James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)

We have a CPO activation programme. We have given funding under round 3 of the URDF to local authorities to CPO properties as well. There is a commitment in the programme for Government to examine the CPO process to see how we can make it more effective and efficient. Again, a little bit like the four-stage process we are getting rid of, I find some local authority CEOs are very effective at using the CPO process, whereas other local authorities that want to find a problem with it tend to find a problem with it. I intend to simplify the CPO process to remove this as an excuse for some local authorities.

I agree with the Deputy on the derelict site levies. I intend to bring a memo to Cabinet highlighting which local authorities have been collecting the levies and which have not. I agree that when we look at the level of dereliction, one would think that Dublin City Council would be collecting an awful lot of money in derelict site levies. It is always saying it needs more money.