FOI Request: Noise complaints
Case reference EIR2026/00110
Received 28 January 2026
Published 24 February 2026
Request
I am emailing with a request under the FOI Act, 2000. Please could you provide me with the following information broken down by calendar year:
1. In each of the past five calendar years, how many noise complaints has your authority received?
2. In each of the past five calendar years, how many of those noise complaints required formal action to be taken?
3. In each of the past five calendar years, how many of those noise complaints concerned amplified music?
4. In each of the past five calendar years, how many of those noise complaints concerned animal noises (barking dogs etc)
5. In each of the past five calendar years, how many of those noise complaints concerned DIY/construction (drilling/sawing/hammering etc)
6. In each of the past five calendar years, how many of those noise complaints concerned general household noise (banging of doors/arguments/shouting)?
7. In each of the past five calendar years, how many of those noise complaints concerned gatherings/parties?
8. In each of the past five calendar years, how many of those noise complaints have led to noise abatement notices issued by the council?
9. In each of the past five calendar years, how many of those noise complaints have led to prosecutions by the council?
10. In each of the past five calendar years, how many of those prosecutions were successfully prosecuted by the council?
I have attached a template excel document, with a row for each year requested, and a column for each request. Please note it is in descending order from 2025-2021. Please can you provide the information by inputting the requested data into the corresponding section of the document provided and sending it back.
Response
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