Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the development of a database by Ordnance Survey Ireland; if he and or his predecessors and officials were consulted on the development and the sanctioning of same (details supplied). [22718/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The details supplied relate to GeoDirectory, a private company, whose shareholders are An Post (the majority shareholder) and Ordnance Survey Ireland.

Pursuant to Section 7(1) of the Ordnance Survey Ireland Act 2001, Ordnance Survey Ireland may, either by itself or with another person, with the consent of myself as Minister, take part in the formation or establishment of a company to perform any of the functions conferred upon Ordnance Survey Ireland by that Act. Beyond this statutory provision, I have no role in the development and sanctioning of the company's services.

Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency under the aegis of Government Departments to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email address for Ordnance Survey Ireland is Oireachtas@osi.ie.