41 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the value of loans outstanding under the land aggregation scheme; the estimated volume of land to be acquired under the scheme; the number of local authorities involved in the scheme and if he will provide a breakdown of the scheme by each local authority. [44403/10]

193 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of land he expects to be transferred under the land aggregation scheme to the Housing and Sustainable Communities Ltd; the value of the land that is expected to be transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44493/10]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 41 and 193 together.

Applications totalling some €83 million from seven housing authorities and the National Building Agency have been received by my Department. It is difficult, however, to determine the exact value of the loans that will be approved for inclusion in the scheme, as the amount recouped will depend on a number of factors, including whether a portion of the loan has already been redeemed and/or there has been any apportionment or partial development of the site.

To date four applications have been approved by my Department for inclusion in the scheme, and details of the sites involved are set out in the following table.

The remaining applications, listed as follows, are currently being assessed, in consultation with the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency.

A further application was submitted by Sligo County Council but was withdrawn by the Council. It is expected that further requests from housing authorities to transfer lands under the scheme will be made in the coming months.