This afternoon.
Leinster House, Dublin 2.
Sinn Féin Cork North-Central TD Thomas Gould (above right) and the party’s spokesperson on Health, David Cullinane (left) launching legislation for the Dáil to tackle derelict sites.
Deputy Gould said
“There are over €12m in levies that haven’t been collected and what this piece of legislation is looking to do is to make the whole situation of managing derelict sites accountable and transparent
“…This piece of legislation would force that the 7% excise levy is collected every year.
“This would force local authorities that if they don’t collect 75% of the levies, they will have to compile a report which outlines why they haven’t….
[Under the new bill, the report would include what authorities plan to do to ensure levies are collected, actions on compulsory purchase orders and derelict sites. The minister would then have to respond to these issues or answer concerns that have been highlighted by the authorities]
“The derelict sites levy came in in 1990. Here we are now and it’s still not being enforced.”
Sinn Féin brings new legislation aimed at tackling derelict sites (Irish Examiner)
lol at whatever badly drafted poo they come up with
Don’t be so disrespectful to the next Min for Health.