Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 April 2008
945 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the penalties placed on builders who stop building apartments and leave behind derelict building sites; if he carried out an audit throughout the country of derelict sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11354/08]
View answerI refer to the reply to Question No. 518 of 11 March 2008.
Under section 28 of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 an offender, on summary conviction, is liable to a fine or fines not exceeding €1,250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or, at the discretion of the court, to both fine(s) and imprisonment.
On conviction on indictment, an offender is liable to a fine not exceeding €31,750 (together with a fine not exceeding €2,500 per day in the case of a continuing contravention) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or, at the discretion of the court, to both fine and imprisonment.
Local authorities have been requested to provide statistical information regarding derelict sites within their functional areas. Available data on the numbers of derelict sites registered by local authorities at end-2007 are set out in the following table.
|
Local authority |
Number of registered derelict sites at end-2007 |
|
Athlone Town Council |
17 |
|
Ballina Town Council |
6 |
|
Ballinasloe Town Council |
1 |
|
Birr Town Council |
13 |
|
Bray Town Council |
3 |
|
Carlow Town Council |
38 |
|
Carrickmacross Town Council |
2 |
|
Castleblayney Town Council |
35 |
|
County Clare |
37 |
|
Clonakilty Town Council |
0 |
|
Clones Town Council |
8 |
|
Clonmel Borough Council |
5 |
|
Cobh Town Council |
10 |
|
Cork County Council |
94 |
|
Donegal County Council |
54 |
|
Drogheda Borough Council |
8 |
|
Dublin City Council |
26 |
|
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council |
8 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
11 |
|
Ennis Town Council |
9 |
|
Dundalk Town Council |
26 |
|
Dungarvan Town Council |
1 |
|
Enniscorthy Town Council |
18 |
|
Fermoy Town Council |
10 |
|
Fingal County Council |
3 |
|
Kerry County Council |
120 |
|
Kildare County Council |
6 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
76 |
|
Killarney Town Council |
4 |
|
Kilrush Town Council |
5 |
|
Kinsale Town Council |
4 |
|
Laois County Council |
33 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
27 |
|
Letterkenny Town Council |
0 |
|
Limerick City Council |
27 |
|
Listowel Town Council |
0 |
|
Longford County Council |
0 |
|
Longford Town Council |
44 |
|
Louth County Council |
18 |
|
Macroom Town Council |
0 |
|
Mallow Town Council |
0 |
|
Mayo County Council |
79 |
|
Meath County Council |
0 |
|
Midleton Town Council |
0 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
101 |
|
Monaghan town Council |
1 |
|
Naas Town Council |
2 |
|
Navan Town Council |
25 |
|
New Ross Town Council |
20 |
|
Offaly County Council |
20 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
22 |
|
Skibbereen Town Council |
9 |
|
Sligo Borough Council |
25 |
|
Sligo County Council |
11 |
|
Tipperary Town Council |
5 |
|
Waterford City Council |
17 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
30 |
|
Westport Town Council |
0 |
|
Wexford County Council |
8 |
|
Wicklow Town Council |
2 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
39 |
