Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)
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724. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to dispose of the land at a location which is under the ownership of the State for the use of housing by a group (details supplied) for a nominal fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53525/17]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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It is crucial that the State's housing land bank is developed as soon as possible.  To this end, details of some 1,700 hectares of land in local authority and Housing Agency ownership were published on the Rebuilding Ireland Housing Land Map, with these lands having the potential to deliver some 42,500 homes nationally. The map also includes details of some 300 hectares of land in ownership of other State or semi-State bodies, with the potential to deliver a further 7,500 homes. All of the mapped sites can be viewed at the following link: .

In the context of his new role in driving and co-ordinating housing delivery, my colleague, Minister of State Damien English, will chair the State Land Management and Development Group, whose key role will be to drive delivery of housing from the local authority and broader State land bank. Preparatory work is underway at present with a view to convening a meeting of the Group early in the New Year.

In relation to the specific site mentioned, I understand that it is not in the ownership or under the control of Fingal County Council. However, the Council is actively engaged, with the Office of Public Works, in an effort to secure the site for housing development purposes. Until such time as the Council secures ownership and control of the site, the question of its transfer to a third party does not arise.