Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant land bank sites in ownership by each local authority, in tabular form; and the location of each land bank. [31989/21]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Section 63(3) of the Local Government Act 2001 provides that, subject to law, a local authority is independent in the performance of its functions. As such, it is a matter for each local authority to control its own land assets.

The Land Development Agency (LDA) is currently developing a register of all relevant public lands, which is lands owned by public bodies in population areas greater than 10,000. An initial version of the register has been completed and is available on the LDA website.

The Land Development Agency Bill will put the register on a statutory basis. When completed, it will contain information on all relevant public lands, including lands owned by local authorities in population areas greater than 10,000.