Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that the Property Registration Authority (PRA), which manages the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds, is the registering body in relation to property in Ireland. A search has been carried out in the Land Registry and it appears that the address in question is an unregistered property.

While it is possible to conduct a search in the Registry of Deeds, Henrietta Street, it is difficult to establish the name of an owner from the records held there. This is because the Registry of Deeds is a register of grantors (i.e. the persons who sold or granted the property to the current owners), and not a register of owners. In order to carry out a search the customer would therefore need to know the name of the grantor. Other possible sources of relevant information are:

- the Valuation Office

- Thom's Directory (this gives the name of the occupier who may not always be the owner)

The Deputy might also wish to note that if the property appears to be a derelict and abandoned site, this should be brought to the attention of the Derelict Sites Section, Dublin City Council, Development Unit, Block 3, Floor 3, Wood Quay, Dublin 8.