Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2021-07-12
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Róisín Garvey (GP), Nominated by the Taoiseach

We need to be clear that we are not misguiding people. This is not that complicated in respect of the Land Development Agency. Currently, we have a great deal of land all over Ireland and nobody knows who owns it or what we own. This agency will finally now enable all State land to be put on paper to see what we own, where it is and the best way we can use the land to get the houses. If one looks at land, it is the key component of housing. We, not us, but previous Governments, have made mistakes in the past by allowing the market to lead and putting houses in the wrong place.
When one looks at what the LDA hopes to achieve, this Bill is long overdue. The McKinsey report said that unlocking land at the right location is the most important lever-----

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Sitting date: 2021-07-12