294. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for a report on derelict property tax registrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26729/26]
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 questions
1001. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the derelict sites tax to be collected by Revenue. [26999/26]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
170. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he has met with the Revenue Commissioners to discuss the proposed derelict sites charge. [10022/26]
184. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners will take over collection of the derelict sites levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9740/26]
188. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current position regarding the introduction and application of taxation measures relating to vacant and derelict properties; whether indicative timelines have been set for their commencement and operation; whether his Department is examining options to advance their implementation in the context of housing supply objectives; and if he will mak…
208. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for the current geographic scope of the Living City Initiative and other tax reliefs relating to the refurbishment and conversion of above the shop and derelict residential units; whether his Department has examined the potential extension of such reliefs beyond their existing designated areas in order to support the reactivation of …
31. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his Department’s efforts to tackle dereliction in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7451/26]
34. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht given the continued presence of derelict buildings in towns and villages across County Mayo, if the Minister will outline the funding Mayo County Council has received under recent rounds of the town and village renewal scheme and the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund for the purpose of acquiring or refurbishing dere…
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]
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]
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]
619. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the fact that Fingal County Council (FCC) has not applied the derelict sites levy for the last published year and have not collected any levies, which is a legal requirement of the council; to confirm whether there are 15 sites in total, subject to the derelict sites levy in the FCC area; whether sites (details supplied)…
625. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties which were listed on local authority derelict registers as of 31 December 2025; and the number of compulsory purchase orders initiated and completed under the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015. [5670/26]
139. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to collect the outstanding €26 million in derelict sites levies prior to the introduction of the derelict sites charge. [5325/26]
169. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on establishing the national forum and network for local authority staff to effectively tackle dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3729/26]
170. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his efforts to tackle dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3672/26]
100. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the derelict sites levies levied, collected, owed and cumulatively owed; the number of sites CPOed in the previous 12 months; the number of sites for which a levy was applied; the total value of sites on the register; and the number of sites on their register on 31 December 2024 and to date in 2025, by local authority,…