Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 98: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of any compulsory purchase orders issued by the Industrial Development Agency Ireland since 1988; the purpose of such CPOs; the outcome in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31098/12]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio, including the purchase and sale of land is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agency, as part of the statutory responsibility assigned to it by the Oireachtas, and it is not a matter in which the Minister of the day has an involvement.

I have been informed by IDA that the Agency has not acquired any lands compulsorily since 1988.

At present, IDA has under consideration whether to acquire certain lands compulsorily in County Kildare. As part of this process, IDA has appointed an independent adjudicator to consider representations from parties effected by the possible acquisition of these lands. That process is ongoing.