Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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Again, the vacant homes tax was introduced not as a revenue-raising tool but as an activation tool. If there was a derelict sites tax, would that act as a stronger activation measure, where someone would say that, as there is a tax and it is going to be collected by Revenue, “I will try to sell it or refurbish it”, or “I will reach out to the local authority rather than have them chase me”?