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Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jul 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have downloaded many speeches on this issue and the Minister of State will be pleased to note that I read them all fully. Coming from the east coast, we do not have a particular knowledge of the Land Commission. Much of its work was historical and was well done. In its day it was an important agent for social change and it met the needs of a land-hungry community. It met the needs of a poor...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (24 Nov 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and value of basic payment scheme entitlements paid in 2016 by the headings sale without land, sale with land, inheritance or change of registration details, lease without land and lease with land. [36635/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: General Scheme of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...the market, it would make a significant difference. Do the delegates have a view on this? I accept and acknowledge the importance of fast-tracking planning permission, but my difficulty is that land which has already been zoned in the greater Dublin area is not being built on. Extending the period of planning permission for this land when it is capable of being developed now does not...

Human Rights Issues. (12 Nov 2008)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...which may have been used for extraordinary rendition and whether the Garda Síochána can inspect such flights. The Department of Transport has the power to refuse permission for a plane to land. Will the Minister consider the reasons for refusing permission to land in light of this issue? Of the thousands of flights which have sought permission to land only five have been refused...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: .... We cannot afford to have huge resources like that unused when there are families who need them. I know that is not on the agenda today, but it is very important. In my constituency there is land owned by State agencies. For example, the Department of Defence owns 200 acres of land in Gormanstown. It is time to call in the Departments to give us their analysis of land that could be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (28 Apr 2015)

Fergus O'Dowd: 163. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the available land and buildings, by location, in the ownership of the Industrial Development Agency and-or Enterprise Ireland in the constituency of Louth East Meath, including where applicable if such land and premises have already acquired planning permission or are in the course of such application; if the State agencies are...

Development Land (5 Apr 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...step. I agree with the Minister in respect of many of the issues he raised. The key point is, however, that the legislation has not yet been published. The principle being established is that land which is zoned for social and affordable housing and not so used can be compulsorily acquired. Perhaps the Minister will outline what will be the effect on me if, say, I own 20 acres of zoned...

Programmes for Government (5 Apr 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: As an example, if wood grows on a piece of land, it can be sold but the strategic asset of the land is held on to. I hope the Deputy can accept that.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (20 Sep 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 39. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Gormanston Army camp lands that are currently unused will be considered under the new Land Development Agency remit for purchase and development for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38171/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (27 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 8. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the recently announced purchase by IDA Ireland from Louth County Council of further lands to increase IDA Ireland's land bank in north Drogheda; the total new acreage of the site; if the site will be serviced sooner than expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53404/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Site Acquisitions (1 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 47. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details in relation to the announcement that €100 million is being allocated to fund land legacy debt and €125 million is being allocated to establish a land acquisition fund under the Housing Agency; the way that this will assist in the case of Louth County Council and its applicable sites;...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (31 Oct 2007)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...number of visits made by IDA clients by location in County Louth for each year since 2000 to date in 2007 for the purpose of job creation; the priority allocated by the IDA to each such area; the land bank held in each area; the cost of same; if the land bank has been serviced the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26222/07]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (1 Feb 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...agencies by location in County Louth for each year since 2008 to date in 2011 for the purpose of job creation; the priority allocated by the Industrial Development Agency to each such area; the land bank held in each area; the cost of same; if the land bank has been serviced and the cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4477/11]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (27 Oct 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: The purpose of this question is to ask the Tánaiste if he will provide an update on the recent announcement regarding the purchase by IDA Ireland of further lands from Louth County Council to increase IDA Ireland's land bank in Drogheda. This is welcome. I would appreciate any additional details the Tánaiste may have, particularly regarding the total new acreage and if the site...

Housing Policy: Motion (21 Nov 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...afield as Wexford and Portlaoise are now occupied by Dubliners who have been driven out because they cannot afford to buy homes in their own city. Despite the success of our economy, a second Ireland has been created which consists of all who are excluded from the benefits of this new wealth. I welcome the Labour Party motion because I have studied that party's policies and believe it is...

Harbour Authorities. (10 Feb 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Is it not a fact that on 2 May 2008 the Minister wrote the following in a memorandum? "Is there any truth in the story that land sold to a private Co. was not sold in accordance with proper governance procedure + that the land was subsequently sold for c. €12m? Copies of the newspaper [Limerick Leader] report, please." The Deloitte report into this and other activities in the Shannon...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 Feb 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...past. Local authorities did not step up to the mark and they did not do the job. They did not have the capacity to do their job in most parts of the country. This legislation will aggregate all the land that local authorities and State bodies have and it will consider areas of population greater than 30,000, specifically, to say "What can we do, how can we effect change, how can we make...

Social and Affordable Housing. (12 Dec 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...from outlying counties. They have long commutes resulting in work days of up to 12 to 14 hours. This is the position because the Minister of State is not fighting their corner and ensuring that land is released. He is not ensuring that local authorities do their job. It appears that the kernel of the issue is that a significant number of developers are sitting on land rather than...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (7 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister's reply and her recent visit to Drogheda. The problem in County Louth is that the county is in the IDA north-east region but the land available for development in the region is one field outside of the town boundary and thus in the Meath IDA mid-east region. Will the Minister address this issue and will she arrange for the IDA executives in Louth and Meath to market...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Treasury Management Agency and Department of Finance (31 May 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: I apologise for being late. It has been a very interesting debate, the part of it that I have heard. Obviously, the crisis exists but we have the land, the capacity to build, we have people who want to move into the houses and different ways of finding the finance, some which will work and some which will not. It seems the best thing to do is to get all the heads and all the expertise...