Francis Noel Duffy (Dublin South West, Green Party)
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265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the housing tenure mix for a Land Development Agency development (details supplied); the breakdown of private and affordable purchase, affordable, cost rental and social homes; the model of the agency for contracts with tenants; the way these tenancies are allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8051/21]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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The Land Development Agency (LDA) was established on an interim basis in September 2018, by way of an Establishment Order made under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971, pending the enactment of primary legislation when it will be established as a commercial State agency.

The LDA have advised my Department that the 28 acre site at Dundrum will deliver approximately 1,200 units. The tenure mix for this site will be finalised by the LDA as the project progresses, and will have regard to Government policy, and all appropriate legislation, at the time on the appropriate tenure mix for developments on public land as well as the criteria for the operation of cost rental and affordable housing schemes.

As with all State bodies operating under the aegis of my Department, arrangements have been put in place by the LDA through which Oireachtas members can request information directly from the Agency in relation to operational matters - in this regard, the LDA may be contacted directly at .

Francis Noel Duffy (Dublin South West, Green Party)
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266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of land the Land Development Agency is expected to purchase from local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8052/21]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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The primary role of local authorities as housing authorities in the delivery of housing will not be impacted by the Land Development Agency (LDA) Bill, which was published on 5 February. The main interaction between the LDA and local authorities is based on collaborative arrangements. The Bill specifically provides for the LDA to deliver services to local authorities at the request of the local authority including to deliver social and affordable housing on local authority lands. The majority of such lands will remain in local authority ownership post development in this case.

The Bill also permits the LDA to purchase local authority lands where a local authority has decided to put lands up for sale. As with all proposed sales of lands suitable for housing by public bodies, the LDA Bill requires that the LDA be offered 'first refusal' to purchase such lands. This situation would only arise where the local authority has decided not to develop the lands for their own functions.