Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 415: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of acres of undeveloped land currently zoned for housing in the State in total and in each local authority area; and the number of acres of this land which is in the ownership of the State and of local authorities in each case. [6669/05]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not have details of the extent of all lands owned by the State or local authorities. However, data on the total acreage of zoned land held by local authorities have been sought from them as part of the survey of the national inventory of zoned residential land. While the overall results of this survey have been published, the remaining data have not yet been fully collated or verified. These data will be provided to the Deputy when available but they will only represent a picture at one point in time.

Broader data on total land holding by local authorities will be reflected in the local authority accounting system under the accruals accounting basis. Details are not yet available as returns containing the value of both zoned and unzoned lands held by the local authorities at 31 December 2004 are currently being submitted to the Department.

Details about the amount of undeveloped land currently zoned for housing in the State and in each local authority is published annually and is available in my Department's housing statistics bulletin, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library and on the Department's website at www.environ.ie.