Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 January 2024
132. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 811 of 17 January 2024, if he will publish the report compiled on the viability and potential of the site. [3276/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Land Development Agency's (LDA) Report on Relevant Public Land was published in March 2023 and can be seen via the following link: lda.ie/uploads/documents/230323_LDA_Ministers-Report-on-Relevant-Public-Land_high-res-resized_2023-03-28-105049_jooh.pdf. Specific information on the former Cork Prison site can be found on page 109.
My Department and the Department of Justice have held stakeholder engagement discussions relating to the site, its current and future uses, and its suitability for potential use for affordable and social housing.
Recommendations on all sites identified in the Report on Relevant Public Lands are now under consideration, and sites recommended for transfer to the LDA will be submitted to Government for consideration in sets, based on highest priority sites and lowest level of site constraints. Subsequent sets of sites will be considered by Government in due course. These transferred sites will add to the LDA's existing housing delivery pipeline of social and affordable homes. The LDA will publish details of each project on their website, as the sites become active.
