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Which public bodies own land in Dublin?

67 public bodies hold land in Dublin on the Land Development Agency's register, as of 25 Sep 2026. The largest holdings: Dublin City Council (1,873 ha), The Office of Public Works (800 ha) and Fingal County Council (609 ha).

From public registers, checked 25 Sep 2026. Updated nightly.

Public landowners in Dublin

  1. Dublin City Council

    Publicly owned land

    1,116 sites, 1,873 ha

  2. The Office of Public Works

    Publicly owned land

    80 sites, 800 ha

  3. Fingal County Council

    Publicly owned land

    544 sites, 609 ha

  4. South Dublin County Council

    Publicly owned land

    284 sites, 366 ha

  5. The Industrial Development Authority

    Publicly owned land

    84 sites, 272 ha

  6. The Minister for Education and Skills

    Publicly owned land

    148 sites, 229 ha

  7. Dublin Port Company

    Publicly owned land

    10 sites, 214 ha

  8. Health Service Executive

    Publicly owned land

    103 sites, 160 ha

  9. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

    Publicly owned land

    93 sites, 115 ha

  10. Electricity Supply Board

    Publicly owned land

    81 sites, 109 ha

  11. Horse Racing Ireland

    Publicly owned land

    6 sites, 103 ha

  12. Córas Iompair Éireann

    Publicly owned land

    51 sites, 81.8 ha

  13. Dublin City University

    Publicly owned land

    12 sites, 67.3 ha

  14. Irish Water

    Publicly owned land

    23 sites, 55.0 ha

  15. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

    Publicly owned land

    9 sites, 46.5 ha

  16. Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

    Publicly owned land

    1 site, 45.7 ha

  17. The Minister for Defence

    Publicly owned land

    4 sites, 32.5 ha

  18. City of Dublin Education and Training Board

    Publicly owned land

    25 sites, 29.0 ha

  19. Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

    Publicly owned land

    4 sites, 23.1 ha

  20. Grangegorman Development Agency

    Publicly owned land

    19 sites, 22.1 ha

  21. Trinity College Dublin

    Publicly owned land

    5 sites, 20.2 ha

  22. Institute of Technology Tallaght

    Publicly owned land

    6 sites, 18.8 ha

  23. The Minister for Justice and Equality

    Publicly owned land

    12 sites, 18.6 ha

  24. Forfás

    Publicly owned land

    9 sites, 18.0 ha

  25. Irish Museum of Modern Art

    Publicly owned land

    1 site, 17.0 ha

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Is there development land for sale in Dublin?
Buildable found 1,078 sites in Dublin with a public sign they could come to market, as of 25 Sep 2026: 161 council sites proposed for sale, 81 sites with planning permission running out or recently expired, 214 derelict sites on the register and 648 stalled builds. These come from public registers, not agents' listings, so many are not advertised yet.
How many development sites are there in Dublin?
Buildable tracks 14,502 development sites in Dublin, as of 25 Sep 2026: every site with a public reason it could be built on or sold, from the councils' and national registers. They include 32 permissions running out, 177 permitted schemes not started, 271 derelict sites, 184 council land sales and 648 stalled builds.
What are the largest development sites in Dublin?
4,318 development sites in Dublin are a hectare or larger, as of 25 Sep 2026. The largest is public land in Cabra-Glasnevin, at 257 ha (publicly owned land).
Where are the derelict sites in Dublin?
Dublin has 214 sites on the four councils' derelict sites registers, as of 25 Sep 2026. 45 of them list a market value, €16 million in total. The owner of a registered site pays a levy of 7% of its market value a year.

Data as of 25 Sep 2026. Sources: Land Development Agency, Register of Relevant Lands.

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