Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As time goes on we will get more data and information. Everyone agreed when we were preparing that report, that getting to the lower level information is helpful, not only the numbers but also the condition scoring.

I will ask a question about the derelict sites levy. We used to have a vacant site levy which is being changed to a zoned land tax, which is Revenue based. A vacant homes tax has been brought in. I did a bit of research on the derelict sites levy last year. According to the figures for 2020, €5.4 million was applied in vacant site levies but only €348,000 was collected or some such figure. When a derelict site levy is on a site, it can be collected at point of sale or transfer of the site. However, that does nothing for the site over ten or 15 years, if people just allow the levy to accrue. Has consideration been given to converting the derelict sites levy to a tax and to leaving it to Revenue to collect?