Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office
9:30 am
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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The problem seems to arise from the fact that there are no penalties in this country for leaving homes vacant. In the UK, there are such penalties. That is the difference I see.