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Which public bodies own land in Dublin City?

44 public bodies hold land in Dublin City on the Land Development Agency's register, as of 26 Sep 2026. The largest holdings: The Office of Public Works (745 ha), Dublin City Council (675 ha) and Dublin Port Company (214 ha).

From public registers, checked 26 Sep 2026. Updated nightly.

Public landowners in Dublin City

  1. The Office of Public Works

    Publicly owned land

    60 sites, 745 ha

  2. Dublin City Council

    Publicly owned land

    491 sites, 675 ha

  3. Dublin Port Company

    Publicly owned land

    10 sites, 214 ha

  4. Health Service Executive

    Publicly owned land

    59 sites, 89.2 ha

  5. Córas Iompair Éireann

    Publicly owned land

    39 sites, 76.7 ha

  6. The Industrial Development Authority

    Publicly owned land

    26 sites, 75.5 ha

  7. Dublin City University

    Publicly owned land

    10 sites, 67.0 ha

  8. Electricity Supply Board

    Publicly owned land

    34 sites, 51.6 ha

  9. The Minister for Education and Skills

    Publicly owned land

    22 sites, 39.0 ha

  10. The Minister for Defence

    Publicly owned land

    4 sites, 32.5 ha

  11. City of Dublin Education and Training Board

    Publicly owned land

    25 sites, 29.0 ha

  12. Grangegorman Development Agency

    Publicly owned land

    19 sites, 22.1 ha

  13. Trinity College Dublin

    Publicly owned land

    5 sites, 20.2 ha

  14. The Minister for Justice and Equality

    Publicly owned land

    10 sites, 17.9 ha

  15. Irish Museum of Modern Art

    Publicly owned land

    1 site, 17.0 ha

  16. Dublin Docklands Development Authority

    Publicly owned land

    43 sites, 15.1 ha

  17. Irish Water

    Publicly owned land

    5 sites, 14.5 ha

  18. Raidió Teilifís Éireann

    Publicly owned land

    3 sites, 9.8 ha

  19. Irish Prison Service

    Publicly owned land

    2 sites, 8.7 ha

  20. Technological University Dublin

    Publicly owned land

    11 sites, 7.9 ha

  21. Waterways Ireland

    Publicly owned land

    16 sites, 7.3 ha

  22. National Museum of Ireland

    Publicly owned land

    3 sites, 6.2 ha

  23. Irish Greyhound Board

    Publicly owned land

    1 site, 3.1 ha

  24. Enterprise Ireland

    Publicly owned land

    6 sites, 3.1 ha

  25. An Post

    Publicly owned land

    11 sites, 2.8 ha

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Is there development land for sale in Dublin City?
Buildable found 592 sites in Dublin City with a public sign they could come to market, as of 26 Sep 2026: 62 council sites proposed for sale, 48 sites with planning permission running out or recently expired, 145 derelict sites on the register and 340 stalled builds. These come from public registers, not agents' listings, so many are not advertised yet.
How many development sites are there in Dublin City?
Buildable tracks 5,256 development sites in Dublin City, as of 26 Sep 2026: every site with a public reason it could be built on or sold, from the councils' and national registers. They include 20 permissions running out, 75 permitted schemes not started, 167 derelict sites, 64 council land sales and 340 stalled builds.
What are the largest development sites in Dublin City?
1,657 development sites in Dublin City are a hectare or larger, as of 26 Sep 2026. The largest is public land in Cabra-Glasnevin, at 257 ha (publicly owned land).
Where are the derelict sites in Dublin City?
Dublin City has 145 sites on the council's derelict sites register, as of 26 Sep 2026. The owner of a registered site pays a levy of 7% of its market value a year.

Data as of 26 Sep 2026. Sources: Land Development Agency, Register of Relevant Lands.

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