Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 7 September 2018
1380. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the knowledge his Department has on the profile of the concentration of ownership of land here; the location in which such information is published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36358/18]
View answerThe Property Registration Authority records the names and addresses of every registered land owner and details in respect of each county can be accessed at www.landdirect.ie. My Department does not collate or hold specific data regarding profiles on the concentration of ownership of residential, commercial or other categories of land holdings across the entire country.
Given the importance that all State residential land is brought forward for the development of social and affordable housing, the State residential landbank, incorporating lands in the ownership of the Housing Agency and local authorities, has been detailed and mapped and is available at http://rebuildingireland.ie/news/rebuilding-ireland-land-map/.
Project Ireland 2040 signals a significant policy shift towards securing more compact and sustainable urban and rural development, which requires significantly more effective active land management. Against that background, it is proposed to establish a new Land Development Agency to assist in ensuring a more effective approach to strategic land management, particularly in terms of publicly owned land.
Detailed arrangements in relation to the establishment of the Agency are currently being developed by my Department, in conjunction with the Department of An Taoiseach and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, with a view to their early finalisation later this month.
