Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 December 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Urban Regeneration: Discussion
Mr. Paul Clegg:
I think there was a time a couple of years ago where if someone boarded up a place, someone would say that it was no longer derelict. However, we look at photographs now and they speak for themselves. If someone has a boarded up house, that is derelict and we act on that. We contact the owner and if there is no engagement we will go to acquiring that dwelling compulsorily.