Vacant Sites

Thursday, 27 January 2022

Questions (207)

Maurice Quinlivan

Question:

207. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the value of vacant site levies collected in County Limerick for the period 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and the number of vacant sites listed in Limerick city and county. [4152/22]

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Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, 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 of the following year.

The requested information is provided in the Table below. This is based on returns submitted to my Department further to the issuing of Circular Letter PL 03/2021 on 8 March 2021 requesting the submission of a progress report on the collection of the levy by each local authority.

Vacant site levy payments (in respect of 2018 - 3% rate)

-	Demands Issued		Payments collected		Payments outstanding
Number of sites liable 2019	Number	Levy due	Number	Levy collected	Number	Levy outstanding
0	0	€0	0	€0.00	0	€0

Vacant site levy payments (in respect of 2019 - 7% rate)

-	Demands Issued		Payments collected		Payments outstanding
Number of sites liable 2020	Number	Levy due	Number	Levy collected	Number	Levy outstanding
6	6	€516,950	0	€0.00	6	€516,950 4

Vacant site levy payments (in respect of 2020 - 7% rate)

-	Demands Issued		Payments collected		Payments outstanding
Number of sites liable 2021	Number	Levy due	Number	Levy collected	Number	Levy outstanding
5	5	€481,950	0	€0.00	5	€481,950