John Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The feedback from the council in Waterford, representatives of which have been before the committee, is they actively used the carrot-and-stick approach, with the CPO as the stick to get someone to come forward and then to have the repair and lease scheme be the carrot. Has Galway City Council done that with CPOs? How many properties has it attempted to acquire by CPO to try to bring out the owners of those properties to engage with the council on that scheme? If they are not willing to engage, the CPO is the obvious option.