South Dublin County Council
FOI Requests — 947 requests
- GrantedReceived 3 January 2019Decided 18 January 2019South Dublin County Council
The names of building contractors and developers who have secured contracts to develop social housing for the Council over the last 2-3 years.
- GrantedReceived 20 December 2018Decided 17 January 2019South Dublin County Council
Copies of all submissions made by other parties and all Council responses to the submissions received regaring the Proposed Variation No.1 South Dublin County Council Development Plan 2016-2022-Grangecastle West.
- GrantedReceived 17 December 2018Decided 16 January 2019South Dublin County Council
All Council records pertaining to the resurfacing of the main car park within Bohernabreena Cemetery generated between 2016 and 2018.
- RefusedReceived 17 December 2018Decided 16 January 2019South Dublin County Council
All records concerning accidents reported to the Council that occurred at Bohernabreena Cemetery for the period December 2012 to December 2017.
- RefusedReceived 7 January 2019Decided 16 January 2019South Dublin County Council
The total number of vacant properties purchased by the Council under Compulsory Purchase Order in 2014.2015.2016,2017 and 2018 broken down annually and a breakdown of the type of property(I.e.residential etc) and how much each property was purchased for.
- GrantedReceived 2 January 2019Decided 15 January 2019South Dublin County Council
All records relating to the issuing of parking tickets within the Council's administrative area for 2018 with a breakdown by date,time and location(and size of fine if applicable).
- RefusedReceived 13 December 2018Decided 14 January 2019South Dublin County Council
Records regarding Whitechurch Library specifically but not exclusively in relation to The Web Project's dealings/arrangement with the Council.All correspondence and records between The Web Project and various Council departments.Records of any planning conditions agreed with the neighbouring developer as part of recent planning permission including boundary treatments.Copy of the Carnegie Library Trust documents and any document that stipulates the obligations of the local authority regarding its operation and ongoing care of the building.Copies of all records where it was discussed and decided that Library Lending Services would be ended. Copy of conservation maintenance and cleaning records.Copies of certificates under Data Protection legislation for all computers available to be used inside this building.Records of any discussion,correspondence internally pertaining to any activity within or proposed for Whitechurch Library.
- GrantedReceived 7 December 2018Decided 8 January 2019South Dublin County Council
All correspondence from and to Council management and the Council's Transport Division in relation to the BusConnects plan from July 2018 until present date.
- GrantedReceived 3 January 2019Decided 8 January 2019South Dublin County Council
The number and monetary value of all library fines owed to the Council at the time library fines were abolished.
- GrantedReceived 7 January 2019Decided 8 January 2019South Dublin County Council
In relation to the library service, records were requested of the number of books currently overdue,total cost written off by the Council by scrapping overdue book fees and the longest overdue dates.
- GrantedReceived 4 December 2018Decided 3 January 2019South Dublin County Council
1.The number of Council houses built in South Dublin from 2014 to present date.2.Details of Council owned land sold to private property developers from 2014 to present date.3.Number of names currently on the waiting list to receive Council houses in South Dublin.Number of recently built houses in the South Dublin area allocated to social housing.
- GrantedReceived 4 December 2018Decided 3 January 2019South Dublin County Council
A copy of all correspondence between the Council and FAI CEO John Delaney from January 1st 2010 to present date in relation to funding issued by the FAI to the Council.A copy of any internal memos,notes,or minutes in relation to meetings regarding FAI fund between FAI CEO John Delaney and the Council from January 1st 2010 to present date.
- GrantedReceived 26 November 2018Decided 21 December 2018South Dublin County Council
(a) A list of publicly owned buildings known to have asbestos present,including but not limited to schools,hospitals,Council buildings and social housing.(b)Any records pertaining to asbestos inspections for buildings in part(a).(c) For buildings containing asbestos,information on which parts of those buildings are affected(d) Any records detailing action taken to remove or reduce asbestos in said buildings.
- GrantedReceived 28 November 2018Decided 21 December 2018South Dublin County Council
Records of assaults on traffic wardens each year over the last five years including type of assault,age of assailant and victim,where the assault occurred and any prosecutions.
- RefusedReceived 21 December 2018Decided 21 December 2018South Dublin County Council
Details of complaints made to the Council against Chinese Gospel Church of Dublin Trust in relation to works carried out by the Trust at Esker House,Esker Road,Lucan on foot of planning permission SD11A/0125 during the period July 2011 up to and including 10th May 2013.
- GrantedReceived 23 November 2018Decided 20 December 2018South Dublin County Council
1.The number of allegations of sexual assault,sexual harrassment,rape,stalking or other forms of sexual misconduct reported to the Council in the years 2015-2018 inclusive.2.If recorded,the number of these complaints made by staff members. 3.If recorded,the number of these complaints made by staff members about other staff members during the same years.4.If recorded,the number of such complaints made by members of the public .5.If recorded, a breakdown of the job roles of the people the complaints were made against.6. If recorded,were any complaints made against public representatives such as councillors?
- RefusedReceived 22 November 2018Decided 19 December 2018South Dublin County Council
Request for any correspondence to/from the Council such as feedback from the public on the Don't be Dick campaign that ran last summer for three weeks from 20th June.
- RefusedReceived 21 November 2018Decided 18 December 2018South Dublin County Council
Copies of the correspondence,records of meetings,internal file records and financial calculations(for both the land and the construction costs) between th Council and Capami Construction Ltd(and/or their agents) in relation to Part V social housing for the development at Dodderbrook under planning permission SD14A/0180 for the transfer of 14 no.social housing units as the Part V contribution for development of 137 housing units.
- RefusedReceived 12 December 2018Decided 17 December 2018South Dublin County Council
Details of all accidents and complaints received by the Council in respect of the footpath at Bunting Road,Walkinstown,Dublin 12.
- Part-GrantedReceived 22 November 2018Decided 14 December 2018South Dublin County Council
1.For the period January 2018 to the present date copies of any policy,guideline,circular,assessment criteria,form or procedure that(a) applies or is applied to the self-accommodation 'option' under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988 as provided specifically and only to homeless families (b)determines any eligibility or admissability criteria for "hub" homeless accommodation as applies specifically and only to homeless families(c)is relevant to provision of Section 10 accommodation on a night by night basis only and specifically to homeless families only.2.All non-personal records for the month of October 2018 that note and identify the number of families currently being provided with a self-accommodate option,as per Section 10 of the Act,the number of families currently accessing hubs through the Council and the number of families currently on night to night provision of emergency accommodation through the Council.
- Part-GrantedReceived 21 November 2018Decided 13 December 2018South Dublin County Council
How much money has been paid out by or on behalf of the Council in 2017 and 2018 (so far) in compensation to claimants for injuries received from falls and trips on footpaths in South Dublin County overall?.
- Part-GrantedReceived 22 November 2018Decided 12 December 2018South Dublin County Council
Records for the years 2015-2018 inclusive of (a) the number of attempts to access websites categorised as pornography from Council computers or other devices on a month by month basis(b) a breakdown of these figures by department(c)a list of which teams,if any,have legitimate reasons for accessing,investigating or categorising pornographic websites(d) the number of above access requests tht were from teams with this legitimate reason for access(e)an indication of how many appear to be purposeful requests,how many appear to be innocent(embedded links and cookies etc) and how many are unclear(f) an outline of what action is being taken to improve the situation(g) the number of attempts that have been investigated and any management action taken.
- GrantedReceived 26 November 2018Decided 12 December 2018South Dublin County Council
Copies of any records held from 1st December 2017 to the request date relating to a proposal for Council meetings of the local authority to be webcast.
- Part-GrantedReceived 25 October 2018Decided 7 December 2018South Dublin County Council
All records relating to the consultation with Copenhagenize,a planning firm based in the Netherlands,on plans for the Dodder greenway.Details of the consultation fees paid to this company for their services and how the contract was awarded to the company.
- GrantedReceived 12 November 2018Decided 7 December 2018South Dublin County Council
Records confirming who was involved in the creation of the overall Part 8 housing plan from 2016 to 2018,who was involved in site selection and assessment for each site before it went into Part 8 framework and in particular confirmation as to whether the Tallaght Area Committee members approved the site and Part 8 between Sean Walsh Park and Whitestown Way,Tallaght.Details of all sites currently in scope of consideration and assessment for remainder of 2018,2019 and 2020.Records which indicate what consideration was given to the following objective in the current County Development Plan H1 Objective 4:To promote social integration and facilitate a diverse range of dwelling tenures within housing developments,including social housing in a balanced way in all Local Electoral Areas of the county and what metrics are being used to measure the implementation of this objective in all local electoral areas of the county.
- RefusedReceived 9 November 2018Decided 6 December 2018South Dublin County Council
All formal correspondence,written or electronic,between the Council and the Department of Housing,Planning and Local Government involving requests for additional staff and/or resources for the Building Control section of the Council from March 1st 2014 to date.
- GrantedReceived 13 November 2018Decided 5 December 2018South Dublin County Council
1.Total number of planning decisions processed by the Council in 2017. 2.Number of planning decisions taken by the Council which were appealed by the applicant to An Bord Pleanala or higher judicial review body which required a legal defence by the Council in 2017. 3.Legal costs associated with these decisions. 4.The percentage of those reviews which were successfully defended by the Council.
- GrantedReceived 7 November 2018Decided 4 December 2018South Dublin County Council
Records in relation to construction of school buildings at Lucan Community National School and Scoil Chaitlin Maude,Belgard to include certificates of compliance on completion,commencement notices and all statutory certificates,inspection plans lodged with each commencement notice and copies of all correspondence between the Council and owner,builder,assigned certifier or designer from date of commencement notice to date of registration of certificate of compliance on completion.
- GrantedReceived 13 November 2018Decided 4 December 2018South Dublin County Council
Transcripts of any correspondence between the Council and any individuals who sought the endorsement of councillors to run for the presidency this year.
- Part-GrantedReceived 5 November 2018Decided 30 November 2018South Dublin County Council
All non-published information relating to planning aplication SD18A/0011. A breakdown of planning related FOI applications from members of the public to the Council to which the Council's response has been that the record concerned does not exist or cannot be found after all reasonable steps to ascertain its whereabouts have been taken.
- GrantedReceived 5 November 2018Decided 29 November 2018South Dublin County Council
All minutes,memoranda and records held by the Council concerning a meeting between named officials of Hibernia Reit and named senior management officials of the Council held at the Council's offices on a date between 1st May 2018 and 31st August 2018.
- RefusedReceived 5 November 2018Decided 28 November 2018South Dublin County Council
Any details of any payments,contracts,or other business arrangements,by or on behalf of,the Council with the following telecoms companies whether related to use of the Metropolitan Area Networks(MANS) or otherwise for 2014-2018 inclusive in relation to the following companies: eNet,enasc eireann teoranta,Enet Telecommunications,Airspeed. All records of any meetings held to include briefing notes and details on alternative bidders,post tender audits or related documentation on performance of the tenders.
- RefusedReceived 5 November 2018Decided 27 November 2018South Dublin County Council
Amount spent in 2015,2016,2017 and 2018 on tea,coffee,biscuits for meetings in the Council offices and details of which biscuits were most commonly bought.
- RefusedReceived 27 November 2018Decided 27 November 2018South Dublin County Council
Records of the number of call outs for fire crews to assist paramedics in removing overweight people from their home in 2008,2016,2017 and 2018, For the call outs in 2017 and 2018 details of the reason for the call outs,county and age of patient.
- GrantedReceived 24 October 2018Decided 21 November 2018South Dublin County Council
How much the Council spent on Christmas decorations for each of the years 2012-2017 inclusive and its projected spend for 2018.
- RefusedReceived 24 October 2018Decided 21 November 2018South Dublin County Council
Request for records regarding whether the Council stands to receive or has received a payment from Irish Public Bodies(IPB) Insurance under that companies release of retained earnings.If yes,how much money has been received to date,on what activities or works precisely has the Council decided to spend this money,how much is to be spent on footpath improvements and basis upon which locations for this work was decided?.Copy correspondence from IPB containing suggestions or recommendations as to how or where these retained earnings should be spent.
- GrantedReceived 24 October 2018Decided 21 November 2018South Dublin County Council
Request for records held relating to the Presidential Election 2018.
- Part-GrantedReceived 22 October 2018Decided 16 November 2018South Dublin County Council
The most recent records regarding the level of overcrowding in social housing within the Council broken down by administrative area and in tabular form.The most recent records regarding the level of under occupancy in social housing within the Council broken down by administrative area and in tabular form.
- Part-GrantedReceived 18 October 2018Decided 15 November 2018South Dublin County Council
All correspondence relating to the allocation of social housing in Shackleton Park,Tobermaclugg (planning application SDZ18A/0002) as per Part V obligations of the Planning and Development Act 2000. Also requested any minutes of Council meetings where this matter was discussed or information was laid before the Council for information/approval.
- Part-GrantedReceived 17 October 2018Decided 14 November 2018South Dublin County Council
1.How many lifebuoys have the Council had to replace in 2018,2017,2016 and 2015 broken down by year?.2.How much money has it cost the Council to replace lifebuoys in each of the years?.3. How many defibrillators are owned by the Council,how many had to be replaced due to vandalism in 2018,2017,2016 and 2015 and how much did it cost the Council to replace defibrillators in each of those years.?
- RefusedReceived 19 October 2018Decided 14 November 2018South Dublin County Council
From 2008 onwards(a) which,if any, social housing buildings were built with:- Reynobond PE cladding,-Reynolux aluminium sheets,-Celotex RS 5000 PIR thermal insulation.(b)The contractors responsible for part (a). (c) The cost of these projects and specifically the cladding costs.
- Part-GrantedReceived 15 October 2018Decided 12 November 2018South Dublin County Council
1.Minutes of meetings between any Council officials and representatives of Hibernia Reit between 1st January and 15th October 2018.2. Any correspondence between any Council officials and representatives of Hibernia Reit between Ist January and 15th October 2018 on the issue of land zoning or housing.
- Part-GrantedReceived 17 October 2018Decided 12 November 2018South Dublin County Council
The number of referrals of cases involving child welfare and protection issues to Tusla in the first six months of 2018 that involve people living in emergency accommodation,provide a breakdown as to the nature or categorisation of those referrals,provide copies of any correspondence from parents or children(redacted) to the Council or the DRHE as to the challenges and difficulties faced by living in emergency accommodation in the same six months period.Any relevant contextual information regarding how any of the aforementioned referrals have been initially dealt with and how many progressed on to some form of action after initial screening.Information as to any rise or fall in the number of these referrals in this six month period compared with any comparable data for previous six monthly periods.
- GrantedReceived 14 November 2018Decided 11 November 2018South Dublin County Council
How much the Council spent on Christmas decorations for each of the years 2012-2017 inclusive and its projected spend for 2018?.The request relates to decorations in public places,such as Christmas trees,outdoor lighting and outdoor banners.
- GrantedReceived 11 October 2018Decided 8 November 2018South Dublin County Council
1.How much money was spent by the Council on services, projects and events through Irish over the last 4 years? 2.A breakdown of these costs per event for each of the years 3.The percentage of the total spend used for these for each year.
- Part-GrantedReceived 8 October 2018Decided 5 November 2018South Dublin County Council
Records sought in relation to the preliminary assessment of vacant sites in the Council's area,report by the Chied Executive recommending designated areas in the development plan in which the levy could be applied,documents showing the list of sites to be placed on the vacant site register,a schedule of registered owners of vacant sites included in the vacant sites register to whom notices were issued and any communications and records of meetings between the Department and the Council pertaining to the monitoring of the implementation of the levy provisions.
- Part-GrantedReceived 8 October 2018Decided 5 November 2018South Dublin County Council
In relation to the Vacant Site Register, request for any documents showing 1.the breakdown of the vacant sites,based on whether they are(a)residential land and (b) regeneration land 2. which zoned residential sites vacant during the previous year,which are restricted from development due to lack of infrastructure(including drainage,sewage etc.).
- GrantedReceived 9 October 2018Decided 5 November 2018South Dublin County Council
The budget for street cleaning and for waste disposal for the last ten years.
- RefusedReceived 8 October 2018Decided 2 November 2018South Dublin County Council
A complete breakdown by area/street of all vehicle clamping carried out by the Council since the start of 2018 until October 1st 2018 and a breakdown of complaints,refunds and appeals in the same period.
- GrantedReceived 3 October 2018Decided 31 October 2018South Dublin County Council
All correspondence to Nama outlining reasons for the rejection of properties offered by Nama for potential use as social housing.