FOI Decision Log 2025
Requester Type
FOI Request
Decision
Decision Letter
Journalist
1. Correspondence with Horse Racing Ireland re transfer of lands at Leopardstown Racecourse
Part-Grant
2. Correspondence with the Department of Housing regarding same
3. During 2024 and 2025 to date
Oireachtas
"1. I am seeking records from 1 July 2023 to present only. 2. I wish to limit the request to records relating to the following two sites only: The former Machinery Yard site in Newbridge The Cherry Avenue lands in Kildare Town 3. I am specifically requesting correspondence and meeting records between the LDA and the following stakeholders: Kildare County Council Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage To clarify, I am seeking: Correspondence (emails, letters, memos) between the LDA and the above stakeholders concerning these sites. Any meeting agendas, minutes, notes, or briefings held between these parties regarding the sites. Any internal LDA reports or evaluations referring to development potential or proposals for these two sites."
Part-Grant
Journalist
a copy of all correspondence between the LDA and the Department of Defence and/or the Defence Forces with regard to the transfer of state land for the purpose of residential development. This request to cover the period 1 May 2024 to date.
Part-Grant
Journalist
= All correspondence (from period 01 April 2025 to current date) between LDA CEO John Coleman and Department of Housing (only the Minister for Housing + Secretary General) about transfer of public land to the LDA, expanding the remit of the LDA into private housing delivery and changes to laws to allow LDA to operate in towns with a population of under 30,000
Refused
= All correspondence (from period 01 April 2025 to current date) between LDA CEO John Coleman and Department of Finance (only the Minister for Finance + Secretary General) about transfer of public land to the LDA, expanding the remit of the LDA into private housing delivery and changes to laws to allow LDA to operate in towns with a population of under 30,000
= All correspondence (from period 01 April 2025 to current date) received and sent by LDA CEO John Coleman and Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (only the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform + Secretary General) about transfer of public land to the LDA, expanding the remit of the LDA into private housing delivery and changes to laws to allow LDA to operate in towns with a population of under 30,000
Journalist
All correspondence between John Coleman, chief executive of LDA, and Minister James Browne, dated between 25/01/25 and 01/06/25.
Part-Grant
All correspondence between Cormac O'Rourke, board chair of LDA, and Minister James Browne, dated between 25/01/25 and 01/06/25.
All correspondence between John Coleman, chief executive of LDA, and Deirdre Gillane, advisor to Taoiseach Micheál Martin, dated between 25/01/25 and 01/06/25.
All correspondence between Cormac O'Rourke, board chair of LDA, and Deirdre Gillane, advisor to Taoiseach Micheál Martin, dated between 25/01/25 and 01/06/25.
All correspondence between John Coleman, chief executive of LDA, and Taoiseach Micheál Martin, dated between 25/01/25 and 01/06/25.
All correspondence between Cormac O'Rourke, board chair of LDA, and Taoiseach Micheál Martin, dated between 25/01/25 and 01/06/25.
Oireachtas
A copy of the costings exercise undertaken by the LDA referenced in the press briefing from the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage dated 6.7.25 (see below).
Part-Grant
Journalist
= Records of all minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors of the Land Development Agency from the period 01 May 2024 to 31 May 2025
Part-Grant
= Records of all presentations made to the Board of Directors of the Land Development Agency from 01 March 2025 to 31 May 2025 (referring to slides that have been delivered by an external or internal subject matter expert)
= Records of all reports provided to the Board of Directors of the Land Development Agency from 01 March 2025 to 31 May 2025 about Project Tosaigh, action trackers, and risk registers.
- a copy of the board minutes in the period since 1 May 2024.
- a copy of the minutes of the audit and risk committee (or equivalent) during the same period.
Journalist
Records of communication between the LDA and the Health Service Executive Property Division relating to the St Finan's site in Killarney, between 22/07/2024 and 27/08/2025 The request is for records to include : Internal and external correspondence. Minutes of meetings. Notes or memos in relation to discussions or telephone calls.
Part grant
Journalist
Copies of any briefingsd, memos, submissions, speaking notes, Q&As or such ovierview/ discussion material prepared for the CEO ahead of his appearance before the Oireachtas housing committee this year.
Part Grant