Departmental Properties

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 September 2018

Thursday, 20 September 2018

Questions (226)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

226. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the location of the land that is vacant, not in use or being used for agricultural purposes; the land which has been made available to Meath County Council or other housing agencies for the purpose of house building; and the amount of this land that could be made available for housing. [38060/18]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

My Department is not the registered owner of any land in County Meath. The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland are generally the registered owners of any property in state ownership that is occupied by my Department.

The information requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the individual bodies concerned. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email address for each agency is set out in the following table.

Agency	Email address
An Bord Pleanála	[e-mail]
Ervia, Gas Networks Ireland	[e-mail]
Housing Finance Agency	[e-mail]
Housing Sustainable Communities Agency	[e-mail]
Irish Water	[e-mail]
Local Government Management Agency	[e-mail]
Ordnance Survey Ireland	[e-mail]
Property Registration Authority	[e-mail]
Residential Tenancies Board	[e-mail]
Valuation Office	[e-mail]

In order to support the development of social and affordable housing, the State residential land-bank, 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/.