THE Property Registration Authority of Ireland (PRAI) have withdrawn plans to make amendments to digital maps of homes in Kilteragh, where residents have been told they do not own their driveways.
Notification of the error that some of the houses on its digital map of the Dooradoyle estate incorrectly included parking spaces, was lodged with the PRAI last November. Residents were informed earlier this month that the parking spaces would be excluded from the folios “to more accurately reflect the original documents lodged”.
However, this week the PRAI revealed that they are withdrawing their intention to revise maps to residents’ homes in Kilteragh.
In a statement to the Limerick Post, the PRAI explained, “It is clear that a dispute exists in relation to this matter and in accordance with normal practice, in the absence of agreement between the parties or a court order giving direction as to how to proceed, no amendments will be made to the map representation of the relevant boundaries at this time.”
Labour councillor Joe Leddin welcomed the PRAI’s decision and said it was a huge relief for stressed and worried home owners.
“Now we can focus on having the common area transferred to the management company that represents all home owners. The final resolution will be the council moving to take the estate in charge which will result in the management company no longer required,” said Cllr Leddin.
Last week Limerick Post identified property developer Robert Butler as the registered owner of the common areas in three neighbourhoods in Kilteragh. In 2012 NAMA appointed statutory receivers to 15 companies in the Robert Butler group. The group’s development portfolio includes substantial properties in the Shannon Free Zone and the National Technology Park in Limerick.
Fine Gael councillor Jim Long has now urged Environment Minister Phil Hogan to step in and clean up the mess regarding ownership of residents’ driveways in Kilteragh estate. Cllr Long wants Minister Hogan to put this matter right for Kilteragh householders in Ardbracken, Clonmore and Glendara.
“Someone has to be held accountable. Surely the residents should not be asked to redress this problem. The developer is, I am led to believe in NAMA, this would mean that Nama now hold the common areas under their their remit,” said Cllr Long.
“As there would be hundreds of affected householders involved here, there would be no incentive to NAMA to deal with this issue. The cost to them would be huge and would take forever and one day. Under these circumstances I am calling on the Minister for Environment to step into the breach and address this error,” he concluded.
When the Limerick Post contacted a media spokesperson for the National Asset Management Agency this week we were told, “My information is that NAMA has no connection to the properties to which you refer.”
