AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Homelessness Report March 2020

Homelessness data

Official homelessness data is produced by local authorities through the Pathway Accommodation and Support System (PASS). PASS was rolled-out nationally during the course of 2013.

The Department’s official homelessness statistics are published on a monthly basis and refer to the number of homeless persons accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities during a specific count week, typically the last full week of the month. The reports are produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS), collated on a regional basis and compiled and published by the Department. Homelessness reporting commenced in this format in 2014. The format of the data may change or vary over time due to administrative and/or technology changes and improvements.

The administration of homeless services is organised across nine administrative regions, with one local authority in each of the regions, “the lead authority”, having overall responsibility for the disbursement of Exchequer funding. In each region a Joint Homelessness Consultative Forum exists which includes representation from the relevant State and non-governmental organisations involved in the delivery of homeless services in a particular region. Delegated arrangements are governed by an annually agreed protocol between the Department and the lead authority in each region. These protocols set out the arrangements, responsibilities and financial/performance data reporting requirements for the delegation of funding from the Department.

Under Sections 38 and 39 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 a statutory Management Group exists for each regional forum. This is comprised of representatives from the relevant housing authorities and the Health Service Executive, and it is the responsibility of the Management Group to consider issues around the need for homeless services and to plan for the implementation, funding and co-ordination of such services.

In relation to the terms used in the report for the accommodation types see explanation below:
PEA - Private Emergency Accommodation: this may include hotels, B&Bs and other residential facilities that are used on an emergency basis. Supports are provided to services users on a visiting supports basis.
STA - Supported Temporary Accommodation: accommodation, including family hubs, hostels, with onsite professional support.
TEA - Temporary Emergency Accommodation: emergency accommodation with no (or minimal) support

Tags: 2020, homelessness
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Dublin Housing Supply Tier 1 Category

Action 2 of Construction 2020- A Strategy for a Renewed Construction Sector, published in May 2014, commits to the establishment of a Housing Supply Coordination Taskforce for Dublin. Accordingly, the Task Force was established in June 2014 and comprises of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, the four Dublin local authorities (Dublin City, Fingal, South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown), NAMA and other agencies, with the Chief Executive of South Dublin County Council as chair.
The focus of the Task Force is to address supply-related issues to the delivery of housing units in the Dublin region. The group are working together to identify housing developments that have planning permission and that are capable of delivering housing to the market. This remit includes monitoring relevant housing data on the supply of viable and market-ready approved developments.
The data collated by the Dublin Housing Supply Coodination Task Force on the aggregated planning permissions and planning applications across the four Dublin local authorities are organised into two groups;
•	Tier 1   -    Sites with planning permission (either active or inactive)
•	Tier 2(a) - Sites where planning permission has being applied for and a decision is awaited
Information on the individual planning application (planning reference, housing units, etc) is also detailed. The mapping is based on the data obtained from the four Dublin local authorities and further queries relating to individual sites may be directed to the relevant local authority.


Tags: Dublin, Task Force, housing, planning
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Social Housing Construction Status Report Q2 2019

The Construction Status Q2 report shows that 6,439 homes were under construction at end Q1 2019; and some 2,730 homes had been approved and were about to go on site. The full programme listed in the report now includes 1,559 schemes (or phases), delivering 22,139 homes – a substantial increase on the 16,351 homes which were in the programme at the end of Q2 2018

Tags: 2019, area management, construction, housing, social, status
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Average Second Hand Apartment Price Quarterly - by area

Average house prices are derived from data supplied by the mortgage lending agencies on loans approved by them rather than loans paid. In comparing house prices figures from one period to another, account should be taken of the fact that changes in the mix of houses (incl apartments) will affect the average figures.
The most current data is published on these sheets. Previously published data may be subject to revision. Any change from the originally published data will be highlighted by a comment on the cell in question. These comments will be maintained for at least a year after the date of the value change.
Measured in  €


Tags: apartment, housing, price house, quarterly, second hand
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Price of new property by quarter

Average house prices are derived from data supplied by the mortgage lending agencies on loans approved by them rather than loans paid. In comparing house prices figures from one period to another, account should be taken of the fact that changes in the mix of houses (incl apartments) will affect the average figures.
The most current data is published on these sheets. Previously published data may be subject to revision. Any change from the originally published data will be highlighted by a comment on the cell in question. These comments will be maintained for at least a year after the date of the value change.
National and Other Areas figure changed  for 2015Q4 on 27/6/15 as revised data received from Local Authorities
(includes houses and apartments measured in €)


Tags: housing, new, property, quarter
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Homelessness Report December 2019

Homelessness data

Official homelessness data is produced by local authorities through the Pathway Accommodation and Support System (PASS). PASS was rolled-out nationally during the course of 2013.

The Department’s official homelessness statistics are published on a monthly basis and refer to the number of homeless persons accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities during a specific count week, typically the last full week of the month. The reports are produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS), collated on a regional basis and compiled and published by the Department. Homelessness reporting commenced in this format in 2014. The format of the data may change or vary over time due to administrative and/or technology changes and improvements.

The administration of homeless services is organised across nine administrative regions, with one local authority in each of the regions, “the lead authority”, having overall responsibility for the disbursement of Exchequer funding. In each region a Joint Homelessness Consultative Forum exists which includes representation from the relevant State and non-governmental organisations involved in the delivery of homeless services in a particular region. Delegated arrangements are governed by an annually agreed protocol between the Department and the lead authority in each region. These protocols set out the arrangements, responsibilities and financial/performance data reporting requirements for the delegation of funding from the Department.

Under Sections 38 and 39 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 a statutory Management Group exists for each regional forum. This is comprised of representatives from the relevant housing authorities and the Health Service Executive, and it is the responsibility of the Management Group to consider issues around the need for homeless services and to plan for the implementation, funding and co-ordination of such services.

In relation to the terms used in the report for the accommodation types see explanation below:
PEA - Private Emergency Accommodation: this may include hotels, B&Bs and other residential facilities that are used on an emergency basis. Supports are provided to services users on a visiting supports basis.
STA - Supported Temporary Accommodation: accommodation, including family hubs, hostels, with onsite professional support.
TEA - Temporary Emergency Accommodation: emergency accommodation with no (or minimal) support

Tags: 2019, homelessness, housing
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Social Housing Construction Status Report Q2 2021

The latest Construction Status Report outlines the ongoing delivery of social housing across the country.

It shows that 8,755 social homes are currently onsite with an additional 9,128 homes in the pipeline. In quarter 2 2021, 137 new construction schemes, (1,883 homes) were added to the pipeline.


2021 Q2 CSR: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/d7709-social-housing-construction-projects-status-report-q2-2021/

Tags: 2021, housing, social housing
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland)

A requirement of the Water Framework Directive is that benthic macro-invertebrates must be sampled from coastal and transitional waters at least twice within a river basin cycle (6 years) in order to classify these waterbodies.  Numerous samples will be taken from sites in matched habitats throughout the water body. Sampling and analysis is carried out according to established protocols. 

The Directive requires the monitoring of nominated coastal and transitional waters for benthic macro-invertebrates. This includes the field sampling, processing and analysis of samples. In addition, grab samples have been taken on vessels of opportunity and are considered suitable to fulfill obligations under the WFD.

For each grab sample collected this dataset contains:
- lists and abundance of benthic species >1mm,
-sediment particle size analysis (PSA),
-Folk (1954) sediment classification,
-and an estimate of organic matter (LOI).

Tags: environment, location
Organization: Marine Institute
Galway Bay Observatory DeploymentJuly2018-xxxx

This is the third deployment of the Galway Bay Observatory having been deployed using the Granuaile vessel in July 2018. Prior to this deployment the Observatory was modified with new cabling drums and an extended frame.

The SmartBay Observatory in Galway Bay is an underwater observatory which uses cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live underwater monitoring. It was installed in 2015 on the seafloor 1.5km off the coast of Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland at a depth of 20-25m. Underwater observatories allow ocean researchers unique real-time access to monitor ongoing changes in the marine environment. The Galway Bay Observatory is an important contribution by Ireland to the growing global network of real-time data capture systems deployed in the ocean.

Data relating to the marine environment at the Galway Observatory site is transferred in real-time through a fibre optic telecommunications cable to the Marine Institute headquarters and then made publically available on the internet. The data includes a live video stream, the depth of the observatory node, the water temperature and salinity, and estimates of the chlorophyll and turbidity levels in the water which give an indication of the volume of phytoplankton and other particles, such as sediment, in the water. Maintenance take place on the observatory every 18 to 24 months. 

The Observatory is equipped with a suite of sensors, these include:

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) - Teledyne RDI Workhorse
Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) sensor probe - Idronaut Ocean-Seven 304 plus
Acoustic data that have been collected from the Galway Observatory site using an icListen HF Smart Hydrophone
Video data is streamed in near-real-time from the observatory and also available for download.
A WetLabs ECO-FLNTU is installed on the observatory infrastructure.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
E7042 - Population Aged One Year and Over Usually Resident and Present by Country of Previous Residence and Percentage who Lived Outside the State for One Year or More 2011 to 2016

Population Aged One Year and Over Usually Resident and Present by Country of Previous Residence and Percentage who Lived Outside the State for One Year or More 2011 to 2016

Tags: E7042, census-2016, cso
Organization: Central Statistics Office
E7063 - Population Aged 1 Year and Over Usually Resident and Present who Spoke a Language Other Than English or Irish at Home & who Lived Outside the State for 1 Year or More 2011 to 2016

Population Aged 1 Year and Over Usually Resident and Present who Spoke a Language Other Than English or Irish at Home & who Lived Outside the State for 1 Year or More 2011 to 2016

Tags: E7063, census-2016, cso
Organization: Central Statistics Office
Hydro Energy Connections

Datasets of __hydro energy__ generators __connected__ to the electricity network are downloadable as GIS shapefiles. Two spatial reference systems are applied to the downloadable shapefiles: Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM) and WGS 84 (EPSG:3857).  <br>

Connected generators are those with an electrical connection to the electricity network or “grid”.
Each connection is quantified by a Maximum Export Capacity (MEC), expressed in megawatts (MW).  Hydro generators built over multiple phases appear in these datasets as individual generators, each with a total MEC value. Such generators are larger, TSO-connected, and built in early decades of the State at: Ardnacrusha, Cliff, Cathleen’s Fall, Inniscarra, and Pollaphuca.  <br>
 
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) offers the same data in its Hydro Mapping System, a digital map of Ireland's hydro energy connections and resources (http://gis.seai.ie/hydro). 

__References__  <br>
Ireland’s Distributed System Operator (DSO) and Transmission System Operator (TSO), ESB Networks and EirGrid respectively, provided the raw data on hydro energy connections. They publish their datasets, for information purposes, at:

DSO Connected-Energised Non-Wind Generators (ESB Networks)  <br>
https://www.esbnetworks.ie/new-connections/generator-connections-group/generator-statistics

TSO Connected Renewable Generators (EirGrid Group)  <br>
https://www.eirgridgroup.com/customer-and-industry/general-customer-information/connected-and-contracted-generators/


Tags: Hydro energy, hydroelectric energy, hydroelectric generators, hydroelectricity, renewable energy
Organization: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Hydro Energy Potential

Datasets of __hydro energy potential __are downloadable as GIS shapefiles. Two spatial reference systems are applied to the downloadable shapefiles: Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM) and WGS 84 (EPSG:3857).  <br>

A 1985 study provided the raw data and technical terms in its glossary ([link](https://seaiopendata.blob.core.windows.net/hydro/DOE_1985_Small%20Scale%20Hydro-Electric%20Potential%20of%20Ireland.pdf)).  Important terms are:  <br>
Head:  The level difference between the water surface at intake and trailrace of a turbine.  <br>
Tailrace:  The discharge channel from a turbine or waterwheel before rejoining the main river channel.

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) offers the same data in its Hydro Mapping System, a digital map of Ireland's hydro energy connections and potential resources (http://gis.seai.ie/hydro). 

__References__  <br>

Small-scale Hydro-electric Potential of Ireland, Department of Energy, 1985.  <br>
https://seaiopendata.blob.core.windows.net/hydro/DOE_1985_Small%20Scale%20Hydro-Electric%20Potential%20of%20Ireland.pdf

Tags: hydro energy, hydro energy potential, hydroelectric energy, hydroelectricity
Organization: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Wicklow Derelict Sites Register

https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Derelict-Vacant-Sites/Derelict-Sites

Details of the Derelict Site Register and access to the register and a complaint form.
Under the Derelict Sites Act 1990, all planning authorities are required to establish and maintain a Derelict Sites Register. The Register will contain details of sites where the planning authority is of the opinion that the site is derelict.

The definition of a Derelict Site is contained in Section 3 of the Act: “Derelict site” means any land which detracts, or is likely to detract, to a material degree from the amenity, character or appearance of land in the neighbourhood of the land in question because of:

a) The existence on the land in question of structures which are in a ruinous, derelict or dangerous condition, or

b) The neglected, unsightly or objectionable condition of the land or any structures on the land in question, or

c) The presence, deposit or collection on the land in question of any litter, rubbish, debris or waste, except where the presence, deposit or collection of such litter, rubbish, debris or waste results from the exercise of a right conferred by statute or by common law.

Tags: derelict, derelict site, wicklow
Organization: Wicklow County Council
Wicklow Vacant Sites Register

https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/Services/Planning/Derelict-Vacant-Sites/Vacant-Sites

In accordance with the Urban Regeneration & Housing Act 2015, all Planning Authorities are required to establish and maintain a Vacant Sites Register.  The current register is available to view below. Work is ongoing on this register and additional sites may be added in due course and the Register updated

Tags: vacant sites, wicklow
Organization: Wicklow County Council
CE0704 Blue Whiting Biomass Assessment Survey

An acoustic survey targeting blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) spawning and post spawning aggregations in the north east Atlantic in 2007.

Spawning takes place from January through to April along the shelf edge from the southern Porcupine Bank area northwards to the Faroe/Shetland Ridge including offshore areas as the Rosemary, Hatton and Rockall Banks. Peak spawning occurs between mid-March and mid April and acoustic surveys are timed to occur during this phase.  

The 2007 survey was part of an International collaborative survey using the vessels RV “Celtic Explorer” (Marine Institute, Ireland), RV “Atlantida” (AtlantNIRO, Russian Federation), RV “Tridens” (IMARES, Netherlands) and the RV “Magnus Heinason” (FRS, Faroes) and the FV “Eros” (IMR commercial charter).

This survey covered the area to the west of the British Isles, starting off the west coast of Ireland at the shelf break and progressing northwards to the Hebrides. Westward extension reached out to the 18°W, taking in the eastern and western flanks of the Rockall Bank and eastern slopes of the Hatton Bank. The survey began in the south and worked in a northerly progression following migration pathways of blue whiting.

A parallel transect design was adopted with transects running perpendicular to the lines of bathymetry where possible. Acoustic data were collected using the Simrad ER60 scientific echosounder. 

Biological sampling was done using a single pelagic midwater trawl. Fish samples were divided into species composition by weight. Species other than the blue whiting were weighed as a component of the catch. Measurements of blue whiting lengths were recorded. Age, length, weight, sex, maturity and stomach fullness data were recorded.

No marine mammal or seabird counts were undertaken during this years survey.

Oceanographic data on temperature, depth and salinity (CTD) were collected at set stations.

Tags: biota, climatologymeteorologyatmosphere, economy, elevation, environment, location, oceans
Organization: Marine Institute
CE13008 Biodiscovery and Ecosystem Function of Canyons Survey

This three week research survey led by National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) took place on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Explorer in June/July 2013. 

The Biodiscovery and Ecosystem Function of Canyons Survey investigated a wide diversity of habitats and underwater communities in the Whittard Canyon system on the Irish Atlantic margin.  Whittard Canyon is one of many subsea canyons that incise the eastern margin of the North Atlantic. The research team used the Marine Institute’s Deepwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), Holland 1, to collect to specimens of coral, sponges, sediment samples and other marine organisms. CTD (Conductivity, Temperature and Depth) profiles were conducted at the ROV stations.

Tags: biota, climatologymeteorologyatmosphere, elevation, environment, location, oceans
Organization: Marine Institute
CE13009 Northwest Herring Acoustic Survey

This survey was conducted by the Marine Institute on-board the RV Celtic Explorer in summer 2013 as part of the North West Herring Acoustic Survey. 

The northwest and west coast (ICES Divisions VIaS & VIIb) herring acoustic survey programme was first established in 1994. The summer 2013 survey represents the sixth in the new time series, starting in 2008. The survey was coordinated through the ICES Working Group of International Pelagic Surveys (WGIPS). Survey data on stock numbers at age are submitted to the ICES Herring Assessment Working Group (HAWG) and used in the annual stock assessment process.

The northwest and west coast (ICES Divisions VIaS & VIIb) herring stock is composed of two spawning components, autumn and winter spawners. Spawning covers a large geographical area and extends over a 4-month period from late September through to late March. Traditionally, fishing effort has been concentrated on spawning and pre-spawning aggregations. The autumn spawning component, which mostly occurs within VIIb and VIaS, feeds along the shelf break area to the west of the spawning grounds. The winter spawning component is found further north in VIaS. In VIaS, summer distribution extends from close inshore to the shelf break. Components of the winter spawning fish are known to undertake northward feeding migration into VIaN before returning in the winter to spawn along the Irish coast.

This survey, carried out between 22nd June and 12th July, focused on the northwest and west coast of Ireland and the west coast of Scotland. The survey track started to the southeast of the Isle of Coll, zigzagged north through the Minches (between the Scottish mainland and the Hebrides), then worked progressively southwards in parallel eastwest transects, and finished near the mouth of Killary Harbour.  A systematic parallel transect design was adopted for the majority of the survey, with a randomised start point. Transects were positioned running perpendicular to the lines of bathymetry where possible. To keep in line with existing survey methodology acoustic data collection was only undertaken during daylight hours (04:00 and 00:00). 

The acoustic data were collected using the Simrad ER60 scientific echosounder. For biological sampling, a single pelagic midwater trawl was used. 22 hauls were carried out. All components of the catch from the trawl hauls were sorted and weighed; fish and other taxa were identified to species level. Oceanographic stations were carried out during the survey at predetermined locations along the track. A marine mammal observer was also present to conduct visual surveys of marine mammals and seabirds..

Tags: biota, climatologymeteorologyatmosphere, economy, elevation, environment, location, oceans
Organization: Marine Institute