The Government is finally moving to reform the compulsory purchase order (CPO) system, eight years after an overhaul was first recommended.
New legislation introduced by Fine Gael’s James Geoghegan aims to streamline the process and reduce the current 18-month timeframe required for compulsory purchase orders.
The reforms come after years of criticism that the existing system is too slow and cumbersome, potentially hindering infrastructure development and housing projects that require land acquisition.
Details of the specific changes proposed in the legislation have not yet been disclosed, but the move represents a significant step toward modernizing a process that has long been identified as needing reform.
The eight-year delay in implementing these changes highlights the challenges in reforming complex legal and administrative systems, even when there is broad consensus on the need for change.