Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2024
420. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on and those of his Department to claims made (details supplied) that credit servicers are falsely registering as owners of properties through the Land Registry, given they are not the loan originators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25488/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraTailte Éireann is an independent Government agency under the aegis of my Department. Tailte Éireann provide a property registration system, property valuation service, and national mapping and surveying infrastructure for the State. Under Section 8(6) of the Tailte Éireann Act 2022, Tailte Éireann is independent in the performance of its functions.
Registration of all applications on the Land Register is effected in accordance with the relevant legislation including the Tailte Éireann Act 2022, the Registration of Title Act 1964, the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, which falls under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice, and also in accordance with Land Registration Rules 2012-2021.
I understand from Tailte Éireann that, if an application is lodged for registration, and the application is in order, Tailte Éireann is statutorily obliged to register the legal effect of the documents lodged.
It is important to note that the matters raised may be appropriate to the Department of Justice or the Law Reform Commission, or in the case where the applicable legislation refers to the Central Bank Act, it may be a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Finance.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Tailte Éireann directly at oireachtas@tailte.ie.
