Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 May 2023
417. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 6 December 2022, if a local authority (details supplied) has made its returns for the derelict sites register 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22935/23]
View answerLocal authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operation of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 in their functional areas. The return from the local authority referred to in respect of 2022 was received in my Department on 24 March 2023.
The return noted that notices or demands were issued by the Council under the Act in respect of 250 sites in 2022; these notices included the need for the owner to undertake minor works on the sites in question in order to avoid being listed on the register. There were 39 sites listed on the register at 1 January 2022. 18 sites were added during the year and 16 removed. This resulted in 41 sites being listed on the register at 31 December 2022. In addition, the return noted that 3 derelict sites were acquired compulsorily by the Council in 2022.
