Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

If the register were to be compiled based on observations and people reporting derelict sites, the local authority would say "there is the register" and leave it to Revenue to collect the tax.

It would relieve them of the burden of having to collect the levy. The levy is obviously not being collected in many cases. The reports suggest that. Revenue has a much better record of collecting. Responsibility for collecting the local property tax went to Revenue. It is the body that should collect outstanding levies and taxes. Would it relieve the local authorities of some duties there and, perhaps, streamline the process if that were the case?