Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. John Brannigan:

To date in Longford we have not applied the levy because of the economic cost of applying the levy against the return we would get. However, as property prices have increased, we are reviewing that in 2023. We anticipate that there will be four to five sites on which the levy will be imposed. In addition, the residential land zone tax will tackle a number of vacant sites in Longford town and county.