local authority

South Dublin County Council

FOI Requests — 947 requests

  • Received 28 May 2018
    Decided 18 June 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI 89 18
    Requester Type Business
    South Dublin County Council

    Details of the current providers of services in relation to building and mechanical(plumbing) maintenance focusing specifically on Asbestos and Legionella services for all Council properties within the South Dublin County region.Details of start and end contract dates,contract amounts and approximate next tender release.

  • Received 24 May 2018
    Decided 14 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 83 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of written applications for career breaks(categorised by reason as per Circular LG(P)5/2015) to the Council in 2016 and 2017 and whether these applications were granted(categorised as originally or on appeal) or refused.The number of staff on secondment from the Council in 2016 and 2017 and the number of staff on career break or secondment working for a foreign Government department.

  • Received 16 May 2018
    Decided 13 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 80 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of anti-social complaints made to the Council under the Housing(Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1997 for each individual year from 2013 to 2017,with a breakdown of drug- related complaints and other requests.

  • Received 30 May 2018
    Decided 12 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 92 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of allegations of people incorrectly registered to vote for the recent Referendum,the number iof investigations carried out on foot of these allegations and the number of people removed from the register on foot of these investigations.

  • Received 14 May 2018
    Decided 11 June 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI 77 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of planning permssions sought to build a house or houses in the back garden each year for the past five years and the number of planning permissions sought to build several houses on the plot of one house each year for the past five years.

  • Received 15 May 2018
    Decided 6 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 78 18
    Requester Type Business
    South Dublin County Council

    For the years 2014,2015,2016,2017 and 2018 a breakdown of of the total amounts spent on ICT equipment, ICT software and ICT services.The name and company details of each provider of ICT equipment,software or services provided to the Council and the value of each individual contract and duration of the contract.Breakdown of the total amount spent on training for staff,local authority members or contractors on GDPR training or awareness,cyber security training or awareness,data protection training and awareness and the names of the providers of this service.

  • Received 8 May 2018
    Decided 5 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 73 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Details of the percentage of parking fines paid in the Council's area for each of the years 2015,2016 and 2017.Details of the amount collected in parking fines and amount unpaid for the same years.A list(anonymised) of the ten offenders with the highest amount of unpaid parking tickets with the amount that each owes.

  • Received 28 May 2018
    Decided 5 June 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI 87 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Details of any proposals to introduce vehicle clamping to include communications between the Council and clamping services and between the Council and private landowners in relation to clamping services and copies of submissions to the Council from Irish Rail and any other State agency.

  • Received 14 May 2018
    Decided 1 June 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 76 18
    Requester Type Business
    South Dublin County Council

    For the period 2014,2015,2016,2017 and 2018: 1.Breakdown of the total number of rate payers invoiced for local authority rates in each calendar year,the number who paid the amount invoiced in full,in part,or not at all,within the calendar year to which the invoice related.2.Breakdown of the total amount of money invoiced for local authority rates in each year,the corresponding amount paid in full,in part,or not at all,by the rate payers within the year to which the invoice related.

  • Received 31 May 2018
    Decided 31 May 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 93 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Following suggestions from a Newstalk investigation in 2016 in relation to the Marriage Equality Referendum of people being registered to vote in two locations what, if any, steps were taken to ensure these rumours were false, was the register of electors cross-checked against the registers in other local authorities and,if so, how many people were removed from the register on foot of a dual registration?

  • Received 3 May 2018
    Decided 30 May 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI 72 18
    Requester Type Business
    South Dublin County Council

    Copy/details of the Trophy Gallery's quotation for the supply of prizes for the schools cross country programme.

  • Received 9 May 2018
    Decided 30 May 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 74 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    From the Safety Statement/Ancillary Safety Statement used for Parks Operations in South Dublin County Council the specific role and responsibilities of Employees,Foremen and District Supervisors valid for the period month of January 2018.

  • Received 3 May 2018
    Decided 25 May 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 71 18
    Requester Type Business
    South Dublin County Council

    How many sq.ft the Council's head office in Tallaght extends to on a NIA (net internal area) basis?.

  • Received 24 April 2018
    Decided 21 May 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI 65 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    A list of all staff,councillors,spouses or partners who travelled abroad for St.Patrick's Dasy 2018 and a table of costs associated with their travel and copies of actual invoices/receipts related to the costs.

  • Received 1 May 2018
    Decided 21 May 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 69 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    With reference to the document "Breakdown of Social Housing Output by Year" for each year 2015,2016 and 2017: 1.For each unique address(individual property) that was counted by the Council as a new social housing unit,how many of those properties were entered in more than one column and were counted more than once? 2.How many unique addresses were counted three times in the return of new social housing in that year? 3.What was the local authority social housing stock in the county at the end of 2014 and at the end of 2017? 4.What was the average length of time that the "void" properties were empty before being re-let?

  • Received 18 April 2018
    Decided 16 May 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 61 18
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    South Dublin County Council

    All final lists or current inventory within the Council from January 2011 to date setting out the total number,location and cost of housing units purchased by the Council from the private secor per annum during that period.

  • Received 10 April 2018
    Decided 15 May 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 49 18
    Requester Type Business
    South Dublin County Council

    All correspondence including quarterly reports submitted by the Council to the Dublin Housing Supply Coordination Taskforce relating to house building and active land management for the period January 2017 to December 2017 inclusive.

  • Received 17 April 2018
    Decided 15 May 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 55 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    A copy of all correspondence relating to a request for speed ramps to be installed in Castefield Estate in Ballycullen/Knocklyon.

  • Received 17 April 2018
    Decided 15 May 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 58 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Details of all accidents and complaints received by the Council in respect of the footpath directly opposite Fettercairn Community Centre from 2014 to the present date.

  • Received 11 April 2018
    Decided 4 May 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 50 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    1.The minutes of all meetings of the Council's Local Traveller Accommodation ConsultativeCommittee held between 1st January 2017 and April 1st 2018.2.All records,including e-mails,memos and any other documents held by the Council relating to its mid-term review of its Traveller Accommodation Programme 2014-2018 to include records generated or received within 120 days before the review was completed and 60 days after it was completed.

  • Received 16 April 2018
    Decided 4 May 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 53 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Request in relation to libraries run by the Council for the total amount made from library fines(from 2014 to the present date). From 2014 to the present date the amount of unpaid/outstanding fines,the library that made the most in library fines and the five libraries with the highest amount of unpaid/outstanding fines.

  • Received 3 April 2018
    Decided 30 April 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 43 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of vacant properties owned by the Council in 2017 and 2016.The total budget for refurbishment of properties in 2017 and 2016.The amount spent out of the budgeted amounts in 2017 and 2016.The number of homes which were made available in 2017 and 2016 to people waiting on the housing list.

  • Received 29 March 2018
    Decided 27 April 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 42 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    1.All written instructional or educational materials used by the Council,its employees or agents in the training of School Crossing Wardens.2.Any guidelines,instructions,information material etc.issued by the Council, its employees or agents in the past three years to the agencies or individuals tasked with training the Wardens.3.All internal documents,reports,plans,correspondence,e-mails,briefing notes,records of meetings,memos,faxes or other material created by the Council,its employees or agents which relate to its administrative role in the operation of the School Crossing Warden Scheme generally,including training or refresher courses for new or experienced wardens in the period 1st January 2015 to date.

  • Received 23 April 2018
    Decided 25 April 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 63 18
    Requester Type Business
    South Dublin County Council

    A list of all non-domestic rate accounts in credit within the local authority.

  • Received 20 March 2018
    Decided 18 April 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 38 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Details regarding details of proposals agreed in writing with the housing authority for compliance with the Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000(as amended) in relation to planning application SDZ 14A/0002

  • Received 12 March 2018
    Decided 10 April 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 36 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of drivers who were issued a parking fine or clamped for illegally parking in a disabled bay in the Council's area broken down by year over the past five years and the amount of revenue this has yielded and where the money was distributed.

  • Received 9 March 2018
    Decided 9 April 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 35 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Copies of all inspection reports carried out at Ashton Pound from 1st January 2017 to FOI request date and any accompanying paperwork.

  • Received 28 February 2018
    Decided 26 March 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 33 18
    Requester Type Residents Association
    South Dublin County Council

    Request for all documentation in respect of RADFEST.

  • Received 8 February 2018
    Decided 22 March 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 21 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    All complaints received with reference to the Church of Scientology from 1st January 2017 to 31st January 2018 and all complaints lodged by residents from Firhouse.

  • Received 26 February 2018
    Decided 21 March 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 32 18
    Requester Type Oireachtas
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of vacant housing units brought back into use by the Council in 2017 and to date in 2018 plus the amount of time each unit was vacant before being returned to use and the address of each of the individual units brought back into use.

  • Received 12 February 2018
    Decided 20 March 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 23 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Details of amounts levied and collected in library fines for 2017,cumulative amount of fines outstanding on date of FOI request,number of books missing or stolen at date of FOI request and the ten most frequently borrowed books in 2017.

  • Received 16 February 2018
    Decided 16 March 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 26 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of all housing(social and private) recorded as completed in 2017 and the number of all one-off housing commenced in 2016 in the Council's area.

  • Received 15 February 2018
    Decided 14 March 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 25 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    All records on the expenditure/budget on the clean up of illegal dumping in the Council's and on the number of reports of illegal dumping between 2013 and the FOI request date.

  • Received 23 February 2018
    Decided 13 March 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI 29 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    Traffic management report survey approved for Ballymount Lane at Tynan Hall which includes the entrance to the new Kingswood school and the environmental impact study in relation to Kingswood community school build.

  • Received 26 February 2018
    Decided 6 March 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 31 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of members representations sent to the Council from members of the Oirachtas in 2017 broken down by the number submitted by each.

  • Received 6 February 2018
    Decided 5 March 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 20 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Total revenue made in fines for dog fouling in 2016 and 2017,number of fines issued,number unpaid,number of prosecutions taken and enforcement cost associated with hiring of wardens to prevent dog fouling in 2016 and 2017.

  • Received 30 January 2018
    Decided 27 February 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 13 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    A breakdown of all fixed payment notices issued under S.10(B) of the Waste Management Act 1996 as amended by the Environment (Misc.Provisions Act) 2015 that relate to offences under S.34 of the 1996 Act.

  • Received 30 January 2018
    Decided 27 February 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 14 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Request for data regarding the amount of money raised by the Council from dog-fouling fines in 2017 with a month by month breahdown and transcripts of complaints submitted.

  • Received 23 February 2018
    Decided 27 February 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 30 18
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    All records relating to grant funding support from the Council to Rua Red in 2016 and 2017

  • Received 2 January 2018
    Decided 19 February 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 02 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Copies of all records held by Corporate Services,Community and Land Use,Planning and Transportation departments referencing the Church of Scientology,Narconon,Criminion,Drug-Free World,Citizens Commission on Human Rights and The Way to Happiness from January 2016 to date.

  • Received 26 January 2018
    Decided 13 February 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 12 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Request for information as to whether the Council records and webcasts Council and committee meetings,details of supplier of webcasts sessions,amounts paid to supplier from 2013 to 2017 and if the Council does not do webcast sessions whether it is part of the corporate plan for the future.

  • Received 9 January 2018
    Decided 6 February 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 08 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Total number of sick days taken by Council staff in 2016 and 2017,number of sick days taken with a medical certificate and number which were uncertified,any reasons for these absences and what if any sanctions were taken against staff i.e.disciplinary action or dismissal if the absences were continuous and uncertified in 2016 and 2017.Any estimate,if it exists,of the loss of productivity in days or in monetary terms due to sick days taken in 2016 and 2017.

  • Received 2 January 2018
    Decided 30 January 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 01 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of units(houses and apartments) the Council refurbished in 2016 and 2017 and the total cost of the refurbishment.

  • Received 27 December 2017
    Decided 25 January 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 203 17
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Request for Claims quarterly reports generated by IPB Insurance for the Council from 2012 to the end of the second quarter of 2017.

  • Received 27 December 2017
    Decided 24 January 2018
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 204 17
    Requester Type Member of public
    South Dublin County Council

    A.Request for records relating to the purchase of non-reusable food and beverage paper-based items and amount spent each year since 1st January 2012.B.For the period 1st January 2016 to present day copies of any reports,agenda,minutes,memos and /or circular letters relating to plans to cut down and/or ban single use non-compostable tableware

  • Received 29 December 2017
    Decided 24 January 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 205 17
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    The number of complaints received in relation to noise and air pollution by residents and commercial businesses for 2015,2016 and 2017 and a breakdown by area,reasons for complaints and who they were made against.

  • Received 3 January 2018
    Decided 19 January 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 04 18
    Requester Type Business
    South Dublin County Council

    With regard to S.174(8)(a) of the LG Act 2001 records requested regarding the number of matters brought to attention under sub section(7),corresponding investigations and corresponding reports prepared for 2015,2016 and 2017.

  • Received 10 January 2018
    Decided 17 January 2018
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI 09 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Copies of plaintiff's personal injury summons and sworn affiddavits in relation to a specified High Court case.

  • Received 2 January 2018
    Decided 12 January 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 03 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    All records relating to the issuing of parking tickets within the Council's administrative area for 2017 with a breakdown by date,time and location(and size of fine if applicable).

  • Received 8 January 2018
    Decided 12 January 2018
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI 07 18
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Total earnings by the Council from on street car parking charges and clamping removal charges for 2016 and 2017,the average cost per hour of on street parking and details of the company to which on street parking duties have been out-sourced and the cost incurred by the Council for this service for 2016 and 2017.