Housing

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

​The total funding for homeless accommodation services and related services in Ireland for 2014 and any reports on funding for same between 01/01/2015 and 18/05/2015; The latest Progress Report of the Implementation Plan on the State's Response to Homelessness; The minutes for any meetings of the "Cross Departmental Team on Homelessness and the National Homelessness Consultative Committee" that took place after July, 2014.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

​Details of independent housing bodies and how much funding they have received from County Councils between 01/01/2011 and 21/04/2015. The amount of funding spent on rent allowances between 01/01/2011 and 21/04/2015, by year and by County Council. Funding to Rental Assistance Scheme since it started by year and by amount of houses in each County Council. Amount of houses built by County Council's by area between 01/01/2011 and 21/04/2015. Amount of money spent by councils on building social housing between 01/01/2011 and 21/04/2015, List of all property and land owned or held in trust by State.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

​All correspondence between the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Local Authorities, and DPER in relation to the need for additional staff to implement the Social Housing Strategy 2020.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

​Correspondence between the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Dublin City Council, South Dublin County Council and Fingal County Council relating to plans for the appointment of 200 staff to implement the social housing strategy.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

​Copies of all notes for the Minister of the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to rent controls, rent certainty measures, rent caps linking rents to inflation between 01/07/2014 and 16/03/2015. All Correspondence between Minister and any party relating to rent controls, rent certainty measures, rent caps or measures to link rents to inflation between 01/07/2014 and 16/03/2015.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

​All correspondence provided to the Minister in relation to the possible introduction of rent controls, rent reductions or rent stabilisation measures in Private Rental Market from January 2012 to 11/03/2015.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Request for records relating to a social housing matter and the availability of alternative accommodation, on behalf of two individuals.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

​Correspondence between the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Department of Health relating to the housing needs for people with disabilities living in congregated settings, from September 2014 to 24/02/2015.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

​A copy of the minutes of all meetings of the Housing Supply Coordination Task Force since it was established to 28/01/2015.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

​Details of requests for extra funding made by local authorities supplemental to any original budget allocation provided to them by the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government for the years 2013 and 2014, encompassing the following area - Social Housing.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

A copy of any correspondence and/or reports from 2006-2007 between the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Athlone Town Council regarding housing, particularly the oversupply of housing, within the town ( PRIVATE HOUSING ).

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

​All correspondence between the Department and Dublin City Council regarding the outturn Section 10 funding for Homeless Services since June 2011.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

All correspondence with Cork City Council regarding the preparation and contents of its Housing Needs Assessment for 2008 which was requested by the Department in January 2008, under the terms of Section 9 of the Housing Act 1988.  ​

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

All records relating to the allocation of funding to Co. Mayo and Co. Kilkenny relating to Housing Grants​.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

All records relating to 79 Unfinished Housing Estates​

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

All correspondence between the Department,Local Authorities and the Cara Housing Association ​

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The total spent broken down by year from 2009 to 2014 for homeless people to include the establishment and number of nights booked​ in relation to: Hotel, B&B Emergency Accommodation. The total spent in the first 5 months of year (January - May) between 2009-2014 for homeless people in relation to: Hotel  Emergency Accommodation. A list of all establishments  that have been booked to accommodate homeless people(to include total amount paid and number of nights booked) broken down by year for 2009 to 2014.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

All records, correspondence in relation to the review of the Shared Ownership Schemes along with copies of minutes taken by the Housing Agency (No’s 20 to 24) ​

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

·        A database of all funding by the way of private housing grants for the years 2010,2011,2012,2013 and 2014, to include the local authority area, the amount of funding allocated and the amount of funding that was sought in each round. ·        Copies of the criteria under which the grants are allocated. ·        Copies of any representations received by the Department from elected representatives during the lifetime of the Government regarding these grants. Copies of any correspondence – written or electronic - between the Department and the Taoiseach/Department of Taoiseach/Taoiseach’s private or constituency office regarding same in lifetime of current government​

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

All correspondence with Cork City Council or anybody acting on their behalf from August to December 2007 regarding to the financing and approval of support for sheltered housing at Farranree, Cork​.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

All correspondence sent or received by Jan O’Sullivan concerning social/housing/homelessness/rent allowance/rent caps in the last six months​

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Any and all recordS held by the Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government or the    previous Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with regard to the Castleblayney Care Housing Association Project at Drumhillard, Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ref CA09000017, to include all documents of any kind and description created by or on behalf of the Department as well as those received by the Department from third parties and in particular but not limited to any reports prepared either by the Department or any other party with regard to this project. ​

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

All records relating to the minutes of the Rent Tribunal Hearing - case number D384 ​

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

·       All correspondence with Cork City Council regarding subsidies, consideration and approval for the purchase of properties under the affordable housing scheme between January 2007 and December 2012. ·       all emails sent or received from stephen_kearney@corkcity.ie,   any written correspondence from Stephen Kearney, the ex director of housing in Cork City Council, in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 ·       internal correspondence on City Council’s requests for approval for affordable housing purchases between January 2007 and December 2009 ·       details of affordable housing purchases by Cork City Council that were notified to the Department between January 2007 and the present day​

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Correspondence in relation to exemptions from property tax for unfisnished housing estates​

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

All documents relating to the Social Housing Assessment regualtions 2011​

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Records re exemption of unfinished housing estates from property tax​

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

All records on the determination of which unfinished housing estates would be exempt from the local property tax​

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The minutes etc of all meeetings in 2011 and 2012 of the following groups: National Co-ordination Committee on Unfinished Housing Developments​ Local Government Mortgage Arrears Guidance Group

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The minutes etc of all meeetings in 2011 and 2012 of the following groups: National Co-ordination Committee on Unfinished Housing Developments​ Local Government Mortgage Arrears Guidance Group

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

​Payments to voluntary housing associations in 2011

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

1. The names, addresses and individual valuations of the 100-plus sites that local authorities applied to the Department to transfer to the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency by end of 2011​ 2. The number of sites approved for transfer by the Department to date, with the names, addresses and individual valuation of each, as well as the council which originally owned the land

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

(a) The names, addresses and individual valuations of the 100-plus sites that local authorities applied to the Department to transfer to the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency by end of 2011​; and (b) The number of sites approved for transfer by the Department to date, with the names, addresses and individual valuation of each, as well as the council which originally owned the land.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Copy of the Murtagh Report in relation to homeless service​s

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Copy of the Murtagh Report in relation to homeless service​s.

Cork County Council

Offers of social housing 2019

Louth County Council

Please provide the number of service requests for housing maintenance on social housing units since 2019, breaking down the requests logged per month and into the categories of urgency used by the Council, such as Emergency, Urgent and routine. Please indicate how many requests remain outstanding for each category, Please also provide the number of inspections carried out by the Council of privately owned properties used for social housing over the same period, indicating the number that did not meet basic standards and the number of improvement letters sent, again breaking down by month.

Louth County Council

Under FOI a copy of the planning application submission/file for the Castlemanor Housing Estate and Castlemanor Housing Estate Extension on Ballymakenny Road Drogheda.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

In the period of 14/05/2024 to 22/01/2025:Request for: -  Records of correspondence to/from Department staff (at Assistant Secretary Level or above) and members of the Housing Commission regarding the commission’s report/recommendations and any possible implementation of these report/recommendations.  Records of meetings, including meeting notes and minutes, between Department staff (at Assistant Secretary Level or above) and members of the Housing Commission.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

In the period of 01/07/2024 to 22/01/2025: Request for minutes of National Homeless Action Committee meetings, including records of any documents presentations, correspondence and other materials used/shared at the meetings.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Request the following referenced in the April 2025 Credit Policy Guidelines 1. Copy of Circular 15 of 2024 2. Copy of Circular 25 of 2024 3. Copy of Circular 12 of 2025 4. Copy of LA Home Loan Technical and Operational Manual 5. List of Residency Criteria change in the Housing Loans 6. List of regulations and legal instruments relied on in support of the Residency Criteria change in the Housing Loans 7. List of legal advice and or statutory authority cited or relied on in support of the Residency Criteria change in the Housing Loans. 8. All internal correspondence, memos, notes, or meeting minutes within the Local Authority Home Loan & LIHAF unit of the Department, discussing the rationale, drafting, approval, or legal review of the Residency Criteria change in the Housing Loans in the period of 01/07/2024 to 30/06/2025 9. All original Ministerial guidelines and instructions recommending changes to residency or immigration status, eligibility criteria as implemented in Housing Loans. 10. All communications (emails or letters) between the LA Home Loan & LIHAF unit and the following bodies:

Louth County Council

Section 11 (access to records) of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request access to records, which are: Non-Personal 1. All correspondence (sent and received) between the council and the Peter McVerry Trust, related to proposed housing projects or developments, between 1st July and 17th November 2023.

Louth County Council

The number of dwellings distributed to persons on the council housing list for the last five years broke up into 1.Irish citizens 2.European citizens 3.Non European citizens

Louth County Council

Request all information communications and correspondence relating to Earlsfort Housing Development, Blackrock, between dates of 2003 to 2023 present day. All correspondence between the landowners, developers, and planning office of LCC. Companies listed, and relating to the land, land purchase and land development are namely: • Eamon Doherty, Doherty Build. • Doherty Developments • DJ & EJ Doherty • Doherty building and civil engineering. • All these companies have the same address of Quay Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

 Request for minutes for all meetings of the High Level Affordable Housing Delivery Group from 03/10/2024 to 16/01/2025  All final versions of briefing material prepared ahead of such meetings  Records of all material presented at the meetings

Louth County Council

I am writing to request information under the FOI Act. Could you please provide me with the following information: The number of applications received for Housing Adaptation Grants (the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability; the Mobility Aids Grant; and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant) from 1 January 2023 to 1 August 2023; The number of grants awarded for Housing Adaptation Grants (the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability; the Mobility Aids Grant; and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant) from 1 January 2023 to 1 August 2023;The value (in euros €) of grants awarded for Housing Adaptation Grants (the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability; the Mobility Aids Grant; and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant) from 1 January 2023 to 1 August 2023; The number of people on the waiting list for Housing Adaptation Grants (the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability; the Mobility Aids Grant; and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant) as of 1st August 2023; The number of grant applications for Housing Adaptation Grants (the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability; the Mobility Aids Grant; and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant) from 1 January 2023 to 1 August 2023 which were denied

Louth County Council

Under the FOI Act 2014 can I request the following information: 1. The number of people on the Louth Housing List broke down into Irish Citizens, European Citizens, Non European Citizens. 2. The number of persons in Louth receiving HAP or RAS once again broke up into Irish Citizens, European Citizens and Non European Citizens

Louth County Council

Under the FOI Act 2014 can I request the following information: 1. The number of people on the Louth Housing List broke down into Irish Citizens, European Citizens, Non European Citizens. 2. The number of persons in Louth receiving HAP or RAS once again broke up into Irish Citizens, European Citizens and Non European Citizens

Louth County Council

I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2014: The number of complaints made about social housing in each year for the past three years. A breakdown of the type of complaints for each year for the past three years i.e damp, mould etc.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Request for all and any records held by the department relating to the assignment of a senior advisor/principal architect to the principal officer/Head of Business Unit of the Housing Market Intelligence, Strategic Reform and Research Unit.