FOI Request Log - April 2018 - June 2018

Home , Damien English, Eoghan Murphy, John Paul Phelan, Simon Coveney

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FOI-2018-130 26/03/2018 Closed Copies of a consultancy report commissioned by the Department in 2017 on Water Abstractions. Individual Refused 05/04/2018 All correspondence between Bord Gáis Eireann and the Department of Environment in relation to the FOI-2018-075 21/02/2018 Closed Media Granted 06/04/2018 issue of water metering between 09/03/011 and 01/05/2012. Any records that show or discuss a value-for-money analysis or appraisal, of the Social Housing Public Private Partnership Programme and for different schemes under the programme. Any records that show or discuss a cost-benefit analysis or appraisal, of the Social Housing Public Private Partnership FOI-2018-093 05/03/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 06/04/2018 Programme, and for different schemes under the programme. Any records or assessments that discuss the possible costs and what would be included in agreements under the "availability-based PPP model" that is being followed for the Social Housing Public Private Partnership Programme. Copy of the briefing note prepared for Minister Murphy for his meeting with Michelle Mulerin on FOI-2018-099 08/03/2018 Closed Individual Granted 09/04/2018 11/07/2017 regarding Pyrite and Mica. Copies of all records to include emails, memos, text messages and so on relating to the publication of FOI-2018-101 08/03/2018 Closed Media Granted 09/04/2018 the figures for homelessness to cover the period 01/02/2018 to 08/03/2018. Correspondence from members of the public to Met Eireann in the period 20/02/2018 to 07/03/2018 FOI-2018-105 12/03/2018 Closed Media Granted 10/04/2018 specifically in relation to the coverage of Storm Emma and related adverse weather. FOI-2018-132 29/03/2018 Closed Details in relation to legal advice regarding pension issues of Dr John Tierney. Media Refused 11/04/2018 Records in respect of 30 major public infrastructure projects which have received final approval under FOI-2018-133 03/04/2018 Closed Media Refused 11/04/2018 the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund. The number of families housed in hotels and how much money was paid to each hotel for housing FOI-2018-142 09/04/2018 Closed Student/Lecturer Refused 11/04/2018 homeless people during 01/07/2017 to 31/12/2017. Records linked to the compilation of homeless in emergency accommodation statistics between FOI-2018-106 13/03/2018 Closed 01/10/2017 to 31/01/2018 and records linked to any investigation into homeless in emergency Individual Granted 12/04/2018 accommodation statistics between 01/11/2017 to 31/01/2018. FOI-2018-147 12/04/2018 Closed Copy of circular E.L 02/99 Rural Road Overseer. Individual Granted 12/04/2018 Correspondence between the Department's Communications Department and the Strategic FOI-2018-107 13/03/2018 Closed Communication Unit (SCU), internal correspondence to and from the Communications Department Media Part-Granted 16/04/2018 regarding the SCU as well as briefing material provided to the Minister regarding the SCU.

All and any communication to the Department, by letter, email etc in relation to the proposed Shragh Wind Farm, comprising of 9 turbines in the townlands of Carrowmore South, Einagh and Shragh, FOI-2018-112 19/03/2018 Closed approximately 2km south of the village of Doonbeg, Co. Clare - [Clare County Council Register Media Part-Granted 16/04/2018 Reference 14/487]; I am particularly interested in any communication from any government Department, or from the Trump golf resort that lies adjacent to the proposed wind farm. FOI-2018-116 23/03/2018 Closed Copies of the latest batch of internal audits from your Department. Media Granted 17/04/2018 Statement as to why child maintenance specifically designated for children and for their support is FOI-2018-110 16/03/2018 Closed means tested for differential rents purposes, given that a woman on welfare as the primary earner is Individual Refused 18/04/2018 calculated for rent on her income. FOI-2018-129 26/03/2018 Closed Copy of 2 consultancy reports commissioned by the Department in 2017. Individual Refused 18/04/2018 All the complaints received from Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) recipients to the Department of FOI-2018-119 23/03/2018 Closed Housing concerning agents since March 1 2017, specifically, the complaints relating to HAP agents Media Part-Granted 19/04/2018 revealing information to landlords about HAP recipients. FOI Request Log - April 2018 - June 2018

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The names of all individuals and organisations included in the Social Housing Investment Proposals Clearing House Group. The names and organisations of all third parties including investment funds and investments trusts who have engaged with the Groups and or made written submissions. Copies of all Oireachtas Member/ FOI-2018-114 20/03/2018 Closed Part-Granted 20/04/2018 minutes and submissions to the Group. Copies of any reports, assessments, value for money Councillor exercises or other papers relating to the work of this group. Any other reports or documents relating to the Enhanced Leasing Proposal announced by the Minister on 31/01/18.

Records, including emails, correspondence, memos, minutes of meetings, records of phone calls, digital copies of other files and any other relevant documents, both internal and with external, between the period 01/05/2017 to 28/02/2018, which relate to or reference the topic of the Oireachtas Member/ FOI-2018-115 22/03/2018 Closed Granted 20/04/2018 discussion of individual planning applications made under Part 3 of the Planning and Development Act Councillor 2000, as amended, at Municipal District Area Committee and or Council meetings of some local authorities, prior to a decision being made on the application concerned. A copy of all cost benefit analysis reviews of public private partnerships that have yet to be published FOI-2018-117 23/03/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 20/04/2018 by your Department or organisation. Copy of the "credit policy" which is distributed to the local authorities under the statute regulations of FOI-2018-125 28/03/2018 Closed the building Ireland Home Loan scheme.S.I. NO. 25/2018 -Housing (Rebuilding Ireland Home Loans) Individual Refused 20/04/2018 Regulations 2018 refers Credit Policy issued to Local Authorities by the Minister under Section 6 of the Housing (Rebuilding FOI-2018-131 29/03/2018 Closed Media Granted 20/04/2018 Ireland Home Loan) Regulations 2018.http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/25/made/en/print

Section 10 statement as to what action was taken with regards to a letter that was sent to the then Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (housing section), from Mark O'Connor of Social Inclusion Ireland with regards to a letter that was sent on my behalf FOI-2018-118 23/03/2018 Closed Individual Refused 23/04/2018 on 07/04/2014 Re: Allocation of unsold affordable housing and records of all correspondence between the then Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (housing section) and Cork County Council in relation to the above mentioned letter.

Correspondence since 01/01/2017 between the Department and Wicklow County Council regarding Article 43 (Freedom of Movement of People) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the FOI-2018-120 23/03/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 23/04/2018 European Union. Any internal reports and memos created since 01/01/2017 regarding Article 43 (Freedom of Movement of People) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Briefing notes, external communications and correspondence to the Secretary General of the FOI-2018-123 26/03/2018 Closed Department of Housing, the Department's Assistant Secretaries or the Minister for Housing relating to Media Part-Granted 24/04/2018 Airbnb or other short-term letting platforms from the period 24/10/2017 to 26/03/2018 inclusive.

The amount of the €40m announced for the Fire Service Capital Programme announced in February 2016 was spent in the years 2016, 2017 and to-date in 2018. Of the €8m allocation for Fire Service Capital Programme per year; if the full amount is not spent in one year does the balance transferred in the next year e.g. In 2017 of the €8m; only €7m of that was spent in 2017 and the balance of €1m will FOI-2018-126 29/03/2018 Closed be allocated to the 2018 allocation ; or if their is an overspent in one year is the amount that exceeded Individual Granted 24/04/2018 the allocation taken out the allocation for the next year. The number of requests that the Department have received from Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) for funding under this programme in the years 2016, 2017 and to-date in 2018; of the requests received by DFB the number that were approved, pending or refused in each of those years. FOI Request Log - April 2018 - June 2018

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Copy of consultancy report commissioned by the Department in 2017: "Usage survey on the Met FOI-2018-128 26/03/2018 Closed Media Granted 24/04/2018 Éireann website". FOI-2018-138 09/04/2018 Closed Airbnb correspondence between 01/04/2017 and 08/04/2018. Media Part-Granted 24/04/2018 Correspondence between (sent and received) the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy and any chief FOI-2018-016 08/01/2018 Closed Media Granted 25/04/2018 executives of local authorities from 20/07/2017 to 5/01/2018. FOI-2018-121 26/03/2018 Closed Records relating to correspondence and documentation around a protected diclosure. Media Part-Granted 25/04/2018 Correspondence between the Department of Housing, the Minister for Housing and the Strategic Oireachtas Member/ FOI-2018-124 27/03/2018 Closed Communications Unit from 01/10/2017 to 27/03/2018 regarding the presentation of the monthly Refused 25/04/2018 Councillor homeless figures produced by the Department. Correspondence between Ministers in the Department and the National Emergency Coordination Group relating to the recent adverse weather Storm Emma from the period 19/02/2018 to 07/03/2018. All correspondence between Ministers in the department and special advisers relating to FOI-2018-095 07/03/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 27/04/2018 the recent adverse weather Storm Emma from the period 19/02/2018 to 07/03/2018. All correspondence between special advisers and the National Emergency Coordination Group relating to the recent adverse weather Storm Emma from the period 19/02/2018 to 07/03/2018.

Records in relation to meetings held between An Garda Siochána and the National Emergency Oireachtas Member/ FOI-2018-104 12/03/2018 Closed Refused 27/04/2018 Coordination Group in preparation for the inclement weather that hit the country on the 28/02/2018. Councillor

Copies of all preparatory work, documents and correspondence relating to the possible holding of a FOI-2018-134 03/04/2018 Closed Presidential election in Ireland in November 2018, including studies, Media Granted 30/04/2018 revised documents, consultations and correspondence on the matter from 01/01/2018 to 03/04/2018.

Records relating to correspondence between Platinum Land Limited or its representatives and Minister for Housing Simon Coveney, between 01/04/2016 and 30/04/2017. Records relating to FOI-2018-135 03/04/2018 Closed Media Granted 30/04/2018 correspondence between Minister for Housing Simon Coveney and others in relation to Platinum Land or its representatives' (as above) lobbying, between 01/04/2016 and 30/04/2017. Correspondence between Minister Murphy's office and all parties in relation to Castlerea Fire station FOI-2018-153 17/04/2018 Closed Individual Refused 02/05/2018 since 01/01/2018. Records relating to the question of Irish or the Gaeltacht during the preparation of the National FOI-2018-137 06/04/2018 Closed Business Part-Granted 03/05/2018 Development Plan and the National Planning Framework. Correspondence with external bodies collected in furtherance of the following report being written. FOI-2018-149 12/04/2018 Closed Cost analysis of the updated Sustainable Urban Housing. Design Standards for New Apartments, Media Granted 10/05/2018 Guidelines for Planning Authorities. Records relating to the following entry in the lobbying Database: FOI-2018-109 15/03/2018 Closed Media Granted 14/05/2018 https://www.lobbying.ie/return/25333/byrnewallace Correspondence between Byrne Wallace (a law firm) and Minister Eoghan Murphy between 01/09/2017 and 31/12/2017. All correspondence between Byrne Wallace and Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, between 01/09/2017 FOI-2018-113 20/03/2018 Closed Media Granted 14/05/2018 and 31/12/2017. The minutes and or records and or notes and or recordings of any meeting held between Michael Walsh, and or any representative of Byrne Wallace, with Jennifer Carroll MacNeill between the dates of 01/09/2017 and 31/12/2017. FOI Request Log - April 2018 - June 2018

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Records in relation to communications between real estate corporate investors and the Department of housing in relation to the provision of social and affordable housing from 01/01/2015 to 16/04/2018 in the context of the Clearing House Group. Any decisions taken by the Minister regarding FOI-2018-150 16/04/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 14/05/2018 housing policy and the provision of social and affordable housing, including the Enhanced Leasing Scheme, Local Infrastructure Housing Action Fund and any other programmes or policies affecting investors from 01/01/2016 to 31/07/2017 and from 01/01/2018 to the 16/04/2018. Correspondence received and sent by John McCarthy, Jack O'Donnell and Dave Walsh relating to FOI-2018-157 18/04/2018 Closed the Residential Tenancies Bill from 01/04/2017 to 17 /04/2018. All ministerial briefing notes relating Media Part-Granted 14/05/2018 to the Residential Tenancies Bill from 01/04/2017 to 17 /04/2018. Copies of the following, Unit Cost Ceilings issued with Housing Circular 28/2015 (July 2015), Unit Cost FOI-2018-158 19/04/2018 Closed Ceilings issued with Housing Circular 43/2017 (December 2017) and Methodology, research basis and Student/Lecturer Granted 14/05/2018 or description of basis for preparation and up-dating of Unit Cost Ceilings. FOI-2018-154 17/04/2018 Closed Expenditure details in relation to air travel between 01/01/2016 and 31/12/2017. Individual Granted 16/05/2018 Correspondence received by the Department from the Residential Tenancies Board relating to the FOI-2018-156 18/04/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 16/05/2018 Residential Tenancies Bill between 01/04/2017 and 17/04/2018. All drafts of the three reports into the cost of residential development published on 12.04.2018 and any minutes of meetings relating to or discussing these drafts or changes to these drafts. All correspondence including e-mails, memos and other papers between the Minister, his press office, Oireachtas Member/ FOI-2018-160 18/04/2018 Closed Granted 16/05/2018 Department of Housing officials, staff at the Housing Agency and other persons and bodies proposing Councillor changes or discussing the drafts of the three reports into the cost of residential development published on 12.04.2018. FOI-2018-076 22/02/2018 Closed A copy of Minister Eoghan Murphy's official diary from the date of his appointment up to 22/02/2018. Media Granted 22/05/2018 FOI-2018-136 06/04/2018 Closed Copy of Minister Murphy's diary from 10/10/2017 to 10/03/2018. Individual Granted 22/05/2018 Correspondence between the Department of Housing, the Ministers office and the Dublin Regional Oireachtas Member/ FOI-2018-162 24/04/2018 Closed Homeless Executive from 01/09/2017 to 30/04/2018 regarding the draft National Quality Standards Refused 22/05/2018 Councillor and Inspection Regime for emergency homeless accommodation. A list of all staff, ministers, spouses, or partners who travelled abroad for St Patrick's Day 2018 on official Departmental business. A table of costs associated with their travel to include flights, hotel, FOI-2018-161 24/04/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 22/05/2018 transport, entertainment, gifts, dining, subsistence, and all other related expenditure. Copies of the actual invoices and or receipts relating to all of the above. Breakdown of the total amount spent on training for Department staff or personnel on GDPR training FOI-2018-191 14/05/2018 Closed or awareness, cyber security training or awareness, data protection training or awareness, and the Media Granted 22/05/2018 names of the providers of this service. The amount of money paid by the Department to consultancy companies since 01/01/2014 and a FOI-2018-170 26/04/2018 Closed Media Granted 23/05/2018 breakdown of that spend by year and company. Records relating to the allocation of resources by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local FOI-2018-165 25/04/2018 Closed Government to local councils for purposes related to Traveller accommodation, for the period Media Part-Granted 24/05/2018 25/10/2017 to 25/10/2018. Complaints made by viewers regarding weather presenters between the years 01/01/2017 and FOI-2018-169 01/05/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 25/05/2018 30/04/18. Records linked to the contract for services which pertained in 2017 between RTE and Met Eireann FOI-2018-171 01/05/2018 Closed Media Refused 28/05/2018 including any financial arrangements. FOI Request Log - April 2018 - June 2018

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Records discussing the choice of statistical headings used online or in the Rebuilding Ireland monthly housing activity data updates. Any records relating to adding, removing or changing statistical FOI-2018-143 09/04/2018 Closed Media Granted 29/05/2018 measurements or headings in Rebuilding Ireland data. Any correspondence received discussing, raising issue with or highlighting the use of statistics in the Rebuilding Ireland data.

Correspondence between the Department and other Government Departments or agencies on the FOI-2018-176 01/05/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 29/05/2018 immigrant investor programme. Internal records concerning the immigrant investor programme.

Correspondence between the Department and Cairn Homes in relation to changes around building heights back as far as 01/01/2016. Any correspondence between the Minister or any of his officials FOI-2018-185 08/05/2018 Closed Media Refused 29/05/2018 and Cairn Homes in relation to changes around building heights back as far as 01/01/2016. Any minutes of meetings relating to building heights dating back as far as 01/01/2016. All correspondence regarding microplastics and their presence in water supplies between 01/11/2017 FOI-2018-173 01/05/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 30/05/2018 and 01/05/2018. Breakdown of the number of male staff employed by the Department and their pay grade, and a FOI-2018-208 22/05/2018 Closed breakdown of the numbers of female staff employed by the Department and their pay grade, as of Media Granted 30/05/2018 31/12/2016, 31/12/ 2017 and 31/12/2018. Copy of the study into construction costs in the housing sector undertaken by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government including a list of the parties consulted in FOI-2018-159 19/04/2018 Closed preparation of this report, consultants engaged, correspondence, submissions and records of Student/Lecturer Granted 31/05/2018 meetings between the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and other parties in relation to construction costs from 01/01/2016 to 19/04/2018.

Correspondence between MediPro Life and Minister English sent on behalf of European Fire Fighter FOI-2018-182 04/05/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 31/05/2018 Unions Alliance as detailed in lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/26943/medipro-life. Minutes of all meetings of the Cross Departmental Team on Homelessness from 01/01/2017 to FOI-2018-188 11/05/2018 Closed 09/05/2018. Minutes of all meetings of the National Homelessness Consultative Committee from Media Granted 06/06/2018 01/01/2017 to 09/05/2018. Breakdown of the total amount spent by the Department in each calendar year on Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Equipment, ICT Software and ICT Services. The name and company details of each provider of ICT Equipment, Software or Services provided to the Department and the FOI-2018-190 14/05/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 06/06/2018 value of each individual contract and the duration of the contract. Breakdown of the total amount spent on training for Department staff or personnel on cyber security training or awareness and the names of the providers of this service.

To ask the Dublin Region Homeless Executive to release the Public Expenditure on Homeless Service Provision for 2017 under the 5 main headers: Homeless Prevention, Tenancy Sustainment and FOI-2018-224 28/05/2018 Closed Resettlement Supports, Day Services, Long Term Supported Accommodations, Housing Authority, Association Refused 06/06/2018 Homeless Service Provision, Emergency Accommodation.

Correspondence from 01/05/2017 to 10/05/2018, between the Department or the Minister and the FOI-2018-187 10/05/2018 Closed Irish Prison Service or Mountjoy Prison with reference to Mountjoy Prison and the provision of Media Refused 07/06/2018 temporary emergency accommodation at the facility. FOI Request Log - April 2018 - June 2018

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Correspondence including minutes, briefings and memos relating to the meeting between the GAA and FOI-2018-196 18/05/2018 Closed Minister of State John Paul Phelan regarding local authority valuations, as detailed in this lobbying Media Granted 07/06/2018 return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28021/gaa Correspondence between Minister of State John Paul Phelan and representatives from the GAA on the issue of an exemption for GAA grounds on Valuation Office local authority rates from 01/10/2017 to the 18/05/2018. Briefings or memos prepared for Minister of State John Paul Phelan in relation to the FOI-2018-197 18/05/2018 Closed Media Granted 07/06/2018 GAA's correspondence or meetings with GAA representatives on the aforementioned topic from 01/10/2017 to the 18/05/2018. Further Information lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28383/gaa Correspondence, electronically via email or physically via post and or letters, relating to part three of the planning application process, between The Department or Minister Eoghan Murphy and any FOI-2018-192 11/05/2018 Closed representative from the following companies:- Cairn Homes, Crekav Trading, Marlet Property Group, Media Part-Granted 08/06/2018 and Bartra Capital from 01/06/2017 to 30/04/2018. Any record of phone calls or phone conversations, under the same conditions outlined above.

Copies of submissions received in relation to changes to the Planning and Development Act 2000 regarding the categorisation of data centres as 'strategic infrastructure', and details of any submissions received in relation to the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016 regarding the categorisation of data centres as 'strategic infrastructure'. Details of any meeting requests and meetings held in relation to changes to the Planning and Development Act 2000 regarding the FOI-2018-189 14/05/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 11/06/2018 categorisation of data centres as 'strategic infrastructure', and Details of any meetings to discuss the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016 regarding the categorisation of data centres as 'strategic infrastructure'. Copies of any briefing notes prepared regarding the categorisation of data centres as 'strategic infrastructure'.Details of any parliamentary or legislative queries regarding the categorisation of data centres as 'strategic infrastructure'.

All records associated with this entry in the lobbying database: FOI-2018-200 17/05/2018 Closed Media Refused 11/06/2018 https://www.lobbying.ie/return/27970/construction-industry-federation-cif All records associated with the following entries in the lobbying FOI-2018-201 17/05/2018 Closed database:https://www.lobbying.ie/return/27963/construction-industry-federation- Media Refused 11/06/2018 cif, And https://www.lobbying.ie/return/27960/construction-industry-federation-cif All records relating to this entry in the lobbying database: FOI-2018-207 21/05/2018 Closed Media Refused 11/06/2018 https://www.lobbying.ie/return/29002/kingspan-insulation-ltd All records relating to this entry in the lobbying database: FOI-2018-210 22/05/2018 Closed Media Refused 11/06/2018 https://www.lobbying.ie/return/29533/stripe Copies of any minutes, briefings and memos relating to the meeting between Stripe and Minister FOI-2018-214 22/05/2018 Closed Media Refused 11/06/2018 Murphy during 2018 in relation to housing: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/29533/stripe Records of discussion before during and after Minister Eoghan Murphy's meetings with Stripe FOI-2018-217 23/05/2018 Closed Media Refused 11/06/2018 executives regarding housing in Dublin, Ireland. FOI-2018-232 07/06/2018 Closed Minutes of all Dublin Social Housing Delivery Taskforce meetings from 01/09/2017 to 07/06/2018. Media Part-Granted 11/06/2018 Copies of emails between Minister Eoghan Murphy and his press advisor Jack O'Donnell regarding FOI-2018-181 03/05/2018 Closed Media Granted 12/06/2018 housing and homeless figures from 01/10/2017 to 03/05/2018. The amount spent by the Department on Facebook and Google advertisement from 01/01/2017 to FOI-2018-193 15/05/2018 Closed Media Granted 12/06/2018 15/05/2018. FOI Request Log - April 2018 - June 2018

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Records relating to this entry in the lobbying database: FOI-2018-203 21/05/2018 Closed Media Granted 13/06/2018 https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28917/respond - re-classification of AHB's Records relating to this entry in the lobbying database: FOI-2018-204 21/05/2018 Closed Media Granted 13/06/2018 https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28921/respond Oireachtas Member/ FOI-2018-218 28/05/2018 Closed Copy of the Senior Counsel review delivered in June 2017 relating to planning matters in Donegal. Refused 13/06/2018 Councillor Records created after 01/01/2017 related to the decision by the Department to provide €2.4m funding for the completion of 20 housing units at Radharc an FOI-2018-199 21/05/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 15/06/2018 Chuain estate in Ramelton, County Donegal, to include any financial analysis to support the expenditure. Records relating to this entry in the lobbying database, including notes and other records of follow up FOI-2018-209 22/05/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 15/06/2018 meeting with Jack O'Donnell: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28932/q4pr A list of all submissions made to the Minister at your Department using the e-submissions system from FOI-2018-175 02/05/2018 Closed 01/02/2018 to 02/05/2018 inclusive. This request is to include the date of the submission and it's title. Media Part-Granted 18/06/2018 You do not require copies of the submissions themselves. Correspondence between Waterford City Council and the then Department of Environment, Housing FOI-2018-195 17/05/2018 Closed Individual Granted 18/06/2018 and Local Governement concerning the filling of the Senior Planner post in 2011. Records relating to lobbying entry 28314 - O'Flynn-Group - General discussion on policy initiatives to FOI-2018-202 21/05/2018 Closed Media Granted 19/06/2018 address the housing crisis. Correspondence (sent and received) between Irish Water, Assistant Secretary Maria Graham and Niall FOI-2018-211 22/05/2018 Closed Cussen in relation to the planning process, between 01/02/2018 and Media Refused 19/06/2018 20/05/2018. https://www.lobbying.ie/return/28368/irish-water All details, correspondence, emails, briefing papers, memos etc. retained by the Department relating to meetings (or other lobbying) held between representatives of the company Amazon (or its FOI-2018-212 22/05/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 19/06/2018 subsidiaries) and Minister Damien English, Assistant Secretary David Walsh and other Department officials from 01/01/2018 to 22/05/2018. Correspondence (sent and received) between Amazon and Minister Damien English and Assistant Secretary David Walsh on housing policy and planning reform, between 01/01/2018 and 21/05/2018. Any briefing notes prepared for Minister English or Mr Walsh in relation to a meeting FOI-2018-213 22/05/2018 Closed Media Part-Granted 19/06/2018 with Amazon on housing policy and planning reform, between 01/01/2018 and 21/05/2018 and any minutes taken from this meeting.

Copies of any minutes, memos, briefings and correspondence relating to the meeting between FOI-2018-215 22/05/2018 Closed Amazon and Minister English and David Walsh as detailed in the following lobbying Media Part-Granted 19/06/2018 return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/29391/amazon-uk-services-ltd All communications , including WhatsApp/Texts, between the Minister, his special advisers and the Department's press office about the timing of releases of reports, to include correspondence in the week up to the release of the three reports on 11/04/18, information for the week up to social FOI-2018-163 24/04/2018 Closed Media Granted 20/06/2018 housing construction status report on 18/04/18, information for the week before the release of the residential tenancies board on 20/03/18 and information for the week leading up to the release of the Homelessness report on 19/12/2017. Email correspondence, memos, briefings prepared for and minutes arising out of the meeting FOI-2018-223 29/05/2018 Closed between Minister English and Amazon UK Services Ltd as referred to in the Register of Lobbying - Media Part-Granted 20/06/2018 return - 29391 FOI Request Log - April 2018 - June 2018

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All records of correspondence between the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland and the Department relating to the appointment of the new Professional Conduct Committee, re-established in March 2016. Including notifications of the expiry of the previous boards term of office. All records FOI-2018-219 28/05/2018 Closed Individual Part-Granted 22/06/2018 relating to the RIAI's obligations under Section 73 of the Building Control Act 2007. All records relating to a complainants eligibility to submit appeals to the Statutory Appeals Board. All records relating to the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland as an Freedom of Information body. Copy of the audited financial statements and associated notes to the accounts for Met Eireann for FOI-2018-222 29/05/2018 Closed Media Granted 22/06/2018 2016 Records pertaining to a referendum on the ownership of the water system and whether a vote of kind could go ahead to keep water in public ownership, to include any documents pertaining to consideration about how any vote would impact, or not, on keeping other utilities in public ownership, FOI-2018-108 14/03/2018 Closed such as energy, telecoms, broadband etc. Records pertaining to a referendum on the ownership of the Media Part-Granted 25/06/2018 water system and whether a vote of kind could go ahead to keep water in public ownership, to include any documents pertaining to consideration about how any vote would impact, or not, on keeping other utilities in public ownership, such as energy, telecoms, broadband etc. Multifaceted Freedom Of Information for ministerial submissions:- Local Government Funding Model: FOI-2018-248 18/06/2018 Closed Media Refused 25/06/2018 Examination of Local Property Tax allocation methodology (21/02) Correspondence received by the Department from external bodies, between 01/06/2017 and 04/05/2018, collected in furtherance of the following reports being written: Review of Delivery Costs FOI-2018-183 04/05/2018 Closed Media Granted 26/06/2018 and Viability for Affordable Residential Developments; Comparison of Residential Construction Costs in Ireland to other European Countries. FOI-2018-231 07/06/2018 Closed Copy of all Internal Audits completed in the Department between 01/05/2017 and 07/06/2018 Media Granted 27/06/2018

Records linked to compilation of homeless in emergency accommodation statistics for the month of FOI-2018-172 01/05/2018 Closed March 2018, which were published by the Department on 30/04/2018. Records created after Media Granted 29/06/2018 01/01/2018, linked to the investigation of homeless in emergency accommodation statistics.

Correspondence between the Department and the local authorities and between the Department and FOI-2018-174 02/05/2018 Closed the Dublin Region Homeless Executive in relation to the categorisation of those who are homeless as Media Granted 29/06/2018 per Minister's statement supplied, from 01/01/2018 to 02/05/2018.

Correspondence between the Department and Meath county council and Louth county council in relation to the counting of homeless people in section 10 accommodation between 01/11/2017 and 31/05/2018. Correspondence between the minister or any of his officials and Meath county council and Louth county council in relation to the counting of homeless people in section 10 accommodation FOI-2018-177 03/05/2018 Closed Media Granted 29/06/2018 between 01/11/2017 and 31/05/2018. Any minutes of meetings relating to counting of homeless people in section 10 accommodation between 01/11/2017 and 31/05/2018. Any internal communications relating to the counting of homeless people in section 10 accommodation between 01/11/2017 and 31/05/2018. Copies of memos sent to local authorities regarding the publication and collation of homeless figures FOI-2018-178 03/05/2018 Closed for March 2018. Media Granted 29/06/2018

Copy of all e-mails and other written communications between the Minister for Housing, his advisors, Oireachtas Member/ FOI-2018-179 03/05/2018 Closed Refused 29/06/2018 his senior Departmental officials and Louth County Council on 02/05/2018 and 03/05/2018. Councillor FOI Request Log - April 2018 - June 2018

FOI Reference FOI Request FOI Request Request Summary Requestor Category Decision Decision Date Number Date Received Status

Copy of all e-mails or other written communication between The Minister for Housing and his political advisors, his senior officials and those Local Authority housing sections who removed persons from Oireachtas Member/ FOI-2018-180 03/05/2018 Closed their March homeless numbers return on the grounds of alleged miss-categorisation as described by Granted 29/06/2018 Councillor the Minister in his press release accompanying the March homeless figures announcement on 30/04/2018. Copies of any documents created or received by the Minister or the Department FOI-2018-253 28/06/2018 Closed Media Refused 29/06/2018 regarding the Athlone boundary review between 01/01/2018 and 28/06/2018.