8 Notice of Question
8.4 Submitted by Councillor Trevor Golden
“How many houses were voluntarily surrendered back to the Council over the last 10 years?”
| Years | House Surrendered | Succession Tenancy | Tenancy Surrendered | Total |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| 2016 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 45 |
| 2017 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 39 |
| 2018 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 39 |
| 2019 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 45 |
| 2020 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 42 |
| 2021 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 65 |
| 2022 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 37 |
| 2023 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 41 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 201 | 128 | 45 | 374 |
8.4 Submitted by Councillor Trevor Golden
“Can Meath County Council provide data, redacted as appropriate, in tabular form detailing the top 10 HAP Payments by cost. The data should include units provided, number of applicants housed and total cost for the year. This information is sought for each of the last 4 years (2018, 19, 20 & 21).”
Response:
HAP payments are managed on behalf of the sector by the HAP Shared Services Centre in Limerick and City Council. The information below was provided by the HAP Shared Services Centre. The recipient’s information has been redacted due to GDPR. It should be noted that the recipient as set out below may be a letting agent representing several landlords.
| Year | Entity | Properties | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Recipient 13 | 104 | €835,162.80 |
| Recipient 08 | 68 | €644,619.65 | |
| Recipient 14 | 23 | €172,297.60 | |
| Recipient 04 | 22 | €227,624.17 | |
| Recipient 11 | 22 | €166,991.57 | |
| Recipient 07 | 18 | €159,964.00 | |
| Recipient 03 | 16 | €142,056.22 | |
| Recipient 05 | 16 | €143,701.30 | |
| Recipient 12 | 16 | €171,020.04 | |
| Recipient 10 | 13 | €80,273.42 | |
| 318 | €2,743,710.77 | ||
| 2019 | Entity | Properties | Amount |
| Recipient 13 | 126 | €1,209,297.09 | |
| Recipient 08 | 68 | €798,589.86 | |
| Recipient 14 | 28 | €274,301.46 | |
| Recipient 11 | 23 | €208,470.46 | |
| Recipient 07 | 21 | €205,100.95 | |
| Recipient 04 | 19 | €179,500.91 | |
| Recipient 12 | 19 | €215,741.68 | |
| Recipient 03 | 17 | €195,256.31 | |
| Recipient 06 | 17 | €151,435.18 | |
| Recipient 10 | 17 | €117,674.18 | |
| 355 | €3,555,368.08 | ||
| 2020 | Entity | Properties | Amount |
| Recipient 13 | 134 | €1,381,920.82 | |
| Recipient 08 | 71 | €772,113.34 | |
| Recipient 14 | 31 | €331,874.82 | |
| Recipient 07 | 24 | €253,543.07 | |
| Recipient 05 | 23 | €207,693.83 | |
| Recipient 12 | 23 | €239,188.32 | |
| Recipient 11 | 22 | €204,025.99 | |
| Recipient 03 | 20 | €223,291.12 | |
| Recipient 06 | 18 | €179,842.05 | |
| Recipient 09 | 15 | €114,152.85 | |
| 381 | €3,907,646.21 | ||
| 2021 | Entity | Properties | Amount |
| Recipient 13 | 138 | €1,398,141.47 | |
| Recipient 08 | 64 | €686,502.21 | |
| Recipient 14 | 31 | €328,409.12 | |
| Recipient 03 | 26 | €203,446.18 | |
| Recipient 07 | 24 | €307,418.57 | |
| Recipient 11 | 23 | €229,814.23 | |
| Recipient 05 | 22 | €213,775.49 | |
| Recipient 12 | 20 | €198,683.01 | |
| Recipient 01 | 19 | €169,732.00 | |
| Recipient 02 | 18 | €166,820.58 | |
| 385 | €3,902,742.86 |
Clarification Requested:
With the GDPR not applying to data about companies or any other legal entities/legal persons, what are the names of agencies or bodies that have been redacted? In all situations where the intermediary/landlord is not a living natural person I would like the information.
Response:
| Entitiy | Reference |
|---|---|
| Anthony Byrne Property Services Limited | Rec 01 |
| Ballivor 3 Investments Ltd | Rec 02 |
| C & M Swift Property Services Ltd | Rec 03 |
| Doran Auctioneers Ltd T/A Doran Estates | Rec 04 |
| E&J Auctioneers & Consultants Ltd | Rec 05 |
| Hyland Property Management Ltd T/A Bohan Hyland & Associates | Rec 06 |
| John Ryan Auctioneers Ltd | Rec 07 |
| Ken Morgan Investment Property Ltd T/A Champion Lettings | Rec 08 |
| Lydon Farrell Property Limited | Rec 09 |
| Harlin Auctioneers | Rec 10 |
| Private individual. Name Redacted | Rec 11 |
| Pexxus Ltd | Rec 12 |
| Royal Rentals | Rec 13 |
| Smith Harrington Limited | Rec 14 |