Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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182. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the ownership of a plot of land (details supplied) in Dublin 9, given the ongoing issue regarding right of way on the land. [8052/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Property Registration Authority (PRA) which manages the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds is the registering body in relation to property in Ireland.

I am advised by the Land Registry that a search has been carried out and it appears that the property referred to in Dublin 9 is 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 and not a register of owners. In order to carry out a search, the person enquiring would usually need to know the name of the grantor (i.e. the name of the person who sold or granted the property to the current owner).

In order to assist the Deputy further with her enquiry, my Department has also raised this matter with the Valuation Office, which provides valuations for rating purposes in relation to the occupation of rateable property. In this case, however, the Valuation Office has advised that there is no rated occupier for the plot of ground in question.