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FOI10294

Status Handled Outside FOI/Withdrawn
Date received 18 Jan 2021
Date of decision 26 Jan 2021
Category of requester Business / Interest Group
Details of request

ESB’s overhead line construction manual or a specification as we intend to build a new wind farm and need to assess the grid connection.

FOI10295

Status Refused
Date received 18 Jan 2021
Date of decision 21 Jan 2021
Category of requester Client
Details of request

1. Number of engineering staff in your organisation who were paid or reimbursed either in part or full their annual membership fees for Engineers Ireland for the years 2018 and 2019.  

2. A list of all and any other professional subscriptions or membership fees (broken down by name of institution, and staff grade and number of each separately) either paid or reimbursed, party or fully, during 2018 and 2019.

FOI10293

Status Withdrawn
Date received 15 Jan 2021
Date of decision 09 Feb 2021
Category of requester Client
Details of request

A copy of the report "DF08-03 AP01 Independent Expert Report on Long Term Investment Needs (Pictures of the Future)" that was sent to the CRU regarding PR5? 

Also can you send me the link for Poyry TNEI report that was used to inform the above document?

FOI10292

Status Granted
Date received 08 Jan 2021
Date of decision 01 Feb 2021
Category of requester Client
Details of request

a) Customer Minutes Lost on average per customer affected for storms during 2020. 

b) Longest period of outage (customer minutes lost) for more than 100 customers as a result of a storm in 2020.  

If the figures are not available for 2020, I will accept figures for 2019.

FOI10291

Status Withdrawn
Date received 17 Dec 2020
Date of decision 18 Dec 2020
Category of requester Business / Interest Group
Details of request

Can you please release the prioritisation list of projects to be processed under ECP2.1 

Can you please send on the list projects which qualified under the following categories; 

  • Battery Projects 

  • Top 25 Renewable Projects as set out under the ECP2 ruleset 

  • Projects by date order of planning 

  • NGPA

    Community projects

FOI10289

Status Refused
Date received 10 Dec 2020
Date of decision 06 Jan 2021
Category of requester Client
Details of request

All available details of the obligations of 

ESB Networks Ireland to US Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and/or NATO wrt 

Commercial and Government Entity Code SYV18 

FOI10288

Status Part-Granted
Date received 21 Nov 2020
Date of decision 18 Dec 2020
Category of requester Business / Interest Group
Details of request
All data pertaining to the sale and subsequent development of the site at the ESB substation including legal agreement transferring ownership, conditions of sale, maps, any emails in relation to the sale of the site, advice or opinions sought by the developer in connection with the original and subsequent planning applications and also during the development at the site, documentation of any assessments made by ESB on the plans for the hobby workshop or any other changes made under the original planning granted, requests for meetings at the site by the developer, subsequent summary notes of any meetings which may have taken place following onsite meetings, correspondence, if any, with the developer in relation to the painting of the sub-station by the developer. I would like to receive this information in PDF format.

FOI10285

Status Part-Granted
Date received 09 Nov 2020
Date of decision 01 Dec 2020
Category of requester Journalist
Details of request

The details of all complaints made by residents of Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon, Cavan and Monaghan in tabular form, to ESB Networks between March 1st 2020 and November 9th 2020? Details of all actions taken by the ESB after complaints made by residents in Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon Cavan and Monaghan in tabular form, between March 1st 2020 and November 9th 2020?

FOI10284

Status Refused
Date received 09 Nov 2020
Date of decision 19 Nov 2020
Category of requester Client
Details of request
A copy of all email and other correspondence relating to planning, community consultation, commercial arrangements, contracts and planning permissions for the erection of masts for telephony and other purposes at the ESB Milltown station, Cowper Drive and Park Drive, Dublin 6.

FOI10279

Status Part-Granted
Date received 20 Sep 2020
Date of decision 22 Oct 2020
Category of requester Client
Details of request

The number of homes at Millers Glen development in Swords which are connected to your network. The number for all phases of the development from today to the commencement around 2015.

FOI10276

Status Refused
Date received 17 Sep 2020
Date of decision 28 Sep 2020
Category of requester Client
Details of request

Information on any evidence of medical cases linked to the Carrickmines 220kV line.

FOI10273

Status Granted
Date received 26 Aug 2020
Date of decision 23 Sep 2020
Category of requester Business / Interest Group
Details of request

Statistics on connection & contracted micro-generation solar PV*. This would cover a 20-year period from 2000-2020 up to 6kW single/11kW three. Total overall amount of installed import/export meters, etci certs/NC6 forms. ISEA is also seeking statistics on connected & contracted commercial solar PV. This would cover a 20-year period from 2000-2020 from 6kW and above to 2000kW. Total overall amount of installed import/export meters nc5/nc5a approved forms.

*includes new build applications with multiple dwellings that use ESB spreadsheet’’

FOI10268

Status Granted
Date received 01 Aug 2020
Date of decision 11 Aug 2020
Category of requester Client
Details of request

The EMF readouts for the new smart meters, how much radiation do they emit? are they dangerous to me or my family? And will these meters be upgraded to 5g?

FOI10267

Status Refused
Date received 16 Jul 2020
Date of decision 06 Aug 2020
Category of requester Journalist
Details of request

Preliminary assessments of sites where fluid is leaking from ESB cables in Dublin.

FOI10266

Status Handled Outside FOI/Withdrawn
Date received 15 Jul 2020
Date of decision 29 Jul 2020
Category of requester Business / Interest Group
Details of request

A map of electricity substations in Ireland (for the assessment of site viability), and in particular counties Donegal and Sligo. The map would need to be quite detailed in order to identify the site precisely (if possible). Pdf would be preferable format if possible. 

FOI10265

Status Part-Granted
Date received 07 Jul 2020
Date of decision 21 Jul 2020
Category of requester Client
Details of request
All Emails, memos, notes, minutes and other documents and communication relating to any request to connect ESB or move poles at Rosshill, Roscam, Galway.  Including but not limited to any request or communication from Mad Yoke Farm Ltd, Seafront Farm Ltd, Sunmile Ltd, their agents or others acting on their behalf for the period  01/01/2018 to the present day.

FOI10264

Status Part-Granted
Date received 06 Jul 2020
Date of decision 21 Jul 2020
Category of requester Client
Details of request
All Emails, memos, notes, minutes and other documents and communication relating to any request to connect or move poles at Ros Odhrain Rosshill Road Roscam (See attached). Including but not limited to any request or communication from Proofridge limited, Grayback limited their agents or others acting on their behalf for the period 01/01/2019 to the present day.

FOI10261

Status Refused
Date received 04 Jun 2020
Date of decision 30 Jun 2020
Category of requester Client
Details of request

Confirmation of any damage complaint received by ESB Networks Limited from the Charlestown area of Co. Mayo over the last 5 years.  Confirmation of the substance of the complaint e.g. damage by ESB Networks, or contractors on their behalf , damage to what if applicable, when and how, and the outcome of the complaint.  No personal details required, please redact if any personal details to allow issue.

FOI10259

Status Refused
Date received 17 Apr 2020
Date of decision 22 Apr 2020
Category of requester Client
Details of request
  1. All records relating to any agreement or arrangements between ESB networks and the owners, operators or authors of “brand new retro” book and/or website and “totally Dublin” website.
  2. All records including permissions/ limitations/ remuneration relating to usage of ESB networks facilities, including digital scanning facilities, and the “brand new retro” website and the “totally Dublin” website.
  3. All records in relation to agreements between ESB networks and the “brand new retro” website and/or book and the “totally Dublin” website including about hosting and/or usage of images and printed material belonging to ESB networks or its corporate antecedents.
  4. All records in relation to permissions granted to non ESB networks personnel to access ESB networks systems premises, and/or infrastructure and/or data held in its heritage and archive facilities.
  5. All records including permissions relating to the work (during office hours or otherwise) of ESB networks personnel on projects relating to “the brand new retro” and “totally Dublin” websites and publications. 

FOI10258

Status Refused
Date received 19 Mar 2020
Date of decision 31 Mar 2020
Category of requester Journalist
Details of request

Any reports and internal correspondence on the potential impact on the Gearagh as a result of proposed flood relief works on the Lower Lee in Cork, Jan 1 2015 to the date of this request.