Written answers

Thursday, 23 July 2020

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Legislative Programme

Photo of Francis Noel DuffyFrancis Noel Duffy (Dublin South West, Green Party)
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116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will provide full details on the draft land development agency Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17506/20]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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In September 2018, the Land Development Agency was established on an interim basis by statutory instrument under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971, as amended.

A General Scheme of the Bill to establish the LDA as a commercial state body was approved by Government for publication, consideration for pre-legislative scrutiny and priority drafting in July 2019.

The pre-legislative scrutiny process is now complete and the Committee's report has been received by the Department and is being considered in the context of the further development of the proposed legislative provisions and the Programme for Government.

In light of these considerations, I intend to bring a revised General Scheme for the LDA Bill, focused on the corporate form and financial structure of the Agency, to Cabinet for approval for priority drafting shortly with the intention of the legislation being enacted later this year.

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