Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am also talking about derelict buildings in County Limerick that are going through a planning process. While they are waiting for planning permission, the owners are fined because the buildings are derelict. It is correct that the process on some of those buildings has started because of the dereliction fine, but on the other side, historically, people tried to get funding together and the banks did not see them as viable units to be returned to use.