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Vacant Sites

An official questions-paper heading. 21 questions (0 oral, 21 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.

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The questions

Pa Daly written 2026-07-28 · to Defence
276. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Defence the number of publicly owned buildings that were vacant on the latest date available, broken down by purpose and/or last previous use; the length of time each property has been vacant; the reason for vacancy in each case; the amount spent to maintain the property since it was first left vacant in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; an…
Eoin Hayes written 2026-05-19 · to Health
1159. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health her position on the management of vacant sites owned by the HSE and other public health organisations and how quickly they should be brought back into use, in particular the large sites at a location (details supplied). [37297/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan written 2026-03-05 · to Housing
387. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total value of the vacant site levy since its inception, per annum, in tabular form; if he is content that it is having the desired impact since constituted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9541/26]
Pa Daly written 2026-02-10 · to Housing
729. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to address vacancy and dereliction in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10322/26]
Barry Heneghan written 2026-01-29 · to Housing
297. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons a development (details supplied) remain vacant almost one year after their completion; the specific factors preventing their allocation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7173/26]
Barry Heneghan written 2026-01-29 · to Housing
298. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total estimated cost to the State of leaving a development (details supplied) unoccupied to date including lost rental income, maintenance and depreciation costs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7174/26]
Barry Heneghan written 2026-01-29 · to Housing
299. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current timeline and action plan for the allocation of all vacant social housing units in a development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7175/26]
Barry Heneghan written 2026-01-29 · to Housing
300. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department plans to set a mandatory deadline by which all vacant social housing units in a development (details supplied) must be occupied; the way in which compliance with such a deadline will be enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7176/26]
Barry Heneghan written 2026-01-29 · to Housing
301. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether planning conditions for developers operating within an area (details supplied) require social housing units to be allocated within a defined period following completion; if no such requirement exists the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7178/26]
Sinéad Gibney written 2025-11-04 · to Housing
1109. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that the original protected station building at MacDonagh Junction in Kilkenny has been served with a derelict site notice by Kilkenny County Council; if his Department will engage with CIE/ Iarnród Éireann and the local authority to secure the preservation and restoration of this heritage struc…
Roderic O'Gorman written 2025-10-14 · to Housing
612. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the euro amount collected nationwide through the vacant sites levy in 2024 by local authorities (at 7% market value); the euro amount estimated to be raised from the same sites through residential zoned land tax in 2025 by Revenue (at 3% market value), by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make…
James Geoghegan written 2025-10-08 · to Housing
22. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he acknowledges that there is significant variation across local authorities in the way they enforce vacant sites legislation; the steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities apply the legislation in a uniform manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53904/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan written 2025-10-07 · to Housing
313. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total value of the vacant site levy since its inception, per annum, in tabular form; if he is content it is having the desired impact since constituted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38579/25]
Aindrias Moynihan written 2025-07-29 · to Housing
1539. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the value of unpaid vacant site levies for Cork county for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42252/25]
Ivana Bacik written 2025-04-29 · to Public Expenditure
668. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to purchase a vacant site (details supplied). [20573/25]
Thomas Gould written 2025-02-25 · to Housing
492. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of relevant sites for the residential zoned land tax which a levy has been applied, the amount that has been collected to date and the amount owed, by local authority. [7246/25]
Brian Stanley written 2025-02-25 · to Housing
508. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites per local authority that have levies placed on them and the amount collected from these levies, in tabular form. [7374/25]
Brian Stanley written 2025-02-25 · to Housing
569. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant sites that are identified as per county by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8173/25]
Brian Stanley written 2025-02-25 · to Housing
570. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount collected on vacant site levies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8174/25]
Eoghan Kenny written 2025-02-25 · to Justice
614. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice his plans to develop the site of the vacant former Cork Prison given that the Department of Justice and his Department have previously decided to not transfer the lands to the Land Development Agency for housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7147/25]
Thomas Gould written 2025-01-22 · to Housing
743. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant sites on registers, by local authority, in 2023; the amount levied; the amount collected; and the amount cumulatively owed. [46808/24]
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