Housing

3638 requests

  • Received 28 September 2021
    Decided 8 November 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference 209-21
    Requester Type Non-Personal
    Cork City Council

    Records of Correspondence - fire safety issues in homes/housing for CCC

  • Received 28 September 2021
    Decided 5 November 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 54-2021
    Requester Type —
    Westmeath County Council

    Any reports within the last 2 years (i) between WCC & Westmeath Fire Service and (ii) between WCC & Management companies regarding fire safety issues in homes/housing estates in WCC area.

  • Received 11 October 2021
    Decided 5 November 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference —
    Requester Type Client
    Wicklow County Council

    An overall breakdown at the time when you receive this request of the total number of local authority properties vacant/casual relets in the areas of Delgany, Greystone's, kilcoole, Newcastle including detail of the composition of these properties ie. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 bedroom including the housing estate and or street name of these properties. (data provided in a previous request was incorrect) A copy of chief executive's monthly reports for September & October 2021 (these are not visible on WCC website) At the time you receive this request a breakdown of social housing NEW BUILD / TURNKEY projects which are in progress for delivery in 2021 ie. at stage 1 to on site in the county of Wicklow-by-Wicklow county council and approved housing bodies through all acquisition programmes not limited to but including the below streams of funding. Please provide a breakdown as illustrated in the below table the completion status of each project ie. Stage 1 , Stage 2 , Stage 3 , Stage 4 , On site, completed etc. 1. Social housing Capital Investment Programme (SHCIP) 2. Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) 3. Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) 4. Public Private Partnership (PPP) Please see below the status io projects being delivered in county Wicklow as of the end of quarter 1 2021. I'm am sure there are further schemes to report on since march 2021. Please provide an updated breakdown as of the time you receive this request

  • Received 18 May 2021
    Decided 4 November 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference —
    Requester Type Other
    Wicklow County Council

    All correspondence between officials in the Dept of Housing and the Housing section officials of your Local Authority as they relate to long term leasing deals within the residential sector since 2017

  • Received 6 October 2021
    Decided 4 November 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference —
    Requester Type Journalist
    Cork County Council

    Housing Stats

  • Received —
    Decided 3 November 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI/2021/0328
    Requester Type —
    Department of the Taoiseach

    All correspondence, meeting minutes, documentation related to the following returns on lobbying register by Clúid Housing: Designation period for cost rental homes – https://www.lobbying.ie/return/76873/cl%C3%BAid-housing

  • Received 20 October 2021
    Decided 3 November 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0372-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence between the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and DCU President, UCD President, TCD President, UL President, UCC President, NUIG President, Maynooth President / Any of the Students Unions of these universities, regarding student accommodation between 01/08/2021 to 28/09/2021.

  • Received 5 October 2021
    Decided 2 November 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-038-HS21
    Requester Type Journalist
    Clare County Council

    1) All records relating to testing for defective concrete blocks in Clare County Council's housing stock. 2) All correspondence between the local authority and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage relating to pyrite, mica and/or defective blocks in Clare.

  • Received 4 October 2021
    Decided 2 November 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference —
    Requester Type rep
    Cork County Council

    Housing

  • Received 30 September 2021
    Decided 2 November 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference 187-21
    Requester Type Non-Personal
    Cork City Council

    Antisocial Behaviour in housing estates - March 2021 to date.

  • Received 1 October 2021
    Decided 1 November 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI/2021/148
    Requester Type Journalist
    Fingal County Council

    Records of written complaints sent to Housing Department

  • Received 1 October 2021
    Decided 1 November 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0389-2021
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Working Group on Horticultural Peat in relation to the report being delayed or an extension being provided.

  • Received 6 October 2021
    Decided 1 November 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0398-2021
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records relating to meetings held between the Minister, Secretary General or Assistant Secretary General for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the following organisations; Construction Industry Federation, Irish Institutional Property, Property Industry Ireland and the Irish Home Builders Association during 01/01/2021- 28/02/2021.

  • Received 7 October 2021
    Decided 1 November 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 169 21
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    South Dublin County Council

    Plans for social and private housing development plans housing in the Whitechurch Road/Taylors Lane area of Rathfarnham.

  • Received 30 September 2021
    Decided 29 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0377-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence between representatives of Pinnacle/RediResi and Minister O'Brien and/or Minister Burke and officials identified in the following lobbying return about delivery of social and affordable housing: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/75884/pinnacle-public-affairs-ltd.

  • Received 30 September 2021
    Decided 29 October 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0086-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Office of Public Works

    Could you tell me the following information under the Freedom of information Act 2014 1) The amount of rent that the OPW received from external restaurants/ souvenirs shops etc inside OPW Heritage sites in the year 2019; how are rent rates agreed eg 25% of total yearly annual turnover is the rent rate 2) The name of external companies that were awarded the contract to manage the restaurant or souvenirs shop in each Heritage sites under the remit of the OPW in tabular form 3) When the contract for the provision of managing the restaurant or souvenirs shops in each OPW Heritage sites due to expire in tabular form

  • Received 30 September 2021
    Decided 28 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0381-2021
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondences between the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Mica Action Group in relation Pyrrothite or any other deleterious building materials between 01/01/2019-31/12/2019 . Copies of information given over by the Mica Action group to the Minister for Housing Local Government and Heritage and Paul Benson in relation to a trip taken by members of the MAG group in 2019 to Connecticut in America. Copy of any presentation/minutes of meetings held by the Minister or Paul Benson between 01/01/2019-31/12/2019.

  • Received 29 September 2021
    Decided 28 October 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0386-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Briefings/memos/correspondence prepared for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage or the Secretary General or Housing, Local Government and Heritage relating to the rising cost of raw materials in the construction industry and the potential impact on house building from 01/01/2021- 29/09/2021.

  • Received 4 October 2021
    Decided 28 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0390-2021
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondences between the Minister/s for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and J. Mc Hugh and C.Mc Conalogue in relation to Pyrrothite / Mica/ Pyrite and any other deleterious building materials between the 01/01/2019 to 31/12/2019.

  • Received 11 October 2021
    Decided 28 October 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0404-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    All correspondence between the Minister for Housing Darragh O' Brien and the Chairperson of the Residential Tenancies Board between 18/09/2021-11/10/2021.

  • Received 4 October 2021
    Decided 28 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference —
    Requester Type Client
    Cork County Council

    Housing Support

  • Received 29 September 2021
    Decided 27 October 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI 1951
    Requester Type Journalist
    Mayo County Council

    Correspondence and reports relating to fire safety issues in homes and housing estates in Mayo.

  • Received 28 September 2021
    Decided 27 October 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0373-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records sent or received by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and/or Secretary General of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the First Home Affordable Purchase Shared Equity Scheme between 27/06/2020-28/09/2021.

  • Received 28 September 2021
    Decided 27 October 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0374-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence between the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and ministerial adviser Ciara Shaughnessy and or Secretary General of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Central Bank of Ireland relating to the First Home Affordable Purchase Shared Equity Scheme between 27/6/2020 - 27/09/2021.

  • Received 27 September 2021
    Decided 26 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI/2021/145
    Requester Type Journalist
    Fingal County Council

    Records in relation to FCC & DFB - Fire Safety issues in FCC Housing Estates & Homes

  • Received 6 October 2021
    Decided 26 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference 2021/53
    Requester Type Journalist
    Longford County Council

    Housing Statistics

  • Received 20 May 2021
    Decided 26 October 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0177-2021
    Requester Type Client
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Council in relation to the purchase or use of lands at Ballygrennan, Moyross between 01/01/2013-01/01/2014.

  • Received 27 September 2021
    Decided 26 October 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0370-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence between officials from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Minister of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the occupation of Apollo House in Dublin and the transfer of homeless people from Apollo House between 10/01/17 to 14/01/2017.

  • Received 28 September 2021
    Decided 22 October 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference —
    Requester Type Journalist
    Wicklow County Council

    1. Any letters, documents or correspondence from the last 2 years between Wicklow County Council and Wicklow Fire Brigade regarding fire safety issues in homes/housing estates in the Wicklow County Council Area. 2. Any letters, documents or correspondence from the last 2 years between Wicklow County Council and Management Companies regarding fire safety issues in homes/housing estates in the Wicklow County Council Area

  • Received 27 September 2021
    Decided 22 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 157 21
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    All records from the last 2 years between South Dublin County Council, building control section, South Dublin County Council and Dublin Fire Brigade regarding fire safety issues in homes/housing estates in South Dublin County Council.All Records from the last 2 years between South Dublin County Council, building control section, South Dublin County Council and Management Companies regarding fire safety issues in homes/housing estates in South Dublin County Council.

  • Received 28 August 2021
    Decided 21 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0310-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Copy of internal correspondence and correspondence between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Roscommon County Council relating to flooding at Lough Funshinagh between 01/01/2021 and 27/08/2021.

  • Received 22 September 2021
    Decided 20 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0358-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Communications between the Housing Grants, LA Stock Improvement and Traveller Accommodation Unit and the Departments of Finance and the Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the Mica Redress scheme from 01/01/21- 22/09/2021.

  • Received 10 September 2021
    Decided 19 October 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0324-2021
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence between the Minister, Secretary General and relevant Assistant Secretary Generals of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and their counterparts in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Finance, between 01/06/2021-30/08/2021 relating to (a) the Affordable Housing and (b) the Affordable Purchase Shared Equity First Home Scheme.

  • Received 26 July 2021
    Decided 18 October 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0266-2021
    Requester Type Client
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records relating to the average annual/monthly landlord payment for a Housing Assistance Payment and Rental Accommodation Scheme tenancy between 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2020 . The cost of administrating the Housing Assistance Payment and Rental Accommodation Scheme between 01/01/2016 to 31/12/2020.

  • Received 21 September 2021
    Decided 15 October 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0351-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records regarding a deposit protection scheme as part of Housing For All to include correspondence between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Department of the Taoiseach between 17/06/2020- 21/09/2021.

  • Received 21 September 2021
    Decided 15 October 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI 153 21
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    Copies of any complaints received by the Council regarding housing standards and anti-social behaviour from members of the public between 1st July 2021 to present date.

  • Received 16 September 2021
    Decided 14 October 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0343-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records relating or referring to the decision detailed in the following newspaper article regarding a provision re: social housing in the Housing For All Plan: https://www.businesspost.ie/houses/government-loses-10000-affordable-homes-amid- fears-of-legal-backlash-29eb9dcf .

  • Received 3 September 2021
    Decided 13 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0319-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records that were commissioned by or made available to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage that examined the thermal upgrade works in the Limerick regeneration areas. A copy of internal correspondence and correspondence with Limerick County Council arising from concerns raised by residents in Ballinacurra/Weston in May 2016.

  • Received 15 September 2021
    Decided 13 October 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0340-2021
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Copy of any submission made by Irish Water to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the general scheme of the Water Abstraction Bill.

  • Received 12 July 2021
    Decided 11 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI/2021/112
    Requester Type Journalist
    Fingal County Council

    Records in relation to dwellings leased to FCC for Social Housing

  • Received 27 August 2021
    Decided 11 October 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference 47-2021
    Requester Type —
    Westmeath County Council

    Records in relation to Traveller Housing complaints

  • Received 13 September 2021
    Decided 11 October 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0336-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence between the Construction Industry Federation and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Secretary General related to the establishment of the Construction Industry Register Ireland (CIRI) on a statutory footing between 01/01/2017 - 01/09/2021.

  • Received 14 September 2021
    Decided 11 October 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0338-2021
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence and records for funding between Cork City Council and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage relating to housing maintenance between 14/09/2020-14/09/2021.

  • Received 16 September 2021
    Decided 8 October 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0345-2021
    Requester Type Business/Interest Group
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records of Daft searches by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and any reports or memos which resulted from these searches if any between 16/06/2021-16/09/2021.

  • Received 13 September 2021
    Decided 8 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI 144 21
    Requester Type Journalist
    South Dublin County Council

    1, An excel spreadsheet of the asbestos register(or ACM register)for the Council and a copy of the last saved version before the current one.2. A copy of the priority assessment and overall risk rating for ACMs which were carried out arising from the ACM register and/or the survey which informed the register.3. Details of any asbestos remediation /removal works carried out to address risks identified in Council housing stock including the sums involved and the periods they were carried out.

  • Received 10 September 2021
    Decided 7 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0334-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence sent to Minister Darragh O'Brien that relates to Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 between 01/03/2021 to 09/09/2021. Records of research and reports compiled by Department of Housing staff that relates to Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 between 01/03/2021 to 09/09/2021.

  • Received 16 September 2021
    Decided 7 October 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI-0344-2021
    Requester Type Journalist
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Correspondence sent between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage staff (Principal Officer level and above) and the Central Bank about the First Home Shared Equity Scheme between 01/08/2021 to16/09/2021.

  • Received 23 August 2021
    Decided 6 October 2021
    Refused
    Request Reference FOI - 137 - 2021
    Requester Type Member of the Public
    Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

    Requesting records re: Housing records

  • Received 6 September 2021
    Decided 4 October 2021
    Granted
    Request Reference 21/109 (5624)
    Requester Type Other
    Galway County Council

    How many applications for Housing Adaption grants were received and how many in relation to Connemara

  • Received 7 September 2021
    Decided 4 October 2021
    Part-Granted
    Request Reference FOI-0323-2021
    Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
    Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

    Records held by the Minister, Secretary General and Assistant Secretary Generals of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, relating to the exemption from the new Part V requirements between 01/06/2021-30/08/2021.