Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a report on Land Development Agency activity in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65540/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Land Development Agency (LDA) published its second Report on Relevant Public Lands earlier this year, and this edition provides an update on the eighty three parcels of land identified in the first report located within the ten main urban locations (5 cities and 5 key growth towns, including Drogheda and Dundalk).

The second report includes consideration of additional relevant public land identified in other census towns. It identifies a total of 102 parcels of land as having potential to deliver housing-led developments. Of the 102 sites identified, four are located within Louth, three in Dundalk and one in Drogheda.

My Department is currently engaging with all landholding bodies to consider the sites identified in the second Report in their ownership, and to further assess the suitability of those sites for the development of housing. Following this process, recommendations on further suitable sites may be brought to Government for consideration for transfer to the LDA.

Some of the sites identified may be suitable to progress to design, and planning following transfer, subject to achieving statutory consents and agreement, while others are large, complex and/or in operational use. It is important to note, that while suitable and prioritised, many of these sites require further inputs, such as master planning, enabling works, relocation of existing operations, before the LDA can make applications for statutory consents or development.

It may helpful to note that the Land Development Agency Act of 2021 requires the LDA to establish and maintain a Register of Relevant Public Lands. This tool facilitates the identification and assessment of potential relevant public land for the provision of affordable and social housing for both now and in the future. More information on the Register and the current use of relevant public land sites identified in Louth is available on the LDA website via the following link: