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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 13, 2017

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor M. Duff

Will the Chief Executive inform this Council if any discussion has taken place or if he intends to discuss the possibility of South Dublin County Council acquiring lands from State Agencies, such as the HSE, which may be surplus to their requirement, now or in the future, which may be suitable for building Social Housing.

REPLY:

Property reform is part of Public Service Reform Plans 2011 – 2013 and 2014 – 2016. The Property Asset Management Delivery Plan was published in July 2013. Actions under that plan included: (i) Protocols for Intra-state Transfer and Sharing, (DPER Circular 11/2015) (ii) Policies for Acquisition and Disposal of Property (DPER Circular 17/2016) and (iii) an on-line mapping register of all property owned or leased by Public Service Bodies (The State Property Register). All decisions to Dispose or Acquire will use the State Property Register and comply with the protocol hierarchy. On examination of the OPW state property register there are no state properties listed as ‘surplus to requirement’ in South Dublin County.