Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2023
398. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the derelict sites levies levied, collected, owed and cumulatively owed; and the number of sites on their register on 31 December 2022 and at current date, by local authority, for 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [54848/23]
View answer399. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date for return of collection data for 2022 of the derelict sites levy. [54849/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 398 and 399 together.
Local authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operation of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) in their functional areas. My Department issued Circular Letter PL 02/2023 on 15 March 2023 requesting the submission of returns on the operation of the Act in 2022 by 31 March 2023. In addition, my Department issued Circular Letter PL 10/2023 on 20 September 2023 requesting authorities to provide an updated data return in respect of 2022 by 6 October 2023.
The information requested in respect of 2021 and 2022 is provided in the attached tables. The figures for 2023 are not yet available.
