Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 41: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the value of loans outstanding under the land aggregation scheme; the estimated volume of land to be acquired under the scheme; the number of local authorities involved in the scheme and if he will provide a breakdown of the scheme by each local authority. [44403/10]

Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of land he expects to be transferred under the land aggregation scheme to the Housing and Sustainable Communities Ltd; the value of the land that is expected to be transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44493/10]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 41 and 193 together.

Applications totalling some €83 million from seven housing authorities and the National Building Agency have been received by my Department. It is difficult, however, to determine the exact value of the loans that will be approved for inclusion in the scheme, as the amount recouped will depend on a number of factors, including whether a portion of the loan has already been redeemed and/or there has been any apportionment or partial development of the site.

To date four applications have been approved by my Department for inclusion in the scheme, and details of the sites involved are set out in the table below.

The remaining applications, listed below, are currently being assessed, in consultation with the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency.

A further application was submitted by Sligo County Council but was withdrawn by the Council. It is expected that further requests from housing authorities to transfer lands under the scheme will be made in the coming months.