Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
FOI Requests — 4,000 records (page 74 of 80)
- Received —Decided 8 January 2012Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All documents in the last 9 months (request dated 26 June 2012) in relation to the Electoral Amendment Bill - except letters from members of the public.
- Received 16 January 2012Decided 3 January 2012Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All correspondence, documentation etc in relation to the decision to increase motor tax in Budget 2012
- Received 30 January 2012Decided 3 January 2012Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
how much was spent by the Department in 2010 and 2011 on: directory enquiry services calls to the speaking clock
- Received 16 January 2012Decided 3 January 2012GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
All correspondence and documentation in relation to the decision to increase motor tax in Budget 2012.
- Received 30 January 2012Decided 3 January 2012Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The amount spent by the Department in 2010 and 2011 on: (a) directory enquiry services; and (b) calls to the speaking clock.
- Received 1 September 2012Decided 2 January 2012GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The top ten posts within the Department, how much they are paid and what their role is
- Received 1 September 2012Decided 2 January 2012GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Details of the top ten posts within the Department, their role and remuneration
- Received 20 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for all records related to this lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/120467/glenveagh-properties-plc
- Received 18 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2024 inclusive: Request for 1. Zoo inspection reports relating to all cheetahs at Fota Wildlife Park 2. Any records relating to births, deaths (including sex, age at death, cause of death and details of all translocations (including destination & copies of export licences and CITES permits) of cheetahs 3. Where any cheetah was euthanized, the age and sex of the animal and the reason for euthanasia (e.g. welfare grounds on the advice of a suitably qualified veterinary practitioner or ‘surplus’ to requirements, i.e. not having the desired genes). 4. The number of cheetahs released to the wild, the country and location where these cheetahs were released and their fate 5. Details of any further planned releases to the wild (or translocations to other zoos) of cheetahs currently at Fota Wildlife Park as of 31/01/2025
- Received 31 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for records of a meeting between Cairns Homes and Department Officials
- Received 22 January 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/09/2024 and 31/12/2024: Request for Any emails, notes, memos, briefings and/or records in relation to the meeting between Kevin
- Received 6 January 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for full copies of the annual interim summary reports for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 submitted by BirdWatch Ireland to NPWS relating to each of the Countryside Bird Survey (CBS) and Irish Wetland Bird Survey (I-WeBS). As required under tasks C5 and I13 of the service contract for CBS and I-WeBS entered into between NPWS and BirdWatch Ireland, dated 09/11/2020. Request for full copies of the service contracts for delivery of the Irish Wetland Bird Survey (I-WeBS) covering the years 2011-2020 i.e., the contract(s) for 10 years preceding the current contract.
- Received 22 January 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for access to correspondence between CEO of the Peter McVerry Trust and the Minister during 2024 and to date in 2025.
- Received 18 December 2024Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/06/2024 to 18/12/2024: Request for all correspondence received and sent by the Minister and Senior Officials to and from the chair and members of the Project Development Board for the Cork Event Centre.
- Received 28 August 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for a copy of: 1. Records held by the department team responsible for delivering on Output 2.3.5 as regards the first part of Output 2.3.5 further to delivery of Output 2.3.5. This should include all relevant memos, letters, emails, reports or other form of documentation in respect of meeting Output 2.3.5, including those provided by the department to the Department of Justice. 2. Records held by the DHLGH team responsible for delivering on Output 2.3.5 as regards DHLGH’s final determination of the second part of Output 2.3.5:
- Received 18 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In relation to transboundary consultation for a gold mine application for Greencastle, Co. Tyrone. Request for The full notification sent by the Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) to the department on 30/01/2025 Correspondence relating to the Dalradian gold mine application for which actually involves several planning applications. Any other correspondence relating to the gold mine. All records relating to the gold mine application, including any replies sent from our government to the Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland). All records from the start of 01/01/2025 to the present date, including any correspondence preceding and following the official notification of 30/01/2025, as well as the notification itself.
- Received 23 January 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request the number and type of vehicles operated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service:- Which have been decommissioned or replaced or are due to be in the near future. Which in have been decommissioned or replaced 2022, 2023, and 2024. which have been decommissioned or replaced vehicles still owned by the National Parks and Wildlife Services (e.g. those no longer in use, and not yet sold or scrapped) Which are due to be decommissioned or replaced in 2025. The total estimated monetary value of these vehicles broken down by year, also the total estimated value of any vehicles that are no longer in use but have yet been scrapped or sold. The average cost of decommissioning such vehicles and/or the total cost of decommissioning vehicles per year, from 2022-2025.
- Received 21 January 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for access to any document which sets out your organisation’s policy or practice regarding job titles and the use of words such as “Chief”, “Head of…”, “Director of …”, “Manager”, “Senior Manager”, “Officer”, etc. and whether these terms are linked to particular grades or salary scales.
- Received 22 January 2025Decided —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.
- Received 22 January 2025Decided —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.
- Received 21 August 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
RE: The Proposed Belville Solar Farm project and the records held by the National Parks & Wildlife Service. For clarity, this request refers to the proposed solar farm development by Power Capital Renewable Energy (PCRE), located near Belville, Monivea, Co. Galway, commonly referred to as the “Belville Solar Farm.” This includes any associated grid connection or infrastructure works linked to this development, and any records where the project is referred to under a different internal name or reference. This request also covers any proposed Phase 2 or Phase 3 expansions, whether publicly announced or not, and any Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) or fire safety-related assessments. Request for following records: - 1. Environmental and Biodiversity Records
- Received 8 November 2024Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for technical reports on dwellings affected by Defective Concrete received by the Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks and that these reports formed the basis of the Expert Panel's report published in June 2017.
- Received 21 August 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment 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:
- Received 25 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of year 2022, 2023, and 2024 and so far in 2025: Request for 1. Total amount spent on online advertising for advertising campaigns by the department and the names of the online platforms involved for 2022, 2023, and 2024 and so far in 2025. 2. Total amount spent on advertising campaigns by the Department broken down by medium - Online, Print Media, Radio and TV
- Received 18 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/092024 to 18/02/2025: Request for copies of any letters or emails written by the Construction Industry Federation of Ireland to the office of the minister
- Received 17 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for the Ministerial Brief presented to Minister Cummins upon his appointment in January 2025.
- Received 22 February 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/07/2023 to 22/02/2024 - Request for eSubmissions and attached documents on 676-23 – Proposed Amendments to the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase
- Received 17 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for access to all records - including emails, briefing notes, memos etc. related to this lobbying return https://www.lobbying.ie/return/114481/construction-industry-federation-cif
- Received 20 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for all records held by the Department regarding the following call for tender published on E-tenders on 3rd December 2023 titled Tender for the Provision of Software as a Service (SAAS) solution for External Audit Management https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=27 86026 In particular request for a full copy of the following 1. A copy of all tender submissions 2. All internal correspondence regarding this tender (Inclusive of correspondence prior to publication of notice) within Department from 10/03/2023 to 20/01/2025 3. All external correspondence from Department regarding this tender (inclusive of correspondence prior to publication of notice) - i.e. to prospective tenderers 4. All copies of scoring sheets made by the awarding panel to include contemporaneous notes 5. All copies of financial quotes from bidders
- Received 16 January 2025Decided —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
- Received 18 August 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment 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.
- Received 14 February 2024Decided —GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/03/2023 to 14/02/2024 Request for a copy of all communications between The Department and the Department of the Taoiseach regarding the Government Legislation Programmes of Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024 in relation to the Seanad electorate/franchise.
- Received 19 February 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Under the Enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme: Request for a copy of all quarterly or monthly claims forms received from each Local Authority. Also a copy of the most recent quarterly or monthly stats/statistics form received from each Local Authorities.
- Received 26 February 2024Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for copies of all records on Development Management and De-Zoning / De- listing of Lands from Residential Development (Housing) to Agriculture use in an area of Co Galway
- Received 21 February 2024Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/11/2023 to 21/02/2024: Request for copies of the following records of the Water Policy Advisory Committee (WPAC): Minutes of meetings Presentations delivered at meetings Any briefings, assessments or reports prepared by members of the (WPAC) Minutes of any sub-groups of the Water Policy Advisory Committee (WPAC)
- Received 16 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for any email correspondence between the Department and journalists, staff members or contractors at RTÉ regarding embargoed news or material (including but not limited to press releases, reports, social media posts, or other announcements) that were scheduled for release between 01/06/2024 to 16/01/2025. In addition, any emails sent or received on official government email addresses, as well as private email addresses used for official business.
- Received 17 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
RE: S.I. 577/2023 Who were the recipients who received €1,400 demanded under this S.I.? For these recipients, where can the VAT Consultation Services Registration number be found? Where can the VAT amount of €250,000 to be returned - be found on record? Does this €1.4million appear on the County Council's Annual Audit? Request for copies of all the Relevant Documents and invoices for VAT + Expenses issued to DAA for the money.
- Received 28 July 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for the last three tax reports sent to the department by Uisce Éireann as per Section 8.47 of the Corporate Governance Code.
- Received 19 August 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/03/2025 to 18/08/2025: Request for communications between the Housing Activation Office, the secretary’s general office and the minister's office surrounding the appointment of a head of the Housing Activation Office.
- Received 21 July 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/05/2025 to 21/07/2025: Request for email correspondence received by the minister about secondment of staff to Housing Activation Office.
- Received 21 July 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 21/04/2025 to 23/05/2025: Request for 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 Uisce Éireann ESB Networks NTA from the period 15/02/2025 to 30/05/2025 Local Authorities (e.g. Dublin City Council)
- Received 13 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for the briefing documents presented to the new Minister earlier this year. (Previously FOI-0070-2025 was withdrawn by the department as the documents have been published online - Documents are heavily redacted)
- Received 11 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Request for access to each FOI Internal Review Decision Letter issued by the department in 2024 and any records released therewith, but excluding any exclusively to personal information as in Section 2 of FOI act.
- Received 11 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Relating to Housing Targets/Completions for 2024 Request for any briefings/memos/talking points prepared for the then- minister Regarding a report by Deutsche Numis Research predicting that more than 40,000 new homes would be built in Ireland last year; Regarding a report by Ernst Young/Euroconstruct about the number of new homes that would be built in Ireland last year; Between August and December in which housing targets or expected completions referenced for 2024. Correspondence between the minister's office and the office of An Taoiseach between August and December 2024 in which housing targets were mentioned
- Received 16 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has reported meeting with Minister Darragh O'Brien between 01/09/2024 and 31/12/2024 to discuss, inter alia, an "update of housing activity & house building sentiment". Request for: records held by the Department all paper and digital correspondence (emails, letters, texts, WhatsApp, faxes) between the parties during the period in question minutes for the above meeting all final versions of briefing material prepared by officials ahead of the meeting records of all material presented at the meeting
- Received 16 January 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/06/2024, and 16/01/2025: Request for emails between the Department and journalists, staff or contractors at the Irish Times regarding embargoed news (including but not limited to press releases, reports, social media posts, or other announcements) that were scheduled for release between. Also emails sent or received on official government email addresses, as well as private email addresses used for official business.
- Received 20 August 2025Decided —GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/01/2015 to 20/08/2025: Request for records, circulars, communications or any correspondence regarding the provision of aid (to include funding) by the department. (and previous iterations of this department / ‘the Department of Housing’) to local authorities (including but not limited to the respective Traveller Accommodation Units) for the purposes of providing medically adapted chalets.
- Received 25 August 2025Decided —RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 01/12/2023 to 31/03/2025: RE: Credit Policy Guidelines Request for un-redacted versions. These guidelines made under Section 5 of Housing Act 2009 requires the guidelines to be available publicly.
- Received 5 August 2025Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Points 1 and 2 to refer to Homelessness, Policy, Funding and Delivery: 1. Request for emails, letters or circulars issued between the principal officer in the Homelessness Policy, Funding and Delivery unit in the department (including where this officer is CC’d) and:
- Received 13 February 2025Decided —Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
In the period of 08/02/2025 to 13/02/2025: Request for correspondence sent from members of the public to the Minister in relation to Rent Pressure Zones, rent caps and rents.