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108 questions match, newest first.

Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
718. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites on each local authority derelict sites register in each year from 2020 to 2025; the number added and removed annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39906/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
719. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of derelict sites levy debt written off by local authorities in each year since 2020, broken down by local authority and reason for write-off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39907/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
720. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has assessed the accuracy and legal robustness of local authority derelict sites registers following reports of inaccurate records leading to levy write-offs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39908/26]
Thomas Gould Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
145. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress being made in addressing vacancy and dereliction following reports of the lowest number of quarter 1 electricity reconnections since Central Statistics Office, CSO, data began. [37512/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
596. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether State agencies must pay the derelict sites levy. [37093/26]
Thomas Gould Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Housing
720. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the derelict sites levy data will be published for 2025. [30537/26]
Thomas Gould Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Housing
721. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount waived in the derelict sites levies in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [30538/26]
Thomas Gould Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Housing
722. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has held any meetings with the Minister for Finance on the new derelict sites tax; and the number of these meetings. [30539/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Housing
126. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the existing derelict sites levy can be applied as a charge on the site. [28903/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Housing
127. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether it is possible to pro-rata charge the derelict sites levy from the date of valuation. [28904/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Housing
128. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the new derelict sites tax whether he has considered compulsory sale orders. [28905/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Housing
129. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is aware that local authorities are applying derelict site levy waivers on the grounds of goodwill gestures; and whether this is allowed. [28906/26]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Housing
130. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether provision exists for the negotiation of payment of a derelict sites levy to reduce the amount paid and waive the remainder. [28907/26]
Rory Hearne Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Housing
134. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the funding that is being provided to Local Authorities to support the management of the derelict sites register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28972/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1799. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of dereliction levy orders made by each of the 31 local authorities across the country; the total sums collected for 2024; if figures are now available for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26408/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Housing
221. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his efforts to tackle dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17081/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Housing
229. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of uncollected derelict site levies as of February 2026; the new measures he will bring forward to force local authorities to collect uncollected levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16459/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Housing
374. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties and sites under the Derelict Sites Act 1990, by local authority for each of the years 2022 to 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15748/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Housing
375. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount outstanding in levies that were levied but not collected under the Derelict Sites Act 1990 between 2022 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15749/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Housing
376. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the implementation process and the exact timelines for the derelict property tax; the engagement he had with local authorities on the public of preliminary registers of derelict properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15750/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Housing
377. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of derelict properties, by local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15752/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Housing
378. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has received the responses from the local authorities yet; when the derelict sites levy collection data for 2025 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15753/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Housing
282. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an update has been received in relation to a derelict site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7048/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Housing
283. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is concerned about the low number of sites included on Galway County Council’s derelict sites register given the prevalence of vacancy and dereliction across the county; if he has engaged with Galway County Council in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7049/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Housing
284. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the erection of hoarding around a site is sufficient grounds for removal from the derelict sites register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7050/26]