Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 265: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is bringing forward a land Bill to control the price of land being acquired for new road developments or road widening projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19561/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I am concerned at the significant costs to the State associated with land acquisition for transport projects. However, due cognisance must also be taken of the rights of individuals, as protected by the Constitution, in acquiring land compulsorily. I have asked my Department to examine and report to me later this year whether there are legislative measures, within the constraints of the constitutional protections afforded to property owners, which could be taken to materially reduce the cost of land acquisition for transport projects.