Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 May 2021
68. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the discussions his officials had with Iarnród Éireann in relation to surplus lands in the CIÉ Works, Inchicore, Dublin 8, which had previously been earmarked for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22886/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department is not in discussions with Iarnród Éireann in relation to lands at the CIÉ Works, Inchicore, Dublin 8.
Any state body seeking to dispose of land must first consult with the Land Development Agency (LDA).
A letter issued to all Government Ministers in 2019 asking that they advise all State bodies under their aegis that prior to seeking Ministerial approval to dispose of lands on the open market, that they must first consult with the LDA in relation to the appropriate disposal of those lands This was further strengthened by a commitment in the Programme for Government that any State lands being offered for sale would automatically be offered first to the LDA and the LDA Bill will put this requirement on a statutory basis.
