Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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593. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will examine the delays in the land registry system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17664/18]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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The Property Registration Authority (PRA) is the State organisation responsible for the registration of property transactions in Ireland. The PRA manages and controls the Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds and has a current staff complement of 504 full time equivalents. The PRA expects to complete in excess of 220,000 Land Registry transactions in 2018.

There is considerable variation in the length of time taken to complete a case. Factors that may impact on the completion times include investigation of title requirements, the completeness of the documentation presented, the need to raise additional queries and mapping requirements. Applications submitted to the PRA that are fully in order for registration and that do not result in the raising of queries are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner. Figures available in respect of Land Registry applications for 2017 show that 63% of applications lodged, in order for registration and not requiring any changes to the map, are completed within 10 working days or less.

The process in respect of all applications to the PRA is subject to ongoing business process improvement review to ensure that it is undertaken as efficiently as possible. I am further advised that the PRA continues to expedite urgent cases on request.