Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 351: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Land Registry Office has received queries from the solicitor of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; if so, when the application will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23233/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am informed by the Registrar of Titles that this is an application under section 49, that is, acquisition of title by virtue of long possession, under the Registration of Title Act 1964, which was lodged on 28 January, 2003. Dealing No. D2003CR000781J refers.

I understand that, due to their complicated nature, applications under section 49, which require detailed examination of claims for registration as owners, can take some time to process. Accordingly, it is not possible to estimate a completion date at this stage.

I am further informed that a number of queries issued to the lodging solicitors on 21 March 2005 and that all but one have been dealt with. The Land Registry Office is awaiting a reply to this outstanding query and the application cannot proceed until it has been satisfactorily resolved. However, I assure the Deputy that, on receipt of a satisfactory reply to the query raised, the matter will receive further attention in the Land Registry and will be completed as soon as possible.