428. 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; if there are plans to create such funding; if so, the timeline involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47113/26]
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
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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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429. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities can, following the CPO of derelict buildings and closed businesses, allow community groups without their own property to take on the responsibility of the CPO property; if grants are available to set up such community group pop-up shops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47114/26]
430. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority can reduce, defer or suspend a rate demand for a business within their administrative area who are taking over a former derelict building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47119/26]
44. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in view of the planned transfer of responsibility for the collection of the derelict sites levies to the Revenue Commissioners, whether monies collected in respect of sites located within the Fingal County Council area will be returned directly to Fingal County Council; if not, the reason for same; whether consideration has been given to ringfen…
49. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the alternative funding mechanisms that are proposed to compensate local authorities for this loss of revenue arising from the transfer of derelict sites levy collection over to the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46073/26]
50. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in view of the planned transfer of responsibility for the collection of derelict sites levies to the Revenue Commissioners, whether monies collected in respect of sites located within the Fingal County Council area will be returned directly to Fingal County Council; if not, the reason for same; whether consideration has been given to ringfencing…
112. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of derelict sites levy assessed, collected and outstanding within the Fingal County Council administrative area in 2025 and 2026 to date; the number of sites liable for the levy in each year ahead of the planned transfer of responsibility for the collection of the derelict sites levy from local authorities to …
113. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has assessed the potential financial impact on Fingal County Council arising from the transfer of derelict sites levy collection over to the Revenue Commissioners; the estimated amount of derelict sites levy revenue that Fingal County Council would forego under the new arrangements; the alternative funding mechanism…
119. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has assessed the potential financial impact on Fingal County Council arising from the transfer of derelict sites levy collection over to the Revenue Commissioners; the estimated amount of derelict sites levy revenue that Fingal County Council would forego under the new arrangements; and if he will make a statement o…
716. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount currently outstanding nationally in unpaid derelict sites levy arrears; the amount outstanding by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39904/26]
717. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of derelict sites levy imposed, collected and outstanding in each year from 2020 to 2025, broken down by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39905/26]
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]
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]
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]
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]
596. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether State agencies must pay the derelict sites levy. [37093/26]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]