Open Data Policy

The Open Data unit has written a policy to support the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to meet their duties outlined in the EU’s Open Data and the Re-use of Public Sector Information Directive which introduces an obligation for public bodies to make all data falling within the scope of the Directive “open by design and default”.

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Title Open Data Policy
Description The Open Data unit has written a policy to support the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to meet their duties outlined in the EU’s Open Data and the Re-use of Public Sector Information Directive which introduces an obligation for public bodies to make all data falling within the scope of the Directive “open by design and default”.
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    Contact Person Open Data Unit
    Contact Person Email opendata@housing.gov.ie
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    Date dataset released 2025-11-28
    Date dataset updated
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    High Value Dataset (HVD) No
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      Language English
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