Housing
3638 requests
- Received 27 June 2022Decided 20 July 2022GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The letter sent by the Minister to local authority Chief Executives and the Chairperson of An Bord Pleanala on February 17, 2022. Correspondence between the Department and Local Authorities about "planning conditions to prohibit multiple sales of housing to a single purchaser, as per the Section 28 guidelines" in the period 17/02/2022 to 23/06/2022.
- Received —Decided 14 July 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of the Taoiseach
Correspondence between the Department and other Departments/State Agencies in relation to action 19/9 of Housing for All: "All Government Departments will examine their existing portfolio of properties and subject to any obligations under the PSC, the LDA Act 2021 or the State Property Act 1954, will place them on the market if they are not required and may be suitable for conversion to residential accommodation"
- Received —Decided 12 July 2022RefusedGalway City Council
1. Record of any entry to the Register of Unfinished Housing Developments for Fionnuisce 2. Record of Local Authority Team on Unfinished Housing Developments in respect of Fionnuisce 3. Record of Site Resolution Plan for the Fionnuisce and/or Doughiska area for the period May 2011 to May 2014 4 Record of engagement with Local Residents for the Fionnuisce estate during the period May 2011 to May 2014 5. Records and details up to 2014 of the Bond lodged with the Local Authority in respect of Fionnuisce 6. Records o 7. Record of any complaints to the local authority in respect of public safety at the Fionnuisce estate for the period May 2011 to May 2014 8. Record of any sight inspection reports of the local authority including underground CCTV inspection survey, relating to Fionnuisce for the period May 2011 to May 2014
- Received 13 June 2022Decided 8 July 2022GrantedDepartment of Culture, Communications and Sport
Correspondence between the Department and other Departments/State Agencies in relation to action 19/9 of Housing for All: "All Government Departments will examine their existing portfolio of properties and subject to any obligations under the PSC, the LDA Act 2021 or the State Property Act 1954, will place them on the market if they are not required and may be suitable for conversion to residential accommodation"
- Received —Decided 8 July 2022Cavan County Council
Housing Delivery Action Plan
- Received 13 June 2022Decided 6 July 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The protocol agreement referred to by the Minister as between the Department and the lead authority for the Mid- West region.The annual expenditure programme(s) submitted by the Mid-West region in relation to homeless services to the Department. Records disclosing the approved funding allocations by the Department to the Mid-West region and/or Clare County Council in the period 01/01/2017 to 13/06/2022.
- Received 10 June 2022Decided 5 July 2022GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
A record of correspondence in relation to vacant housing units/voids located at St Colmcille Terrace, Granard, Co Longford with the below: Minister of State Paudie Coffey; Minister Coffey’s then-advisor Paul Fox; Aidan O’Reilly then- Department’s Housing Capital Investment Unit; and Ms Bairbre Nic Aogusa, then-Department Assistant Secretary.
- Received 2 June 2022Decided 29 June 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence sent and received between Irish Institutional Property and the Minister and Kevin Dillon on the topic of housing delivery, including minutes of any meetings, and internal department briefing notes ahead of any meetings, between 01/01/2022-27/05/2022. Some meetings are referenced in this lobbying return here:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/85060/irish-institutional-property.
- Received 1 June 2022Decided 29 June 2022GrantedSouth Dublin County Council
Information from various departments within SDCC in relation to the proposed homeless hub to be located at 94/95 Cappaghmore.
- Received 31 May 2022Decided 28 June 2022Part-GrantedCharities Regulator
Copies of correspondence (including any attachments or supporting documentation) from the Regulation Office of the Housing Agency , sent to the Charities Regulatory Authority, regarding regulatory requirements of Approved Housing Bodies. The timeframe I am referring to is from 2017-2019.
- Received 11 May 2022Decided 27 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records and internal emails between staff of Assistant Principal level and above in relation to the cost effectiveness to include cost-benefit analysis or cost evaluation analysis in relation to the Cro Conaithe Cities Fund within the Affordable Housing Capital Funding and Schemes between 01/05/2021-11/05/2022.
- Received —Decided 27 June 2022GrantedDepartment of Transport
1. Correspondence between the Department and other Departments/State Agencies in relation to action 19/9 of Housing for All: "All Government Departments will examine their existing portfolio of properties and subject to any obligations under the PSC, the LDA Act 2021 or the State Property Act 1954, will place them on the market if they are not required and may be suitable for conversion to residential accommodation
- Received 28 April 2022Decided 24 June 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
A list of the local authorities which have responded to a request from Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien that all local authorities identify serviced lands that could be used for permanent or temporary housing for refugees. 01/04/2022- 28/04/2022.
- Received 18 May 2022Decided 24 June 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between Minister Darragh O' Brien and the Secretary General Graham Doyle and the Housing Agency about the accommodation needs of families from Ukraine between 24/02/2022-17/05/2022. The scale of accommodation available in the Approved Housing Body sector in relation to accommodation needs of families from Ukraine. Any overviews/reports/briefing documents forwarded by the Housing Agency to Minister Darragh O' Brien and the Secretary General Graham Doyle in relation to accommodation needs of families from Ukraine between 24/02/2022- 17/05/2022.
- Received 14 June 2022Decided 24 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) and Darragh O'Brien, Minister at Department of Housing, connected to the following entry on the Lobbying Register about Housing for All Policy. (https://www.lobbying.ie/return/83420/the-irish-farmers-association---ifa).
- Received 15 June 2022Decided 24 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between Ronan Group and Darragh O'Brien, Minister at Department of Housing, connected to the following entry on the Lobbying Register about the "Glass Bottle site,Sandymount Strand, Dublin 4" and "concerns about the timing of delivery of infrastructure to the area". (https://www.lobbying.ie/return/83109/ronan-group-real-estate).
- Received 13 June 2022Decided 23 June 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Copies of the correspondence sent by the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland executive director to Minister for Housing Darragh O' Brien concerning Wexford County Councils alleged interference into editorial content at South East Radio and of any reply sent by the minister to this letter between 01/05/2022-31/05/2022.
- Received —Decided 21 June 2022GrantedWexford County Council
Any guidelines, policy or procedures notified to Wexford County Council by the Department to be used / adhered to in the administration of Statutory Instrument No; 670 of 2007 7 or any other guidance, policy or procedures or Statutory Instruments related to housing upgrade grants for Older People.
- Received 23 May 2022Decided 20 June 2022Clare County Council
(i) The amount owed in rental fees to CCC on the 1st of May in the years 2016-2021 inclusive, broken down by number of properties (ie domestic dwellings) in arrears, electoral area, and length of time monies had been owed to the Council on the above date. (ii) the amount of money obtained in domestic dwellings rental fees by CCC in the years 2016 to 2021 inclusive, broken down by year, nuber of properties rent was obtained from and electoral and length of time monies had been owed to the Council on the above date.
- Received 19 April 2022Decided 16 June 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence sent/received by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Secretary General relating to the provision of housing for Ukrainian refugees between 24/02/2022-13/04/2022.
- Received 10 May 2022Decided 15 June 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence in relation to allegations of conflicts of interest relating to P.Hyde between staff of Assistant Principal level and above within the Planning Governance and Oversight Unit and persons within An Bord Pleanala from 01/04/2022-28/04/2022. Correspondence in relation to allegations of conflicts of interest relating to P.Hyde between the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and P. Hyde from 01/04/2022-28/04/2022. A copy of the terms of reference for the Remy Farrell SC report into P.Hyde.
- Received 13 May 2022Decided 13 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Notes of the meetings of the Working Group to examine defects in Housing in the period 01/03/2022 to 26/04/2022.
- Received 12 May 2022Decided 10 June 2022Clare County Council
Information on the amount available in the local authority traveller budget in 2021, and the amount spent during the year. Info on the number of people on the social housing waiting list in the LA area at the end of March 2022. Info on the number of people awaiting housing adapation grants in the LA area at the end of March 2022.
- Received 12 May 2022Decided 10 June 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Climate, Energy and the Environment
All correspondence in the context of the development of the National Development Plan and/or Climate Action Plan as to what was the best mix between private, rented, and social homes to be retrofitted under the National Retrofit Plan between: 1. Officials at Assistant Secretary level and above in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and the Department of/Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and 2. Officials at Assistant Secretary level and above in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and the Department of the Taoiseach/the Taoiseach. This request covers the period from 1st January 2021 to 15th March 2022.
- Received 9 May 2022Decided 9 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The full inventory list of public or privately owned vacant buildings that was supplied by local authorities to the Housing Department for the possible use for multi-occupancy accommodation in the medium to long-term term for Ukrainian refugees.
- Received 9 May 2022Decided 8 June 2022GrantedDun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Records relation to Affordable Housing & Clawbacks
- Received 10 May 2022Decided 7 June 2022Part-GrantedMayo County Council
Records of complaints received by Mayo County Council in relation to anti-social behaviour in housing estates owned by Mayo County Council in 2021 and 2022.
- Received 10 May 2022Decided 7 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Any correspondence, and attachments, between staff of Assistant Principal level and above within the Affordable Housing Capital Funding Schemes Unit and Property Industry Ireland and Irish Institutional Property that relate to the Croi Conaithe Cities fund, 01/12/2021-06/05/2022.Any minutes taken of the discussion during breakout sessions that were part of the stakeholder engagement meeting in December 2021. Minutes of any subsequent meetings with property industry reps, post 10 December 2021, to talk about the scheme.
- Received 11 May 2022Decided 7 June 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records of correspondence between Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien and Platinum Land Limited. 01/01/2022- 11/05/2022.
- Received 25 May 2022Decided 3 June 2022Clare County Council
Details and list of 'expressions of interest' with closing date of 21/4/22 received by CCC by all and any landowners in Kilmaley parish co clare under e-tenders notice 2022/S/066-174479 Expressions of interest in the provision of housing schemes and or land for social/affordable housing and or long term leasing of multi-unit developments
- Received 20 April 2022Decided 2 June 2022Part-GrantedAn Coimisiún Pleanála
A list of all payments made to Maurice Johnson & Partners Ltd from 23 April 2009 to 20 April 2022. All correspondence (letters; emails; text messages and any other form of electronic communications) between An Bord Pleanala and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government regarding Paul Hyde, or containing the term 'Paul Hyde', from 7 April 2020 to 20 April 2022.
- Received 12 May 2022Decided 1 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
A record or correspondence to and from Minister Darragh O' Brien and Credit Suisse, Tyrconnell Strategy, E3G and E. Brophy, regarding the development of rent-to-buy housing units between 01/01/2022-12/05/2022. A record of briefing documents, and draft briefing documents, prepared for Minister Darragh O' Brien relating to Credit Suisse and proposals to develop rent-to-buy housing units between 01/01/2022-12/05/2022.
- Received 13 May 2022Decided 1 June 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between Minister Darragh O' Brien and Limerick City and County Council informing them they can approach Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) with a view to one of them offering to purchase the Shannon Arms between 25/03/2022 - 13/05/2022.
- Received 9 May 2022Decided 31 May 2022GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
A copy of the Review of Housing Assistance Payment conducted by R.A. Consulting, Performance and HR Consultants. 01/07/2022-09/05/2022.
- Received 22 April 2022Decided 27 May 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Secretary General and either the chair or chief executive of the Land Development Agency between 01/02/2022-21/04/2022.
- Received 28 April 2022Decided 26 May 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
A letter sent to Darragh O'Brien, the Housing Minister, by Bartra Capital Property as referenced in the lobbying register here. Any notes/briefing materials prepared for the Minister in relation to that Bartra letter.
- Received —Decided 26 May 2022Part-GrantedGalway City Council
I wish to request access to the following records under the Freedom of Information Act: - copies of all records held by Galway City Council relating to threats to staff during the years 2021 and 2022 to date, including emails, letters and records of phone calls in which threats were communicated; as well as internal records relating to such threats, including but not limited to notifications emailed to staff in the housing department this year making them aware of threats.
- Received 29 April 2022Decided 25 May 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The review of the Housing Agency Acquisitions Fund submitted to the Minister in Q1 of 2022. All correspondence related to the review between Principal Officer Roger Harrington and Assistant Secretaries (or above) within the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage from 01/03/2022-31/03/2022.
- Received 26 April 2022Decided 25 May 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between officials within the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Assistant Principal Officer and higher) relating to the inclusion of Ukrainian refugees in the Housing for All Q1 2022 progress report, 24/02/2022 - 13/04/2022. All memos / briefing notes provided to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage relating to the inclusion of Ukrainian refugees in the Housing for All Q2 2022 progress report, 24/02/2022 - 13/04/2022.
- Received 25 April 2022Decided 24 May 2022Part-GrantedDonegal County Council
Records relating to housing application
- Received 3 May 2022Decided 24 May 2022Part-GrantedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records prepared for either the Secretary General or the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to the following the number of homeless deaths in 2021 and the recent rise in homelessness figures between 01/03/2022- 03/05/2022.
- Received 12 May 2022Decided 17 May 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
A record or correspondence to and from the ministers office and Bartra Capital regarding the delivery of social and low cost homes and the delivery of build-to-rent housing units between 01/01/2022- 12/05/2022.
- Received 5 April 2022Decided 16 May 2022Part-GrantedAn Coimisiún Pleanála
A. All approved and pending strategic housing development (SHD) applications that are planned/proposed for the below Dublin areas from 2019-present): Dublin 6, Dublin 6w, Dublin 8 and Dublin 12 B. Reports and evidence of integrated environmental impact assessments i.e. assessments carried out for the whole of Dublin 6, the whole of 6w, the whole of Dublin 8 and the whole of Dublin 12, including borders between each district. C. Maps of proposed/planned high-rise developments within the districts listed above.
- Received 21 April 2022Decided 16 May 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) and the Secretary General of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to a review of Notices to Quit of tenancies between 01/06/2021- 18/04/2022. Correspondence between the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Residential Tenancies Board members between 01/06/2021-18/04/2022.
- Received 22 April 2022Decided 16 May 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Correspondence between the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Secretary General and either the chair or chief executive of the Housing Agency, between 01/02/2022-21/04/2022.
- Received 4 May 2022Decided 16 May 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Records of communications between Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC (also known as IRES REIT) and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage between01/01/2020 and04/05/2022.
- Received 19 April 2022Decided 13 May 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The expenditure data from 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2020 relating to the various output categories published under the programme: Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, July 2016.
- Received 5 April 2022Decided 9 May 2022Part-GrantedDonegal County Council
Copy of Housing File
- Received 7 April 2022Decided 6 May 2022RefusedDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Analysis carried out by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the housing needs of Ukrainian refugees. Briefing notes/memos provided to the Minister for Housing in relation to the housing needs of Ukrainian refugees. Between 10/02/2022-07/04/2022.
- Received —Decided 5 May 2022Cavan County Council
Housing File