Holly Cairns (Cork South-West, Social Democrats)
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467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6234/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Holly Cairns (Cork South-West, Social Democrats)
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468. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6252/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme, funding is available to local authorities and approved housing bodies to deliver new build social housing stock through direct construction or in partnership with developers through 'turnkey' projects.

My Department does not hold undeveloped sites. As independent corporate entities, local authorities have the power to acquire land for the purposes of performing any of their functions, including, for example, to facilitate the implementation of their development plan or housing strategy. The acquisition of land is therefore a core function of a local authority and not something my Department would be directly engaged in.

State entities that own vacant or underutilised land, which may be suitable for housing and is intended for disposal are required to offer that land to the Land Development Agency in the first instance or relevant local authority in the second instance for development.