Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I support this amendment. I think it is a good idea. However, I forgot to say in my Second Stage contribution that I have concerns about its practicality. Will the Minister respond in that regard? Are we depending on the local elected members to impose strictures on the staff of the council to ensure they do a deal on the vacant sites for which they are responsible? As has been indicated, vacant derelict sites can be controlled by councils, and councils can often be slow to ensure they are occupied.