Clare County Council (CCC) - FOI Disclosure Log Log of non-personal Freedom of Information requests from 01/01/2019 to 31/12/2019 Date of Freedom of Description of the request Category of Decision made: Date of release request Information (FOI) (categories of records sought) requester whether it was Ref: granted in whole or in part, or refused

03/01/2019 FOI/001/HCL19 Number and monetary value of all Journalist Granted 28/01/2019 library fines owed to CCC

03/01/2019 FOI/001/CS19 Number of vacant properties purchased Journalist Refused 30/01/2019 by CCC under CPO's 2015 to 2018

08/01/2019 FOI/001/EN19 Number of fire safety inspections from Journalist Granted 04/02/2019 01/18 to 12/18 and notices served

17/01/2019 FOI/001/FN19 Breakdown of expenditure of LPT raised Others Refused 13/02/2019 in Shannon

21/01/2019 FOI/002/CS19 Councillor payments/expenses in 2018 Journalist Part Granted 14/02/2019

05/02/2019 FOI/002/EN19 Amount of money spent on illegal Journalist Granted 26/02/2019 dumping 2018 & 2014 and number of complaints 2018 & 2014 06/02/2019 FOI/001/COM/19 Number of visitors at the cliffs of moher Others Refused 05/03/2019 in 2018; number of coaches and cars; number of days of closure at cliffs of moher 11/02/2019 FOI/003/EN19 Money spent on dealing with fly Journalist Granted 26/02/2019 tipping/illegal dumping over last 3 years

13/02/2019 FOI/003/CS19 Councillors expenses for 2018 Journalist Refused 07/03/2019

18/02/2019 FOI/003/HCL19 Number of assaults on staff; details of Journalist Granted 14/03/2019 complaints and details made against staff; complaints and details relating to libraries 18/02/2019 FOI/001/HS19 Number of anti social behaviour and Others Part Granted 13/03/2019 details on same and difficulties that have arisen; from 2016 to 2018 26/02/2019 FOI/001/HR19 Number of staff retained/retired/deaths Others Granted 26/03/2019 in 2017 & 2018

26/02/2019 FOI/003/HS19 Records of number of refused social Journalist Part Granted 22/03/2019 housing offers 2016-2019

26/02/2019 FOI/005/EN19 Number of attacks on animal wardens Journalist Refused 22/03/2019 from Feb 2019 to Feb 2019

25/02/219 FOI/004/HS19 How many housing units are boarded Others Granted 22/03/2019 up/vacant

27/02/2019 FOI/005/HS19 Number of vacant/void housing units Journalist Granted 26/03/2019 Jan 2018-Jan 2019

28/02/2019 FOI/001/RD19 Records of money spent on road safety Journalist Granted 25/03/2019 training etc.

28/02/2019 FOI/006/HS19 Records on housing waiting list re; Oireachtas Granted 26/03/2019 wheelchair accessible

05/03/2019 FOI/002/RD19 Amount of salt, grit, sand bags and Others Granted 02/04/2019 areas of distribution

08/03/2019 FOI/008/HS19 Reports and surveys on sites located at Others Granted 02/04/2019 Cluain Ard, Cloonlaheen, Kilmaley, dated 25-27th February 2019 08/03/2019 FOI/009/HS19 Social housing needs analysis 2007- Others Refused 02/04/2019 2019 - completed by CCC

08/03/2019 FOI/010/HS19 Number and location of social housing Others Granted 18/10/2019 bought/built in private between 2007- 2019 08/03/2019 FOI/012/HS19 Records where pile driving was used to Others Granted 18/04/2019 construct the social housing and percentage of cost 01/01/18-01/01/19

08/03/2019 FOI/004/PL19 Land owned by CCC in Inch, Kilmaley, Others Refused 13/05/2019 Connolly, Inagh, Mullagh, Lisseycasey, Ballynacally 11/03/2019 FOI/001/RC19 How many funerals for members of the Others Granted 28/03/2019 public did the council pay towards

12/03/2019 FOI/013/HS19 Number and cost of housing units by Oireachtas Granted 09/04/2019 CCC from 2011

21/03/2019 FOI/007/PL19 Correspondence between CCC & Journalist Part Granted 15/04/2019 Doonbeg Golf businesses

25/03/2019 FOI/001/HCS19 Correspondence between the council Journalist Part Granted 16/04/2019 and FAI related to funding for football since 2015 26/03/2019 FOI/007/EN19 Inspections re slurry spreading how Journalist Granted 18/04/2019 many were carried out after 15/10/16 to date and fines. 27/03/2019 FOI/003/RD19 Acres being treated for Japanese Journalist Part Granted 23/04/2019 Knotweed inc actions and costs in the last 5 years

27/03/2019 FOI/008/EN19 Dogs seized and fines imposed in Journalist Refused 18/04/2019 relation to livestock from 2015-2019

29/03/2019 FOI/004/RD19 All claims quarterly reports issued to Journalist Part Granted 24/04/2019 CCC by IPB

03/04/2019 FOI/002/HCS19 Records on lobbying register FAI from Journalist Part Granted 01/05/2019 01/01/2019 to 30/04/2019

25/04/2019 FOI/005/RD19 Tree felling in 2018-2019 and Journalist Part Granted 23/05/2019 correspondence between CCC & third parties

25/04/2019 FOI/015/HS19 List of all hotels, B&B's etc used by CCC Journalist Part Granted 23/05/2019 for the purposes of emergency accommodation and monies involved from Jan 2017-present

26/04/2019 FOI/005/CS19 Records on webcasting meetings by LA Journalist Part Granted 21/05/2019 from Jan 2017 on. Copies of audits/VFM reports

30/04/2019 FOI/006/RD19 Quarterly insurance claims from Journalist Granted 29/05/2019 01/01/14 to present, IPB

09/05/2019 FOI/009/PL19 A record of correspondence in relation to Business Refused 06/06/2019 Bord Na Gon lands at Clondringh, Co Clare

09/05/2019 FOI/017/HS19 Amount spent on emergency Others Granted 04/06/2019 accommodation for homeless since 2018

16/05/2019 FOI/008/RD19 Records of all public toilets and locations Journalist Part Granted 13/06/2019 and expenditure from 2013 to date

20/05/2019 FOI/007/RD19 The number of trees felled in the Others Part Granted 17/06/2019 council's area in the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 until the end of April. The most common reason for the council's tree felling, eg. potential danger to the public, construction, diseased trees. The number of trees the council is responsible for. The number of trees planted by the council to replace those felled.

22/05/2019 FOI/009/RD19 Records on the quarterly IPB Journalist Granted 19/06/2019 compensation claims 2017 & 2018

01/05/2019 FOI/001/GLOR19 Minutes of meetings, records re interim Client Part Granted 29/05/2019 director, ESAF and correspondence

21/05/2019 FOI/002/COM19 Public right of way to walk in from the Others Granted 18/06/2019 public road to view COM 27/05/2019 FOI/003/COM19 All records in relation to COM shuttle Others Refused 03/07/2019 bus

04/06/2019 FOI-010-EN19 Copies of all complaints made to the Journalist Granted (no 11/06/2019 council in regards to election posters in records) the weeks leading up to the local and European elections on May 24th

05/06/2019 FOI-007-CS19 Release of any complaints regarding Journalist Part Granted 11/06/2019 polling stations, polling cards, the local authority's register of voters for this year's local and European elections, between 1 April and 31 May.

11/06/2019 FOI-010-PL19 The amount of CPO's undertaken for Oireachtas Refused 28/06/2019 social and affordable housing or under the Derelict Sites Act since September 2018, the amount that were successful, the number of judicial appeals and the amount spent.

11/06/2019 FOI-004-COM19 Minutes of Cliff Of Moher for the past 2 Journalist Granted 08/07/2019 year

13/06/2019 FOI-019-HS19 A full list of all residential properties Journalist Refused 10/07/2019 owned by the council. And, a list of all of the properties owned by the council which are currently vacant.

14/06/2019 FOI-020-HS19 Number of People on social housing list Others Granted 10/07/2019 for Killaloe MD as per parish/village.

14/06/2019 FOI-021-HS19 The number of applicants currently on Journalist Granted 09/07/2019 the council’s waiting list for social housing. The number of social housing offers made last year. The number of social housing offers refused last year, and reasons for refusal, i.e. location, size, etc. The number of people who refused a social housing offer last year.

17/06/2019 FOI-010-RD19 All correspondence received from Journalist Granted 04/07/2019 members of the public from 15/03/19 to 15/06/19 in relation to US President D. Trump visit to Doonbeg

20/06/2019 FOI-006-CS19 All correspondence sent to the council Journalist Refused 12/07/2019 about the Impact of Trumps visit had on leaving cert students in the area (traffic restrictions)

03/07/2019 FOI-002-FN19 Dating from the commencement date of Others Refused 06/09/2019 the FOI Act onwards -All records / correspondence etc. between the Valuation Office, and the Council relating to petrol stations, convenience stores and supermarkets. between the 05/07/2019 FOI-011-RD19 All road opening licence application Others Part Granted 15/08/2019 made to and granted by ETC/CCC over Public Roads/Pathway at Bindon St. And Roadway to Abbey St. car park Eason's/Aib.

08/07/2019 FOI-011-ENV19 Number of chewing gum litter fines, Journalist Refused 12/07/2019 number of chewing gum litter fines unpaid, number of prosecutions from €150 chewing gum litter fines from 2016, 2017, 2018,2019 04/07/2019 FOI-003-COM OPS19 Number of Cliffs of Moher visitors Others Part Granted 31/07/2019 numbers from 01/01/19 to 30/06/19, The divide between coach and car park for each month, the divide between adults and children under 16

10/07/2019 FOI-001-SM19 All complaints/enquiries/comments Others Granted 07/08/2019 made about roads/walls Urlanmore, Newmarket on Fergus from 2017 to 2019

15/07/2019 FOI-012-RD19 Records on Clare County Council Others Transferred 07/08/2019 arrangements on statutory inspection of lifting equipment contracts/length of contract and tendering

17/07/2019 FOI-006-COM19 Details of free public access to walk into Others Granted 14/08/2019 view the cliffs of moher from the public road, when to pay and when is free 19/07/2019 FOI-013-RD19 Records on flowers, plants, trees and Journalist Withdrawn 01/08/2019 shrubs purchased and planted by the Clare County council, grass cuttings/Pesticides for 2017 & 2018 22/07/2019 FOI-024-HS19 Staff Policies & Procedures on reporting Others Granted 07/08/2019 of child abuse

06/08/2019 FOI-002-HR19 Current Pay scale of all wardens, Others Granted 23/08/2019 working hours of all wardens, job description 06/08/2019 FOI-008-CS19 Former Councillors retirement gratuities Journalist Part Granted 30/08/2019 as a result of losing their seats in 2019

09/08/2019 FOI-012-EN19 Number of rescues carried out by Clare Others Granted 22/08/2019 County Council Lifeguards in all beaches in 2019

12/08/2019 FOI-013-EN19 List of CCTV Locations external, costs Journalist Part Granted 06/09/2019 incurred, Privacy Impact Assessments

15/08/2019 FOI-014-RD19 The number of complaints to fix Journalist Part Granted 10/09/2019 potholes and the number of compensation claims between 2017- 2019 15/08/2019 FOI-016-PL19 Works or proposed works on waste Others Part Granted 18/09/2019 water treatment facilities in Cluain Ard and Cluain Iseal Estate, Kilmaley 15/08/2019 FOI-020-PL19 Records on Green area and maintenance Others Granted 18/09/2019 of same at Cluain Ard and Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley by Clare County Council.

15/08/2019 FOI-021-PL19 Conditions of takeover by Clare County Others Granted 17/09/2019 Council of Cluain Ard and Cluain Iseal in March 2018

15/08/2019 FOI-022-PL19 As Clare County Council undertook the Others Granted 18/09/2019 management of Cluain Ard and Cluain Iseal all reports that were used in the run up to this decision being ratified. 20/08/2019 FOI-015-RD19 All Records of claims by IPB on behalf of Journalist Withdrawn 21/08/2019 Clare County Council from 01/01/17 21/08/2019 FOI-016-RD19 Irish Public Body Quarterly Reports Journalist Granted 16/09/2019 since 01/01/17 and up to 20/08/19 20/08/2019 FOI-014-EN19 Copies of all reports of verbal and Journalist Granted 27/08/2019 physical attacks on dog wardens made to the council since 01/01/2018 20/08/2019 FOI-023-PL19 List of address/locations for each vacant Journalist Refused 21/10/2019 site/building currently managed or owned by Clare County Council and length of time & size of each of these vacant sites 26/08/2019 FOI-009-CS19 Records on Brexit Contingency Planning, Journalist Part Granted 11/09/2019 written by Chief Executive/Director of Services & received by Chief Executive/Director of Services between 01/01/19 to 23/08/19

29/08/2019 FOI-010-CS19 List of former county Councillors who Journalist Part Granted 11/09/2019 are due to receive retirement gratuities following the local elections in May 2019, list of former Councillors who were in receipt of gratuity payments due to vacating their seats in the period between 2014 and 2019 local elections. Payments made and and length of time each Councillor served on the council.

03/09/2019 FOI-003-RC19 Financial grants to bodies or persons in Others Part Granted 27/09/2019 Kilfenora, Co. Clare 06/09/2019 FOI-016-EN19 Records in relation to Water Hydrant at Others Refused 03/10/2019 Marian Place for a period of 3 years prior to 12/03/16 17/09/2019 FOI-024-PL19 Site Inspection Report in relation to P02- Client Granted 14/10/2019 1604 18/09/2019 FOI-027-HS19 Survey Results of a Local Authority Client Granted 14/10/2019 House 18/09/2019 FOI-012-CS19 Records on matters/investigations with Others Part Granted 22/10/2019 regard to section 174 (8) (a) of the Local Government Act, 2001, Reporting structure of Internal Audit, diaries relating to professional activities of the Chief Executive. 23/09/2019 FOI-003-HR19 Number of staff employed by the council Others Part Granted 14/10/2019 and the number of sickness attributed to " Flu" or flu-like illness between October 2018 to February 2019, flu vaccination and cost of same.

24/09/2019 FOI-004-HR19 Staffing structure of Clare County Others Granted 18/10/2019 Council by grades & the number of employees, list of all Clare County Council offices, depots etc where staff are based. 25/09/2019 FOI-017-RD19 All information required regarding the Others Granted 21/10/2019 extent of the public road L-4424 at Lismulbreeda, Darragh, including an documentation with any third parties in respect of any request to take Scud Road in charge 27/09/2019 FOI-026-PL19 Records between Clare County Council Others Refused 24/10/2019 and Mainland Construction Ltd, Cloonlaheen, Kilmaley in the period 01/01/15 to 31/05/18 27/09/2019 FOI-027-PL19 Records of Invoice/Tenders by Finn Bros Others Refused 25/10/2019 from 01/01/2016-31/12/2018 in relation to all works undertaken in the estates of Cluain Ard & Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley

27/09/2019 FOI-028-PL19 Records in relation to Others Refused 26/10/2019 Cost/Budget/Invoices for the completion of the new water connection into the estates of Cluain Ard & Cluain Isleal, Kilmaley on 14/07/18

27/09/2019 FOI-029-PL19 Engineer Reports & Minutes of Meeting Others Refused 27/10/2019 in relation to the need to open the Kilmaley/Ennis Road R474 14/07/18 and the need for a new Water Connection into the estates of Cluain Ard & Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley, including Specifications for the works provided to contractor Finn Bros, Kiladysart Ltd.

01/10/2019 FOI-030-PL19 All records relating to the receipt by Others Refused 28/10/2019 Clare County Council of the Bond/Cash/Value of €86,469 claimed by Clare County Council on 06/11/2012 from Mainland Construction

02/10/2019 FOI-031-PL19 Records relating to minutes of meetings Others Refused 24/10/2019 held, reports & emails regards to allocation of Bond by Clare County Council on 06/11/12 from Mainland Construction Ltd for the estates of Cluain Ard and Cluain Iseal 10/10/2019 FOI-030-HS19 Legal Expenses for removal of Traveller Others Granted 13/01/2020 & cost of all evictions of persons non Traveller 14/10/2019 FOI-032-PL19 Records showing the dates, times and Others Refused 11/11/2019 costs of all occasions the Wastewater Treatment Plant at the estates of Cluain Ard and Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley were de- sludged in the period of 01/01/2016 to 31/07/2019

14/10/2019 FOI-033-PL19 Engineers /Staff Reports with regard to Others Refused 11/11/2019 the functioning, capacity and load capacity of the Wastewater Treatment Plant at the estates of Cluain Ard & Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley for the period 01/01/2016 and 25/09/2019

14/10/2019 FOI-034-Pl19 Submission 1 in relation to the Water Others Refused 11/11/2019 Infrastructure within the estates of Cluain Ard and Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley 14/10/2019 FOI-035-PL19 Reports in relation to the "discussion Others Refused 11/11/2019 with the relevant parties referred to in response to Submission 1" in relation to the water infrastructure within the estates of Cluain Ard and Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley 14/10/2019 FOI-036-PL19 A copy of agreement between Clare Others Refused 11/11/2019 County Council and Kilmaley Inagh GWS transferring ownership and future responsibility for the potable water services within the development of the estates Cluain Ard and Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley 14/10/2019 FOI-001-WS19 Records relating to Funding Amounts Others Refused 11/11/2019 provided to Kilmaley/Inagh Group Water Scheme 01/01/2016 to 30/06/2019 14/10/2019 FOI-037-PL19 Copy of "Terms of Settlement" in Others Refused 11/11/2019 relation to the "Taking in Charge" as referred in Submission 2 in relation to the water infrastructure within the estates of Cluain Ard & Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley 14/10/2019 FOI-038-PL19 Records on Specification & Costs for the Others Refused 11/11/2019 new macadam surface provided at gateway towards the rear of the Cluain Iseal Estate as supplied and laid by Cummins Tarmacadam 14/10/2019 FOI-039-PL19 Engineer Reports on the requirement for Others Refused 11/11/2019 remedial works on the potable Water Service in Cluain Ard, Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley, from 01/01/18 to 31/12/2018 R474 14/10/2019 FOI-040-PL19 Internal Correspondence from 01/01/17 Others Refused 11/11/2019 to 31/07/19 in relation to landscaping of the development at Cluain Ard and Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley

14/10/2019 FOI-042-PL19 Schedule of Works carried out to Others Refused 11/11/2019 Potable Water Service from 01/01/18 to 31/12/18,including installation of new 4 inch water service connection from the R474 road into the green area opposite the R474 road completed on 14/07/18 by Finn Bros, Kildysert Ltd

14/10/2019 FOI-043-PL19 Status Report-Estates completed by an Others Refused 11/11/2019 Engineer and all other related documents to this report in relation to estates of Cluain Ard and Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley 14/10/2019 FOI-044-PL19 Records on correspondence to and from Others Refused 11/11/2019 Finn Brothers Kildysert Ltd 01/01/18 to 31/12/18 in relation to completion of drainage and landscaping works in the estates of Cluain Ard and Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley 14/10/2019 FOI-045-PL19 Records in relation to Breakdown of Others Refused 11/11/2019 expenditure/ bond/ cash value of €86,469 claimed by Clare County Council on 06/11/2012 14/10/2019 FOI-046-PL19 Report made to the Environmental Others Refused 11/11/2019 Protection Agency by Clare County Council in relation to the discovery on 19/09/2018 of 150mm PVC sewer pipe not connected to the main sewer in the estates of Cluain Ard & Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley 14/10/2019 FOI-047-PL19 Records of Invoices from Finn Brothers Others Refused 11/11/2019 Kildysert Ltd to Clare County Council from 01/01/2016 to 15/05/2019 in relation to works carried out in the estates of Cluain Ard and Cluain Iseal, Kilmaley 15/10/2019 FOI-018-RD19 The number of financial settlements by Others Refused 25/11/2019 Clare County Council for each of the last 5 years, number of confidentiality clauses and the value of the settlements 18/10/2019 FOI-031-HS19 Records relating to Expression of Others Refused 12/11/2019 Interests from developers, landowners, building contractors, interest Questionnaires from 01/06/2018 to 01/01/2019 relating to land/sites in Kilmaley 21/10/2019 FOI-019-RD19 Number of insurance claims the council Journalist Part Granted 19/11/2019 finalised/settled in 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019, value and nature of these claims

04/11/2019 FOI-001-EMD19 "Details" of how much Clare County Journalist Granted 29/11/2019 Council spent on Christmas decorations 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 04/11/2019 FOI-049-PL19 Total sum paid to Clare County Council Journalist Granted 27/11/2019 through the Vacant & Site Levy 2019

05/11/2019 FOI-033-HS19 Applicants removed from Housing List Journalist Granted 28/11/2019 since 2016. Reasons and number removed as a result of death 08/11/2019 FOI-013-CS19 Expenditure for each foreign trip by a Journalist Granted 05/12/2019 Councillor and Delegation in 2018

12/11/2019 FOI-034-HS19 Monthly Reports on Homeless from Others Part Granted 04/12/2019 01/01/2016 to present 20/11/2019 FOI-017-EN19 Risk Assessment Reports completed by Journalist Refused 17/12/2019 Water Service Ireland during 2019 & 2019 06/11/2019 FOI-002-WS19 All documents in regard to Clogan Water Others Part Granted 29/11/2019 Treatment Plant from 01/04/19 to 06/11/19 22/11/2019 FOI-014-CS19 Entertainment Allowance for Chief Others Granted 12/12/2019 Executive Officer, Directors of Service 2018-2019 28/11/2019 FOI-020-RD19 Personal Injury Claims and amount paid Oireachtas Part Granted 20/12/2019 2016 to 2019 28/11/2019 FOI-021-RD19 Copy of speed limit of review submission Journalist Refused 09/01/2020

20/12/2019 FOI-015-CS19 Notices/Advertisements issued for Others Refused 10/01/2020 reserved contract/value and winning contractor/value of public procurement awarded under Article 20 of the EU Procurement Directive in 2017, 2018 and 2019 30/12/2019 FOI-036-HS19 Journalist Part Granted 17/01/2020 Number of offers of social housing that were made by the council in 2019, and the number of which were accepted and number refused & reason for same