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Housing Freedom of Information Facts - General CLASSES OF RECORDS AVAILABLE

Personal Records:

Housing Application files - for single rural houses and scheme houses
Tenancy files
These records are maintained on hard copy files and on computer

Non-Personal Records

Records regarding acquisition of land for housing (schemes and single rurals) and all aspects relating to the construction of houses are retained.

Records are also kept on:

(i) the housing waiting lists in specific areas and also for the whole county
(ii) the assessment of housing needs
(iii) policy matters in relation to all the services outlined above.
(iv) financial records relating to rent collection, tenant purchase annuity collection and house construction and maintenance.
(v) records or particulars provided by the County Council in accordance with Part X of the Local Government (Planning &   Development) Regulations 1994
(vi) records of tenders sought and received for house construction. The above records are maintained on hard copy files and/or on computer.

INFORMATION AVAILABLE

The following is a list of pamphlets/booklets relevant to the above services which can be obtained in the:

Housing Office,
Galway County Council,
Prospect Hill,
Galway.

  1. Social Housing - The Way Ahead (summary)
  2. Your Housing Options
  3. Local Authority Housing
  4. Charter for Rented Housing
  5. Details in relation to the following are also available: Scheme of Letting Priorities and Differential Rent Scheme

Freedom of Information Facts - Rental Subsidy Scheme
CLASSES OF RECORDS AVAILABLE

Personal Records:

Names of prospective tenants and in the case of the
Rental Subsidy Scheme, income details of tenants also.

Non-Personal Records:

Correspondence with Voluntary Groups and Department of the Environment and Local Government.

Tenders for projects and Engineering Reports on Tenders.

Circulars, leaflets and explanatory memoranda relating to the above schemes.

INFORMATION AVAILABLE

The following is a list of pamphlets/booklets relevant to the above services which can be obtained in the:

Housing Office,
Galway County Council,
Prospect Hill,
Galway.

  1. Social Housing - the Way Ahead (Summary).
  2. Your Housing Options.
  3. Voluntary Housing Schemes.

Freedom of Information Facts - Private Rented Dwellings

CLASSES OF RECORDS AVAILABLE

Personal Records:

Applications for registration

Non-Personal Records

Subject files
Financial Records

INFORMATION AVAILABLE

Charter for Rented Housing - Leaflet

Freedom of Information Facts - Loans & Grants
CLASSES OF RECORDS AVAILABLE
Personal Records:

Individual files in respect of each application for the various loans and grant schemes, and Sale of Sites Scheme
(hard copy files and on computer).

Non-Personal Records

Subject files on each scheme

INFORMATION AVAILABLE

Social Housing - The Way Ahead - Leaflet

Details in relation to the following are also available: