Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 April 2016
790. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department by square footage, by location and by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6913/16]
View answerMy Department is not a significant owner of property. However, the Housing Agency, in consultation with my Department and local authorities, is gathering data and developing a detailed database and GiS map of local authority owned lands, as well as the Land Aggregation Scheme lands, showing their location, size, boundaries and other information. The Office of Public Works has also developed a database of properties owned by Government Departments, State Agencies and local authorities. The development of this database was led by the OPW-chaired Steering Group on Property Asset Management – further information is available at https://maps.opw.ie/property/. The data concerned is provisional and has not yet been fully validated.
