Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Homes on Farmland: Discussion

Mr. Brian Rushe:

People are applying for a mortgage and a big chunk of that mortgage is being used to pay a development levy, even though they are sinking their own well, they have their own septic tank and they will not be getting any street lights or other services. It is very hard to see how they are getting value for their money and that is something that sticks in the craw of a lot of people who want to build on family land.