FOI Disclosure Log 2024
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This page provides links to information released by the Department for Communities in response to Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations requests. The selected requests are considered to have wider public interest.
Should you wish to request any of the attachments provided in response to a request, please contact the Freedom of Information team.
| Date | Reference | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 to date | DfC Requests 2024 | Full List of FOI Requests Received by the Department for Communities in 2024 |
| January 2025 | DfC/2024-0296 | Information about the operation of the Jobstart Programme in 2024 |
| January 2025 | DfC/2024-0291 | Information about Eoin Tennyson’s conversion therapy proposals |
| January 2025 | DfC/2024-0282 | Information about Pension Credit applications and uptake |
| December 2024 | DfC/2024-0281 | Information about Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in Belfast |
| December 2024 | DfC/2024-0276 | Information about the Minister’s visit to the Paris Olympic Games |
| January 2025 | DfC/2024-0266 | Information about a meeting between the Minister and the Gaelic Athletic Association |
| December 2024 | DfC/2024-0260 | Information about a meeting between the Minister and representatives of the Loyalist Communities Council |
| November 2024 | DfC/2024-0259 | Information about flights taken by the Minister and Permanent Secretary since February 2024 |
| December 2024 | DfC/2024-0257 | Information about media engagements and interviews involving the Minister since taking post |
| December 2024 | DfC/2024-0254 | Information about payment methods used in relation to the Motability Scheme in N.Ireland |
| October 2024 | DFC/2024-0245 | Information about the operation of the Motability Scheme in N.Ireland |
| November 2024 | DFC/2024-0240 | Information about whether a gambling levy will be introduced in Northern Ireland |
| November 2024 | DFC/2024-0235 | Information about the Minister’s visit to North America |
| October 2024 | DFC/2024-0232 | Information about the number of FOI requests which were refused for being vexatious in 2023-2024 |
| November 2024 | DFC/2024-0228 | Information about how grant funding is awarded under the government’s cladding safety scheme. |
| November 2024 | DFC/2024-0223 | Correspondence between the minister and All Party Group on LGBTQIA+ Equality |
| October 2024 | DFC/2024-0216 | Minutes of a Ministerial meeting with the Loyalist Community Council |
| October 2024 | DFC/2024-0212 | Processing time for Disability Living Allowance claims for children |
| October 2024 | DFC/2024-0209 | Information about the Discretionary Housing Payment Budget |
| October 2024 | DFC/2024-0207 | Equality Impact Assessment and other information about the Winter Fuel Allowance |
| October 2024 | DFC/2024-0188 | Budgetary allocations and expenditure between 2022 and 2025 including to the Department’s Arms Length Bodies |
| September 2024 | DFC/2024-0187 | The religious background of people who are in receipt of benefit or economically inactive. |
| September 2024 | DFC/2024-0180 | Residential buildings which have been notified to the Department due to unsafe cladding |
| August 2024 | DFC/2024-0176 | Names of DFC staff who had been involved in an ESA case |
| September 2024 | DFC/2024-0173 | Information about the Affordable Warmth Scheme |
| September 2024 | DFC/2024-0170 | Details of the exit points for Casement Park following redevelopment |
| September 2024 | DFC/2024-0169 | Information about the planned ‘big hands’ sculpture on Bangor Seafront |
| August 2024 | DFC/2024-0167 | Details of the Minister’s visit to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games |
| September 2024 | DFC/2024-0164 | Minutes of a 2012 meeting related to safety at Casement Park |
| August 2024 | DFC/2024-0161 | The additional requirement to enable Casement Park to meet Uefa standards |
| August 2024 | DFC/2024-0158 | Overall spend on interpreting, translation and transcription services and associated contractual information |
| August 2024 | DFC/2024-0154 | The number of PIP claimants with the condition Fibro-myalgia |
| August 2024 | DfC/2024-0152 | Social housing building targets and those units completed in 2020-22 |
| August 2024 | DfC/2024-0147 | Statistical information about the Jobstart Scheme for 16-24 year olds |
| July 2024 | DfC/2024-0143 | Information about the budget and expenditure for the Discretionary Support Fund |
| July 2024 | DfC/2024-0134 | The amount of arts funding provided over the past five years |
| July 2024 | DfC/2024-0131 | Information about Departmental finances, staffing and regulatory powers |
| July 2024 | DfC/2024-0128 | Details of the current ownership, transfer timetable and plans for the former Mackies Site |
| June 2024 | DfC/2024-0124 | Details of the number of PIP or DLA claims which mentioned a Covid-19 Vaccine injury |
| June 2024 | DfC/2024-0116 | Details about the number of individuals and households placed in temporary accommodation over the past three years |
| June 2024 | DfC/2024-0108 | Details of Universal Credit overpayments which were waived in 2023/24 |
| June 2024 | DfC/2024-0107 | Communications in respect of the redevelopment of Casement Park since 1 January 2024 |
| June 2024 | DfC/2024-0106 | Information about plans to move people from Employment Support Allowance to Universal Credit |
| May 2024 | DfC/2024-0104 | Information about the decision to implement 40% office attendance in the NICS |
| June 2024 | DfC/2024-0100 | Funding to redevelop Bangor Marine Garden including the ‘Big Hand’ sculpture |
| June 2024 | DfC/2024-0099 | Information about the use of the Irish Language on road signs |
| June 2024 | DfC/2024-0096 | The number of applications made for Bereavement payments between 2017 and 2022 |
| May 2024 | DfC/2024-0092 | Sure Start Maternity Grants made to people with refugee status |
| May 2024 | DfC/2024-0086 | Departmental expenditure on office supplies between 2022 and 2024 |
| May 2024 | DfC/2024-0085 | Costs related to Irish language services commissioned by the Department since 2021 |
| April 2024 | DfC/2024-0077 | Correspondence with building firms about tendering for the redevelopment of Casement Park |
| April 2024 | DfC/2024-0072 | Number of people receiving DLA or PIP since 2014 by age group |
| April 2024 | DfC/2024-0068 | Information about the state, usage and plans for land at Fairview Road in Derry/Londonderry |
| April 2024 | DfC/2024-0067 | Maintenance costs related to land at Fairview Road in Derry/Londonderry |
| March 2024 | DfC/2024-0064 | Information about the Ministerial car and driver |
| April 2024 | DfC/2024-0059 | Expenditure on photo and video costs since the return of the Assembly |
| March 2024 | DfC/2024-0052 | Number of personal injury claims settled by law firms in 2023 |
| March 2024 | DfC/2024-0043 | Progress since 2011 towards completing the redevelopment of Casement Park |
| February 2024 | DfC/2024-0042 | Outturn expenditure by the Department on the Public Records Office of NI and the Historic Environment Division |
| March 2024 | DfC/2024-0036 | Details of Universal Credit claimants in and out of work in 2023 |
| March 2024 | DfC/2024-0034 | Details of building used or leased by the building under a Private Finance Initiative or Public Private Partnership |
| March 2024 | DfC/2024-0032 | Personal injury claims reported between 2010 and 2013 |
| February 2024 | DfC/2024-0030 | Spend on social media influencers over the past five years |
| March 2024 | DfC/2024-0026 | Introductory materials provided to the Minister on appointment |
| February 2024 | DfC/2024-0024 | Expenditure on Traveller Accommodation from April 2018 to the date of the request |
| February 2024 | DfC/2024-0018 | Child Funeral Fund, the Widowed Parent’s Allowance and Bereavement Support Payments between 2019 and 2023 |
| February 2024 | DfC/2024-0016 | Public appointments made by the Department since May 2021 |
| February 2024 | DfC/2024-0014 | Sub-regional stadia Funding to local football clubs |
| January 2024 | DfC/2024-0010 | Benefit fraud investigations since 2019 |
| January 2024 | DfC/2024-0007 | The number of betting shops in N.Ireland and a related code of practice |
| January 2024 | DfC/2024-0004 | Number of personal injury claims registered with the Department in 2023 |
| January 2024 | DfC/2024-0002 | Details of property acquired by the Department for the Queens Parade development site |
| January 2024 | DfC/2024-0001 | Compensation Recovery Scheme statistics for 2023 including the name of solicitors and category of claim |