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Derelict Sites

132 questions from 43 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.

132
questions
123 written, 9 oral
43
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
7
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20253
February 20252
March 20253
April 20254
May 20254
June 20254
July 20256
August 20250
September 20254
October 20253
November 202516
December 20256
January 202611
February 202611
March 20262
April 202612
May 20267
June 202622
July 20267
August 20260
September 20260
October 20265

Who asks, by party

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.

  • Aontú1 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil14 from 10 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael8 from 7 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent4 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland5 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party25 from 5 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin64 from 11 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 35
  2. 11
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 5
  8. 4

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Sorca Clarke Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Housing
607. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of derelict properties in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2023 and 2024. [54957/25]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Housing
618. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount that has been recouped for the State through the derelict site levy since its introduction to date; whether this levy will remain in place until it is replaced by the newly announced derelict property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55173/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Housing
292. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites on the derelict sites register on 31 December 2024; the amount levied in 2024; the amount collected; the cumulative amount owed; the number of sites for which CPO notices were issued; the number of sites CPO’d; the number of sites for which derelict sites register notices were issued; and the number of sites add…
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Housing
368. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the application of the derelict sites register in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown area; his views on the progress in bringing sites on this register back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49679/25]
Thomas Gould Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Housing
1243. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites on the derelict sites register on 31 December 2024; the amount levied in 2024; the amount collected; the cumulative amount owed; the number of sites for which CPO notices were issued; the number of sites CPO’d; the number of sites for which derelict sites register notices were issued; and the number of sites ad…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Housing
1313. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update in relation to the status of the derelict property and land owned by Kildare County Council at a location (details supplied). [47475/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1500. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites on the derelict sites register on 31 December 2024; the amount levied in 2024; the amount collected; the cumulative amount owed; the number of sites for which CPO notices were issued; the number of sites CPOd; the number of sites for which derelict sites register notices were issued; and the number of sites add…
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1693. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department is taking to work with local authorities in collecting the derelict sites levy; if he has any plans for the establishment of LA vacancy units modelled on the success of a similar team dedicated to dereliction in Limerick County Council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44…
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
558. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase collection of the derelict sites levy to increase the number of sites on the register and the actions he is taking to ensure local authorities fulfil their statutory obligations in terms of the Derelict Sites Act 1990. [38850/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
596. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider transferring the derelict sites levy for collection by Revenue in the same way the residential zoned land tax is collected by Revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39015/25]
Tony McCormack Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
103. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timelines for the national rollout of supports to address derelict buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35850/25]
Mark Wall Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
113. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department’s plans to tackle dereliction and vacancy in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26342/25]
Ged Nash Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Housing
526. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether a policy change will be considered to provide the Revenue Commissioners with the power to collect levies under the provisions of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 from individuals or businesses with properties on local authority derelict sites registers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33981/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Housing
531. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has investigated the possibility of putting the Revenue Commissioners in charge of the collection of derelict and vacant site levies, given the poor rate of collection by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34121/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Housing
531. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount levied, collected, owed, CPOed and cumulatively owed and the number of sites on the register on 31 December 2024 for the derelict sites levies, in the previous 12 months, as provided by all local authorities who have submitted returns to date, by local authority, in tabular form. [32615/25]
Rory Hearne Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Housing
857. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected revenue yield (full-year) from an increase in the derelict site levy to 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30594/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 20 May 2025 · to Housing
582. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the amount due, and past-due, in fines owed on derelict properties in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26065/25]
Thomas Gould Oral 15 May 2025 · to Housing
12. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the derelict sites levy collection in 2024. [24896/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Housing
745. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is working towards allowing county councils to apply the derelict site levy throughout the year and not just on 1 January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23793/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Housing
746. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage why county councils can only apply the derelict site levy on 1 January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23794/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1212. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will engage with Dublin City Council regarding the future use of the derelict site adjacent to the trinity swimming pool in Donaghmede, which has been vacant for over three years; if consideration can be given to facilitating community use of the site by a local football club (details supplied) currently withou…
Eoin Hayes Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Housing
152. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policies in place to reduce dereliction in Dublin city; if he will revise the Derelict Sites Act 1990 and its provisions, including increased CPO powers for appropriate agencies; if he will seek additional resources for local authorities to tackle dereliction in forthcoming budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
Sinéad Gibney Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Children
842. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and her plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17472/25]
Liam Quaide Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Housing
491. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the work of the working group initiated as part of a review of the Derelict Sites Act, 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15700/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
86. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address dereliction; if he will engage with Galway County Council regarding a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11674/25]