the same time period.
- Received 29 April 2025Decided 27 May 2025Part-GrantedCork City Council
Housing statistics
- Received 29 April 2025Decided 25 May 2025RefusedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
Records in relation to the Approved Housing Bodies (AHB) funding application for social housing.
- Received 17 April 2025Decided 23 May 2025GrantedGalway County Council
Request relating to the number of social housing applications made from non-Irish
- Received 30 April 2025Decided 23 May 2025RefusedNational Asset Management Agency Group
1. Correspondence between NAMA and the Department of Housing relating to the future of the NAMA CEO and his proposed secondment to the Department of Housing. 2. Correspondence between NAMA and the Department of Finance relating to the future of the NAMA CEO and his proposed secondment to the Department of Housing. 3. Correspondence between NAMA and the NTMA relating to the future of the NAMA CEO and his proposed secondment to the Department of Housing. 4. Correspondence between NAMA CEO and the Secretary General of the Department of Housing between 1 January 2025 and 30 April 2025.
- Received —Decided 23 May 2025GrantedLouth County Council
HOUSING WAITING LIST
- Received —Decided 23 May 2025GrantedLouth County Council
HOUSING MAINTENANCE/VACANCY
- Received 29 April 2025Decided 22 May 2025RefusedNational Asset Management Agency Group
1. Correspondence between NAMA CEO and the Department Housing and related to the establishment, resources and funding for the Housing Activation Office. 2. Correspondence between NAMA CEO and the Department of Public Expenditure related to the establishment, resources and funding for the Housing Activation Office. 3. Correspondence between NAMA CEO and Department of Taoiseach related to the establishment, resources and funding for the Housing Activation Office. 4. Correspondence between NAMA and the Department of Finance related to the establishment, resources and funding for the Housing Activation Office.
- Received 29 April 2025Decided 22 May 2025RefusedNational Asset Management Agency Group
1. Correspondence between NAMA CEO and the Department of Housing related to salaries and terms and conditions of employment for the Housing Activation Office staff (staff should include the head of the Housing Activation Office). 2. Correspondence between NAMA CEO and the Department of Public Expenditure related to salaries and terms and conditions of employment for the Housing Activation Office staff (staff should include the head of the Housing Activation Office). 3. Correspondence between NAMA CEO and the Department of Finance related to salaries and terms and conditions of employment for the Housing Activation Office staff (staff should include the head of the Housing Activation Office)
- Received 23 April 2025Decided 22 May 2025GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
In a recent PQ reply, the minister said that his department was aware of "the challenges around facilitating data centre connections in constrained regions which can lead to grid constraints on the local distribution network impacting other customers’ connections" I am seeking briefing notes, meeting minutes, reports or correspondence relating to the Department’s knowledge of housing not being connected to the energy grid due to data centres using capacity, covering the last two years.
- Received 23 April 2025Decided 20 May 2025GrantedGalway County Council
Request relating to housing maintenance and vavant properties
- Received 23 April 2025Decided 20 May 2025Part-GrantedGalway City Council
The number of Council owned homes currently vacant by length of vacancy in 6 monthly intervals in tabular form (i.e 0-6 months, 6-12 months etc) - The amount provided for in your Budget 2025 expenditure list for housing maintenance and the amount of this for proactive, non-emergency maintenance - The number of social homes owned by your local authority for which you hold maintenance responsibility (i.e exclusive of AHB managed properties) - The number of maintenance requests received in 2024
- Received 23 April 2025Decided 19 May 2025GrantedLongford County Council
Housing vacancies and maintenance
- Received 17 April 2025Decided 19 May 2025GrantedClare County Council
The no. of social housing applications made to the local authority from all non-Irish national categories (e.g. UK national, EEA-national, non-EEA national, etc.) outlined in the Dept Circular Housing 41/2012. The no. of social housing applications accepted from all non-Irish national categories (e.g. UK national, EEA-national, non-EEA national, etc.) outlined in the Circular Housing 41/2012. The no. of applications ultimately allocated social housing from all non-Irish national categories (e.g. UK national, EEA-national, non-EEA national, etc.) outlined in the Circular Housing 41/2012. The no. of applications made from all non-Irish national categories (e.g. UK national, EEA-national, non-EEA national, etc.) outlined in the Department Circular Housing 41/2012.
- Received 25 April 2025Decided 16 May 2025RefusedCork City Council
Housing stock Mgt policy
- Received 23 April 2025Decided 15 May 2025GrantedDonegal County Council
Records in relation to no of council owned homes currently vacant by length of vacancy, amount budgeted for housing maintenance, maintenance requests etc
- Received 29 April 2025Decided 13 May 2025GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Shanganagh Affordable Housing
- Received 11 April 2025Decided 13 May 2025GrantedThe Housing Agency (Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency)
List of independent surveyors on the Framework appointed by the Housing Agency
- Received 23 April 2025Decided 12 May 2025GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Social Housing Waiting Lists