Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 26: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made towards the production of a comprehensive national inventory of ghost estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30724/10]

Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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As part of its comprehensive response to the issue of unfinished or unoccupied estates, my Department is currently undertaking, with the co-operation of local authorities and other key stakeholders, a national inventory on a county by county basis to quantify, classify and map the various types of unfinished or unoccupied estates so as to facilitate a better understanding of the scale and extent of the problem.

The survey work is progressing well and is expected to be completed next month. A report, including actions to be taken by key stakeholders to address issues arising from unfinished or unoccupied estates, is due to be completed in the Autumn.