Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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484. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his proposals for the Land Development Agency (LDA) to develop its land bank to engage in active land management policies and for the LDA to deliver private housing in appropriate locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35551/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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While the LDA has a key function in relation to the development of underutilised State lands for housing, it also has a mandate to engage in active land management to ensure there is a healthy pipeline of sites for development.

The acquisition of private land ensures that the LDA can respond to conditions in particular areas to offer suitable homes, even where appropriate sites in State ownership are not present.

LDA acquisitions of private land also offer the opportunity to act as a catalyst for wider development through the provision of infrastructure and services for the wider area.

This expansion of the tenure mix of the Agency's output is part of a wider step up in the LDA's role and remit as a provider and enabler of housing in diverse, vibrant communities all over Ireland.

Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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485. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to expand the Land Development Agency’s geographical area of operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35552/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Land Development Agency has assembled and developed a body of skills and expertise, unparalleled within the State sector, in development of large scale housing projects and high density typologies/ apartments, and strategic land assembly and master planning of large scale sites/areas and city quarters.

The Government will ensure that this skillset is made available to all local authorities that seek to develop projects where the LDA’s expertise can add real value to unlock sites of scale in appropriate locations all over the country.

This expansion of the Agency's area of operations is part of a wider expansion of the LDA's role and remit as a provider and enabler of housing in communities all over Ireland.