asked the Minister for Local Government if he will take steps to ensure that compensation will be paid speedily to property owners once the Dublin Corporation have announced their intention to acquire their property.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin Property Acquisitions: Payment of Compensation.
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No representations have been made to me in regard to delays in the payment of compensation by the Dublin Corporation. Compensation proposals come before my Department for approval only when the amount of the compensation is agreed between the parties concerned. There is no undue delay in the issue of decisions. When agreement is not reached between the parties, the compensation to be paid is settled by arbitration and I have no function in the matter.
I might add that where a local authority enter on and take possession of land which they have been authorised to acquire by compulsory order, they become liable to pay interest on the amount of the compensation as from the time of entry, if the compensation has not at that stage been paid.