Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 January 2022
113. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total area of State land that the Land Development Agency can use for housing purposes over the next three years. [3346/22]
View answerThe Land Development Agency (LDA) has an immediate focus on managing the State’s owned lands to develop new homes, and regenerate under-utilised sites. In the longer-term, it will assemble strategic land banks from a mix of public and private lands, making these available for housing in a controlled manner, to bring essential long-term stability to the Irish housing market.
Listed below are sites the LDA are currently engaged in which are at advanced stages of pre development on state lands.
|
Project Name |
Hectares |
|
St. Kevin's Hospital Cork |
5.86 |
|
Hackettstown Skerries |
6.79 |
|
Shanganagh, Shankhill (in partnership with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council) |
9.69 |
|
Castlelands, Balbriggan |
22.25 |
|
St. Teresa’s Gardens (Donore Project) (in partnership with Dublin City Council) |
5.87 |
|
CMH, Dundrum |
11.33 |
|
Devoy Barracks |
4.08 |
|
Total hectares |
65.87 |
There is ongoing engagement between the LDA and my Department in relation to the identification of relevant public lands suitable for the delivery of substantial additional housing in locations with a significant housing need. Some are at early stages of pre development. These are listed below.
|
Project Name |
Hectares |
|
Columb Barracks, Mullingar |
10.0 |
|
Dyke Road, Galway (in partnership with Galway City and County Council) |
1.74 |
|
Cherry Orchard (in partnership with Dublin City Council) |
12.7 |
|
Total hectares |
24.44 |
The Government's Housing for All Strategy identifies a further 20 sites, in addition to the LDA's initial sites, with the potential to yield up to 15,000 units over time. These lands will transfer to LDA ownership as soon as practicable. The LDA, in consultation with the relevant Departments, will undertake the process of due diligence on these lands, which will determine the appropriate residential yield for each site and other issues arising such as relocation of services.
