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Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

State Properties

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 91 of 23 November 2017 and 68 of 17 January 2018, the status of lands at a location (details supplied) for which Fingal County Council has sought a deed of waiver to transfer the land to its ownership; the timeframe for his Department to make a decision and respond to the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13132/18]

Photo of Kevin  MoranKevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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Under Section 28(2) of the State Property Act, 1954, land vested in or held in trust for a body corporate immediately prior to its dissolution, (other than land held by such body in trust for another person) becomes property of the State in the person of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The interest acquired by the Minister is described as a defeasible interest as it may be defeated by restoration of the company up to 20 years after dissolution.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has the discretion, under Section 31 of the State Property Act 1954, to waive property that has devolved to the State under Section 28, if he believes it is proper to do so having regard to all the circumstances of the case.

An application for waiver of the property referred to has been made by Fingal County Council, which is being reviewed by the CSSO. A significant amount of the required documentation has been provided by Fingal County Council. Part of the process involves alerting various stakeholders that a waiver of the Minister's interest in the property is being sought, and allowing them a period of time to submit observations. The time limit for submitting these observations has not yet expired so a final consideration of the application cannot be made for a number of weeks. In the meantime the Office of Public Works has informed Fingal County Council that it has no objection to them carrying out any emergency works on the site.

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