Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 March 2026
570. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of remapping applications for processing by Tailte Éireann that pertain to Kildare properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21406/26]
View answerTailte Éireann is an independent Government agency under the aegis of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Tailte Éireann provides a property registration system, property valuation service and national mapping and surveying infrastructure for the State. Under section 8 of the Tailte Éireann Act 2022, Tailte Éireann is independent in the performance of its functions.
Tailte Éireann provides various mapping services for the State, including ongoing maintenance and updates to the National Map, and the processing of applications for Registration on the National Land Register which require a change to the Land Registry Map.
Applications for registration, including those lodged electronically through eRegistration, which involve a transfer, charge or release of all a folio, where no change to the registry map is required, account for approximately 78% of applications for registration. The vast majority of these applications are processed within 15 working days where the application is lodged in order.
Processing times for applications which do require a change to the map, and those requiring first registration of property, are improving due to the impact of targeted resourcing and procedural efficiencies at Tailte Éireann.
The number of applications pending registration where the application affects a property in the Register of County Kildare has been provided below as requested. The applications pending include all applications where a change to the Land Registry Map is required, not including first registration applications.
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Land Registry Applications by Year of Lodgement |
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Lodgement Year |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
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Total applications lodged |
227,748 |
240,803 |
262,661 |
296,039 |
61,583 |
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Total mapping applications lodged |
43,968 |
44,249 |
53,244 |
64,490 |
13,676 |
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Current mapping applications pending |
243 |
1,350 |
12,801 |
36,053 |
9,798 |
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Current pending mapping applications affecting County Kildare * |
4 |
100 |
1,198 |
2,404 |
632 |
* Please note, the numbers provided include applications where at least one of the folios listed in the application is in County Kildare.
Applications for registration affecting registered lands in Counties Cavan, Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and Wicklow are in the main processed at the Tailte Éireann Smithfield Hall Office in date of lodgement order.
It may be noted that the Registration of the legal effect of a conveyance comes at the end of the process, after the documents are executed and should, in the vast majority of cases, not lead to any delay in the conveyancing process as the purchaser is already in occupation of the property.
In cases where any delay in registration could have a potential impact, Tailte Éireann make every effort to expedite applications which are in order, where valid grounds exist, and where doing so does not impose a conflict in regard to priority given to any prior lodged dealing.
Lodging parties may contact Tailte Éireann in relation to a specific case by email at info@tailte.ie. Further information in relation to specific cases may be obtained by Oireachtas members by contacting the dedicated e-mail address in respect of Tailte Éireann at oireachtas@tailte.ie.
Tailte Éireann has advised me that improvements have been made to date in throughput times and I am confident that they have the resources and procedures in place to further reduce waiting times for applications which require a change to the Registry Map.
