Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2020
803. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the inordinate delay in processing freehold title queries relating to the Land Commission within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31542/20]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that the system that is in place for dealing with queries relating to the activities of the former Irish Land Commission has obviously been impacted to some extent by the public health restrictions arising from the Covid19 pandemic, given that many staff are working remotely.
However, I am confident that every effort is being made to ensure that all queries are dealt with as expeditiously as possible. All of the 8 million or so records held by my Department relating to the former Commission are paper based. Consequently, the research required to resolve title issues can be time consuming and, in the current circumstances, may take longer than usual.
If the Deputy is referring to a specific case, I would request that he supplies the details so that I can have the matter examined and ensure that a response issues as soon as possible.
