Thomas Gould
Question:230. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites on the vacant sites register by county. [34058/21]
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Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (the Act), planning authorities were empowered to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market valuation of relevant properties which were listed on local authority vacant site registers in 2018, which relevant owners were liable to pay in January 2019. The rate of the levy increased to 7% for sites listed on local authority vacant sites registers from 2019 onwards which site owners became liable to pay in January 2020.
My Department does not maintain a central register of vacant sites as each local authority administers the vacant site levy in respect of its functional area; this includes identifying sites for inclusion on the register and applying the levy to same. I have no role in relation to this matter. As provided for under the Act, the register in respect of each local authority is available for inspection at its offices and online on its website. Therefore, the specific information requested is not available in my Department.