Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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586. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Tailte Éireann Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32544/20]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Government Decision of 20 January 2015 approved the drafting of the Tailte Éireann Bill proposing the merger of the offices of the Commissioner of Valuation, the Property Registration Authority and Ordnance Survey Ireland into a new body to be known as Tailte Éireann.

Work on this project was commenced by the Department of Justice and Equality, following Government approval to the proposed merger. On 1 January 2018, responsibility for the Valuation Office, the Property Registration Authority and Ordnance Survey Ireland transferred to my Department.

A Project Board was established under the chairmanship of the Commissioner of Valuation as CEO Designate for Tailte Éireann. The Project Board comprising senior departmental officials, officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and the Chief Executive Officers of the three bodies was established to develop a detailed project plan, including a timeline and programme of actions to advance the merger.

It is my intention to bring a revised General Scheme for the establishment of Tailte Éireann to Government in the coming weeks with a view to progressing publication of the Bill in early 2021.