Mr. Colm Ward:

I think every local authority has a slightly different problem. In south Dublin we have a full-time vacant homes officer positioned within housing who is supplemented by ten local housing officers who will do investigations on the ground as well and will report back to those vacant housing officers. However, those on the ground inspectors will have other duties as well. There are other supplementary administrative staff to support the role there too. In our public realm team, there is a derelict sites enforcement unit, and derelict sites is one of their responsibilities along with some other enforcement duties.