Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for the Property Registration Authority to register a straight forward right of way over lands from the date of a valid application. [15321/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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A "straightforward right of way" case could be defined as one based on a separate Deed of Grant by a registered owner and would not include a right of way case reserved or granted in a Deed of Transfer or claimed by prescription. I am advised by the Property Registration Authority that the length of time taken to complete registration of rights of way not requiring query can vary depending on a number of factors. These include the complexity of the case, mapping requirements, the level of resources available at any particular time and the volume of business being transacted. Some right of way cases have to be associated with other pending cases which also require mapping. Of the right of way cases lodged from January to March 2012, 12% were completed within 1 month, 32% were completed within 6 months and 80% were completed within 15 months.