Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 December 2021
314. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the derelict sites legislation grants a provision for delay of placement on the register in a situation whereby a person intends to dispose of dereliction; and if there is a time limit on this delay. [62506/21]
View answerSection 8(2) of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 provides as follows:
“Before making any entry on the register in relation to any land, the local authority shall give to any owner and occupier, where they can be ascertained by reasonable enquiry, notice of their intention to make such entry and shall consider any representations any owner or occupier may make in writing within such period as may be specified in the notice and may either make the entry or not as they think proper having regard to such representations."
In line with this provision, the owner or occupier of a derelict site on whom notice has been served of the intention of the local authority to include the land in question in it's derelict sites register should, in the first instance, be provided with an opportunity to make representations to the local authority in relation to the matter within a specified time period. It is a matter for the local authority concerned to determine, having regard to any representations received, whether or not to include the land in question in its derelict sites register.
