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Established on 4 November 2006 under the provisions of the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006

• The main functions of the PRA – Manage and control the

Land RegistryLand Registry Register of TitleRegister of Title(Est. 1892)(Est. 1892)

Registry of DeedsRegistry of Deeds Register of DeedsRegister of Deeds(Est.1707)(Est.1707)

– Promote and extend the registration of ownership of land.

• Since June 2011, compulsory registration applies in all of the 26 counties.

The Property Registration Authority (PRA)The Property Registration Authority (PRA)

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• Our MissionTo promote and safeguard the legal, societal and economic framework of property ownership in Ireland. This will be achieved by maintaining and extending a comprehensive and reliable system of registration of title, which secures property rights and facilitates property transactions.

• The primary statutory remit is to: complete the Irish land register leading to a single system of title registration supportive of Government policies on land administration, including eRegistration, eConveyancing and the emerging Irish Spatial Data Infrastructure

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Information ResourceInformation Resource

• Unique Property Identifiers

• Ownership Details

• Geo-Referenced

• Digitised Land Parcels

• GeoDirectory Links

• Registration Process - sustainability

• Online information service “landdirect.ie”

• Spatial Reporting

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What forms the Register of Title?What forms the Register of Title?

• Folios– Computerised

• Almost all in structured - Oracle DB

• Accompanying map– 26 counties land parcels digitised since Aug 2010

referencing OSi topographic vector map and ITM coordinate reference system (ETRS 89 & WGS 84 compatible)

• Digitised from over 30,000 paper maps– Different scales

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PRA websitePRA websiteLand Registry information stored & maintained as ‘Spatial Data’

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Folio and MapFolio and Map

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Folio InformationFolio Information

Part 2

Ownership detailsName(s) & Address for service of notices in the state

Part 1

Property description

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Folio InformationFolio Information

Part 3 BurdensRights of Way,Wayleaves etc

Wayleave

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Spatial ReportingSpatial Reporting

• What is registered and where?

• What is not registered and where?

• What we did in 2012 and where?

• Other reports

• Spatial data requests

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What is Registered and where?What is Registered and where?Freehold land parcels 2,667,587

Leasehold land parcels 112,558

Multi-storey registrations 70,191

Total 2,850,336

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Building_UseGeoDirectory points in unregistered land in Dublin

Residential 168,514

Both 16,225

Commercial 21,470

Dublin Total 206,209

Ireland Total 476,957

What’s not Registered and where?What’s not Registered and where?

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Multi-storey registrations

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What we did in 2012 and where?What we did in 2012 and where?

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What’s we did in 2012 and where?What’s we did in 2012 and where?In total 43,408 New Folios created during 2012

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Other ReportsOther ReportsHow much was paid for properties processed in 2012How much was paid for properties processed in 2012 – Consideration statistics from Transfer of Part (Sales)– Consideration statistics from Transfer of Part (Sales)

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Other ReportsOther Reports

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Lands registered to various MinistersLands registered to various Ministers(Over 24,000 land parcels –---Over 300,000 Ha)(Over 24,000 land parcels –---Over 300,000 Ha)

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Lands registered to Coillte TeorantaLands registered to Coillte Teoranta(Over 8,000 land parcels --- Over 60,000 Ha)(Over 8,000 land parcels --- Over 60,000 Ha)

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Lands registered to OPWLands registered to OPW((Over 2,000 land parcels ---- Over 15,000 HaOver 2,000 land parcels ---- Over 15,000 Ha ) )

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Protected AreasProtected Areas (Special Areas of Conservation)

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Protected AreasProtected Areas Glenveigh National Park

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Glenviegh National Park (SAC)

Glenviegh National Park (SAC)

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Waterways IrelandWaterways Ireland

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Waterways IrelandWaterways Ireland

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Route Planning (Input)Route Planning (Input)

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GEOMETRY(Closed Polygon)

Referenced to ITM

• Provision of Electronic Extract from the Registry Map (Within the limits set by the Authority) 

http://www.prai.ie/eng/Legal_Professional_Customers/Mapping%20Guidelines/Appendix_7_b_.pdf

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Route Planning Route Planning Output after running Spatial QueryOutput after running Spatial Query

CSV File

Folio/Prop/Plan/Apps pending/Name/Address

Land Registry Polygon Geometry

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NRA Route PlanningNRA Route Planning• We provide the parcel geometry and names and addresses to NRA/NRDO

of all the registered properties affected by planned routes.• The parcel geometry supplied to NRA/NRDO can then be re-used to

prepare CPO paper or electronic maps for lodgement with application to register

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Camp to Dingle searchCamp to Dingle search

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INfrastructure for SPatial InfoRmation in Europe.

Land Registry

Cadastral parcels themeCadastral parcels theme Annex IAnnex I

considered as reference data

i.e. data that constitute the spatial frame for linking and/or pointing at other information that belong to specific thematic field such as environment, soil, land use, and many others.

INSPIREINSPIRE

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• PRA– Is the Legally Mandated Organisation (LMO) for INSPIRE,

Annex 1, data theme ‘Cadastral Parcels’ “Areas defined by cadastral borders with specific legal status of ownership)

– Must provide ‘surface of the earth’ land parcels with nationwide unique identifier

– We have delivered cadastral parcels (vector geometry in GML format) to Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (DECLG) for uploading on Irish GeoPortal and will do so on a bi-annual basis

– CP geometry references the ITM coordinate reference system which is compatible with ETRS 89 and WGS 84

INSPIRE – INSPIRE – Data Theme ‘Cadastral Parcels’Data Theme ‘Cadastral Parcels’

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INSPIRE – INSPIRE – Data Theme ‘Cadastral Parcels’Data Theme ‘Cadastral Parcels’

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Thank YouThank You

Shay Arthur, Mapping Advisor, Cork Road, Waterfordshay.arthur@prai.ie 051-303078