572. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria local authorities use when determining whether a residential property is derelict; and if written national guidance exists to ensure consistency of assessment between local authorities. [73591/26]
Topics / Derelict Sites
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDerelict Sites
132 questions from 43 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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123 written, 9 oral
43
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 3 |
| February 2025 | 2 |
| March 2025 | 3 |
| April 2025 | 4 |
| May 2025 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 4 |
| October 2025 | 3 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 6 |
| January 2026 | 11 |
| February 2026 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 12 |
| May 2026 | 7 |
| June 2026 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
12. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the role his Department has taken in tackling vacancy and dereliction in our towns and villages. [72877/26]
50. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the specific supports in place in his Department and in co-operation with other Government Departments to address the issue of dereliction in towns, villages and the rural countryside. [71612/26]
125. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish data on the collection of derelict sites levies in 2025. [68565/26]
196. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his efforts to tackle dereliction. [68511/26]
730. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the original proposal for the derelict sites tax was to retrospectively apply to outstanding levies; and whether the Revenue Commissioners will now have a role in collecting these. [56101/26]
796. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will take on the responsibility for collecting the outstanding derelict sites levy to ensure this reform does not become a de facto amnesty for derelict property owners. [57478/26]
169. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of meetings he has had with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the Derelict Sites Tax. [54186/26]
262. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish data on the derelict sites levies collected in 2025. [54080/26]
12. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline his Department's efforts to tackle dereliction in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52951/26]
22. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Defence to provide an up-to-date position on the derelict housing in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare; the outcome of the report commissioned on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52068/26]
464. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average market price of a derelict property in 2024, 2025; the estimated price for 2026; the number of properties that remain derelict in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51265/26]
67. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the new derelict property tax will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46884/26]
80. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he will take to tackle dereliction in advance of the introduction of the new derelict property tax; his plans to mandate local authorities to collect the millions in outstanding derelict sites levies; when the Government will introduce its new Compulsory Purchase Order Bill 2025 with streamlined and strengthened CPO power…
120. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to monitor whether local authorities are actively seeking out and registering all derelict properties within their areas to ensure that action can be taken to bring these properties back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48002/26]
141. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans in place to simplify the process of addressing the issue of void housing and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48179/26]
147. 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. [46880/26]
173. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on measures being taken to tackle vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48080/26]
191. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the latest measures he and his Department are taking to address the issue of dereliction in sites across Dublin north-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48185/26]
198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of derelict sites levies collected and outstanding in Kerry County Council in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; the reason for the significant difference between the amount of unpaid levies reported at the end of 2023 and the amount reported for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47961/26]
406. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans within his Department to support local authorities who wish to support community groups taking over derelict buildings within towns and villages to combat dereliction and improve streetscapes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47120/26]
414. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish 2025 derelict sites levy data. [46902/26]
415. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that different definitions of dereliction are being used in the vacant and derelict property refurbishment grant and the derelict sites register; and if he will give a commitment to review the definition in order to align them in order that his Department operates a single definition of dereliction consistent across …
426. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if grants are available to local authorities to assist with dereliction in towns within their areas of responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47111/26]
427. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities can step in to improve the appearance of derelict shops and businesses in towns and villages within their administrative areas, where the owner might not be cooperating or where the owner may not be known, allowing an improvement in the street scape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47112/26]