Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the location of the land that is vacant, not in use or being used for agricultural purposes; the land which has been made available to Meath County Council or other housing agencies for the purpose of house building; and the amount of this land that could be made available for housing. [38054/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The following properties in Co. Meath are under the ownership of my Department. Gormanston Camp is an operational military installation used for Defence Force training and other military activities. There are 11-month land lettings surrounding the Aerodrome field for the purpose of maintaining grass levels in these areas. There is also a property of approximately 0.2 hectares in Navan that is in use as a Reserve Defence Force training centre. There is no other land in Co. Meath owned by my Department that is not in use or being used for agricultural purposes.

The provision of lands for housing purposes is, in the first instance, is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government and the recently established Land Development Agency. I can advise the Deputy that my officials have proactively engaged with the LDA to identify suitable lands for their purposes. Consideration of the provision of suitable lands in Co. Meath has not arisen as part of these discussions.