Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The LDA is on schedule to complete the register of relevant lands in line with the target delivery date and the register will be made available in an online map format in the coming weeks and in advance of the end of this year. Its contents are informed by the LDA's State lands database and by engagement with the Property Registration Authority, Ordinance Survey Ireland and other relevant public bodies.

Relevant public land is defined in the Land Development Agency Act 2021 as all land within a census town owned by a relevant public body. A census town is any urban area with a population of over 10,000, accurate to the latest census information. The register will serve as an important and strategic mapping tool that will show the extent of public lands and help to enhance transparency regarding State land interests. The register will be maintained and updated by the LDA. The register will support the LDA's remit to identify and assess the potential of certain public lands to be better utilised for the development of housing and other development into the future. The database being available in full is important progress and I expect it will play a significant role in identifying public land for strategic development for both social and affordable housing.

I want to confirm to the Deputy that it is on track and on schedule. I expect to see details on it next week and as soon as the work is concluded it will be published in an online format with a mapping tool so everyone can access it. We want to see idle State lands in particular developed for social and affordable housing. Thankfully we are seeing that this year and we are seeing the LDA deliver its first homes this year. We have seen significant sites like Shanganagh Castle start and there are many others across the country I want to see us move forward with, including in the Deputy's constituency in Galway.

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