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- Development Land (5 Apr 2007)
Dick Roche: In 2003, Goodbody Economic Consultants were engaged by my Department to carry out a study that considered factors affecting the supply of land to the housing market, including the possible hoarding of building land. There have been many discussions on this topic. The study considered previous analyses of the housing and land markets and sought possible evidence of hoarding based on case...
- Development Land (5 Apr 2007)
Catherine Murphy: We are constantly told that legislation tends not to be retrospective. The Minister tells us that sufficient land has been zoned for 460,000 housing units and it cannot be interfered with. Servicing land is obviously a key issue and the Minister referred to the hoarding of land. A balance must be achieved between the industrial and residential use of land. For example, Intel has a huge...
- Development Land (5 Apr 2007)
Dick Roche: ...is correct. This will be a radical move. The legislation is currently being drafted. We have a long way to go to perfect it. The legislation will radically alter the situation. One can subject land to compulsory purchase order for specific purposes but one cannot do so simply because people are sitting on it. Where it is perceived the land is being sat on, which is a handy way of...
- 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...
- Development Land (5 Apr 2007)
Dick Roche: ...been created for an additional 1.25 million people. Given that there has been a massive investment in such projects by taxpayers, it is important that their purpose cannot be stymied by hoarding land. On the other hand, the Deputy is right in saying that local authorities tend to over-zone. They do so for a positive reason, so people will not have an easy stranglehold on land. In the...
- Development Land (5 Apr 2007)
Liam Twomey: Question 7: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the hoarding of development land; if he has a report on the extent of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13448/07]
- Development Land (5 Apr 2007)
Catherine Murphy: Given that there is such limited availability of water, as well as limited waste-water treatment capacity, does the Minister consider it advisable for local authorities to be over-zoning land?
- Development Land (5 Apr 2007)
John Gormley: ...areas are becoming more essential by the day as our cities run out of green space. Does the Minister agree it is now necessary to use that mechanism to purchase compulsorily some institutional lands in order to preserve green spaces?