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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (8 Mar 2005)

Brian Cowen: As the Deputy will be aware, the budget announced a special, one-off stamp duty relief relating to an exchange of farm land between two farmers for the purposes of consolidating each farmer's holding. The new relief will mean that no stamp duty will be charged on an exchange of such lands where the lands are of equal value. In a case where the lands exchanged are not of equal value, stamp...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Creed: My Department does not keep records of land eligibility inspections on the basis requested by the Deputy. Land eligibility inspections undertaken under the various area-based schemes involve the examination of all land types, including lowland and hill land, that are declared by applicants who are selected for an inspection. Records are not maintained on the basis of specific land types.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Mr. Joe Condon: Members could consider what we are doing here today to be a sort of stakeholder engagement. If the land use review document is evidence-gathering for phase 2, they conducted a regional analysis of land cover, and while land cover categories most associated with high biodiversity value occur predominantly in the Border, west and mid-west regions, that is close to 40% of the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Mar 2007)

Brian Cowen: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that a direct swap of land, in the circumstances outlined, may have implications for taxation under three separate taxheads; namely capital gains tax, capital acquisitions tax and stamp duty. I will look at each in turn. Capital Gains Tax (CGT) The exchange of land is a chargeable occasion for both parties involved. The disposal proceeds are taken...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Jul 2023)

Michael McGrath: A key objective of the Government’s Housing for All plan is a pathway to increase housing supply, including a focus on providing an adequate supply of available serviced zoned land for the development of housing. In this regard, provision was made for a new tax on land zoned for residential development, which also has the necessary services in place. The purpose of this Residential...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2021)

Cathal Berry: The Land Development Agency has a number of land banks under its control, some of which are former military installations and barracks. Some 25 years ago, mostly in 1998, soldiers and their families were evicted at short notice and the land banks handed over to the State. The land is now in the custody of the Land Development Agency. If the agency develops these sites, which include Devoy...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 725. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any lands sold by Coillte, any lands currently for sale and any lands being considered for sale over the past five years, including the size of lands, sale price or asking price and location of these lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54694/21]

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Jul 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank all the Senators for their contributions. At the heart of the role of the LDA is ensuring that we make a step change in how we manage State lands and take a long term strategic land management approach to provide a more sustainable approach to housing delivery at affordable levels. This is part of a wider suite of measures the Government is implementing as part of its housing for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (8 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: ...in relation to this matter. In addition, while the delivery of social and affordable homes will, of course, rely significantly on the State developing the full potential of its existing residential land bank, I am cognisant of the fact that some local authorities may need to acquire land, in order to deliver on their targets under Rebuilding Ireland.  My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (14 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: The Housing Agency, in consultation with my Department and local authorities, is gathering data and developing a detailed database and GIS map of local authority owned lands, as well as the Land Aggregation Scheme lands, showing their location, size, boundaries and other information. Furthermore, my Department, in conjunction with local authority planning departments, carried out a national...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

Jackie Cahill: That was a very detailed presentation. Access to land and mobility of land is probably the key to a young fellow starting farming or deciding to stay on the family holding. As was said, access to land is obviously key for a new entrant to farming. An increasing amount of land is going into long-term leasing. Does Macra na Feirme have any proposals on how that could be geared towards giving...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A decision was made to restrict the planting of unenclosed land in December 2010. Enclosed land is, in general, more fertile and less exposed than unenclosed land and trees planted on enclosed land generally perform much better than trees planted on soil types associated with unenclosed land. This position is supported by many publications including ‘Sitka spruce in Ireland, Joyce,...

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Data (12 Dec 2013)

Simon Coveney: The measurement of land area within the land parcel identification system respects all national surveying conventions with regard to slopes or hill land. The area quoted on Ordnance Survey Ireland maps, on which much of the land parcel identification system database is built, is based on the principle of measuring the horizontal or two-dimensional area. In cases of sloped land, this is the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (30 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: All local authorities acquire land on an ongoing basis for a wide range of uses, including housing developments. My Department provides funding to local authorities also on an ongoing basis where they use their land for social housing developments. Specific allocations of funding are not made to local authorities for land, rather each local authority makes its own decisions regarding...

Written Answers — Land Ownership in Africa: Land Ownership in Africa (10 Nov 2011)

Lucinda Creighton: The question of land ownership in Africa is a deeply emotive one given its centrality to issues of national identity and of food security. There has been a trend in recent years of large-scale land acquisitions in Africa by foreign private sector and state-owned companies. Certain wealthy countries, concerned about the stability of food supplies, have been promoting the acquisition of...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I just wish to make a point about the whole concept behind ANC, which is that it is a payment for farming land depending on how difficult that land is to farm. It is particularly dependent on the natural constraint relating to the relevant land. It is crucial that there is fairness brought to the system as part of this review in order that for those farming poor land, hill land and much...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Properties (3 Mar 2022)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister of State is very welcome. I thank him for coming here to discuss this important matter for the residents of the Stamullen and Gormanston areas. The Defence Forces currently own land of 261 acres in the Gormanston area, upon which Gormanston Camp is based. The camp and the disused aerodrome occupy a certain portion of this land and much of the remaining land is leased for...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 17: In page 38, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 664 of Principal Act (relief for certain income from leasing of farm land) 33.Section 664 of the Principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (1)— (i) in paragraph (a), by— (I) the insertion of the following definitions: “...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Deputies for their amendments and contributions. I will make a couple of general points. I would not underestimate the positive effect of the activation of public and State-owned land into the housing market and the effect it will have in driving further private land activation. We have seen examples of that through the local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF. Land...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (31 Jan 2013)

Simon Coveney: ...sensitive in the EU. In 2010, an estimated 1.3 million tonnes of fish were taken by the fishing fleets of EU member states from the waters around Ireland (ICES Sub-areas VI & VII). Ireland landed 259,500 tonnes of these fish or 23% of the international landings. The main fish species caught were mackerel, horse mackerel, boarfish, blue whiting, herring, cod, whiting, haddock, saithe,...