Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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I appreciate that but let us clarify this. A total of 18 local authorities have been collecting it and 13 have not.

Thirteen are completely disregarding the legislation. Is there not an onus on the Department to ensure local authorities do their job? There is €12.5 million in derelict site levies outstanding. Last year, only 6.9% of derelict site levies that were imposed were collected. These are shocking figures. Does Ms Graham not agree?