Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 April 2024
422. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of reports of a failure by a municipal district office (details supplied) to maintain vacant and derelict sites registers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19380/24]
View answerLocal authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the implementation of the derelict site levy (under the provisions of the Derelict Sites Act 1990) and the vacant site levy (under the provisions of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015) in their functional areas. The most recent information provided by Cork County Council in this regard in respect of 2023 is provided in the attached tables.
Under the provisions of the two Acts, local authorities are required to maintain a derelict sites register and a vacant site register in respect of properties deemed to be derelict sites and vacant sites in their respective functional areas. The registers are required to indicate the addresses of the sites listed and the name and address of their registered owners. Under both Acts, the registers are required to be kept at the offices of the local authority and be available for inspection at their offices during office hours. There is no legislative requirement for local authorities to publish their registers on their respective websites. Notwithstanding the foregoing, information in relation to the Derelict Site Register for Cork County Council is available at Derelict Sites & Dangerous Structures | Cork County Council (corkcoco.ie) while information on it's Vacant Site Register is available at cork-county-vacant-sites-register-updated-december-13th-2023.pdf (corkcoco.ie).
There is no legislative requirement for local authorities to provide information in the implementation of the two levies in respect of municipal district areas within their functional areas. Any requests for further information on the implementation of the two levies should be addressed to the local authority concerned.
