Tailte Éireann (lit. 'Irish Lands') is a state agency in Ireland responsible for property registrations, property valuation and national mapping services. It was established on 1 March 2023 from a merger of the Property Registration Authority (PRA), the Valuation Office (VO) and Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI).
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 Headquarters of Tailte Éireann (formerly the Ordnance Survey Office) | |
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| Formed | 1 March 2023 |
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| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Headquarters | Phoenix Park, Dublin |
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| Website | Official website  |
In January 2018, the departmental responsibility relating to the Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Property Registration Authority, and the Valuation Office were transferred to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.[1][2][3] Under the Tailte Éireann Act 2022, these bodies were dissolved and their functions transferred to Tailte Éireann.[4][5][6]
Organisation
editIn February 2023, Liz Pope, CEO of the Property Registration Authority, was appointed as transition lead for Tailte Éireann.[7] In June 2023, Liam O'Sullivan was appointed as CEO.[8]
References
edit- ^ Ordnance Survey Ireland (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 573 of 2017). Signed on 12 December 2017. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 17 September 2020.
- ^ Property Registration Authority (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 574 of 2017). Signed on 12 December 2017. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 17 September 2020.
- ^ Valuation Office and Valuation Tribunal (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 575 of 2017). Signed on 12 December 2017. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 17 September 2020.
- ^ Tailte Éireann Act 2022 (No. 50 of 2022). Enacted on 21 December 2022. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
- ^ "New Tailte Éireann agency to provide streamlined access to land and geospatial services to public and government". Government of Ireland (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Tailte Éireann Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 66 of 2023). Signed on 21 February 2023 by Darragh O'Brien, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
- ^ "Establishment of Tailte Éireann". Tailte Éireann. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Liam O'Sullivan appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Tailte Éireann" (PDF). Tailte Éireann (Press release). 8 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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