Housing

Limerick City and County Council

– All correspondence (from the period 1 Sep, 2022 to present date) between ​Limerick City and County Council staff (specifically ​Pat Daly Chief Executive Officer) and ​Cairn Homes plc in relation to the Irish residential construction industry, the broader housing market and specific Cairn sites. – All documents, reports and presentations in relation to the Irish residential construction industry, the broader housing market and specific Cairn sites that were sent to Limerick City and County Council staff (specifically Pat Daly Chief Executive Officer) by Cairn Homes plc during the period 1 Sep, 2022 to present date. Records of notes and minutes of meetings or phone calls (from the period 1 Sep, 2022 to present date) between Limerick City and County Council staff (specifically Pat Daly Chief Executive Officer) and Cairn Homes plc in relation to the Irish residential construction industry, the broader housing market and specific Cairn sites.

Limerick City and County Council

Will Limerick City and County Council be choosing a family/person strictly from their housing waiting list for , Annacotty

Limerick City and County Council

1. The amount of payments under the HAP or rental subsidy scheme made to the Charles Sheils Housing Charity of , Stillorgan, Co. Dublin for the previous 5 years. Take note that such payments may have been made to Clanmils Ltd for forwarding to Charles Sheils Housing Charity 2. What is the HAP policy on seeking tax compliance proofs from a landlord or housing provider. 3. Was a tax clearance certificate ever sought, or obtained from the Charles Sheils Charity, and if so was it deemed to meet HAP policy on tax compliance. Was a tax compliance certificate obtained for each of the last 5 years of HAP/rental assistance payments? 4. What is HAP policy, if any, on working with landlords and housing providers, specifically as regards landlords/housing providers adherence to employment law, minimum wage legislation, human rights law and lawful revenue deductions for staff such as USC/PRSI? 5. What if any, other payments were made to the Charles Sheils housing charity in the form of grants, rebates, waived fees, services supplied which were not charged in the intervening 5 years.

Limerick City and County Council

The number of people currently on a housing waiting list with Limerick City and County Counci The number of vacant properties currently owned by Limerick City/ county CouncilThe amount of funding required from central government to get these properties back in use. The number of people currently availing of the HAP scheme from Limerick City/ county Council. The number of people currently availing of the RAS from Limerick City / county Council. The number of people currently availing of the RAS from Limerick City / county Council. The number of people approved for either of these two schemes, but who have not yet secured a rental property. The amount paid out to landlords through either RAS or HAP, by Limerick City / county Council in each of the past five years, and if a year-by- year breakdown can be provided on that figure. The number of people currently in emergency homeless accommodation sourced or provided by Limerick City / county Council, and the total cost to the Council, per bed, per night. The number of available emergency homeless beds in the county and city currently

Limerick City and County Council

I'm following up on the latest article on The Ditch about Niall Collins TD, the link to which is attached below. I would like to receive a copy of the documents released under FOI to The Ditch. Would that be possible? If it was not included in the above, would I also be able to receive the following documents:•15 December, 2006, letter from solicitor to the director of housing services expressing an interest in the Patrickswell site •April 2020 (note: this may be April 2022, there appears to be a difference of opinion on this) e-mail from the site's owners wishing "to communicate an expression of interest in developing a turn-key proposal with Limerick City and County Council"

Limerick City and County Council

Under the FOI Act 2014 I'm seeking documents relating to the following since June 1st 2022: 1. Minutes of meetings discussing the possibility of purchase of the Shannon Arms apartments. 2. Communication with the Department of Housing in relation to the purchase of these apartments.3. Communication with Willie O'Dea TD in relation to the purchase of these apartments. 4. Communication with any AHBs in relation to the purchase of these apartments. 5. Communications and minutes if meetings with the owners of these apartments

Limerick City and County Council

Under the FOI Act 2014 I'm seeking documents relating to the following since May 1st 2019:1. Number of representations made by TDs, Councillors and Senators to the housing department for individuals grouped by elected representative and by year. 2. Communications that led to the creation of the new policy that only one representation would be accepted for each applicant.

Limerick City and County Council

Under the FOI Act 2014 I'm seeking documents relating to the following since January 2019: 1. Documents outlining the conditions, status and spending of the €6 million grant mentioned in the "A Vision for Colbert Station Quarter, Limerick" plan produced by the LDA for the construction of 400 homes on 16.2ha of council-owned lands near the Colbert Train station in Limerick. 2. Communications with the Housing Department in relation to the grant. 3. Communications with the LDA Council in relation to the grant.

Limerick City and County Council

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records created from 2022 to present which detail the number of households currently in receipt of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) in the Fingal County Council area. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting a record of the amount spent by the Council on HAP payments in 2022 and 2023. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting a record of the average price of a HAP payment per household in the Fingal County Council area for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the first three months of 2023.Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records kept since 2020 which detail the nationalities of those in receipt of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) in the Fingal County Council area.Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I would like to request any data that details the number of those currently in receipt of a HAP payment through Fingal County Council who’s nationality was recorded as something other than Irish.

Limerick City and County Council

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records created from 2022 to present which detail the number of households currently in receipt of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) in the South Dublin County Council area. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting a record of the amount spent by South Dublin County Council on HAP payments in 2022 and 2023. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting a record of the average price of a HAP payment per household in the South Dublin County Council area for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the first three months of 2023.Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I am requesting records kept since 2020 which detail the nationalities of those in receipt of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) in the South Dublin County Council area.Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I would like to request any data that details the number of those currently in receipt of a HAP payment through South Dublin County Council who’s nationality was recorded as something other than Irish.

Limerick City and County Council

I am requesting all correspondences including memos, briefing notes, minutes and emails between Limerick City and County Council and Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the Loughmore Canal and the current investigations relating to discharges from the Raheen Industrial Estate during the timeframe March 2022 and May 2023.

Limerick City and County Council

Can you provide details of managed services and scope of services agreed between Limerick County Council and contractor re cutting of green areas, spraying, weeding, general appearance etc of green areas for housing estate Oakfield on the Fr Russell Rd, Raheen Limerick

Limerick City and County Council

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the following from your council: A record of the number of people who were offered social housing by the council in each individual month between 1 June 2018 and the present date - and the number of people who refused those offers. A record of the number of people, registered as homeless, who were offered social housing by the council in each individual month between 1 June 2018 and the present date - and the number of people who refused those offers.

Limerick City and County Council

I wish to obtain records held by your Council's Vacant Homes Officers pertaining to vacant or derelict properties that are owned or managed by Approved Housing Bodies, also known as Voluntary Housing Bodies. To facilitate this request, I ask that electronic searches be conducted of the email accounts of your Council's Vacant Homes Officers. The searches should utilize the following terms: "Housing Association" "Approved Housing" "AHB" "Voluntary Housing" Please note that I am specifically looking for records that contain at least one of the listed search terms. Such searches can be easily performed in standard email platforms like Outlook or Gmail. The timeframe for the requested records is from 2017 to the present day. Any identifying information of members of the public who submitted reports regarding apparent vacant or derelict properties to the Vacant Homes Officers, can be redacted.

Limerick City and County Council

I am seeking copies of all records (including emails, notes, memos etc) and reports relating to the refusal of social housing applicants to accept homes offered to them. I wish to confirm my request is for the timeframe between January 1st, 2023 to March 31st, 2023.

Limerick City and County Council

Could I please be furnished with an inclusive list of all housing to include the following: RAS, HAP, Traveller Accommodation, Private Housing, Tenants Purchase in-Situ Scheme, Student Accommodation. Any other tenancies This is for the areas of: Old Dublin Road (from Aldi to the A1 Bar) All estates in the Rhebogue area including Tower Hill, also to include the new houses on Rhebogue Hill.

Limerick City and County Council

Act I'm requesting the following documents since May 2019: Targets and descriptions of retrofits to be carried out on council owned houses. Documents outlining the processes for arranging a retrofit and ensuring it was carried out correctly. Documents outlining pilot programs for retrofits and their results. Communications with SEAI and the Department of the Environment and Department of Housing about carrying out retrofits

Limerick City and County Council

I'm requesting the following documents: Discussions, reports and contracts for the clearing of sites in Delmange Park/Pineview Gardens and the construction of infill housing and master planning since March 2020. Discussions surrounding the progress of housing on council owned Coonagh/Ballygrennan lands since July 2021

Limerick City and County Council

There are two outstanding pieces of information requested, which are: The number of applications received for Housing Adaptation Grants (the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability; the Mobility Aids Grant; and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant) from 1 January 2023 to 1 August 2023; The number of grant applications for Housing Adaptation Grants (the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability; the Mobility Aids Grant; and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant) from 1 January 2023 to 1 August 2023 which were denied

Limerick City and County Council

Housing application file, homeless action team file

Limerick City and County Council

Process documents for carrying out retrofits, housing adaptions and renovations on council owned residential properties Process documents for verifying quality of work carried out on housing adaptations, retrofits, maintenance and reletting council properties after a vacancy. Reports undertaken on quality of contracted council maintenance, retrofits and/or modifications on council owned residential properties since 2019

Limerick City and County Council

1. Process documents for enrolling tenants in the 2020/2021 "Energy Efficiency Upgrade" scheme and verifying quality of work completed. 2. Training documents for council staff to handle maintenance and operation of new heating systems. 3. Documentation for tracking which heating systems were installed in which houses. 4. Reports created on the effectiveness of Icarus/SSE as a partner for the 2020/2021 "Energy Efficiency Upgrade" scheme. 5. Reports created on complaints by tenants following a completed "Energy Efficiency Upgrade" under the 2020/2021 scheme. 6. Communications with SSE/Icarus between May 2020-March 2022 for updates on the status of the rollout and questions raised related to installations. 7. Internal communications and with the department of housing around meeting installation targets between September 2020 and January 2021. 8. Details and results of surveys carried out from tenants whose homes have been upgraded under the 2020/2021 "Energy Efficiency Upgrade"

Limerick City and County Council

I am seeking information relating to the: A. amount of social housing applicants who refused to accept homes offered to them and B. the reasons for these refusals.

Limerick City and County Council

Please provide the number of service requests for housing maintenance on social housing units since 2019, breaking down the requests logged per month and into the categories of urgency used by the Council, such as Emergency, Urgent, and Routine. Please indicate how many requests remain outstanding for each category. Please also provide the number of inspections carried out by the Council of privately owned properties used for social housing over the same period, indicating the number that did not meet basic standards and the number of improvement letters sent, again breaking down by month

Limerick City and County Council

As part of Limerick Regeneration, Limerick City and County Council are carrying out thermal upgrade works on houses in the four disadvantaged areas of Limerick City. In relation to these thermal upgrade works, I am seeking the following information (FOI Request). To date, what is the average amount of money that is spent on each property where thermal upgrade works have been fully completed? And could you please break that down to show the average amount which is spent on Limerick City and County Council own housing stock, versus privately owned houses for these same works

Limerick City and County Council

Specifically I am looking for the amount of void units (both houses and apartments) the council refurbished in 2022 and to date in 2023 as well as the total cost of refurbishing these units, broken down per annum. Could I also get a figure as to how much of the council’s current housing stock is void?

Limerick City and County Council

Section 11 (access to records) of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request access to records, which are: Non-Personal 1. All correspondence (sent and received) between the council and the Peter McVerry Trust, related to proposed housing projects or developments, between 1st July and 17th November 2023

Limerick City and County Council

I wish to seek the following information from Fingal County Council under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 - 1. The number of houses that are currently owned by Fingal County Council (to include transactions currently in progress or other, such as commitments to purchase) in the each of the following estates in Dublin 15 - - Bay Meadows - Hollywoodrath- Chapelwood- Alderwood- Church View- Redwood- Bellingsmore- The Oaks- Hollystown Park- Hollystown Demesne If there are other property addresses which include 'Hollystown, Dublin 15' or 'Kilmartin, Dublin 15' in any part of the property address, and do not have the estate names referenced above, please also provide the number of houses owned by Fingal County Council.2. The number of houses owned by Approved Housing Bodies (AHB's) / Voluntary and Cooperative associations which reference the estates / addresses listed per point 1.3. The number of houses that are rented privately under the HAP scheme and reference the estates /

Limerick City and County Council

addresses listed per point 1 On 28 February 2020, the then Housing Minister, Eoghan Murphy, emailed Mr Michael Walsh, in his capacity as Chairperson of the County & City Management Association (CCMA), concerning certain issues related to the alleged payment of ‘protection money’ at local authority construction sites.. In relation to this email, I am now seeking the following records: 1. Any correspondence sent by Mr Walsh (or by the CCMA) to your Council, in relation to the three requests referred to above, (a)-(c), as listed by Mr Murphy in his letter.The timeframe I am referring to is 28 February 2020 to the present. 2. Any replies sent by your Council, in response to any of Mr Walsh’s/the CCMA correspondence, concerning the three requests listed above.The timeframe I

Limerick City and County Council

a. Records that show how much the council paid to each of the following companies in 2021 for i. HAP ii. Homeless HAP b. Records that show how many tenancies the council is supporting with each of the following companies at the moment under:i. HAP ii. Homeless HAP List of companies Details of all correspondence with " or its associated entities between December 1, 2019 and December 1, 2020. 1. Details of all correspondence with or its associated entities between December 1, 2019 and December 1, 2020. 3. Any communications with after December 1, 2019 which dealt

Limerick City and County Council

ETenders System Id 179556 Limerick City & County Council are seeking expressions of interest from Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) for proposals for the provision of a mix of social and affordable housing on council-owned sites in Limerick city. • https://www.limerick.ie/council/newsroom/news/major- transformational-projects-proposed limerick The Coonagh site proposal, which sits on 14 hectares to the western edge of Moyross, envisions the inclusion of a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) facility comprising a 150-Bed and 40 day bed hospital, a medical training and research centre, an eco-park, playground, crèche and coffee shop. From a housing perspective 108 new 1-4 bed affordable and social housing units are included. This development, still in preliminary discussion with UPMC, represents the Whitebox/ Clúid ethos in delivering sustainable, inclusive communities for residents of all ages." I wish all records of all Expressions of Interest. 2. I wish to see all minutes of meetings where the use of the Coonagh site transitioned from a site for "Social and Affordable" housing to a site for for a "Hospital" and training and research centre. (Per Council website) 3. Details of the ETenders notice. 4. Details of any Public Consultation 5. Details of any advertisement of a change of use for the site

Limerick City and County Council

1) Details (notices, Minutes of Meetings) documentation for “The Energy Efficiency/Housing Upgrade Programme 2021” competition procedure as an Obligated Party for the 2021 scheme. 2) Details (notices, Minutes of Meetings) documentation for “The Energy Efficiency/Housing Upgrade Programme 2020” competition procedure as an Obligated Party for the 20210scheme. 3) Copies of email that was emailed as “Expressions of Interest” to the eleven obligated parties nominated in the SEAi website on 3rd March 2021. 4) Any exemptions from the terms of Directive 2014/24/EU either National or EU granted Due to Covid issues around the time of completion of the 2020 scheme no project publicity was undertaken. 5) Details of the notified suitability and award criteria including experience, technical approach, available resources and energy credits. 6) The definition or explanation of the word “Partnership” used in Limerick City and County Council

Limerick City and County Council

Records regarding the number of mould complaints in social housing in 2020 & 2021 within the council's remit.

Limerick City and County Council

Please provide details, to cover the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 (inclusive and by year) regarding the number of people who presented as homeless citing domestic violence/abuse; the number in the same timeframe of people deemed active domestic violence cases in your area; the number of refuges or shelters in your area and the be capacity of same; the number of 'can not accommodate' cases involving those refuges or shelters, again in the same timeframe and as notified to the local authority (ie, people seeking a bed in a refuge or shelter but here no bed is available).Please provide any additional contextual information you wish to provide regarding funding of these refuges and how those who cannot be accommodated in them due to space or capacity

Limerick City and County Council

1) Please state how many properties the council has added to its social housing stock following purchases on the open market over the last five years (2018- 2022). Please state the price of the most expensive and cheapest house purchased in each year - along with their location and property type - and the average price paid each year. 2)Please state the council's policy on bidding against first-time buyers or other non-commercial buyers

Limerick City and County Council

The number of social houses allocated in each year from 2016-2021. A figure for the number of households on the waiting list for social housing near the start of each year. Documents detailing the process for allocation of social housing. Documents detailing when a household is moved from the waiting list for social housing

Limerick City and County Council

1) Information on the amount available in the local authority traveller budget in 2021, and the amount spent during the year. • Information on the number of people on the social housing waiting list in the local authority area at the end of March, 2022.• Information on the number of people awaiting housing adaptation grants in the local authority area at the end of March, 2022.

Limerick City and County Council

Under the FOI Act 2014 Im seeking documents relating to the following since March 20th 2022:1. Minutes of meetings discussing the possibility of purchase of the Shannon Arms apartments, Henry Street, Limerick city.2. Communication with the Department of housing in relation to the purchase of these apartments.2. Communication with the Department of housing in relation to the purchase of these apartments.3. Communication with Willie O'Dea TD in relation to the purchase of these apartments.4. Communication with any AHBs in relation to the purchase of these apartments.

Limerick City and County Council

All documentation of representations made by TD's or Cllrs on behalf of a successful housing application by in the last 3 years

Limerick City and County Council

A copy of the Limerick City and County Council Homeless Policy Document

Limerick City and County Council

The total number of housing in Rhebogue and the Dublin Road area which are either owned by the Council, undere the RAS or HAP schemes or who have housing bodies overseeing the tenancy (IE Sophia Housing, Co-operative)

Limerick City and County Council

I'm writing to request access to the following records from the Housing Assistance Payment Shared Services Centre for the year 2020, on a national basis:- Number of landlords with more than 10 properties eligible to HAP payments and total HAP payments made to this group of landlords; - For each of these, where the landlord is a body corporate, the name of the body corporate, number of properites and total HAP payments made; - Where the landlord is an individual, the county or country or residence of the individual, number of properties and total HAP payments made.

Limerick City and County Council

All submissions in response to the "Request for Expressions of Interest for the provision of mixed-tenure housing on Council lands at New Road, Thomondgate; Speaker's Corner; and Coonagh Lands" All documents marking the suitability of any submissions received in relation to the request above

Limerick City and County Council

statistics on housing in limerick city and county

Limerick City and County Council

A copy of all records of applications pursuant to the expression of interest call issued by LCCC in relation to the following. For the provision of mixed tenure housing on Council lands at. 1. New Road, Thomondgate, Limerick City. 2. Speaker's Corner, Limerick City. 3. Coonagh lands, Limerick City.

Limerick City and County Council

I am seeking the following in relation to the "Request for Expressions of Interest for the provision of mixed-tenure housing on Council lands at New Road, Thomondgate; Speaker's Corner; and Coonagh Lands":• The text submitted under the heading, “Project Proposal” for all submissions• Any summaries created of the content under the “Project Proposal” heading outlining a) planning context, b) units numbers + bedtypes and c) tenure mix % split between social/affordable/cost rental

Limerick City and County Council

I would like to request the minutes of meetings of the Housing and Disability Steering Group established in the Administrative area for 2019, 2020 and 2021. Additionally, I am seeking membership of the Steering Group for the three years and attendance at the meetings referred to above.

Limerick City and County Council

Details of who applied for the change to 110 social units 2. Please provide the newspaper application for the change to the planning 3. Confirm details of LCCC staff who have knowledge and experience of how large social housing sites have failed beyond belief i.e. Moyross, Southill who are involved with this project. 4. Provide details of the ratio of open spaces in respect of the units. 5. Provide details of who applied for and approved the change of design to the original planning approval 6. Provide details of pathways will be constructed to allow foot access to this estate - there are no paths currently, children will have to walk to school on main road. 7. I am requesting that LCCC approve change to cost rental for the majority of this estate with the same ease that it was changed from a private development to 100% social development. Please provide an explanation as to why this cannot occur if you decide not to approve this request.

Limerick City and County Council

Questions in relation to housing waiting list

Limerick City and County Council

records from the Housing Assistance Payment Shared Services Centre: - data on payments to HAP landlords filed in the third party return to the Revenue Commissioners in 2020 for the year 2019; - data on payments to HAP landlords filed in the third party return to the Revenue Commissioners in 2021 for the year 2020, if this filing is available at this point. More specifically, I'm seeking access to the portions of these records showing: - where the landlord is a body corporate: the name and address of the body corporate, number of properties, county of location of the properties and amount paid to the body corporate under HAP; - where the landlord is an individual with 10 or more properties eligible to HAP: the name and address of the landlord, number of properties, county of location of the properties and amount paid to the landlord under HAP